IcedRaktajino

joined 11 months ago
[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago

I get that it isn't the same but when all you have is a garbage version of a memory, I'm not sure or really matters whether the representation is the original garbage or something that makes you feel less regret over not having something better.

In my experience, the worse the photograph the better my memory of it. Probably because my mind is already used to filling in the blanks in the garbage version, so it's constantly refreshing the memory in my mind to keep it vivid. YMMV obviously. I'm also not much of a shutterbug and prefer to commit moments to memory than try to fight with my phone to snap a photo I'll probably never look at.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 19 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Are you able to tag the appliances after you've huffed all the freon out? I've got an old fridge in the basement I need to get rid of but can't until I get someone out to extract the freon and put the evacuation certification tag on it.

DM me if you can help.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I will always use "M as in 'Mancy'"

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was surprised by that, too. When I went looking for a way to decode them with RTL-SDR, I assumed it wouldn't be parsing the audio but a narrowband data stream. TIL also.

Edit: It does kind of make sense with it being AFSK encoded in-band, though, or maybe I'm just so used to it being that way. I always thought the screeches were there to demand attention (and also be something that headend equipment can pick up and respond to). So it's interesting they're doing double duty as both an unmistakable audio cue to pay attention as well as containing the actual alert data.

Plus there are NOAA stations all over the country rather than centralized like the time signal transmitters. It was probably cheaper to do it in band at that scale.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 5 points 2 months ago

That's what I've done for years. Makes managing things much easier, and I run multiple APs (all with the same SSID/PSK) and you can just roam to the best one. One upstairs, one downstairs, one in the weird dead zone in my office, and one on the back patio (it's not hardwired and uses the mesh connection for uplink).

These are all old Aruba APs running OpenWRT but that's the plan for this Cudy Model. I may pick up a few more and just replace all of my trusty but very old Arubas.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I bought this one last month when it was on sale for $39: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRK3CYY3

Haven't deployed it yet, but it's fully supported by OpenWRT. I would only be using it as an access point, though. My router is a USFF Optiplex with an extra NIC and runs OpenWRT.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago

I used to have one of those. Think it was 600W on highest setting. Only problem with it was it was tiny and barely anything fit in it. Pretty sure it was meant for RVs but it was $10 at a garage sale and I needed a microwave at the time.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 13 points 2 months ago

Can confirm, lol. For breakfast, I heated up some leftover spaghetti and meatballs I made last night, and 5 minutes at 60% was the perfect amount.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 75 points 2 months ago (13 children)

I've largely moved to using the air fryer / toaster oven to heat things up, but the biggest "life hack" for microwaving is doubling the time and halving the power. That, and stirring halfway through.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 52 points 2 months ago

No idea, but once I was feeling extra awkward and started singing along with the rest of them.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm just now realizing that's probably my resting face.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago

Chuck Norris never dies. He just waits.

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