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brewtide··on Welcome (back) to Macintosh
My framework 13 fingerprint scanner worked immediately out of the box.
brewtide··on Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Frigate NVR tied to a home assistant instance has my phone getting proactive notifications about people, birds, and buses (in their select areas...). It's not the easiest thing to setup, but if you're using ethernet cameras it seems to work very very well. The few POS wyze cameras's I have on the system tend to cause some problems, but I know for a fact it's 100% a combination of a) wifi (no matter how 'quality') b) wyze.

So, yeah. Look into frigate.

brewtide··on A brief history of barbed wire fence telephone networks (2024)
I know 30+ years ago as I kid I learned this in my parents basement as I was rigging something up.

It is more the surprise, as if one is ignorant to this fact it is not expected at all.

brewtide··on Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign
Or maybe they were going right away, taking the initiative and removing the ambiguity from the situation. =)
brewtide··on Training my smartwatch to track intelligence
If it makes you feel any better, I've got a perhaps Galaxy Watch 7 from almost a year ago or so running wearOS, and it's battery life is at best at the 36 hour mark regardless. Came from an older tizen-based watch with similar battery life, and at least wearOS is far more funtional.
brewtide··on Vietnam bans unskippable ads
Recently bought a GE oven. It had a minor problem and had a few service appointments. Not a huge deal, life moves on.

Meanwhile, near immediately, they would love a review! They want Participation in OUR new oven.

It's overwhelming, and most frustrating is it seems 'communication' is rapidly become a one way st.

brewtide··on Why the Internet Is Bad for Democracy (2005)
"just because you are offended doesn't mean you are right".

It's the modern day way. Perhaps the online filter bubbles over the past... Long while... Have finally shown their long term real world impacts.

brewtide··on Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM
I've rocked pixels for a good while now, but the Xperia lineup has always been something I've really debated.

My largest concern is camera quality: obviously it is Sony, but if you wouldn't mind, could you elaborate on their camera 'stack' a bit (esp. in relation to pixel phones if you have first hand experience...).

brewtide··on Dialtone – AOL 3.0 Server
3.5" floppies that you would put scotch tape over to save your homework assignments on, to show your prowess in hypercard on the Mac classic.
brewtide··on I'm returning my Framework 16
https://github.com/LeoDJ/FW-EC-DongleHiderPlus?tab=readme-ov...

I've yet to build one, but this project looks very interesting in that regard.

brewtide··on Nvidia Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce Now Subscriptions
"The 100-hour limit can only be avoided if you have a Founders Edition subscription. This is a special plan that was available when GeForce NOW first launched. Founders Edition users get unlimited playtime and other perks. However, Nvidia stopped new sign-ups for this plan about a year after launch, but existing users were allowed to keep it. "

elsewhere https://www.pcguide.com/news/geforce-now-members-left-extrem...

brewtide··on Nvidia Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce Now Subscriptions
I barely even game, but I have a founder's edition (i think that's what they call them) account that's held at a low monthly rate. I wonder if this applies to those accounts?

It would have zero bearing on my life, but I am curious. Doesn't seem the article mentions it.

brewtide··on Volvo Centum is Dalton Maag's new typeface for Volvo
2010 xc60 (turbo online 6) here a few thousand miles away from 300k...

It's got a few issues, but the thing has been a beast. Not sure how Chinese it is however.

brewtide··on NOAA deploys new generation of AI-driven global weather models
That's precisely when, (insert hand wavy motion), we should use any of this.
brewtide··on Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks
I do this as well and leave the site name in the filename where it was downloaded from if it was part of the filename originally.
brewtide··on Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates
This is very unrelated in most ways, but when I was 9 I managed to take a hatchet and remove about 1/4" off my left thumb (via cutting bailing twine against a tree, and apparently terrible, terrible aim).

I'm far older than 9 now, and the tip of my left thumb still gets very cold in the winter and if I directly bump it into something, it hurts a whole heck of a lot.

Rant is because while that moment sucked pretty hard (I immediately put my thumb in my mouth, eating the bit of thumb apparently..) it didn't take very long for me to realize that any lower and it would have certainly been a life changing event.

Bad aim, but in the best way possible.

I can only imagine the difference. Has to be harsh.

brewtide··on Working quickly is more important than it seems (2015)
Funny. I can do 3 balls. I can do 3 clubs. I can do 3.

4? My brain revolts.

brewtide··on AI Isn't Just Spying on You. It's Tricking You into Spending More
It's more fun to do this wild stuff when using someone else's wifi so it's also associated with their network for later savoring.
brewtide··on What is the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?
That's my take as well. Years 1 & 2 are always flawless, 3 may have a few situations and 4/5 start bringing the swearing causing problems.

