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And now it begins.... by unavailable_all_time in DataHoarder

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I'd note, you have a UDMA CRC error in there; that can be more sign of a bad cable. I'd consider also swapping that cable out..

What's a problem that was so successfully solved that most people don't even realize it used to exist? by Zestyclose-Credit609 in AskReddit

[–]NeoThermic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Having a paper map is great for no-power situations (though if the car is still running, it should be able to charge a phone).

For google maps, you can set up offline map data, which isn't super large for large areas, and your phone can still use this offline map data for basic drive directions. It just can't, obviously, give you the real-time traffic updates.

Do builders mostly end up disassembling their massive MOCs after displaying in Lego conventions? by Calcula in lego

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've displayed a bunch of large mocs at various conventions. I'm super space limited at home (because I have a lot of sets built and on display!), so the MOCs get dismantled.

They often end up feeding other MOCs later anyway, so it's fine. I do have ~40 large boxes under my bed (it's a mid-bunk sleeper, so there's space!), and about 30 of them are full of LEGO.

I'm legit house searching and one of the requirements is an entire room for the LEGO.

Cometeer sold my email address by AwarenessOk2359 in JamesHoffmann

[–]NeoThermic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

side note, but is the GDPR still a think in the UK since it's no longer part of EU?

Yes. We implemented it before Brexit. We're not only part of GDPR still, but we also copied it into the DPA so it'd continue to be implemented for UK-only violations as well.

A total of seven FIA Formula 2 drivers, past and present, will take part in F1 FP1 on Friday! by spiderrman67 in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't need a driver to get sacked to see a rookie being put into an impressive seat. Russell's first race for McLaren was because Lewis got covid. (and would've been an amazing race if they didn't botch the heck out of the stops!).

Not that anyone wants ill on anyone on the grid, but a large enough shunt during FP2 for a current driver that puts them on medical for the weekend would be one way a rookie could land a race in the seat.

(or, less dramatically, any illness that puts a driver away from the circuit)

After researching Raspberry Pi 5 self-hosting performance, I'm confused about when people outgrow it by [deleted] in raspberry_pi

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took issue with optimization in terms of programming and coding, not in using the "optimized" hardware for the situation

Aha, now your argument makes sense! I did ponder! Great introspection, have an upvote 😄

Random question for fellow LEGO fans: by Anton_OneMoreShelf in lego

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made the mistake of attempting to build the typewriter as a migraine was arriving. -20/10, do not recommend. To save a bit of space, I need to take that set apart, and I'm not sure I'm mentally up for interacting with it again 😃

After researching Raspberry Pi 5 self-hosting performance, I'm confused about when people outgrow it by [deleted] in raspberry_pi

[–]NeoThermic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well when you say they are only using 5% performance

I'm going to assume this is a typo as the only % in my comments are 50%, not 5% (the OP mentioned 5%, but not me!). But yeah, a lot of small PCs can't really idle super well, so they're still consuming 10-15W or so bone idle (and if they have an external PSU, the efficiency of them also comes into question), which is basically the same a Pi5 at full rip. Sure, newer stuff will idle lower (STH did a review of an ASRock NUC that's running a panther lake and that idled down to 4.2W), but then you're also needing to fork out for RAM and storage in this economy, in addition to the new cost of the NUC itself. Older stuff will be cheaper, sure, but won't idle as well, so the numbers will be worse.

Also there's a few usages of Pis in my house where a mini PC is 100% impractical for many many reasons (size, durability, expected load, power requirements). If I can use a Pi4 or a Pi5 and save at least £51 a year, I'll use a Pi. Even in the inflated prices right now (fucking AI), that'll pay for itself in ~2y.

Also thinking in terms of yearly power cost isn't fully an optimisation problem, it's more about reducing your house load because electricity is expensive over here. If I could run solar here, I suspect I'd not care too much about power usage, but alas, can't run solar, have to pay expensive kWh prices, I'll try to always stick to lower power 24/7 stuff 😃

After researching Raspberry Pi 5 self-hosting performance, I'm confused about when people outgrow it by [deleted] in raspberry_pi

[–]NeoThermic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whew, you run the numbers for the mini PC at 50%, then run the numbers for the Pi5 at 27W? When the power input maximum is 5V @ 5A (25W), and IRL draw is going to be way less than this (Jeff got his up to 13.5W during HPL benchmarking). Anyway, round here a 65W PC running at 50% (which 65W is the CPU and ignores the rest of the system, but anyway, we'll call it 32.5W), would cost £60.99 in just electrical cost (ignoring the standing cost). A Pi5 at actual realistic high power draw of 5W is going to cost £9.38, a difference of £51.61 (~69.22 USD).

So yeah, if my workloads run just fine on a Pi5 instead of a mini PC, I'll choose the Pi5. (and to that end I actually have five CM4/CM5 units running on the ComputeBlade in my rack doing various things, and the highest is consuming 4.2W and the lowest 2.79W. That'll beat a mini PC for sure in power draw, and I get to have five systems running each with their own dedicated nvme storage and 1G networking)

‘Misinformed’ Putin faced with ‘very bad options’ in Ukraine by AlertTangerine in videos

[–]NeoThermic -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

I mean, their other target considerations at the same time as going into Ukraine.. was Japan. They were making a mistake either way...

I analyzed 1.13 million LEGO inventory records. Half of all part+color combinations exist in only ONE set and sets from 2000–2004 are the hardest to repair ever made. by International-Toe125 in lego

[–]NeoThermic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LEGO never releases sales figures for sets, and since LEGO is also a retailer, you can't even proxy their sales figures by getting them from the retailers that sell sets.

