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imp0caton Air Conditioning Is Not a Luxury, It Is a Necessity

You can have drain pipes installed, but you can also just collect the water in a bucket and empty it periodically. That requires no extra investment of money, just a tiny bit of your willpower and manpower, depending on the size of the bucket.

There are also systems that spray the water back at the AC unit to cool it down, this is supposed to both improve efficiency and evaporate the water so you don't have to deal with it. I am sure those have some downsides, too.

imp0caton Why aren't smart people happier? (2022)

My salutations, Lord Nermal! ;)

imp0caton Why aren't smart people happier? (2022)

May I suggest crawlers? The RC kind. These things are so much fun!

imp0caton I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers

As thick as the paint on the Lexus LS400. ;)

imp0caton I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers

    - “Blah blah blah blah skeleton, blah blah blah blah mitochondria! Make sense?”
    - “No!”

imp0caton I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers

> Projecting deeper meaning where there is none is simply not valid.

Nah, that is the most fun part.

imp0caton Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots

Mostly to save water and energy. I have a hard time believing the robot would be more efficient washing dishes by hand.

imp0caton Why is everyone trying to build a solid-state battery?

But only if said Roomba is unable to find enough sugar on the ground for a few days. Otherwise, it's completely self-sufficient, you just have to leave enough crumbs on the floor.

imp0caton Turning a dumb AC unit smart (without losing my security deposit)

If you are not averse to an off-the-shelf solution, Broadlink RM4 PRO universal remote will do both IR and 433MHz wireless (records and replays codes). The temperature and humidity sensor which you can plug-in if you need it is sold separately though (Broadlink HTS2).

imp0caton VMs can't boot with Network Mode set to Bridged on Apple M5 Pro machines

RIP S3 sleep. You'll be missed.

imp0caton French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time

https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?camsEu,pm2p5,50.069,14.395,...

More layers -> PM2.5 is very telling.

imp0caton The relay market powering token resellers and fraud

It's token piracy, plain and simple.

imp0caton Show HN: Physically accurate black hole you can put in your room

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQZ3LAexNxE

Love, Death & Robots: Black hole used red for the disc, too.

imp0caton It's getting harder to focus every day

Not even a smartwatch? What's your opinion on fitness trackers (the passive ones, without display)?

imp0caton It's a shame what's happened to radio

Right, you'd need a really strong signal.

Also, I believe that is exactly the reason why FM tuners are being phased out.

Streaming services will nowadays give you uninterrupted playback pretty much anywhere, even in places like large buildings or subway tunnels, where radio coverage is nonexistent. Basically it all boils down to the fact that cell network coverage is much better today.

imp0caton Writing by hand is good for your brain

Did you use a fountain pen to write and refine the post? ;)

imp0caton Writing by hand is good for your brain

That's quite similar to the "start from the shoulder and use your whole arm to strum" concept when playing the guitar.

imp0caton Writing by hand is good for your brain

No worries, there is even a Radiohead song about that (the weirdo part). ;)

imp0caton Writing by hand is good for your brain

Also, most cookbooks desperately need notes as everyone's kitchen equipment is different.

imp0caton Writing by hand is good for your brain

Yeah, I am always reminded of the "property of the Half-Blood Prince".

imp0caton EU fines Google €890M for competition breaches over search and apps

Is ASML really that insignificant?

imp0caton Judge approves $1.5B Anthropic settlement for pirated books used to train Claude

But does it, really?

A slap on the wrist, that's what it's doing here, isn't it?

imp0caton It's a shame what's happened to radio

The 3.5mm jack is the other missing piece required for that FM receiver to work - and that's not coming back any time soon.

imp0caton Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds

Fine. Just for the record, I never said that AI causes nearsightedness.

It's the increase in screen use.

imp0caton I'm a USB-C Maximalist

Right, but it solves the other problem that you mentioned - charging ports or contacts exposed to the elements.

imp0caton CD sales growth outpaced vinyl in the first half of 2026

If you could go back in time and show your younger self Spotify streamed wirelessly from a phone via AA/AC, now that would be magical. Pretty much endless amount of music delivered instantly.

But I understand that it is a different kind of magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kqUkZnDcM (VW Cabrion Pink Moon ad)

imp0caton M 3.9 Experimental Explosion – 147 Km ENE of Ponce Inlet, Florida

I mean, we've all seen Battleship (2012), right? ;)

imp0caton The human-in-the-loop is tired

I get your point, but:

> "If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. "

Is that really true though with an LLM? I don't think so.

imp0caton I'm a USB-C Maximalist

Wait till you enter the world of more advanced RC stuff, that's when the Cambrian explosion of connector types really happens.

imp0caton I'm a USB-C Maximalist

The USB-C and Thunderbolt docks are annoying! It basically boils down to the fact that they come in two variants, with and without Displaylink.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages, depending on your port configuration, number of monitors and OS (the Displaylink docks require drive installation).

FWIW, on Linux, the best choice for me was a non-Displaylink one from Lenovo.