Naturally, I don't maintain it very well throughout the years, but always mean to. I'm sure mine needs a new carb / cleaned, but happen to have lots of cabinet work going on in the shop where it's warm and oil/gas isnt happening there at the moment. Maybe on a "nice" day I'll rip it apart outside.

Or already eyeballing a new 'husky'!

brewtide··on US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed again
My power company (I'm located in New England) is owned by some Spanish company, but not many people see any problems with that, either.
brewtide··on Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges
> Most of the parts are pretty easily replaced (genuinely pleasant surprise, as an aside) and the company stocked most replacement parts for a long time - I just checked again and I can still get parts for my model (I-series) incl batteries, wheels, brushes, filters, etc. Which is less than it used to be, but still enough to keep mine rolling around for another 3ish years without any likely problems.

I've never owned or really used a different brand than roomba (I've joked that I've owned 4 roombas, but never purchased a single one...) but I fully agree that the modular nature of their parts replacement is a super welcome thing. The fact that the electrical contacts are all just sprung into each other, and each component is basically designed for near-minimal replacement overlap (not replacing things that are not broken) is something that I would LOVE to be implemented in more things. I always assumed that it was this 'forward thinking' design that a) Likely added a bit to the cost of the brand b) Likely didn't assist with future sales from breakages, etc.

Out of the 4 I've acquired over the years, one has been stripped of parts and discarded. One is relatively in that process, and the other 2 are happily (?) doing the different areas of my house. A few amazon batteries later (Which I originally only charge when I am home and able to check on them, then place faith in 'not burning down the house') and everything is hunky doory.

Also, they have been around so long, there are a boatload of 3d printed replacement parts floating around that can be quite useful if one has a 3d printer.

I've always held them in pretty high regard for repairable tech.

brewtide··on What is the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?
The other side of the equation is my now dead toro had me covered in gas, frozen fingers, and plenty of swearing, with an itching desire to light it ablaze in the middle of the yard.

Tis the cycle of snow blower ownership.

brewtide··on EFF launches Age Verification Hub
The role of parent has been being diminished by society every year that goes by. I frequently remind my local school system of their role in my children's lives are and what my role in their lives are. They seem to need very frequent reminders.

Thank you for your well written take.

brewtide··on Home Depot GitHub token exposed for a year, granted access to internal systems
I bought a water heater that had a large (1k!) instant rebate that you had to scan, sign up on website and show the emailed coupon to the person during cashing out. Took me 25 minutes wandering around the store to get enough reception to actually do this process. Made me chuckle, thinking how having it online only but before point of sale in the store was such a terrible, terrible idea.
brewtide··on Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication
I have a bunch of racoons in my yard every night. A year ago, on some whim, they decided to rip open the less than secure but 8 ft in the air vent grating for the chicken coop.

Some chickens made it, most in fact. But playtime involved ripping the heads off 3 of them.

They can be quite sinister.

brewtide··on Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
You can also install AdGuard home as a home-assistant add-on, and then configure your router to hand that IP out as the network DNS server -- so all of your network traffic is ad blocking as soon as it hits your wifi. (like a pihole).

It's pretty slick, highly recommend. (Also super useful to see what devices are reaching out to where and how frequently, custom block lists, custom local DNS entries, etc).

brewtide··on LLMs are steroids for your Dunning-Kruger
Completely not related to any LLM usage, but welcome to the world of NA Miata ownership! I think you'll find that with just general maintenance it'll treat you very well -- My '91 is the most reliable car in the drive, and by far the most whimsical. (I just got back from a Miata errand trip in the pouring rain -- Why did I drive the Miata? Winter is very soon, and it gets put away for ~3 ish months -- so at this time of year, every possible trip is a miata trip!)
brewtide··on Samsung Family Hub for 2025 Update Elevates the Smart Home Ecosystem
I'm shopping for a new range, because mine just died a few weeks before good ole "T-day". This is one of the primary reasons a Samsung range isn't crossing my list at all.
brewtide··on Microsoft puts Office Online Server on the chopping block
I have a windows vm that I use perhaps every few weeks for sketchup (because for the life of me, I cannot get wine to run it correctly -- it'll run but not SAVE...).

Every time I run the VM, it has windows updates to install. I guess it's a bit nicer swiping away from the VM and doing something else when it updates but it's a real solid reminder why I "moved away".

brewtide··on M5 MacBook Pro
FWIW, I think they finally allowed this from the pixel 8 onwards. (I'm holding a pixel 8, however oddly, I've never tried this).
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