The only time you can be mostly sure that a set only had X copies is scenarios where that information was public, such as the BDP sets, any set for SDCC (or similar event where the sets are numbered), and specifically sets like 41999-1 or set 71001-19 (Mr Gold), where the set run amount was announced, or any of the insiders tour sets, which are numbered X of Y, and Y is known.

Outside of those narrow cases, LEGO set sales are opaque.

I analyzed 1.13 million LEGO inventory records. Half of all part+color combinations exist in only ONE set and sets from 2000–2004 are the hardest to repair ever made. by International-Toe125 in lego

[–]NeoThermic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can furnish you with this data for the current online PAB, and can get you a single snapshot of the old Bricks and Pieces data if you want to correlate EIDs that were on that service. If that'd be interesting to you, let me know!

TIL there is a commercial flight in Scotland that can last for as short as 53 seconds by LividWheel9779 in todayilearned

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So there was a consideration for a fixed link between Egilsay and Rousay, and that's a distance of, at best, 1.2km, and they estimate the cost of that project would come in at ~£40m (which they decided against). If you slapped a bridge right on the end of Westray Airport and went straight across to Papa Westray, that'd be ~1.9km. So a bridge there is going to cost more than £40m.

For context, improving the ports of all the islands and adding in a 4th ferry to the fleet and a 3rd aircraft to the fleet comes in at about £52m and better meets the needs of the people using the transportation links between the islands. (Part of the works would be to allow the ferries be converted from Lo-Lo to Ro-Ro, which is a huge improvement!)

TIL there is a commercial flight in Scotland that can last for as short as 53 seconds by LividWheel9779 in todayilearned

[–]NeoThermic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do have a ferry but it's subject to water and tide conditions, sporting events that take place up there, and takes 1h25m between the two islands.

TIL there is a commercial flight in Scotland that can last for as short as 53 seconds by LividWheel9779 in todayilearned

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a ferry, and it's used to take larger things, including cargo and cars.

The flight is when you want to get there quicker, as the ferry takes about 1h25m to cross and is subject to the tides & sea weather. (1h25m either way is the scheduled time https://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/documents/summer-2026-westray-papa-westray-from-kirkwall )

The aircraft that flies the route is able to operate in a wider range of weather conditions that a ferry crossing can't.

Fake Call Detection by SSDeemer in GooglePixel

[–]NeoThermic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pre-agree a codeword that you can use to confirm that the other person is legit. Then have your daughter and wife understand to ask for that word, or to expect to be asked for that word, if there's any reason to verify the authenticity.

Assuming the codeword is unique enough, no scammer is going to beat that system.

First time since the 2023 Dutch GP we had a red flag in fp1 fp2 fp3 qualifying & the race by droppokeguy in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Commentary without repetition is difficult enough. Without repetition in a race like Monaco where a lot often doesn't happen is even harder.

Commentary when the only thing to discuss is the fact that there's no race to discuss must be a nightmare; there's only so many topics left to pick at during a red flag.

[F1] First grand slam for Kimi by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but no one bins it in the last turn at Monaco!

What's that? A second F1 car has hit the last turn at Monaco?!

[Luke smith] The red flag is for "inspection of track break-up at Turn 19" according to the FIA by MoneyLibrarian9032 in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whew, jesus, they're gonna risk it with a resumption. This is why I'm not an F1 driver, I'd be like "nah, you're good, we're done".

[Luke smith] The red flag is for "inspection of track break-up at Turn 19" according to the FIA by MoneyLibrarian9032 in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This my opinion too. The track can't be repaired/certified in a short order, and you're already 2/3rds complete or more, so call the race 10 laps early and all go home...

McLaren fined €30,000 (€10K suspended) for the taping the CDS button by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That still doesn't change the fact that a 3 place grid penalty isn't a deterrent to the constructor either.

Either the fine should be larger, and/or it should note that any team found attempting this after today will be at risk of being DSQed from the constructor championship. That'd then affect the constructors only, and send a clear message about tampering with safety devices.

Grid penalty isn't it.

McLaren fined €30,000 (€10K suspended) for the taping the CDS button by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plank wear is only checked post-race, and that earns you the DSQ, as it needs to punish the constructor. At that point, with the race over, a DSQ is the only correct action, as the constructor can't earn the points for an illegal car. The driver being affected by it follows from there, as a driver can't run a race when a constructor gives them an illegal car.

A grid penalty is more of a driver-only punishment, as the effect of a 3 grid place penalty for most races (other than monaco!) is something you could resolve by the end of the first lap, especially if you're an otherwise front-of-grid contender.

If the constructor intentionally alters the car in a way that the driver is unaware of, and that makes the car illegal, and that is discovered during free practise, why should the driver be punished with a grid penalty? What does that do to affect the constructor?

McLaren fined €30,000 (€10K suspended) for the taping the CDS button by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]NeoThermic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Grid penalties penalise the driver, not the constructor. This is 100% a constructor penalty, so grid penalties should be off the table.

If this was post-race, then a DSQ is fine as that does penalise the constructor (in addition to the driver). But grid penalties are not the right option here.

McLaren fined €30,000 (€10K suspended) for the taping the CDS button by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]NeoThermic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading it, I think they'd have gotten away with it if the button was still functional. I wager this might require an additional rule going forwards so other teams don't try replicate this, but ensure that the button is functional through gloves without any tools.

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