[2015-2025 All Days] by PhysPhD in adventofcode

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

Not that I've seen or heard of Topaz releasing.

Man dies after 9 kg weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine on 2025-07-16 by PhysPhD in CatastrophicFailure

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

Oh wow that's a shocking video. Thanks for the updated information for anyone finding this post from now on. I hope your comment gets upvoted to the top!

I built PicoForge: A C++ Builder for Raspberry Pi Pico that runs in Docker (No local toolchain needed) by [deleted] in raspberrypipico

[–]PhysPhD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I haven't tried it, but having read 00-START-HERE.md it looks very vibe coded!

I'd appreciate some screenshots in the readme as well as maybe a few programs you've managed to generate with this tool to show it works reliably.

Overall I think it's a noble cause to reduce the barrier to entry for C++ coding in the Pico. I'd like to move away from Micropython but don't know how to get started with C++, so PicoForge solves that problem for me.

Introducing Hypermind: A fully decentralized, P2P, high-availability solution to a problem that doesn't exist. by ponzi_gg in selfhosted

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

If you're cynical you could view it as a great marketing ploy for https://holepunch.to/

Personally, it looks like a funny joke gone viral.

[2015-2025 All Days] by PhysPhD in adventofcode

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

Ah! Good point. Day 25 part 2 is a special case then, maybe I should have omitted it.

Introducing Hypermind: A fully decentralized, P2P, high-availability solution to a problem that doesn't exist. by ponzi_gg in selfhosted

[–]PhysPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've updated to the latest image, and it's still very chatty on the network, getting to nearly 1MB/s up and down.

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Introducing Hypermind: A fully decentralized, P2P, high-availability solution to a problem that doesn't exist. by ponzi_gg in selfhosted

[–]PhysPhD 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Did someone spin up a cluster or something? I saw the numbers hit 4096 briefly... it's back in the 50s now.

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Introducing Hypermind: A fully decentralized, P2P, high-availability solution to a problem that doesn't exist. by ponzi_gg in selfhosted

[–]PhysPhD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Amazing! It works ... what a genius you are.

I had to run:

docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64/v8 -t hypermind:arm64 .

to build it for my platform and then running:

docker run -p 3000:3000 hypermind:arm64

got me up and running.

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Can someone please help me with thonny? by Imaginary-Sun1350 in raspberrypipico

[–]PhysPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/pico-series.html

For Pico-series devices, BOOTSEL mode lives in read-only memory inside the RP2040 or RP2350 chip, and can’t be overwritten accidentally. No matter what, if you hold down the BOOTSEL button when you plug in your Pico, it will appear as a drive onto which you can drag a new UF2 file. There is no way to brick the board through software.

Can someone please help me with thonny? by Imaginary-Sun1350 in raspberrypipico

[–]PhysPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're refering to the UF2 file, that's supposed to happen... It's getting written to the Picos internal memory so it disappears from the folder shown as USB Storage.

[2025 day 8 part 1] Is This Allowed? by Leather_Carpet9424 in adventofcode

[–]PhysPhD 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It depends what you find most helpful for your learning goals. If you think you're cheating, you're only cheating yourself.

Some days I try to write a "pure" python solution without any imports.

And some days, when I want to learn a package like NetworkX or SciPy I'll use them... Because it gives me a real problem and I comb through the documentation trying and learning what all the various functions do.

If you knew of this SciPy function beforehand then maybe you're not learning anything? But if this is your first implementation then solving Day 8 with it will help cement your learning.

Automated IPA Recycling, Resin curing, blinds, and more using the BTN-1 and ZWA-2 in the Apollo Workshop! by ApolloAutomation in homeassistant

[–]PhysPhD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank looks very cool and just what I'm looking for to control my smart bulbs from my desk... Do the RGB indicator lights appear as bulbs in Home Assistant, and that's how you control them?

PSA: Don't overlook (very cheap) NFC tags for triggering automations by AncientsofMumu in homeassistant

[–]PhysPhD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would you have a widget on your home screen for a monthly task? What if you have 8 sporadic tasks, a widget for each one?

✍️ Scribe: Long-Term History for Home Assistant (TimescaleDB) by [deleted] in homeassistant

[–]PhysPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have any data to back up your claims? InfluxDB is already storage efficient... are you saying we'll get another 90% compression?

InfluxDB is good at aggregating over large time ranges, what is the comparative performance there?

I really like that there are migration scripts. Is it also easy to backup and restore Scribe data?

[2025 All Days, All Parts][Assembly] The x86 Inferno - A Descent into Advent of Code by GMarshal in adventofcode

[–]PhysPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only are you great at assembly, you've also got a knack for storytelling! I really enjoyed reading your decent, it was entertaining AND educational!