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tass

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http://tass.iliopoulos.me/

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/tass; my proof: https://keybase.io/tass/sigs/KU-rLgek_ZKOBbAsWJZ3DFhaEWHzlqTYaf0mZoalF54 ]

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tass··on Apple's slow AI pace becomes a strength as market grows weary of spending
They’ve done loud, in-store presentations for longer than Apple Intelligence has been a thing, but you’re right that it’s a captive audience of mostly disinterested people.
tass··on DOOM could have had PC Speaker Music
I’ve had this music in my head for 30+ years. I could never get very far in the game though!
tass··on AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
Only if it tells you which one it is
tass··on AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
I use mine in meetings and often end up in a situation where I need to remove and charge the one which is about to go flat for a few minutes.

I need to know individual levels to do that

tass··on Why AC is cheap, but AC repair is a luxury
Oh I don’t know how I missed that unless you made an edit, but I also just woke up :) This price makes more sense.

23k didn’t sound too far off what an American installer would try charge for a new system in a high cost of living area, so this wasn’t too unbelievable.

tass··on Why AC is cheap, but AC repair is a luxury
23k seems like a lot, especially so if the leak is somewhere other than a hidden part of the line. Equipment cost is likely only a couple of k, and labour to replace without running new lines is maybe a few hours.

Please get a second opinion, especially if you can find a non-shop to give you one.

tass··on OpenAI thought to be preparing for $1T stock market float
I could be wrong, but it’s quite a bit harder to build a product that competes with Tesla than with OpenAI.
tass··on Does our “need for speed” make our wi-fi suck?
I’m with you on 6ghz wifi disappointment. My phone does well with it since it supports MLO but my macbook will refuse to roam away from 6ghz until it’s close to unusable.
tass··on Does our “need for speed” make our wi-fi suck?
My isp-supplied router had 10gbe on both wan and lan sides. I swapped it for my own, but that is what modern consumer equipment looks like.

You can find a 2 port 10gbe+4 port 2.5gbe switch for just over $30 on Amazon.

If the run isn’t too long this can all run over cat5. Handily beats wifi especially for reliability but Thunderbolt is fastest if you only have 2 machines to link.

tass··on Tesla unveils cheaper versions of its Model 3 and Model Y
Supposedly, yes.

Theories range from the solid headliner being cheaper than the original one to the glass being made from a cheaper and possibly less sound proof material.

tass··on Why do some gamers invert their controls?
Same. My first FPS-style games were all flight sims.
tass··on Nest 1st gen and 2nd gen thermostats no longer supported from Oct 25
Google have done that with two of the Nest thermostats, providing support for Matter.

If you have the latest models you’re not dependent on the cloud, and it’s unfortunate Google didn’t add this functionality to these retired models.

tass··on Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed
This metric says nothing about self driving capabilities. In fact, I'd argue that FSD supervising the driver (and doing things like limiting speed before corners) would make their cars safer.

To me this metric shows that their cars are very high performing, and for most drivers they're probably the fastest accelerating cars they've ever driven. Tesla should probably default them to 'chill' mode and provide a warning about how fast the car is when you switch out of that mode.

tass··on OpenAI charges by the minute, so speed up your audio
This is similar to strategies in “how to read a book” (Adler).

By understanding the outline and themes of a book (or lecture, I suppose), it makes it easier to piece together thoughts as you delve deeper into the full content.

tass··on BYD begins testing solid-state EV batteries in the Seal
I’m lucky to be able to charge quickly at home.

I’m currently on a road trip and was leaving the car at a nearby charger which was walking distance from where I’m staying - I can’t imagine owning one where either this wasn’t available or there wasn’t a fast charger I could spend 10 minutes at.

The actual long distance drives were super easy thanks to Superchargers - 5-10 minute stops keep you driving for hours! It doesn’t feel disadvantaged compared to gas so long as the infrastructure is there.

tass··on Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
The dark ages were a time of much greater repression with worse consequences for non-compliance.

It might be true that the current cycle of anti-intellectualism will continue beyond our lifetimes, but we’ve recovered from worse.

tass··on Ancient law requires a bale of straw to hang from Charing Cross rail bridge
Maybe, but this has a few advantages.

If there were some reusable item (whatever that may be) it would need to be stored somewhere accessible to the construction crews, would eventually need to be repaired or replaced, and depending on how it's made may need to be customized per installation.

Hay and rope are readily available and (depending on the rope) biodegrade so could fall into the river with pretty minimal pollution. I imagine back in the day they were both just borrowed from a local farm or stable.

tass··on My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer
I wish the USA had similar regulations to Australia where modifications require engineering signoff - typically these lifted trucks would fail a rollover test amongst other broken standards (wheelbase wider than the vehicle, for example).
tass··on Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk
Monoprice make a HDMI switch that does a lot of this. No metadata for game mode, etc. as far as I know but I have:

TV

Apple TV on earc connection (HomePods for sound)

Blackbird switch with all other devices.

It can automatically switch between everything, but also has an IR remote for selecting an input.

tass··on Getting Older Isn't What You Think
If you haven’t seen it, check out the 1990 Total Recall making of especially for how they built and filmed the Mars models.

It was the peak era of practical special effects, and hugely expensive to do something that now can be done with only a couple of people and a cheap computer.

tass··on New urinal designs
Men can sit too
tass··on The ADHD body double: A unique tool for getting things done
My most productive ever was being in a room of 2-4 people working on the same thing. Small conversations were encouraged but anything unrelated was taken outside.

I wish I could find that again.

tass··on Standard Ebooks: liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover
Where do you find the books to host?

Also your link has an erroneous .com

tass··on US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU
As soon as Malaysia gets anywhere near a significant capacity of semiconductor manufacturing they’ll also get increased tariffs. Or, the the tariffs will end and it will return to Taiwan.

Stability is necessary for any big shifts to be worth taking.

tass··on A decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter and the betrayal in its wake
Eject and lose your career means more pilots will crash.

It’s similar to why search and rescue don’t bill you after they’re called - they don’t want to add a reason to hesitate and make your problems worse.

tass··on Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?
To my reading it's very understated if that is the entire text of the NOTAM - I would have liked it to say WAR ZONE or GUIDED MISSILES in there somewhere.

Compare it to the DC SFRA[0] which specifically states "MAY USE DEADLY FORCE" even though that's extremely unlikely to happen.

When Flight Restrictions are active in FAA controlled airspace, ATC will often clear you through them if you're on an appropriate flight plan without you needing to ask. Even the 'deadly force' SFRA above is essentially handled for you so long as you file an IFR flight plan.

[0]: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/us_restrictions...

tass··on Tailscale is pretty useful
I’m not an expert on this but I can’t imagine why it would be deployed that way given the complexity it adds.
tass··on Tailscale is pretty useful
That uses 6rd which is typically slow (since it basically proxies through an ipv4->6 bridge), and in my case it worked on their provided router but not with opnsense.
tass··on Tailscale is pretty useful
Other replies explained the why, though cgnat wouldn’t be a problem if you also had ipv6.

Luckily for me I have a regular ip4 address but if that ever changed I’d be out of luck unless my isp (quantum fibre) implemented a proper ipv6 solution.

tass··on Nvidia's RTX 5090 power connectors are melting
> The electrician should be installing 20 amp sockets if the cabling can support it, but many don't.

I think this is mainly because the 20 amp outlets are kind of ugly, and the fact that barely anything actually uses a 20 amp plug.

In my house, almost every circuit has a 20 amp breaker and 12 ga (yellow) romex, but only a couple of outlets are 5-20.

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