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Comment on Which privacy-friendly home appliances exist? e.g. robot vacuum cleaners. in ~tech
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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentI had an office chair cover classified as "bedding" and the clip art was a pillow. I thought I had ordered something by mistake until I opened the Amazon order page.I had an office chair cover classified as "bedding" and the clip art was a pillow. I thought I had ordered something by mistake until I opened the Amazon order page.
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Comment on Which privacy-friendly home appliances exist? e.g. robot vacuum cleaners. in ~tech
puhtahtoe (edited )Link ParentValetudo is incredible and I can definitely recommend it but with some caution. I'm not going to get deep into it here but Hypfer (the creator and sole developer of Valetudo) is very particular...Valetudo is incredible and I can definitely recommend it but with some caution.
I'm not going to get deep into it here but Hypfer (the creator and sole developer of Valetudo) is very particular about the project. He essentially views the project and the Telegram group as something like his house and letting people use the project or join the group is like letting visitors into his living room. Because he's letting visitors into his "living room" he has no problem kicking out anyone who mildly annoys him.
There's a custom PCB thing that you need to root some vacuum models. The design and instructions are all freely available but Hypfer is very insistent that (barring a physical disability) you must buy the parts and assemble it yourself. He essentially says that if you buy a pre-assembled PCB from someone then you're a mindless consumer and you've been scammed.
If you search you can find a LOT of stories from people who came away from an interaction with Hypfer either banned or verbally thrashed. I'll just give one example - a while back there was a coming Home Assistant update that would break Valetudo's MQTT integration with Home Assistant. One of the Home Assistant devs opened an issue in the Valetudo repo as just a courtesy notification that this change was coming. Hypfer went off on a rant against the dev for daring to waste his time on an issue when the dev should have known that Hypfer would see the coming change in the release notes and implement the necessary change.
Valetudo the software is great - just tread lightly if you need support.
https://old.reddit.com/r/valetudorobotusers exists as a somewhat more welcoming place for questions.
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Comment on Elon Musk on tomatoes in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentI'm convinced it started as a PR campaign to make him more relatable.I'm convinced it started as a PR campaign to make him more relatable.
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Comment on Instantly peeling a potato (with extremely high pressure steam) in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentI think the first of his videos I watched were the custom lock ones. I saw the Lock Picking Lawyer's video first and knew I had to see the making of the lock.I think the first of his videos I watched were the custom lock ones. I saw the Lock Picking Lawyer's video first and knew I had to see the making of the lock.
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Comment on Instantly peeling a potato (with extremely high pressure steam) in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentGood point. I didn't know the full details of his history and hadn't considered that he could just be loaded already.Good point. I didn't know the full details of his history and hadn't considered that he could just be loaded already.
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Comment on Instantly peeling a potato (with extremely high pressure steam) in ~food
puhtahtoe (edited )LinkStuff Made Here's videos are always an instant watch for me. His sense of humor just clicks with me and it's really charming that each video kinda (jokingly) boils down to a guy trying to impress...Stuff Made Here's videos are always an instant watch for me. His sense of humor just clicks with me and it's really charming that each video kinda (jokingly) boils down to a guy trying to impress his wife.
My only complaint is that it feels like a lot of his videos have been a part 1 with a part 2 coming... At some point.
I'm also really curious what his full time job is. I can't imagine that with the rate at which he puts out videos he's able to support his family and also afford all that machinery.
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Comment on Instantly peeling a potato (with extremely high pressure steam) in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentBased on his pinned comment I'm wondering if that was because he really didn't want to give people just enough information to be really dangerous.He doesn't go into quite as much engineering detail as he has in some of his other videos,
Based on his pinned comment I'm wondering if that was because he really didn't want to give people just enough information to be really dangerous.
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Comment on Game Pass was supposed to save Xbox – instead, it’s killing the company in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentI pretty much view Game Pass like a rental service. Take the new Halo game for example. I know I'm probably only ever going to play it once so why would I pay $50 to buy it when I can pay $15 for...I pretty much view Game Pass like a rental service.
Take the new Halo game for example. I know I'm probably only ever going to play it once so why would I pay $50 to buy it when I can pay $15 for a month of access to it?
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Comment on Introducing XBOX backward compatibility on PC in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentI think you may have replied in the wrong thread?I think you may have replied in the wrong thread?
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Comment on Unreleased OpenAI model escapes containment and hacks into Hugging Face in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkAnother thing. They're really glossing over the "stolen credentials" thing there. That could mean anything from it looked up password dumps until it found one containing credentials it needed or...Another thing.
