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akacastor

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  • 3.5" floppy disks were peak tactile feedback in storage: easy to stick in, drives had a button to immediately eject them, big enough to get labels, thin enough that stacks didn't take too much space

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  • Maybe consider for more than 0.2 seconds before making such sweeping assertions.

    What an unnecessarily adversarial, and rude, reply. Maybe consider for more than 0.2 seconds if being an asshole is necessary.

  • If AI was all it was cracked up to be, it wouldn't be shoved in your face 24/7

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  • The Internet was pushed on everyone. AOL and all other ISPs would mail CDs to everyone completely unsolicited. You’d buy a new PC and there would be a link to AOL on the desktop.

    Are you 15? If so, you might read this and believe the above is true. Those of us elderly folks who lived through the 80s and 90s laugh at this AI shill propaganda.

    They "would mail CDs to everyone completely unsolicited" - yeah, that was called advertising, because there was huge consumer demand and a race to be the company to meet that demand. AOL sent CDs (incredibly inexpensive to manufacture) as advertising hoping consumers would choose AOL instead of the competition, by making AOL the easiest choice - consumers already had the required software (software distribution was a challenge in this time before internet was ubiquitous).

    The dot com boom was not the claim of a new technology being pushed onto consumers, the dot com boom was the opposite - a new technology existed and consumers were embracing it, and many companies speculated on how to gain ownership of markets as they shifted online. (The following bust was fueled by over-ambitious speculation on scales and timeframes.)

    Anyway, AOL mailing CDs was late in the era, it was much better when they were mailing floppy disks we could reuse.

  • If AI was all it was cracked up to be, it wouldn't be shoved in your face 24/7

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  • "It got almost all of it right, only hallucinating when it came to details I had to fix."

    What does this even mean? It did a great job, the only problems were the parts I had to fix? 🤣

  • Ok, boomer

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  • I agree with StarvingMartist, it really is much easier to be an enabler than it is to give a shit about values. It's easier than you might think.

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  • That's a perfect analogy, I love downloading weed from websites.

  • What brand are these utensils?

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  • There is a real Salad Fingers vibe.

  • I was unable to join the library's WiFi today

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  • You missed the entire point, the reality of the situation is that nobody "was social engineering of ID theft" - a person wanted to use wifi for a few minutes.

    It takes nothing to act like a human being and share a wifi password. Instead here we are with you celebrating an automaton for blindly following rules and having no flexibility, because at least this guy wasn't able to "steal his own identity".

    "Sure someone's day was wasted, which could have been changed incredibly easily, but really what's most important is blind adherence to The Rules."

  • I was unable to join the library's WiFi today

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  • +1 for following protocol? 🤡

    A person's day was wasted after they couldn't access a public service, which sounds bad, but I guess on the bright side at least a Rule was enforced against them.

    All this for wifi access for a few minutes. Must enforce The Rule to the letter, can't lapse for a moment and make a decision as a human being.

  • I miss the days just buying a TV in a shop without worries

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  • For my Samsung 85" TV, entering the wifi password was a requirement - without wifi access, several weeks after installation, the TV stopped displaying video from any input. The only solution was to enter the wifi password, at which point the TV immediately returned to normal operation.

    Just because it appears to be optional to connect the device to internet does not mean the basic functionality will work.

  • Vancouver Island @lemmy.ca
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    Cowichan Pride Parade 2024

  • PCB making with laser printer toner

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  • When making PCBs with the toner transfer method, I've used photo paper intended for inkjet printers and printed (mirrored) on it with a laser printer. Then iron the paper (printed side down) onto the PCB. Some pressure is needed but not TOO much or fine traces will squish together. Soak the board with paper stuck to it in water and then the paper can be peeled off, leaving the toner transferred to the copper. Bits of stuck paper can be removed with gentle rubbing in the water with fingers or a soft toothbrush.

    If the toner did not transfer well, it can easily be removed by cleaning with acetone, then repeat until successful. Key to getting a good toner transfer is to completely clean the copper first. I scrub with a scotchbrite pad and then clean with acetone and a paper towel, until completely clean and then don't touch the copper with your fingers (greasy greasy fingerprints). Any oils or dirt will make the toner not stick. Some paper is easier to remove from the copper after ironing on - there was a specific Staples SKU (inkjet photo paper in a red box) that I remember being particularly good. I believe the inkjet paper allowed the toner to transfer and release more cleanly, with less pressure and heat required. I also found I got a nice result using the same toner transfer method onto a block of wood (purely aesthetic, not part of a circuit haha).

    Some people would use laminator machines to "iron" the toner onto the copper board - I have never tried it that way, but I guess if you get the pressure and heat dialed in it could be pretty consistent. I've had good success using an iron by hand, after a few tries to find good temperature and pressure to apply.

    I've also milled PCBs, there are some benefits to milling, like you can drill holes at the same time. I think 2 sided PCBs are easier to mill than to etch. The limitation of milled (and etched at home) PCBs that I find most annoying is the lack of through-plated holes. This means you have to solder in wires, and solder to both sides of the board, for every via - it really adds some design limits and assembly time. Solder mask is another (optional) step, most people I know who make their own PCBs don't bother to use solder mask but it is available as UV-curable liquid.

    Ordering PCBs is incredibly inexpensive these days. Oshpark is in the USA and a great place to get PCBs. There are places in China you can order from online like PCBway, I just priced out 5 PCBs of 100mm x 100mm, 2 layers, green solder mask, $5 + $20 shipping to Canada, delivery within a week.

    Checking at a local hackerspace/makerspace is a great idea too, often there's people around who are making their own PCBs (or at least have in the past).

