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The unlikely result: we develop a separate human curated internet somewhere, complete with verification that a human wrote every bit. Basically verifiable digital id and signing on everything. Maybe.

The probable result: the internet turns to shit as AIs are trained on content created by AIs.

Kurt Vonnegut’s Lost Board Game Is Finally for Sale in c/neat@lemmy.world

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Vonnegut was such a character that I wouldn't trust him to build a game that could be won. Anyway, sawing off my arm as a handicap now so I get equal odds against my alien buddy.

PSA: Remember to also check hidden directories you don't even know about for waste of space in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I don't use mate, but assuming that it has a file manager and that file manager has hotkeys that conform to the muscle memory that is built using other file managers... Try it and see what happens?

Pliny doesn't like when I travel in c/cat@lemmy.world

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

The perspective on this one keeps throwing me off. That cat feels like a tiger in this photo.

PSA: Remember to also check hidden directories you don't even know about for waste of space in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Shift-del

The Night Watch (Rembrandt) in c/artporn@lemm.ee

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Been on my wishlist. Been to the Netherlands a few times and never had enough time for the detour :)

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Workbench tale: Resurrection of a dead Emlid Reach RS+ due to extremely low battery (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/electronics@discuss.tchncs.de

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We maintain a small fleet of RTK GPS systems (Emlid Reach RS+ units or similar). But sometimes they sit too long on the shelf and parasitic drain kicks in. The manufacturer recommends recharging every three months, but ooops, this one went too long. If the batteries are too low, the battery management system (BMS) won't charge the batteries at all when you attach the USB charger cable. In this case, the batteries were testing at 0.9V rather than the desired 3.4V.

Solution: open the device, expose a tiny bit of conductor on the battery harness, and attach 3V worth of alkaline batteries for a short period. Once the lithium batteries are up a little, you can then charge with the normal USB charger again.

The manufacturer does not recommend opening the sealed unit, as it voids the IP67 rating. And this is not a best practice. But it works. The above photos were taken in April and the unit has been trucking along ever since. Saved a few thousand dollars :)