lka1988

joined 2 years ago
[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

That's why they're asking here.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I use Syncthing to sync my database between my laptops, desktop, work computer, personal phone, work phone, and my NAS (which gets everything and is set to never delete anything). NAS is backed up weekly, and the password database is also backed up to a few trusted cloud services.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 hours ago

It's because people who make that argument tend to treat politics like team sports, so they assume everyone else does as well.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Shit, there are at least 3 mcds within a few miles from my house, and I manage to just not eat there.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Trump will launch nukes before ever admitting to fucking kids.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago (9 children)

This does not make me want mcd's.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

Yeah, pretty much all of that hit my uncanny valley instincts. It was definitely, significantly edited after generation, but the clips themselves were...not right.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Remember the "drones" that appeared for a few weeks last year then suddenly stopped existing?

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Maybe he has a laptop they can search

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've worked with a few of your fellow sailors (in a civilian capacity). Navy nukes have lots of fun stories.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That is an appropriate usage of "AI", as it's basically just pattern recognition. Something computers are really good at.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago

Remember kids, the cruelty is the point.

 

I'm in the process of getting my Home Assistant environment up and running, and decided to run a test: it turns out that my gaming PC (custom 5800X3D/7900XTX build) uses more power just sitting idle, than both of my storage freezers combined.

Background: In addition to some other things, I bought two "Eightree" brand Zigbee-compatible plugs to see how they fare. One is monitoring the power usage of both freezers on a power strip (don't worry, it's a heavy duty strip meant for this), and the other is measuring the usage of my entire desktop setup (including monitors and the HA server itself, a Lenovo M710q).

After monitoring these for a couple days, I decided that I will shut off my PC unless I'm actively using it. It's not a server, but it does have WOL capability, so if I absolutely need to get into it remotely, it won't be an issue.

Pretty fascinating stuff, and now my wife is completely on board as well; she wants to put a plug on her iMac to see what it draws, as she uses it to hold her cross-stitch files and other things.

7 months later update:

I've expanded HA quite a bit and have a decent grasp on where my electricity is being used. Suspending my desktop has saved a shitload of power: under Linux, when suspended, it draws ~10W of power at any given time vs ~100W when idle. Also, I put smart plugs on the server cluster; the total usage of the entire cluster - 4 mini PCs, 1 SFF, and 5x HDDs (NAS) - over the last 7 months so far is currently at a whopping 465 kWh. That's ~66 kWh a month. Barely 5% of my monthly electrical usage.

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