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  1. Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo

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    I didn't get as much done this week as I did the first week, but my synthesizer case is still making progress. This week, I finished some details on the case itself, and then started mounting and...

    I didn't get as much done this week as I did the first week, but my synthesizer case is still making progress. This week, I finished some details on the case itself, and then started mounting and dry fitting the electrical components. I've previously connected all the electronics and made sure they work, but the next step will involve trimming all the wires so there isn't a big tangled mess. I'll have to cut, strip, and solder it all to keep it nice and tidy.

    Anyways, here are a couple pictures of the current progress.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music

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    I have a word for people that don't stand up to evil: complicit. If you have a platform, use it.

    I have a word for people that don't stand up to evil: complicit. If you have a platform, use it.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on What foods are better after a day or two? in ~food

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    A good cold cut Italian sub. Eat half the first day, then put the other half in the fridge. So much better the second day.

    A good cold cut Italian sub. Eat half the first day, then put the other half in the fridge. So much better the second day.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo

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    I've actually been really productive on my LMN-3 synthesizer build. What did/didn't you get done this week? I got the case mostly put together. I cut it out of 1/8th inch birch plywood, painted...

    I've actually been really productive on my LMN-3 synthesizer build.

    What did/didn't you get done this week?

    • I got the case mostly put together. I cut it out of 1/8th inch birch plywood, painted it, and started glueing it together.

    Anything go according to plan?

    • Even though I didn't have proper tools to cut all this out, the pieces mostly fit together great.

    Anything go off the rails?

    • During my dry fit attempts, I hadn't really taken into account the cable management. I'm going to have to get creative to cream all the components in there.

    Any successes or struggles to share?

    • I originally built the synth a few years ago, and I redid the software from scratch, and in doing so really struggled with getting it working on modern versions of raspberry pi OS. I had to go back and test this on older and older versions until I finally found one that would work with my displays and the DAW software.

    Do you need feedback or help on anything?

    • I'm open to any constructive criticism on my choice of paint colors and design.

    ...and here are some WIP pictures of my progress.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Ahh right you are. I've been making a bunch of updates, I'll look into this. Thanks for the quick reply!

    Ahh right you are. I've been making a bunch of updates, I'll look into this.

    Thanks for the quick reply!

    2 votes

  6. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I'm using Firefox on Android, and it appears to still fit the width of the screen and just wrap the text. No need to scroll around or pinch and zoom as far as my testing has shown. What...

    I'm using Firefox on Android, and it appears to still fit the width of the screen and just wrap the text. No need to scroll around or pinch and zoom as far as my testing has shown. What platform/browser are you using? And feel free to file a Github issue if you are still having issues. I've only recently come back to working on this after a long time away, so I'm hoping to keep refining and adding features at a more rapid pace.

  7. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I am far from a web developer, but I'd never heard of classless CSS. I'll give it a look and see if it'd be a good fit.

    I am far from a web developer, but I'd never heard of classless CSS. I'll give it a look and see if it'd be a good fit.

  8. Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo

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    I'd like to participate. Years ago, I built a LMN-3 DAW based on a Raspberry Pi. It's a fun little machine, but I've always wanted to build a custom case for it that has speakers, and augments the...

    I'd like to participate. Years ago, I built a LMN-3 DAW based on a Raspberry Pi. It's a fun little machine, but I've always wanted to build a custom case for it that has speakers, and augments the basic functionality that already exists. I'm going to spend this month building it and putting it together...so my project for Timasomo will be the case for the LMN-3.

    8 votes

  9. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Since I've been laid off, I finally have time to work on my static website generator called Markerator. It ingests markdown files, and images, and spits out a website that is pure HTML and CSS, no...

    Since I've been laid off, I finally have time to work on my static website generator called Markerator. It ingests markdown files, and images, and spits out a website that is pure HTML and CSS, no javascript. I recently added Open Graph support so that links appear correctly as cards when shared on social media, and am just about ready to push a big set of changes that add unit testing, as well as user-definable pagination for the News/Updates/Blog pages.

