rouxdoo

joined 2 years ago
[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry for the dis, but I hate new potatoes. Would have been much happier to see starchy spuds in some form...nice hash browns for example. My wife loves waxy taters and even made a tater salad last night with waxys...inedible to me. Nice brecky though even if the tater are inedible.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 69 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Careful, those were certainly German Cockroaches and they like to get in little cracks and crevices especially near heat sources. Look inside the mechanical section and make sure you're not installing an infestation in your shop. Make sure there is no food/grease nearby to sustain them and be ready to deploy countermeasures if needed.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I now follow the rules. Speeding, parking, etc. I am never going to be late to something. It’s honestly just easier if you don’t make waves.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Also tall guy here. Realize that most back pain is actually inflammation. Yes, I have some blown discs in my lower back and I used to have to get shots in them to reduce the swelling. Manage your inflammation and you will have fewer troubles. Of course, you have to stop lifting those heavy things in a stupid way.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Get a cheap travel router that can use "bridge mode" to receive the wifi and pass along the connection through it's ethernet port to your computer.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Salesman at the door button and routine exported to HomeKit. My doorbell camera shows a PiP of a person detection on my AppleTV. If I say "Siri salesman at the door" then HA will briefly turn on the flowerbed sprinkler zone to chase it away. Never gets old.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The piddly light on my phone is no match for a real flashlight, though.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Flashlights - I am never without one within reach.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I'm only 6'4", male. My experience is that I need to slouch in the presence of normies so as not to be to intimidating. I am weirded out by people who tower over me because that is unexpected and anyone that tall doesn't try to fit in - they just tower over all.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. A quick google tells me that JB Weld is not food safe.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What sane firm would hire anyone who stays on to toe the line being fed out by this Justice Department? She could immediately about face and start supporting victims who have been disappeared...not much money in it but you can sleep at night.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

"Brown food tastes good!"

  • Anne Burrell, RIP
 

If I close the browser and later go back it throws up the little update flag even though I am on the version the update is offering.

 

I generally browse by "Hot" or "top x hours". I like seeing newer posts that rise and that's what makes me happy. The problem is that there are some rare posts that show a distracting animation in the thumbnail as I browse and it is never something I want to see but it distracts from my browsing. (I use compact thumbnails as my preference).

I there a way to disable playing animations in the thumbnail image?

 

I usually view my Lemmy instance by "All-Hot" because that seems to have the most relevant unread content. I sometimes filter by "top hour or 6 hours".

When I leave and come back to voyager the feed is filled with old, stale content on initial load. If I go back to communities and reload "all" I then get a refreshed feed.

Why doesn't it default to the latest "hot" posts when I load it?

 

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/19637893

Wifi networks and home automation systems are expected to last 50+ years.

I was reading up on the life expectancy of different building materials when I came across this gem.

Screenshot is of page 122 https://www.portseattle.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/SEA-SIPP%20Technical%20Report%20Appendix%20C%20Life%20Expectancy%20of%20Building%20Materials.pdf

I guess the ethernet cables could last that long, but they rate house wiring to a lower lifetime. Ethernet cables are not "wireless", however.

The only other wireless systems I can think of are garage door openers, but they are definitely not expected to last 50 years.

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