[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago

You forgot v) collaborates internationally for work, requiring them to be awake early to maximize overlapping hours in their workday.

But even I know not to do noisy shit outside until at least 10. Those few quiet hours in the morning where it seems I’m the only person alive are to drink coffee and cherish.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago

Ooooh! Finally. I have needed something like this to control the volume on my media PC.

I used to have an automation that detects when my HVAC turns on, and it bumps the volume of whatever I’m playing up a few clicks. Then turns it back down when the HVAC cycle finishes. Super handy due to the crazy loud HVAC in my house.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

The difference is scale.

Looking at just one animal we eat: pigs. Widely known as a quite intelligent animal.

In 2019, 1.3 billion pigs were slaughtered. That’s “billion” with a “B”. So every day that year- 3.5 MILLION pigs are killed by humans. Every. Day.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

Nice, I like that Time article better. It reinforces the GINI articles analysis: middle class folks wages didn’t go up with lower class wages. I think that’s sorta a good thing? Ideally the top 10% would not grow, but the bottom 90% would. But help getting to the bottom 50% is definitely not a bad thing.

Also, I never said the income inequality growth is Biden’s fault. But more that it’s the reason all these articles about how good the “economy” is doing might not be seen in the same light by people who are still struggling.

We can do better, and I think closing that gap is everyone’s goal, but the methods to achieve it can vary wildly.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

This couldn’t be further from the truth for me.

I never used a blender or food processor when I was Omni. Not to mention all the strainers I’m dirtying up.

But my cooking skill has gone up tremendously.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

Literally until the moment I read your comment, I thought that community was “microbiology memes”

Not on topic, but wow.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You are aware that the actual amount of daylight doesn’t change when we move the clocks right?

It really comes down to when you’d rather have more daylight, morning or evening.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago

I’ll just add that I’m a fan of valetudo, but it can be a bit more involved than your standard firmware swap. I had to build a pin breakout board, and race against time to root my vacuum because there is an auto-reset programmed into some robots that can brick your vacuum if the jailbreak isn’t finished when the reboot is triggered.

Just read the process through all the way before you decide on device.

I was sweating like I was in the hurt locker when I did mine, because my partner would have NEVER let me forget the time I bought a $900 robot vacuum and broke it before it even cleaned the floor once!

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

Yeah! Thanks for sticking up for me, stranger.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Nimrod@lemm.ee to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

I recently installed Debian 12 using Xfce on my SUPER old chromebook to extend its life. Everything has been really nice so far. But I use the chromebook for browsing 90% of the time, so I like to have everything as easily operated as possible, and I am used to being able to navigate forward and back in the browser using two finger swipe gestures.
After some googling, I saw that the support for this just got added in Wayland environments. That implies that it already existed in X11 environments? After a while, I found that if you hold 'alt' you can use the swipe gestures. It defeats the purpose of gestures if you have to use both hands, so I was hoping there was a way to get this functionality back.

(Mozilla Firefox version = 115.6.0esr)

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Nimrod@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Background: I'm not "new" to linux, but this is my first year daily driving it. I have been running Mint on my main PC for a little over a year, and I love it.

My super old chromebook (Acer c720) has reached end of life. It is no longer supported by Google, and will not receive updates. I've toyed with dual-booting it to Linux in the past with Bodhi, but eventually it broke, and I ended up reverting to ChromeOS. That was years ago, and my patience/knowledge has grown, and I'm committed to switching.

So the other day I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I removed the write-protect screw from the Chromebook's motherboard, and installed Debian 12. I really just chose Debian because I already had a flash drive with the ISO on it for a different project (rooting my Dreame vacuum). It also runs GNOME by default, and I had never used that, so I thought it would be worth a try.
Turns out, I didn't mind GNOME, and I really loved the three-finger swipe to switch workspaces. BUT... The function keys on the chromebook that are used for changing the screen's brightness don't work. So I dove down the rabbit hole of trying to get those to work. Found 'xbacklight' and gave it a go. didn't work, and I struggled with it for a few hours until I discovered that xbacklight doesn't work with Wayland... So I attempted to disable wayland, and also made some other changes that lead to my Chromebook not completing its boot up... whoops. Every challenge is an opportunity, so I figured - why not explore some other distros, and see if I can't find one that fits my needs a bit better?