    My next steps are to document the CSS format so that people can add their own themes, as well as come up with some more default themes that ship with Markerator. Once that is done, I'm going to write some more documentation that walk users step-by-step through using it, as well as how to automate deployment using Github actions. That'll be the 1.0.0 release.

    I'm finally feeling inspired again. If you want to see what Markerator can produce, I use it for my personal website, Bengineering. Markerator probably isn't ready for primetime yet, but I'm finally getting there. Check it out if you're morbidly curious.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Using Obsidian or a similar PKM for curriculum, unit and lesson planning in ~tech

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    I've been using Obsidian since it was still in beta. It's amazing. I also highly recommend using the Advanced Slides plugin to do presentations. So much nicer than Powerpoint or any other "office"...

    I've been using Obsidian since it was still in beta. It's amazing. I also highly recommend using the Advanced Slides plugin to do presentations. So much nicer than Powerpoint or any other "office" based presentation software.

  11. Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies

  12. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Should I buy a gently used Honda Civic or a phone that folds?

    Should I buy a gently used Honda Civic or a phone that folds?

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Good on you. My apologies if my comments were offensive. As a bonus, I'm just gonna share this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1kjzd7uug

    Good on you. My apologies if my comments were offensive.

    As a bonus, I'm just gonna share this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1kjzd7uug

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    My pain point is people saying that Linux isn't ready for average users. When Windows 10 went EOL, rather than let my mom throw away a perfectly good computer, I put Linux Mint on her computer,...

    My pain point is people saying that Linux isn't ready for average users. When Windows 10 went EOL, rather than let my mom throw away a perfectly good computer, I put Linux Mint on her computer, put a Windows 10 theme on it and she hasn't had any questions for me other than once her Thunderbird email wasn't working, but it was just an issue with her ISP. If she can use Linux, anyone can. She's not a tech savvy person at all, and is retired just to paint a picture.

    Hell, my 2 kids aged 10 and 13 have never used anything other than Linux. They game, surf the web, watch Youtube, etc. In fact my 10 year old knows how to install things from Flathub, he knows how to run wine from the commandline (I didn't help him with that...he just looked it up.) I know there are still pain points, but I have to use Windows 11 for work...and trust me, there are way more painpoints.

    14 votes

  15. Comment on Software engineers / programmers: how’s it going? in ~comp

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    Having been laid off at the end of February, not great.

    Having been laid off at the end of February, not great.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    How can you not just sit at the titlescreen and enjoy the song, Travelers? I would just let it run on loop over and over. Still makes me cry just thinking about it....

    How can you not just sit at the titlescreen and enjoy the song, Travelers?

    I would just let it run on loop over and over. Still makes me cry just thinking about it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1kjzd7uug

  17. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    The Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Currently on book 2.

    The Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Currently on book 2.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison in ~finance

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    More CEOs should be in jail.

    More CEOs should be in jail.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Apologies if I you think I somehow spoiled a game that came out in 2019. I'm really not trying to be argumentative, but based on everything you learn in the game, I assumed pointing out that the...

    Apologies if I you think I somehow spoiled a game that came out in 2019. I'm really not trying to be argumentative, but based on everything you learn in the game, I assumed pointing out that the heat death of the universe happens in the game was not a problem.

    Also, Bruce Willis was dead the entire time. Haley Joel Osmet is the only person in that movie that talks to him.

  20. Comment on Google Assistant shutting down on Android and Wear OS in September in ~tech

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    When I was cooking dinner last night, I set a timer on my Google Home, and when it went off and I told it to stop the timer, it read me a fucking ad. We're so fucked.

    When I was cooking dinner last night, I set a timer on my Google Home, and when it went off and I told it to stop the timer, it read me a fucking ad. We're so fucked.

    5 votes