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Comment on Using a desktop monitor outside in ~tech
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Comment on Using a desktop monitor outside in ~tech
davek804 Link Parent... You can order prescription lenses. Well, doing my budget.... You can order prescription lenses.
Well, doing my budget.
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Comment on Using a desktop monitor outside in ~tech
davek804 Link ParentThis video is killing me. I don't have perfect stereoscopic vision and I wear glasses. More research is needed. 4:00 in and I wanna buy/try.This video is killing me. I don't have perfect stereoscopic vision and I wear glasses. More research is needed. 4:00 in and I wanna buy/try. 🫤
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Comment on Deaths mount and water rationed as India faces record heat in ~enviro
davek804 LinkThe Ministry for the Future becomes more real and prescient on a yearly basis.The Ministry for the Future becomes more real and prescient on a yearly basis.
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Using a desktop monitor outside
Hiya folks, I work remotely, and I've got a little deck with a table and umbrella that I like to work at for most of the summer. The trouble is, my umbrella can never be fully angled to shade me...
Hiya folks,
I work remotely, and I've got a little deck with a table and umbrella that I like to work at for most of the summer. The trouble is, my umbrella can never be fully angled to shade me from the sun.
I find my laptop screen (13") to be woeful for working on outside. Not only is it tiny and promotes bad posture, it also doesn't have amazing brightness. Lots of squinting and hunching, depending on the sun!
Every monitor in my house it turns out is 350 nits, except my laptop screen, which is 500 nits.
Does anyone have practical experience lugging a monitor outside and working on it during the sunny day? If so, what brightness gets you over the usability threshold?
It seems like I could get a 1000 nit monitor relatively easily. Anything above 1000 the market seems to narrow quite quickly.
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Comment on Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack—despite new keyless tech in ~transport
davek804 Link ParentI respect your choice to not want a Tesla due to the leadership problem. I'll only tell you my Model 3 Performance (2022) is one of the best purchases I've ever made, alongside my solar panels and...I respect your choice to not want a Tesla due to the leadership problem.
I'll only tell you my Model 3 Performance (2022) is one of the best purchases I've ever made, alongside my solar panels and geothermal heat. Fantastically engaging, enjoyable to drive, and supremely functional for everything I've thrown at it.
I applaud you for recognizing we need to stop buying ICE cars ASAP. If you ever want to ask questions from someone on the bandwagon already, feel free to shoot me a note.
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Comment on Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack—despite new keyless tech in ~transport
davek804 Link ParentHyundai Ioniq 6 is pretty much a sedan. My partner has considered that but not yet test driven it. Lucid Air (expensive, small company fighting to survive). BMW offers an electric sedan or two....Hyundai Ioniq 6 is pretty much a sedan. My partner has considered that but not yet test driven it.
Lucid Air (expensive, small company fighting to survive).
BMW offers an electric sedan or two.
Polestar 2.
There's a few Audi and Porsche that are crazy expensive.
Rivian R1T is a pickup, though if you don't want an SUV you probably don't want a truck either. I rented its SUV-sister for a week and was very impressed by its capacity (ski trip in the Utah mountains).
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Comment on ‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair in ~enviro
davek804 Link ParentHis Science in the Capital series is a really interesting and pensive read. I really enjoyed it. Prior to that I'd read his Mars series. After finishing both of those I was desperate to know if...His Science in the Capital series is a really interesting and pensive read. I really enjoyed it. Prior to that I'd read his Mars series. After finishing both of those I was desperate to know if his characters named "Frank" were somehow the same. Obviously not, but still.
Did you read the Capital series? I think it started with Forty Signs of Rain.
To me, it's really the precursor to the Ministry for the Future, as it deals heavily with climate change.