    I've both etched (using the laser printer toner transfer method) and milled PCBs for through hole and surface mount parts, it was no problem etching a board for a TQFP 100 pin part (0.5mm pin spacing). I didn't push it further than that.

  • bbno$ - it boy - music video shot in Cowichan, Vancouver Island

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  • Whippletree Junction, off the Trans Canada Highway south of Duncan.

  • bbno$ - it boy - music video shot in Cowichan, Vancouver Island

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  • Great detective work! :) I looked briefly at the list of names but somehow ignored most of them. I was looking all over for the liquor store, and of course it's Days Inn on the Harbour.

  • bbno$ - it boy - music video shot in Cowichan, Vancouver Island

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  • The teal door in a church-like building is First Memorial Funeral Services in Duncan - I had trouble identifying it also (though it had that familiar look), then on a rewatch of the video there's a moment where they show enough of the building to include the sign.

    There's also another similar coloured door + building (with coloured posts on either side of the door), the building looks more house-like than church-like. It looks like it could fit in at Whippletree Junction, but I haven't identified it as a specific building and that may not be the location at all.

    The store with the large "LIQUOR, COLD BEER & WINE SHOP" sign looks so familiar but I haven't been able to locate it yet.

    A photo I took April 2, 2024 at Cherry Point Beach, with the beached boat:

    The boat had already been there for a few weeks by then, I don't recall exactly when it was beached.

    Went to The Brazen Fork for lunch Saturday.

    They hadn't seen the video yet, though they definitely recognized what I was talking about as soon as I mentioned it. They had to write down the name so they could look it up! :)

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    bbno$ - it boy - music video shot in Cowichan, Vancouver Island

  • I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot.

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  • It's too bad that the first things to be automated are the tasks that people don't mind doing, leaving the real shitty tasks to be done by people. Riding around on a lawnmower has to be one of the most enjoyable forms of manual labour. Now the robots get the good jobs and we're left with the backbreaking monotonous bullshit.

  • BBS @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Another Millennium BBS * GRAND OPENING *

  • Retro Communities @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    SuperBBS 1.17-3 KEYGENv2 by akacastor 2024-04-10

  • BBS @lemmy.sdf.org
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    SuperBBS 1.17-3 KEYGENv2 by akacastor 2024-04-10

  • Making a PCB, using solder mask as etch resist.

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  • Adding solder mask is an optional step. If you use an etch resist like toner or dry film, you have a functional PCB even without solder mask. The solder mask is the unnecessary step that can be skipped.

    Using solder mask as an etch resist, you would have to scrape away the remaining mask in areas where you want exposed pads - you would either need another mask for this, or to manually scrape each pad, adding an unnecessary step.

  • Should I get an NES, Master System; or an Atari 7800?

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  • Speaking of Contra - there is a new Contra out March 12, 2024 (today! or tomorrow depending on timezone), Contra: Operation Galuga. I haven't played the game yet, but the trailer looks amazing!

  • BBS @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Baud Day 3/12/24

    www.southernamis.com /baudday

  • Saving a Buccaneer

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  • Some 'getting started' suggestions:

    Telnet BBS Guide has over a thousand BBSes listed, most are accessible by telnet. Syncterm is a great terminal program for BBS use, with Linux/Mac/Windows versions available. Other telnet clients can be used, but many BBSes use ANSI and CP437 and not UTF8. (other BBSes use other standards like ATASCII or PETSCII, Syncterm supports many of these.)

    There are a bunch of interesting BBSes, one I'd recommend is 20 For Beers, connect to it at 20forbeers.com:1337. Plenty of great ANSI art and active message areas and a huge file collection too. I also recommend checking out the fsxNet message areas, they are shared across many BBSes and have an active community.

  • Saving a Buccaneer

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  • This is so cool to see posted here! I'm the guy that broke my usual don't-post-on-reddit rule to share a keygen for Buccaneer. It really is a fun game, too, even if it can be a bit brutal (this is the third day in a row my ship got sunk!).

    There continues to be a thriving community of BBS users and sysops, there is a mix of new software and mods along with the old (there are CBBS systems operating - that is the original BBS software created in the late 1970s!). The fsxNet echomail network is great, linking a lot of active BBSes together and with good conversation and lots of help for retro-tech issues and projects.

    If you're interested in playing Buccaneer online, The Fool's Quarter BBS has the game online. Another interesting BBS to check out is 20 For Beers reachable via telnet at 20forbeers.com:1337.

  • Three auto theft convictions should mean three years in prison: Poilievre

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  • Thank you for this learning experience, before now I was not aware of weather. Continue your valuable contributions.

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    Sabryna napping in the window on a sunny fall day

  • Photography @lemmy.ml
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    Cute little (but big) sea lion in September sun

  • Pacific Northwest - OR,WA,BC @lemmy.world
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    Cute little (but big) sea lion in September sun

  • Photography @lemmy.world
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    Cute little (but big) sea lion in September sun

  • Vancouver Island @lemmy.ca
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    Cute little (but big) sea lion in September sun

  • Pacific Northwest - OR,WA,BC @lemmy.world
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    On the way to Vancouver Island

  • Photography @lemmy.ml
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    On the way to Vancouver Island

  • Photography @lemmy.world
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    On the way to Vancouver Island

  • Vancouver Island @lemmy.ca
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    On the way to Vancouver Island

  • Pacific Northwest - OR,WA,BC @lemmy.world
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    View of Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background

  • Photography @lemmy.ml
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    View of Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background

  • Photography @lemmy.world
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    View of Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background

  • Vancouver Island @lemmy.ca
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    View of Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background

  • Victoria, BC @lemmy.ca
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    Photos from Bryan Adams at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Sept 9 2023