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Comment on Help adding LED lighting to bookcases in ~life.home_improvement
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Comment on Help adding LED lighting to bookcases in ~life.home_improvement
RheingoldRiver Link ParentThis is so so so helpful, thank you so much!!!!! A couple follow-up questions immediately (may have more questions once we start) We use Google home assistant, can we hook up that controller to be...This is so so so helpful, thank you so much!!!!! A couple follow-up questions immediately (may have more questions once we start)
- We use Google home assistant, can we hook up that controller to be able to say like "hey google, make bookshelf lights purple" etc? If not is there a similar alternative for which that would work? (if there's IFTTT-style integrations that works, i can write basic routines)
- For matching the wires together, I'm assuming we should pick colors from that 6-wire bundle and ensure we're fully consistent, and then match colors within the lever nut. Is there a standard for this that we should follow? and once we've done that, how do we know which wire to put in which port of the controller? I also notice the controller has 8 output slots, but there are only 6 connectors on the strips. I do see there are some labels, but will it be extremely obvious which connects to which?
- When you're talking about doing each shelf individually..we were thinking of doing each level individually. Does that seem fine to you? Or would you really recommend each shelf having its own strip?
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Comment on Help adding LED lighting to bookcases in ~life.home_improvement
RheingoldRiver Link ParentYep! Here's a picture of a mockup: https://imgur.com/a/99rO1bR. There's a fireplace in between the columns. Also I just realized I probably sent the wrong link in the OP, this page has some photos...Yep! Here's a picture of a mockup: https://imgur.com/a/99rO1bR. There's a fireplace in between the columns. Also I just realized I probably sent the wrong link in the OP, this page has some photos like this one of their project
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Help adding LED lighting to bookcases
Hi! My partner and I want to follow this guide and add LED strip lighting to bookcases we're putting up. Partner has significant experience with assembly/DIY home improvement projects, I have...
Hi! My partner and I want to follow this guide and add LED strip lighting to bookcases we're putting up. Partner has significant experience with assembly/DIY home improvement projects, I have minimal but nonzero experience with soldering. We are both a bit lost on how to pick LED strip lighting and a controller.
Info about our setup:
- We will have several bookcases next to each other
- We would rather drill a slightly bigger hole in the side of the cases to pass the strip itself in between the cases rather than deal with extra soldering joints
- We have picked out conduit already (basically all of the non-electrical components)
- There are seven shelves on each case so we'll need seven LED strips
- There will be roughly 10 feet (a bit less) of strips per shelf, collectively across all the cases
- We would like to have RGB controls, but we don't care about syncing to music
Questions:
- What LED strips would you recommend? Longevity being probably the most important part
- What controller/power supply should we use? Keep in mind neither of us is super experienced with this kind of thing so the less complicated the better
- Anything else I should be asking that I'm not? Any advice in general?
Edit: Realized I sent the wrong link originally. This is the guide we're following.
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Comment on Tildes “orphans”, what do you do for Christmas? in ~life
RheingoldRiver LinkContext: I'm Jewish on my mom's side but not my dad's, I've always considered myself Jewish (though not particularly observant) , but we also celebrated Christmas with family on my dad's side and...Context: I'm Jewish on my mom's side but not my dad's, I've always considered myself Jewish (though not particularly observant) , but we also celebrated Christmas with family on my dad's side and during childhood it was a very important day for me (cousins, presents, decoration, cookies, etc).
I haven't celebrated Christmas since undergrad (and even then I was always on campus for it). Honestly it's always a bit sad, less so over time. I try to spend the day chatting with online friends, who span many time zones and so I always have some people "around" who are in their wind-down-from-being-social period. Christmas cards can be nice, I used to have a tradition of hanging up all of the cards I got on the wall behind my desk. Write to people and request cards! (Potentially even from Tildes people, though obviously be careful giving out your address)
Most important thing though I think, is have a (fun) plan for the day and stick to it. My plan is usually audiobooks and jigsaw puzzles (this is usually my plan any day I have free though). Find something hobby-related you can spend the day doing thatll be fun, if that's a soldering project or a yarn project or etc. Schedule phone calls for a specific time of day, don't just say "oh yeah we'll call sometime that day." And be cozy! Warm PJs all day, hot chocolate, tea, etc. Being physically warm and cozy does a lot, especially in the middle of the winter.
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Comment on All eighty books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school in ~books
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Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentThanks so much! Sent her this linkThanks so much! Sent her this link
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Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentAh good point, I pasted in some zero-width spaces Thanks!I would redact that link or make it not clickable here.
Ah good point, I pasted in some zero-width spaces
I’ll try to grab a (trusted) resource on that type of attack and reply to my own comment with it.
Thanks!
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Does anyone recognize this phishing attack?
My friend owns a circus performance company, and she got a very real-seeming request to discuss a possible wedding gig. "Client" requested that she join a meeting link at...
