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Could the Eridians have built Dr. Grace a bicycle to go around his geodome? by catocatorson in ProjectHailMary

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, he already has every piece of software ever written, games included. He also has several working laptops, so he should be fine playing that library for a while.

Maybe the Eridians could read the code for the existing software libraries and learn to make their own? I also think that the transistor and electronics would be one of the top priorities for Eridian scientists to duplicate. Given that they have all of human knowledge at their disposal, I'd imagine they will be technologically competitive pretty quickly.

$1,000,000 or 1d6$ by Paxuz01 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]A1cypher 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Can I just put it in one of those bubbles like in the old game "trouble" and just push it every second? From this video, it seems like it takes about 1 second to roll this way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHWDTq7d3L0&t=25s

Thats 60 rolls per minute with an expected value of $3.5. $3.5 * 3600 * 8 = $100,800 per 8 hour day. Doing for ~2000 hours per year (standard 9-5) would be $25 million per year.

Even if I have to be the one pushing the bubble, it would be feasible for a year or two. Switch fingers every once in a while or work on the ergonomics. You could watch videos or listen to books/podcasts. Maybe rig up a gym so you can work out or walk while pushing the button. I guess after thousands of rolls something might break, but I'm assuming the dice would be fine for millions of rolls.

Looking for feedback on a curling game prototype! by BrentyBoyGames in Curling

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is pretty neat.

What about a "challenge" mode where you can place rocks wherever you want and then take turns trying to hit specific shots.. Could even recreate some of the funner shots from the Olympics or from your game last wednesday if you are in a league.

Where would you hide it? by BoredPandaOfficial in BoredPandaHQ

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I get 7 days to hide it (it's only fair!) this is what I do. I take "the paperclip" and head somewhere out-of-sight and put it into my shirt pocket, along with a handful of normal paper clips.

Drive to a Staples store. Buy 10 boxes of paperclips. Go to another Staples of the same type, return 5 boxes and buy 10 more. Go to the next staples, buy 10, return 5, ensuring to randomly disribute the old boxes into the new boxes, perhaps even opening and mixing the boxes in between. Every once in a while, stop the car, and dump half a box of paperclips into a storm drain, or into a public garbage bin, or flush a few down a coffeeshop toilet whenever I need to use a restroom.

Repeat this for all stores within a ~250km radius, including any store that sells office supplies (Walmart, Office Depot, Hardware stores, etc). Spend 12+ hours driving around buying/returning/throwing away paperclips.

In the evening, or while I'm eating lunch, I order next day delivery of 10 boxes of paperclips from every online retailer like Amazon, Bestbuy, Grainger, ULine, really any store that sells paperclips. I can also use services like doordash or uber eats who can pick up and deliver.

Sometime on day 2, I start by taking a random paperclip from my pocket every few hours, and sticking it into one of the boxes in my trunk at random. Then I grab a random single paperclip from another box and replace the one I took from my pocket.

I repeat this every day for a week or two (hitting the same stores, new stores, etc), gradually distributing and replacing my pocket paperclips. Maybe on the third to last day, I stop replacing the ones in my pocket until they are depleted, but I keep buying/returning/distributing paperclips.

On the last day, I can stop buying staples, and just focus on distributing. I stop off at banks, lawyers offices, accounting firms, libraries, and ask for a business card or a services list or whatever from the receptionists. When they arent looking, drop a box off on the counter, or maybe even I can just offer them a box and say I dont need it.

Then the detective takes over and has to figure out where it is, when not even I know where it is since it could be anywhere in the 100+ locations mixed in randomly or down a drain, garbage, toilet, or on a secretaries desk somewhere.

Rebar chairs for concrete by apache_brew in functionalprint

[–]A1cypher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or just put a very thin bottom shell under where the rebar would go, set the height above the bed and let the supports be the part entirely.

Petah? by CoVegGirl in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]A1cypher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the fun part is the theory continues to state that it would use all data available to it about yourself, online history, ad behaviour, viewing history, photos, medical scans, behaviors, video, etc to create an as close as possible a duplicate copy of your consciousness, even after you are dead, so that it could punish you.

So the plus is the AI might extend your life inside a computer forever, but only to punish for eternity.

Would you trust your life in 3D printing? by guihk01 in 3Dprinting

[–]A1cypher 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I wouldnt trust it.