In one example, the model chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials
They're really glossing over the "stolen credentials" thing there.
That could mean anything from it looked up password dumps until it found one containing credentials it needed or it somehow obtained the credentials itself from the owner which is a whole other kettle of fish.
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Comment on Unreleased OpenAI model escapes containment and hacks into Hugging Face in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentAt this point it's not about damages - accessing a computer network you're not authorized to is a crime. I'm not a law expert so I don't know if damages are required for someone to be charged....At this point it's not about damages - accessing a computer network you're not authorized to is a crime. I'm not a law expert so I don't know if damages are required for someone to be charged.
When the AI model you're training starts spontaneously committing crimes, who is held responsible?
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Comment on Unreleased OpenAI model escapes containment and hacks into Hugging Face in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkIf this really happened how they're claiming it just proves that the industry needs regulation. "Oops, our tool accidentally broke laws while we were testing it without sufficient safe guards" can...If this really happened how they're claiming it just proves that the industry needs regulation.
"Oops, our tool accidentally broke laws while we were testing it without sufficient safe guards" can only go so far.
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Comment on eBook management for Kobo in ~books
puhtahtoe LinkI use the Calibre content server with my Kobo running KOReader. I would say it's not a true "sync" in that all it does is allow you to download books from Calibre and there's no uploading of...I use the Calibre content server with my Kobo running KOReader. I would say it's not a true "sync" in that all it does is allow you to download books from Calibre and there's no uploading of anything like reading status or notes/highlights.
I say this as someone pretty comfortable with tech but I found KOReader really simple to get running on the Kobo. https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kobo-devices
I don't use it but I know there is also a Calibre plug-in made for syncing and integrating with Kobo devices that I think is good if you just want to use the Kobo without KOReader. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366110
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Comment on ‘Moana’ flounders with $43 million debut, among weakest of Disney’s live-action remakes in ~movies
puhtahtoe Link Parent"still young enough" From pictures I've seen from the movie he was already not still young enough. I've heard similar rumors though, that this was pushed by Johnson after his ego was bruised by..."still young enough"
From pictures I've seen from the movie he was already not still young enough.
I've heard similar rumors though, that this was pushed by Johnson after his ego was bruised by the Black Adam thing.
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Comment on PortalVR Motion on Steam in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentYeah I clicked here excited for another Portal VR mod. :/Yeah I clicked here excited for another Portal VR mod. :/
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Comment on AI adoption and IntelliSense in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkI can't speak to AI intellisense with SQL but I've been very careful with it in Visual Studio on C# after I had it "notice a pattern" I was doing in several places throughout the code only for it...I can't speak to AI intellisense with SQL but I've been very careful with it in Visual Studio on C# after I had it "notice a pattern" I was doing in several places throughout the code only for it to mess it up when I let it loose, even though the preview was correct.
The worst part was it was something that didn't produce an error, it was just a logic bug. If I hadn't been paying close attention and noticed it right away it would have been a nightmare to find later.
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Comment on Climate.us is a new website created by former NOAA employees who worked on Climate.gov until they were laid off last year as part of the heinous DOGE cutbacks in ~enviro
puhtahtoe Link ParentYeah I've seen too many errors to trust LLM output. Also I actually like coding and don't want a robot taking away something I enjoy doing.Yeah I've seen too many errors to trust LLM output.
Also I actually like coding and don't want a robot taking away something I enjoy doing.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 22 in ~society
puhtahtoe Link ParentThis actually happened? I genuinely thought someone had made it up when I first heard about it.There are pictures of his motorcade driving through the reflecting pool
This actually happened? I genuinely thought someone had made it up when I first heard about it.
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Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | Cinematic story trailer in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentYou sound just like me. I spent a good chunk of my life in Halo 3 multiplayer. I thought Infinite was a good start but there were too many little changes that disrupted things. No friendly fire,...You sound just like me. I spent a good chunk of my life in Halo 3 multiplayer.
I thought Infinite was a good start but there were too many little changes that disrupted things.
No friendly fire, no collision with teammates, vehicles being made out of paper, vehicle handling still feeling off, the weird vehicle drop in system, map design forcing vehicles into tight corridors.
The whole launch of Infinite was just weird. It was like they were surprised by their own release and didn't have any plans ready for post launch stuff. The whole thing about "the UI doesn't support additional game modes" or whatever it was they said was wild.
Based on what I know about Hypfer, I am fairly certain that mass adoption would actually be the opposite of what he wants.