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Comment on Meet AdVon, the AI-powered content monster infecting the media industry in ~creative
davek804 Link Parent+1 for version control of a sort. Toss it into the marketplace, ya know? Maybe the first media company that really lands a transparent version control system on articles that people trust wins in...+1 for version control of a sort. Toss it into the marketplace, ya know? Maybe the first media company that really lands a transparent version control system on articles that people trust wins in the marketplace. Maybe that creates pressure on other firms that choose to never share their version control.
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Comment on Meet AdVon, the AI-powered content monster infecting the media industry in ~creative
davek804 Link ParentOh, yeah, I was absolutely oversimplfying intentionally. Writing a comment on mobile will do that to ya :) I agree with you. Provenance of articles won't happen for a bevy of reasons, only one of...Oh, yeah, I was absolutely oversimplfying intentionally. Writing a comment on mobile will do that to ya :)
I agree with you. Provenance of articles won't happen for a bevy of reasons, only one of which is our unwillingness to collaborate and write legislation. There is absolutely a pile of technical reasons it's nigh-impossible.
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Comment on Meet AdVon, the AI-powered content monster infecting the media industry in ~creative
davek804 LinkFascinating read. None of it is even the slightest bit surprising. Towards the end of the article, a poll is discussed in which a majority of respondents think what AdVon did should be illegal....Fascinating read. None of it is even the slightest bit surprising. Towards the end of the article, a poll is discussed in which a majority of respondents think what AdVon did should be illegal. Interesting thought.
I guess I'd like to see provenance on text articles posted online. A standard in which the summarized track changes can be reviewed.
- Document created by User A.
- Document outline pasted by User A, generated by LLM <model>
- 420 words typed by User B.
- ...
- Document published.
Obviously way more in depth. But the same idea of Gen AI images tracking metadata in an invisible layer.
It'll never happen because our governments are spineless and completely ill-informed unless we're talking about technology to kill other people.
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Comment on ‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair in ~enviro
davek804 Link ParentBig recommendation on KSR's The Ministry for the Future. I really enjoyed the read. It was fascinating to think about when ecological terrorism becomes the morally right thing to do.Big recommendation on KSR's The Ministry for the Future. I really enjoyed the read. It was fascinating to think about when ecological terrorism becomes the morally right thing to do.
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Comment on Spring gardening thread in ~hobbies
davek804 Link ParentMine arrive tomorrow! Bought two. Super pumped. How are they?Mine arrive tomorrow! Bought two. Super pumped. How are they?
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Comment on What your next water heater will look like in ~enviro
davek804 Link ParentEchoing all these comments. With my heat pump water heater in the basement, it's not as good as being in the garage. But the electricity use savings are shocking. My resistive would fire up at...Echoing all these comments. With my heat pump water heater in the basement, it's not as good as being in the garage. But the electricity use savings are shocking. My resistive would fire up at 4500 watts, whereas the new one runs at 300 watts. It's hilarious, the electricity savings.
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Comment on A variety of beginner home server questions in ~comp
davek804 LinkIn the NAS world I have a Truenas SCALE OS installed. What I like about it was a simple system for deploying helm charts / Kubernetes solutions easily. Think of docker compose on steroids on my...In the NAS world I have a Truenas SCALE OS installed. What I like about it was a simple system for deploying helm charts / Kubernetes solutions easily. Think of docker compose on steroids on my home network.
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Comment on Question for those in colder climates: Pellet HVAC/boilers? in ~life.home_improvement
davek804 Link ParentAlso, that winter bill is tough. My commiserations! With the size of my array, I had a $135 bill in January or so. This march bill was $35, and the April one should be back to negative. This was...Also, that winter bill is tough. My commiserations!
With the size of my array, I had a $135 bill in January or so. This march bill was $35, and the April one should be back to negative.
This was my first year with geo and solar, but not a completely full year. 2024 will be my first where I'm generating solar any earlier than May. So I'm hopeful that this next winter I can keep my negative electricity balance through the year. But I'm not sure.
I'm lucky in that I intentionally bought my house with a perfectly south facing roof on purpose.
