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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Thanks- these links are helpful. A system without a battery sounds more viable than I had considered, but I’m not sure how well it’d work for my intended loads. Maybe I could rethink what I want to run on solar, but I think it’s maybe not really an practical option in my setup where the only two loads I have in mind (probably?) require steady power and wouldn’t do well with momentary dropouts caused by cloud cover. Good to keep in mind though.

    When you say “switch to grid power after it runs out,” this is something I was hoping the kit would do automatically for me so I don’t have to flip a switch or change plugs from the solar outlet to the grid outlet. If the kit doesn’t support that, I wondered if something like this ATS would get me what I want. I’d wonder how exactly it decides to switch back and forth though (it switches to the backup automatically, but will it switch back to primary on its own, and if so, under what conditions? Will it constantly switch back and forth or is there any sort of hysteresis? etc).



  • I got into silverchair in 1998ish between Freak Show and Neon Ballroom. Freak Show was exactly where I was musically at the time, and Neon Ballroom was very unexpected for me when it first released, but I really felt like I grew with the band. I can’t really even listen to Frogstomp or Freak Show anymore, but I still love Neon Ballroom onward.


  • hittheskidstoLefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comInteresting
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    2 years ago

    I knew that she was a comedian but hadn’t seen any of her standup so I didn’t really have any attachment to her as a reason to want to watch the show. But I like it. It’s definitely getting better, but it also definitely depends on the chemistry of the guests. I remember the one with Gillian Jacobs (obligatory “oh, Britta’s in this?”) was particularly good. Their YouTube channel puts up a playlist of most (all?) of the previous night’s show, and it has become a regular watch while I’m doing emails etc in the morning.


  • Yeah, the inconsistency and congestion are the main things I wonder about. I’m not that sensitive to latency, but if it’s bad enough that video calls will get choppy regularly then maybe it’s not worth it. I have also wondered how home internet plans get prioritized. I haven’t noticed any significant performance or congestion issues on my phone on Mint/T-Mobile but I’m not pushing that connection as hard and as often as I would a home internet connection.

    As far as I can tell, Starry is not available in my apartment building. They do love to send me junk mail anyway though. I think CenturyLink might be in my building, but I had an overwhelmingly negative experience with CenturyLink in Denver a while back and I’d really prefer to avoid them. Google Fiber does not look to be available in my building.

    Looks like my options so far are:

    • Comcast: Currently paying $60-70 (including fees) for I think 200Mbps, but I can probably call and haggle to get it down.
    • CenturyLink fiber: $50 plus fees for 500Mbps. Probably plus equipment rental.
    • T-Mobile: $60 flat plus a $150 cash card promo, but I can’t tell if I have to buy or rent the equipment without going deeper into the process. This would be $10-20 cheaper if I also had mobile service directly from T-Mobile instead of Mint Mobile.
    • Verizon: $50 probably plus fees plus a $50 Target promo card. Not sure if there are equipment fees.

    I might see about trying T-Mobile since they have a trial period and I’m guessing it’d be pretty pain free since it’s wireless and nobody needs to come do any installation or configuration like tends to happen with Comcast or CenturyLink. Maybe I can use that to haggle with Comcast.





  • Not an answer to your software question, but you will very likely struggle with overheating since your phone will almost necessarily be in direct sunlight for hours at a time. If you really need to do this, avoid mounting your phone with a case and try to use a mount that does not cover too much of your phone’s rear surface- cases and mounts can make it harder for your phone to dissipate heat.



  • I grew up in Alabama but live in Colorado now. If I were forced to live somewhere in Alabama, Huntsville would be at/near the top of my list. But it’s still Alabama, and I’d still waaay rather live in Colorado. It obviously doesn’t keep everyone away, and there’s a lot of inertia there with all the existing space/rocket/defense industry in Huntsville. But is Space Command even going to be hiring heavily in the engineering fields that are concentrated in Huntsville? (That’s a real question- I’d guess they’re not hiring primarily engineers that they’d find in Huntsville, but I don’t know.)



  • I have two bikes that I ride frequently- commuting or otherwise. I have a saddle bag with a quick release latch that makes it easy to switch between bikes depending on which one I’m going to be riding. I keep two tubes (I run 28mm tires so the tubes aren’t huge), a small pump, tire levers, a multi tool, a small tubeless plug kit, and a little shop rag.

    My nicer bike is set up tubeless so I don’t need to deal with flats often, but I have needed to stop and put in some extra air after a persistent leak before. My other bike runs tubes and I do get flats sometimes despite running Continental GP 4 Seasons tires.

    The worst part is the pump. It takes forever and it’s physically awkward. Electric pumps are getting smaller and cheaper, but I worry I’ll forget to keep it charged.



  • hittheskidsOPtoMountain BikingStorage for bottle cage mounts?
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    I mean if I don’t need to use them, I’m happy to leave them unused. But I do want some sort of tool storage so I don’t have to ride with a hip pack or camelbak on shorter rides. The Dakine Gripper I used on my old bike is just about the right amount of tool storage for me, but I just need a better way to mount it to my bike. As is, it just always slides down the frame after some bumps. Besides just being annoying, it also scuffs the paint on the frame after a while, so I’d love to find something similar that uses the bottle cage mounts instead of strapping onto/around the frame.




  • I had about 110 when I first best the main story. Since then I’ve been picking it back up in bits to unlock the rest of the depths map and explore islands I’ve missed. Guessing I’m around 130 or so at this point.

    There are still a ton of shrines and side quests I haven’t done, but I doubt I’ll ever 100 percent it.