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notelectronicon How I got my laser eye injury

I get laser safety curtains, but what do you do for reflections off the ceiling? Asking because our makerspace was recently donated a fiber laser welding unit and we don’t yet know best practices for not blinding our membership short of building a completely enclosed separate room for it with door interlocks.

notelectronicon Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

What are its power requirements?

notelectronicon I didn’t know how to write about my sister’s death, so I had AI do it for me

I’m surprised by some of the backlash—it felt to me nearly like a form of digital Ouija board; given a prompt and some subconscious input, a vague or nonsensical response can feel like communion.

I thought it was beautiful.

notelectronicon On Geofoam

Out of curiosity, what was the impetus for filling the sunken living room?

notelectronicon The Cuboid: A DIY air purifier that's better than a box fan

I couldn’t find a way to contact you—could you specify the filters you used for your cuboid design?