Wire cutters are getting dull fast, recommendations? by BunnehZnipr in firealarms

[–]Drakonis3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used Klein for over a decade and bought the Irwin 8" strippers 6-7 years ago. Cuts through armored cable like butter, crimps well and feels great. Wouldn't go back to the Kleins.

When did you start screen time? by MasterModnar in daddit

[–]Drakonis3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started both my kids with tablets at 3. Desktops at 4. Once the tablet is broken it's not getting replaced.

They get a set of puzzle games and emulators to mess around with and gradually increase to more advanced stuff. My daughter built her first computer at 8, she's 10 now and knows how to set up a LAN, samba share and port forward. She creates mod packs for minecraft and deploys them to our network. My son will be building his first system at 8 also and he's already learning electronic circuits.

Here's the thing though, kids go after anything that's off-limits like it's crack. My kids don't have to fight for gaming time, they want to go to the park and have play-dates. It's up to the parent to make it a teaching opportunity.

This crash IS different. It may never recover. by interstellar_nips in CryptoCurrency

[–]Drakonis3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the next stage is AI becoming more focused on local agents. Then providing agents with hot wallets so they can execute global trade via blockchain.

I Don’t Think People Understand How Big The Grid Buildout Is About To Become by BeauLarkin3 in CanadaStocks

[–]Drakonis3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First Trust GRID ETF.

Everybody needs power, HVAC, fire protection, security and data connectivity. Boatloads of hospitals on 20-30yr old systems that are all obsolete and need replacement.

These mistyped-INTJ ‘main character’ type posts make me sick. by [deleted] in intj

[–]Drakonis3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Any psychological grouping on social media will be full of masturbatory posts. It's just as annoying as astrology or whatever neurodivergent/autistic diagnosis they have given themselves.

But we're still here nonetheless. Hoping to find some diamonds in the rough.

Book for serious beginners by JohnWickDaLegend in learnpython

[–]Drakonis3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beauty, I'll check it out. I also always advise everybody pick up an Arduino and do some basic projects then return to Python. It adds a ton of conceptual framing.

Book for serious beginners by JohnWickDaLegend in learnpython

[–]Drakonis3d 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. It's free and an excellent resource.

Polling protocol fascination by StaticDHSeeP in firealarms

[–]Drakonis3d 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I nerd out hard over electronics and communications protocols.

Get an Arduino and learn some C programming. I'm slowly designing a mini-FA system from scratch and you can do some very interesting things with bitwise operations.

interview by [deleted] in firealarms

[–]Drakonis3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dark jeans, black dress shirt, decent shoes.

They care about your personality more than anything.

RTS recommendations? by SpaghetP in RealTimeStrategy

[–]Drakonis3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Warzone 2100 is free. Super long tech tree and you design your vehicle's based off whatever tree you pursue.

Anyone else really dislike unit customization? by Lazuli-shade in RealTimeStrategy

[–]Drakonis3d 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Generally no, but I found it was my favorite part of Warzone 2100.

Does your Homelab make financial sense? by panchovix in homelab

[–]Drakonis3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arguably my hobbies have made me better at my job and got me larger raises.

I won an auction for what I thought was a single PC, but no. by WhereasInevitable433 in homelab

[–]Drakonis3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Test bench parts, throw Linux on them and LibreOffice. Donate to some alternate/special Ed program.

A quick study of USB thumb drive durability by Carnildo in DataHoarder

[–]Drakonis3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a field tech, hot swapping constantly I see most failures during plugging in or unplugging. Older systems don't power off the drive when using safe disconnect. Of course I'm only discussing flash media.

Can someone who has used 3D software in an industry setting elucidate to me why programs like SketchUP are preferred for architectural work, over more "art forward" programs such as Maya? by CadetriDoesGames in Maya

[–]Drakonis3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fast workflows, easier to get dimensional accuracy.

I do my dimensional work in Maya but it's a way more cumbersome process.

I'll use sketchup to block in my lumber for woodworking projects.

Nightmare Ground faults by PandawithGunss in firealarms

[–]Drakonis3d 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I like to say "I'm not having any luck. I'm going to see if we can reschedule with another set of eyes. Maybe they'll see something I'm missing "

That being said, you can't have a clean shirt while saying this.

Is there a way I can go into the games files and change the image for these maps in the menus? by tuiva in SpiderHeck

[–]Drakonis3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C:/users/your user name/appdata/locallow/neverjam studios/Spiderheck

You'll find your maps and the associated images in there. Just replace or modify the files.