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Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk
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Comment on Fossil fuel decline, though still nascent, is already hitting countries leading the electric vehicle boom like China and Norway in ~enviro
velosol LinkIt was an aside in the article but the mention of electric scooters being available in places like India and Vietnam is really cool. I imagine it'll improve air and noise pollution especially as...It was an aside in the article but the mention of electric scooters being available in places like India and Vietnam is really cool. I imagine it'll improve air and noise pollution especially as they flow to the second-hand market and the lower running cost is available to more people.
I found Chetak and Ola as 2 available in India. I doubt they'd make much headway in North America as they'd require a special license while the average ebike is typically without license nor registration.
If you don't want to look them up they're generally 3-4kWh batteries with up to 13kW motors, top speeds of 120-140km/h and ranges from 130-250km; prices seemed to generally be 74,000 to 120,000 (or 1.2lakh) rupees or ~850-1400 US).
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Comment on A full body air dryer in ~tech
velosol Link ParentAnd that's a heat pump dryer; electric using resistance are about double in energy use (roughly 4x power for half the time) and gas-fired is similarly wasteful with added carbon output. It's...And that's a heat pump dryer; electric using resistance are about double in energy use (roughly 4x power for half the time) and gas-fired is similarly wasteful with added carbon output.
It's really down to your climate and interior climate control as to what's available to you. I wouldn't consider hanging anything outside, it would come in covered in dust, pollen, and maybe smelling of smoke if the neighbors use their grill. Inside and I'd have to run more air conditioning to not end up with a mildew or mold problem. Sometimes that's worth it for some clothes but not a frequent thing.
I grew up with summer sheets always having a little grass flavor as we had some pollen from line drying but it was hot and dry enough that it was a pretty quick thing and no one wanted to pull cool air out of the house with the dryer.
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Comment on A full body air dryer in ~tech
velosol Link ParentTo add some anecdata to the mix: a large residential front loading washer takes about 300Wh for a load of ~4 cubic feet (0.1 cubic meters) and a high efficiency dryer will take about 2kWh to dry...To add some anecdata to the mix: a large residential front loading washer takes about 300Wh for a load of ~4 cubic feet (0.1 cubic meters) and a high efficiency dryer will take about 2kWh to dry the load fully. With dry bath towels (a size down from beach) I can fit maybe 3 in a cubic foot. So 12 towels takes about 2.3kWh to launder and dry, if you use some warmed water that would go up another 1 (13 gal of water takes about 1kWh of energy to raise 15°C).
Change your towel twice a week and that means 104 towels a year and (3.3kWh/12 towels) is about 28kWh/person/year.
If we assume the dryer is using an average of 1500W for all 6 minutes then it's (1500Wh * 6min/60min/hr) 150Wh per use and a daily shower means 54.75kWh a year per person. Which is pretty light for energy use, a 0.5W lit clock is (0.5 * 24 * 365) 4.4kWh a year.
Lots of assumptions, this is napkin math!
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Comment on The rise of 'conspiracy physics' in ~science
velosol Link ParentFor the meteor comment more reading is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvarez_hypothesis which was new to me, thank you!For the meteor comment more reading is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvarez_hypothesis which was new to me, thank you!
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Comment on Home network help part 2, SSH and Server in ~comp
velosol Link ParentI usually use SSH and X forward anything local that needs a GUI (but most is over CLI or maybe a web page) but there are other options, most of which I'd say are less used. They boil down to...I usually use SSH and X forward anything local that needs a GUI (but most is over CLI or maybe a web page) but there are other options, most of which I'd say are less used. They boil down to running a VNC or similar server and then connecting to that (I think TigerVNC and FreeRDP (freerdp-shadow-cli seems to be the server) are somewhat up to date) which gives you access to your entire desktop as with RDP to Windows.
I'd lean away from full remote desktop solutions unless you need to preserve a GUI session and access it remotely and locally.
Edit: For cosmos, anything that 'can only be accessed locally' as a webapp can probably be port-forwarded over SSH (aka a tunnel to localhost:80).
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Comment on Home network help part 2, SSH and Server in ~comp
velosol LinkFor X forwarding I've given up on most of the mishmash solutions and just use https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ which works most of the time, with a little trick for forwarding if sudoing.For X forwarding I've given up on most of the mishmash solutions and just use https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ which works most of the time, with a little trick for forwarding if sudoing.
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
velosol Link ParentAha! What fun, I'm still working on Talos 1; is there a big draw for 2 beyond wanting more of the same? I saw a review of Stone Simulator (which is clearly in the same genre as Rock Simulator) and...Aha! What fun, I'm still working on Talos 1; is there a big draw for 2 beyond wanting more of the same?
I saw a review of Stone Simulator (which is clearly in the same genre as Rock Simulator) and it made me realize I hadn't been back on Tildes to submit it as a guess.