My friend owns a circus performance company, and she got a very real-seeming request to discuss a possible wedding gig. "Client" requested that she join a meeting link at
https://joininivite.es/egooglemeet.usto discuss (several zero-width spaces are pasted throughout that to make it unclickable). Friend joined the call and it asked her to update software in order to join, she didn't follow any links from the site directly but tried updating Chrome through Microsoft Store etc. This sounded fishy to me so I asked to see the URL and this definitely seems like a scam.This seems extra concerning because:
- Initial outreach from scammer seemed genuine even when I read it specifically looking for signs of phishing
- Initial outreach from scammer was specifically tailored to friend's website content, this is exactly the kind of gig she would get booked for
- There were several back-and-forth legit-seeming emails before any meeting was agreed to
Friend now wants to make a post within her artist community to protect others and I'm wondering if anyone has already heard of this particular type of attack and has additional details that could help for informing non-tech-savvy performers about it (more specific than "have intuition about when URLs seem dodgy and never click install links that originated from email")
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Comment on Single-axis scroll has been adopted into the CSS spec and will be supported in Chromium soon in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentThat's indeed a good description for sticky, but sticky isn't a new feature; that's been around for years at this point. The new feature is the ability to have both of the following at the same...That's indeed a good description for
sticky, butstickyisn't a new feature; that's been around for years at this point. The new feature is the ability to have both of the following at the same time:- A horizontal-scrolling element that's smaller than the entire page (look at the scrollbar in the very last image of my blog post, it's only the one table that's able to scroll across, and for most of the page there's no horizontal scrolling at all; and when you scroll, it's only the table that will move, not the rest of the text). You can also play with the demo in the MDN docs if you want, try setting it to "hidden" to see an example of how overflow can work
- That same element is able to have the sticky heading behavior
So this is very specifically to make large tables behave nicely when you're scrolling in both directions at the same time. Previously you had to pick one or the other.
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Comment on The new Firefox is so snappy, even with uBlock Origin enabled! in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI feel you, my userChrome is a gigantic pain in the ass nearly every single updateI feel you, my userChrome is a gigantic pain in the ass nearly every single update
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Comment on The new Firefox is so snappy, even with uBlock Origin enabled! in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentThanks! There's still way too much padding in some things but this helps a lotThanks! There's still way too much padding in some things but this helps a lot
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Comment on The new Firefox is so snappy, even with uBlock Origin enabled! in ~comp
RheingoldRiver LinkI just updated (I was about 8 or 9 versions behind and the browser checks were getting annoying) and it definitely feels faster. Had to update some userChrome but surprisingly little given how far...I just updated (I was about 8 or 9 versions behind and the browser checks were getting annoying) and it definitely feels faster. Had to update some userChrome but surprisingly little given how far I updated.
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Comment on Single-axis scroll has been adopted into the CSS spec and will be supported in Chromium soon in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentThanks for this!! I definitely wrote the post assuming a decent amount of background knowledge. Also worth noting that if you apply to the vertical axis in a "normal" document where you are...Thanks for this!! I definitely wrote the post assuming a decent amount of background knowledge.
clip is a newer value which was designed to fix some of the older problems with overflow: hidden
Also worth noting that if you apply to the vertical axis in a "normal" document where you are letting the content be however tall it happens to be, this property has no real effect. So in the normal case of wanting this feature (sticky to the top, and horizontal scroll), putting
overflow-y:clip;is really not doing anything except signal that the new algorithm should be used.Honestly I think this is overly conservative, but maybe there's some weird use case of scrolling in vertical axis and sticking to a side that could break...? It's obviously of utmost importance that W3C doesn't go around breaking compatibility, but this just feels like a straight-up bug to me.
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Comment on Single-axis scroll has been adopted into the CSS spec and will be supported in Chromium soon in ~comp
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI'd expect rollout to be done on both Safari and Firefox by the end of 2027, but then you generally want to give 2 years for your users to actually update their software. But yeah, web standards...I'd expect rollout to be done on both Safari and Firefox by the end of 2027, but then you generally want to give 2 years for your users to actually update their software.
But yeah, web standards change slowly....I started having major problems with some of my work projects because of this hole in the spec in about 2018. I was hoping that I'd only have a temporary JS workaround until the spec got adjusted. I left that company in ~2022, and I'm now at my 3rd different company since (not counting temporary contract work). "Temporary" indeed.
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Single-axis scroll has been adopted into the CSS spec and will be supported in Chromium soon
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
RheingoldRiver LinkI have a small project I want to do this year, which is to write a blog post reviewing all of the spec fic I read last year that was also published last year. I did this for 2024 at the start of...I have a small project I want to do this year, which is to write a blog post reviewing all of the spec fic I read last year that was also published last year. I did this for 2024 at the start of 2025 and it was a great way to keep track of recent favorites, so I'd love to do this again before the year ends (and hopefully be more on top of this during 2027!)
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Comment on A college girl was exploited on camera. A network of anonymous men got to work. in ~tech
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Comment on What's the oldest piece of clothing you own and still wear? in ~life.style
RheingoldRiver LinkI have a couple jackets that I wear occasionally that I bought in my teens. They're bright colored and really fun. I used to have a ton of them (bought one each year that we went to this street...I have a couple jackets that I wear occasionally that I bought in my teens. They're bright colored and really fun. I used to have a ton of them (bought one each year that we went to this street festival) but I left most of them behind when I moved back from LA to Chicago.
I also still regularly wear the Auditorium 2: Duet (failed) kickstarter tshirt, which is from like 2014 I think
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Future in ~books
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI'm in a pretty similar position, though different life changes than going back to work full time. I think the last book I read specifically for Tildes book club was the poison oneI'm in a pretty similar position, though different life changes than going back to work full time. I think the last book I read specifically for Tildes book club was the poison one
Sorry for slow reply, I have indeed seen this! We are not piggybacking, and to simplify effort I think we're actually going to spend a bit extra on controllers and do 4 total instead of 2 total, so that we don't have to have more than 4 output channels per controller, and we found a controller that we should be able to configure via Google (there won't be a dedicated light switch for these, itll just be asking google to turn it on and off).. The bookshelves are assembled and we're going to be doing the wiring next week on Tuesday or Wednesday I think. If we have more questions I'll ask, otherwise I'll post pictures here when it's done!