Now the request: The hardware of this machine is OLD, so I am hoping to put something super light on it, but still be able to have a few features:

  1. Trackpad gestures (swapping workspaces, navigating firefox).
  2. Window snapping (left and right panes at least)
  3. I don't care too much about how it looks, but I need to be able to map the function keys to volume and brightness.

I have been lurking on Lemmy for long enough to have watched all the memes/conversations about different desktop managers (GNOME/Xfce/etc) but I never really understood what the deal was, but now I am coming face to face with that decision, and I'd love some "professional" input!

Edit: the only "real" activities I will use this for is web browsing, terminal stuffs for my servers/other machines/homeassistant, and some note taking. So default programs can be SUPER minimum.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

That does look pretty slick. However, I don’t plan on dropping $800 for my partner to watch Hulu with. Are there used versions I could hunt down?

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submitted 11 months ago by Nimrod@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I want to get my partner a replacement for an aging chromebook. I was thinking it would be easiest to just grab another super budget chromebook and call it a day. But the more I read about google and chrome, the less I want to do with them.

So my goal is to snag a cheap ($300ish?) laptop that I can slap Linux on (probably mint, but I’m open to suggestions).

The main caveat is the size- needs to be small. Current chromebook is 11.5” I think. I’d like to keep it under 13”. The main use (95% will be web browsing/streaming/email/bullshit) but I’d like it to have enough juice to play Minecraft on my local server.

I’ve looked around a bit, but my god there is a lot of options. I’d love it if there was just a recommendation that was proven to work. I’m busy enough tinkering with all the other tech, and I’d like to just set this one up and forget it.

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submitted 11 months ago by Nimrod@lemm.ee to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

Currently I’ve got 12 can lights in my living room, entry, and kitchen. Three different sections, all controlled by an inovelli red switch.

All of the existing can lights are just LED chips with an E27 adapter. They are all locked in a specific color temp (4000k is my fav).

After using the adaptive lighting integration, I am convinced I want my whole house to have the ability to change brightness and color temp. I’d like to do this as cheaply as possible.

One option is smart bulbs. That’s 12 bulbs, plus the dumb can light bulb cover things. What is the cheapest bulb for this? This solution doesn’t take advantage of the very fancy inovelli switch either.

Any way to leverage the nice switches, and have “dumb lights” that can be controlled via the switch? I know this sounds impossible, because there is no data going to the bulbs that would allow changing the color temp, but I just can’t stand the idea of buying 12 smart bulbs.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

The “SPAM” musubi. I make a seitan/tofurkey loaf that is flavored like ham. Then I shape the loaf like spam. Slice thin, marinade in teriyaki, and bake/pan fry to get some glazed goodness on it. The it sits on top a block it rice, wrapped with a little ribbon of nori.

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Sushi night (i.imgur.com)

Got some friends together to help us roll some sushi. Here are some of the prettier attempts!

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Which community is the diy home automation community? Is it home assistant?

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Tofu banh mi (i.imgur.com)

Based mostly on the serious eats recipe. We added siracha to the Mayo, and smashed avacado to the toasted bun.

I also don’t think the marinade needs to go on the tofu much before grilling. Just a quick rub to get the color for grilling. Then I spread a layer of the marinade on the bun.

Portland pub bun. Game changer.

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I’ve finally configured my garden and landscaping on drip irrigation, but I’m using some dumb valves hooked up to my house hose spigot.

I would absolutely love a smart valve that I can have better control of the schedule, or respond to sensors.

After some looking around, it seems like “Rachio” is the only integration I can find for something like this. It’s a bit pricy ($99 per valve), and it looks like it needs a wifi hub to work. Has anyone used this integration successfully?

Is there any other options? There seem to be lots of “Bluetooth” controllers available in the big box stores, but I’m guessing they will need an app or something?

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