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
velosol Link ParentThere's a fun video where the original photographer talks about taking the photo and selling it to Microsoft. I think it's this one but don't have time to watch the whole thing to verify:...There's a fun video where the original photographer talks about taking the photo and selling it to Microsoft. I think it's this one but don't have time to watch the whole thing to verify: https://youtube.com/watch?v=N_rildi0Izs
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Comment on Substack subscriptions in the iOS app: inflated prices and a new “walled garden” for newsletters in ~tech
velosol LinkI am not in this world (monetized thoughts, blogs, newsletters) but for those who are there seems to be a bigger emphasis on no longer being able to export your subscribers' billing if they...I am not in this world (monetized thoughts, blogs, newsletters) but for those who are there seems to be a bigger emphasis on no longer being able to export your subscribers' billing if they subscribe with Apple. You do still get their email which means you have a chance to reach out to invite them to a new platform but that feels precarious: do they see the email, are they willing to enter payment information somewhere else (better support Apple Pay!), do they even remember your name?
Any friction in managing a subscription means increased risk of loss of that subscription so I understand the value of a smooth process to take your customers' billing info with you if you decide to publish somewhere other than Substack. Although it may be locked into Stripe which is a different issue but I suspect Stripe is harder to escape than a specific publishing platform.
Anyone here publishing and have experience moving platforms and how bad this could be for those wanting to leave Substack? And whether it might be worth it compared to the low-friction in-app subscription path for Apple users?
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
velosol Link ParentWrong color for Horizon; looks a bit like Myst or Riven. Hm, any hints?Wrong color for Horizon; looks a bit like Myst or Riven.
Hm, any hints?
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Comment on Seeking advice for back-up internet connection at home in ~tech
velosol Link ParentI'm not surprised about the CG NAT, they (Gigstreem) seem to only have announced IPv4 and no IPv6. I feel like if you run CG NAT you should dualstack so people who care can use their v6 prefix how...I'm not surprised about the CG NAT, they (Gigstreem) seem to only have announced IPv4 and no IPv6. I feel like if you run CG NAT you should dualstack so people who care can use their v6 prefix how they want.
I haven't looked at their support but it might be worth asking them if they have a timeline for v6 if it's not already offered. Then you'd be able to have a v6 pathway for VPN in a backup scenario.
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Comment on Seeking advice for back-up internet connection at home in ~tech
velosol Link ParentThey're probably using their own fiber (guess based on upstream and overall offerings of the company) and if you're in one of their major metros I'd also guess that the fiber all terminates in one...They're probably using their own fiber (guess based on upstream and overall offerings of the company) and if you're in one of their major metros I'd also guess that the fiber all terminates in one location in a building. So a fiber cut probably takes out every provider while an upstream issue at FIOS would just be FIOS.
Travel routers typically have a wifi-client-to-Ethernet mode so would be trivial to use for WAN failover or possibly even bonding if you like headaches.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
velosol LinkThe Logitech M500 is inexpensive, wired, has an unlockable scroll wheel, back and forward side buttons and has been long-lasting in my use. I've got a bunch of other mice of various sorts...The Logitech M500 is inexpensive, wired, has an unlockable scroll wheel, back and forward side buttons and has been long-lasting in my use.
I've got a bunch of other mice of various sorts (Logitech, wireless Unifying and Bluetooth, Microsoft, Razer, Dell & HP freebies) and the M500 is the most adequate wired one of all of them. I like my more adjustable gaming mouse for some things but rarely am I handicapped not having it which almost entirely is a skill issue on my part, not equipment.
I have used 3 M500s across various desks for years with no issues and while I'm generally fairly clean (no food hands on mouse/keyboard) my only switch failures have been in mice dedicated to gaming. The M525, MX500, and one other whose model I forget had nasty plastic degradation failures but those mice are all over ten years old.
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Comment on What dashcam do you use? in ~tech
velosol Link ParentHave had 2 in the past, and similar experience, really nice if your car is natively supported and you don't mind pulling stuff apart a bit to install. Only complaint is trying to remember it's WPA...Have had 2 in the past, and similar experience, really nice if your car is natively supported and you don't mind pulling stuff apart a bit to install. Only complaint is trying to remember it's WPA password (I believe it's 12345678 but I've sold those cars).
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Comment on What dashcam do you use? in ~tech
velosol Link ParentI'll chime in as a Mini 2 user and have only used the local app access and found it adequate for grabbing videos of crazy things I see on the road. If something happens and I want to retain it I...I'll chime in as a Mini 2 user and have only used the local app access and found it adequate for grabbing videos of crazy things I see on the road.
If something happens and I want to retain it I hit the save button (could also use its voice command but I never have the mic on) on the back of the camera and then pull it with the app or direct off the card at a later time.
I permanently wired it with a 12V to 5V converter tied to an ignition-switched circuit and a DC circuit breaker because getting a fuse in where I was putting everything wasn't really necessary and I hate having to keep a stock of them.
The government loves talking about the field of estimative probability in prose. (both links are PDFs)