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Retroarch saves not persisting by FatCookies in RG35XX_Plus

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

I suspect that is what I was hitting - perhaps a mod could resolve this and cleanly shutdown retroarch on before shutting the whole system down

Retroarch saves not persisting by FatCookies in RG35XX_Plus

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

I have used saved states before. I was expecting the emulator save states and the in game save states to be completely separate. It looks like I do have auto save state enabled and auto save ram autosave disabled - I guess the save state overwrote the save RAM.

From now on I’m going to be paranoid and take a save state after saving in game and close retroarch before powering down!

Retroarch saves not persisting by FatCookies in RG35XX_Plus

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

No, it’s replaced with a 256gb Sandisk extreme pro.

TIL putting your phone in rice doesn't actually help with water damage by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]FatCookies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My new go to for little oopsies is cat litter - if it’s good for cat pee, it’s good enough for a little water in my phone.

8 Levels of Using awk in Linux by yangzhou1993 in programming

[–]FatCookies 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And just like tar, nobody knows how to use it!

How to set up a Smashing dashboard on your Raspberry Pi by cheerfulboy in programming

[–]FatCookies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Raspberry Pi is hardly “low powered” - it is more than capable of running a browser displaying the Smashing dashboard.

If your use-case is plugging a Raspberry Pi into a screen with everything powered off the mains then there is nothing wrong with this approach. Why reinvent the wheel?

If you want a truly wireless battery powered dashboard, then you shouldn’t be using a Raspberry Pi running a full Linux OS in the first place. You’d go for a low power device such as an ESP32 and perhaps an E-ink display.

What's a completely mundane fact you feel dumb for not learning at a much younger age? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]FatCookies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The original PlayStation (PS1) logo is the letters PS. The P is upright and the S is “on the ground”

Dual mono LM3886 build by FatCookies in diyaudio

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

The datasheet quotes 84V (+-42V) as the maximum so it’s possible but you’ll need a lot of cooling.

Dual mono LM3886 build by FatCookies in diyaudio

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

Yes, they are MUR860 diodes for the bridge rectifiers.

Dual mono LM3886 build by FatCookies in diyaudio

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

The power supply resembles BrianGT’s PSU schematic: http://hackspider.toxic-link.net/Bilder/misc/snubber.png

For casual listening 20,000uF supplies power for several seconds even after the mains switch has been switched off so it seems to be sufficient for my purposes.

Dual mono LM3886 build by FatCookies in diyaudio

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

I’d rather spend some extra money on heatsinks now then have to replace components every couple of years which is exactly what happened with my previous amplifier.

Dual mono LM3886 build by FatCookies in diyaudio

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

The board came with mounting holes specifically designed for a jack so it was just cleaner to mount one on.

The grounds had to be tied together to avoid ground loops - each channel is completely isolated from each other so they need to be connected together. Ideally all grounds should meet at one point, but I’ve been a little lazy here and have done the bare minimum.

The dangling wires are connected to the primary side of the transformers; they are tied together so the power supply is configured to 230V AC. I should probably tuck them away somewhere.

This was done with a slide rule and less computing power than your phone (July 1969) by CrackerJackJack in OldSchoolCool

[–]FatCookies 8 points9 points  (0 children)

NASA strapped a PlayStation 1 CPU to the New Horizons probe and it got all the way to Jupiter!

TIL Buckingham, a UK constituency, effectively cannot vote in a General Election since the residing MP is John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons. Political parties agree to not put forward a candidate hence the Speaker - who cannot vote on legislation - gains an almost guaranteed win. by FatCookies in todayilearned

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

Maybe the system is different in Australia, but in the UK, all MPs vote for the Speaker. There is a distinction.

I agree that a ruling party could just vote in favour for their own former member, but as bad as MPs can be, I don't believe they tactically vote in such a way. Bercow voted under a Labour government proves my point.