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Comment on Question for those in colder climates: Pellet HVAC/boilers? in ~life.home_improvement
davek804 Link ParentI've almost pulled the trigger on a heat pump / ventless about five times in the last few months. Negative comments keep taking me off the precipice. I'm sure it'd be totally fine and worth it. My...I've almost pulled the trigger on a heat pump / ventless about five times in the last few months. Negative comments keep taking me off the precipice. I'm sure it'd be totally fine and worth it. My iotawatt on my panel proves the resistive dryer is easily the largest load other than EV charging at this point.
It's hilarious, actually, seeing a clothes dryer take 3x the load of my whole house heating or cooling.
Heat pump water heater was so much better than resistive as well. The desuperheater doesn't do much in the winter, but even just filling its tank in the winter (in the basement) lets the water come up by about 5-15°F compared to what it comes in as from supply.
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Comment on Question for those in colder climates: Pellet HVAC/boilers? in ~life.home_improvement
davek804 Link ParentAh, we meet again in the heat pump department. Some numbers as I did em just today. 2360.x kWh to heat and cool my 2082 sq. Ft home from 2/21/23 until today on my geothermal heat pump. Zero other...Ah, we meet again in the heat pump department. Some numbers as I did em just today.
2360.x kWh to heat and cool my 2082 sq. Ft home from 2/21/23 until today on my geothermal heat pump. Zero other sources of heating or cooling, other than ya know, my resistive dryer (gross), my electric oven, or my vampire heat pump water heater. Oh, and the desuoherheater gives me some solid free hot water in the summer months.
If you take the EPA's estimate of ~33 kWh per gallon of gasoline, it has taken 70 gallons of gasoline to do all heating and cooling of my home in that time. Which amounts out to .16 gallons a day. My electricity is a bit crazy expensive at .21c a kWh. A grand total of $496 for all that time in electricity.
I'll take it. Especially when you I don't factor in that I generate the electricity on my roof.
I don't miss my 2x a year $600 propane bills.
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Comment on Question for those in colder climates: Pellet HVAC/boilers? in ~life.home_improvement
davek804 LinkI'd say you might want to read about heat pumps more in depth. They're really way more effective at lower temperatures than the zeitgeist / paid marketing might have led you to generally believe.I'd say you might want to read about heat pumps more in depth. They're really way more effective at lower temperatures than the zeitgeist / paid marketing might have led you to generally believe.
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Comment on Where are you on the spectrum of vacation planning? Detailed to the hour or floating like a leaf in the wind? in ~travel
davek804 LinkBoy. Sometimes I'm either. I put together a vacation one time, which I haven't gone on yet, called my Austro-Hungarian Empire tour. It's just a trip from Vienna, Budapest, Prague. With train times...Boy. Sometimes I'm either. I put together a vacation one time, which I haven't gone on yet, called my Austro-Hungarian Empire tour. It's just a trip from Vienna, Budapest, Prague. With train times picked, and a few core sights to see in each location. I had a lot of fun researching and putting together that plan.
But, in my day to day life, I can't really handle lists traditionally. They get me stressed. "If it takes 5 minutes, do it now." and "If you didn't remember, it wasn't important enough".
So, often on vacations, I really appreciate unstructured time. Very little planning. But then, a lightbulb switches and I'm frustrated at having no goal or target. At which point, I need to find something to do. Walk to a specific museum, etc.
I try to think of these things as in balance, and that I don't need to lean too hard towards the organized or the relaxed side. But as I grow older, I realize I do need to make sure I have enough of a core of a plan so as to avoid any big frustrations about "wasted time".
Thanks for the added thoughts. I bought a pair without the beam device, as both my devices can drive USB-C natively. I put in a request for prescription lenses. If they can't handle my prescription (and my 20/20 partner doesn't like the device), I'll have to send it back.
Thank you for the idea!