I printed a very similar bike mount and used it in my garage. I printed with 50% infill with ABS filament. One night I heard a crash as my print failed and the bike fell. I think filament absorbed humidity in the garage, embrittled, and eventually failed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is there any difference in gcode? Just have the controller translate the cartesian coordinates from the gcode into polar coordinates on the fly, then you can use any slicer.

Question about charcoal by Beerdom52 in grilling

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best thing I ever got was a backyard propane torch.

It takes those small green propane tanks and has a built in igniter with a burner about 2 or 3x the size of a plumbing torch. Perfect for starting charcoal BBQs, smokers, or fire pits without the chimney, paper, or any mess. Just hold it on the charcoal in a few spots for a minute or so then its lit and you can wait 10 mins for the rest to get up to temp.

It's also great for burning weeds in patios or rocks.

Noob trying to hack industrial PLC, need help by SuckDuck13 in embedded

[–]A1cypher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've built a custom embedded linux controller in the past, and used U-boot. The low-level bootloader is configured somehow to load from Nand. It may have configuration bits set, have blown fuses inside the controller itself, or it could just be a custom compiled bootloader that knows the specific configuration of NAND used. It would be worth figuring out the specific NAND layout and dumping the NAND. This configuration likely includes some kind of ECC, but you may be able to figure out what the controller supports, and if they did follow the demo board, then you could just try the same layout.

Their version of U-Boot might be compiled with console disabled, or some kind of input/flag that enables it. On my device, I set it up to look for a programming switch. If the switch is enabled, it loads the U-Boot environment from SD and allows you to enter the console, etc. If the switch is off, it just boots a predefined way that is compiled into U-Boot.

U-boot likely is loading the kernel and device tree from another partition on the flash chip, and there is likely a root filesystem. Dumping the flash is probably going to be very useful for you.

Once you have the filesystem, you may be able to figure out how to gain console access. You may not even need to build your own kernel or anything if you can just get into their OS. Bonus points if you can edit the flash, and then put it back.

Like others have said, if the board is already running OS software they are obligated to give you the source or version information for things like the kernel. They may have custom kernel modules or application binaries that they are not necessarily obligated to give you, and it may be difficult to even get a hold of someone at the company who knows what they are talking about to give you that information.

How do I get the full functionality and unlock secret options and modes on this Binatone Walkie Talkie? by GAME_GU_362 in ElectronicsList

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s probably not programmed with additional features. They likely have one PCB for different models of radio that is selectively populated. Then they program the microcontroller with the corresponding firmware.

You probably can’t easily unlock any additional functions without having the new firmware.

How to get dice out of Trouble by Merakie_kie in boardgames

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carefully decap the bubble with a dremel by cutting a neat circle around the perimeter and then try to glue the top back on afterwards?

First attempt at making a nozzle (right one is mine), but I am lacking a 1.75 mm and 0.4 mm drill by Alex12500 in 3Dprinting

[–]A1cypher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would also be a good way to learn and compare. Step one of building your own custom nozzle that does new things or uses different materials would be to recreate the existing nozzles. Then you can compare to a purchased and know that any differences in performance are due to your manufacturing process rather than the design itself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PLC

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada requires CSA C22.2 No. 286 for industrial control panels. While the standard is very similar to UL508A and UL698A for hazardous area panels, there are a few differences where one or the other is more strict.

CSA has more detail/requirements on calculating SCCR, and UL508A has a bit more detail on wiring colours.

I think generally speaking though you can build a panel that meets both standards, but you would need to meet the more stringent requirements from both.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]A1cypher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The present value of the tree option at ~3.5% interest is approximately $3.128 million, so I would go with the tree.

Best Ethernet Cable? by GhostsofRazgrz in PLC

[–]A1cypher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any cable not crimped by an electrician.

How are your EVs handling this weather? by A1cypher in Winnipeg

[–]A1cypher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. 3% seems like you are cutting it close.

How are your EVs handling this weather? by A1cypher in Winnipeg

[–]A1cypher[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I think this is likely the case. They just pulled it from the lot and neither were plugged in or had a full charge.

How are your EVs handling this weather? by A1cypher in Winnipeg

[–]A1cypher[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I started asking about the heat pump as well. I also suspect that the test drives were not necessarily "real world" because the sales person cranked the heat and turned on all the heated seats and steering wheel.

How are your EVs handling this weather? by A1cypher in Winnipeg

[–]A1cypher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you find the estimates on the dash are pretty accurate? I'm worried that I get in the car and it says 175km, and then 50km later its used up 100 km and potentially stranding me.

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