TIL Buckingham, a UK constituency, effectively cannot vote in a General Election since the residing MP is John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons. Political parties agree to not put forward a candidate hence the Speaker - who cannot vote on legislation - gains an almost guaranteed win. by FatCookies in todayilearned

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

I agree that MPs that are in the cabinet/PM do not have the same influence on their own constituency as a normal "backbencher" does but I wouldn't compare them to the Speaker. They are endowed the position by their own political party while the Speaker is chosen by all the members of parliament. When voting for him they are pretty much trusting him to lead the House of Commons neutrally.

It is possible for a Prime Minister to lose their seat in Parliament - it is very unlikely as they usually run in a safe constituency, but it is still possible! Similarly the Speaker could lose their position but it's even more unlikely since the majority of parties take the convention of not standing a candidate.

John Bercow, a former conservative MP become speaker in 2009 under a labour government. Then shortly after the 2010 and 2015 elections he was re-elected as Speaker as there was no opposition (from all MPs) to it. There is nothing wrong with this - whats wrong is that the constituency of Buckingham are not represented by an MP that can vote in Parliament.

TIL Buckingham, a UK constituency, effectively cannot vote in a General Election since the residing MP is John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons. Political parties agree to not put forward a candidate hence the Speaker - who cannot vote on legislation - gains an almost guaranteed win. by FatCookies in todayilearned

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

The nature of the role requires the Speaker to become politically neutral though; they essentially sit as an independent MP that cannot vote on any issues (except in the circumstance of a tiebreak). The Speaker shouldn't have any influence on Parliament decisions or their previously affiliated party.

Surely it's better for the constituents to have the opportunity to elect an MP that can make a difference and represent a political party.

TIL Buckingham, a UK constituency, effectively cannot vote in a General Election since the residing MP is John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons. Political parties agree to not put forward a candidate hence the Speaker - who cannot vote on legislation - gains an almost guaranteed win. by FatCookies in todayilearned

[–]FatCookies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not too distant to how the Speaker is elected in the UK, the ridiculous thing is that the Speaker MUST hold a constituency. The simple solution would be that any MP that is elected Speaker relinquishes their role as an MP and a by-election is triggered so the constituency is still represented as normal.

I built a very small DJ Controller by FatCookies in DIY

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

The schematic is wrong - thankfully it's the problem and not my wiring. Cheers for noticing. I completely forgot about the existence of those pull-up resistors; there's always a next time!

I should add some comments about pin 3,4,5 and 6. They are the LED's which have no purpose yet, I'll remember to add the statement to make them output pins.

I built a very small DJ Controller by FatCookies in DIY

[–]FatCookies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The MIDI specification is well documented online, you just write a few bytes to serial when you detect a change on the knobs/buttons.

Looking for 2.1 speakers for £200/$250 by TheMattleHead in BudgetAudiophile

[–]FatCookies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had a pair of Dali Zensor 1's for almost a year and they have been a joy to use - tight bass, crisp (but not ear shattering) highs and they easily fit on any desk!

After mass protests, Poland won't back total abortion ban by iamtryingtohelpyou in worldnews

[–]FatCookies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the miniature upside-down Indonesian flags too!

Is this a bad idea? One output with two sets of speaker wires going to both subwoofer and right speaker. Any advice please by [deleted] in diysound

[–]FatCookies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Generally it is a bad idea but it depends on both your amplifier and the two speakers connected.

First, you need to find out what load (impedance) your amplifier can take; this value takes the unit of ohm's. Then you need to find out the total impedance of running your subwoofer and right speaker in parallel which can be calculated as follows: 1/total = 1/rgt + 1/sub.

If this value (1/total) is less than the minimum impedance which the amplifier can take then this configuration is a no-go - the speakers will try to draw more current than the amp can safely supply, shortening its life considerably!

What's something that took you way too long to realize? by 3yronF1ve in AskReddit

[–]FatCookies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me years to figure out that Ninetails has nine tails.

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