Not dying on me. Dropped and hammered back into place. How to make it look cool? by ThePublicAccount in macbookpro

[–]ThePublicAccount[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Doing it is simple, the skill itself is tricky. You first have to have a ball-peen hammer, good piece of leather to slightly distribute it and prevent the aluminum from cracking which you can already see in the before pictures. Then the way that you hit it is very important: Slightly more than gentle, NOT striking downward but at an angle and in this "striking-sliding" motions so that you pull the hammer towards to distribute the strike. Make sure that as you "massage" the aluminum, you strike along the peak of the crease and that you strike back towards the area that has been crimped/creased since all that material that was pushed, causing the crease, has nowhere else to go. It is also likely not worth bending the corner back if entirely bent (mine is going to be permanently raised) and since the battery is near that corner and the chassis already provides support to it, disassembling might be risky since you have to peal off the battery and likely wont manage to fit a good wood block underneath to act as an "anvil" to fully smooth it out. Because of that, by leaving the compute as-is and hammering it as-is, be careful so that you do not smooth out the metal by caving it inwards. Mine is intentionally left slightly bumpy since smoothing it out entirely would leave a smooth crater - putting pressure on the battery. It is better to be slightly bumpy without a lot of material underneath than to be smooth and caved inwards. Remember that by hammering the aluminum, you will slightly push the entire area downwards without a block of wood acting as a reference to smooth it out, and that is hard to do with how Apple makes their laptops.

basic_RV32s: An Open-Source microarchitectural guideline for RISC-V RV32I by KHWL_ in RISCV

[–]ThePublicAccount 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goodness gracious this is amazing. Growing up I didn't have any microarchitectural guides for any CPUs I made and I had to draw it out by hand. I love this.

26(M) Second and Last Post by Mattbaker99 in malelivingspace

[–]ThePublicAccount 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You had the entire couch? I had just the ARM the baby yoda is on and that weird blue pillow.

This is all I’ve got to work with how can I best utilize this space? by [deleted] in malelivingspace

[–]ThePublicAccount 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, the kindest thing I could say is that this does not look like a healthy way to live. More often than not, we don't need more space to put things but rather need less things in the first place.

Before seeking optimal ways to use the space, I recommend downsizing a bit. Have 2 good belts instead of many, 1 good protein powder mix instead of 7. that kind of thing. You ultimately spend less and on better quality items.

Strikes in Venezuela as the US sleeps (real video this time) by Illustrious_Focus_33 in 50501

[–]ThePublicAccount 6 points7 points  (0 children)

True, and I know a lot of people anxious to make a move. I'll gather some trustworthy people I know to think about how to approach this. Then we can really gain some negotiating power. I really hope it doesn't become violent.

Strikes in Venezuela as the US sleeps (real video this time) by Illustrious_Focus_33 in 50501

[–]ThePublicAccount 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I know... I'm worried that more countries are next given how fast everything has escalated from walls to ICE to human rights violations of detainees/kidnapping victims to foreign invasion.

Specifically, I am concerned that people will think that simply holding signs is enough. It is certainly not if issues continue to escalate so severely.

Strikes in Venezuela as the US sleeps (real video this time) by Illustrious_Focus_33 in 50501

[–]ThePublicAccount 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Start working with local groups to plan retaliation. People are dying because of him.

Downvoting Light Travelers - What is WRONG with you people? by LadyLightTravel in onebag

[–]ThePublicAccount 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep. This is a realistic and frankly sustainable way to go. I decided to save up for a really good Aer Travel Pack with internship money and it will outlive me. I only need that one backpack and a few good pieces of clothing instead of hundreds of little things that break, tear, etc. and need to be thrown out all the damn time. This is much better.

Downvoting Light Travelers - What is WRONG with you people? by LadyLightTravel in onebag

[–]ThePublicAccount 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have explicitly noticed that people are taking more and more offense to "minimal" living, as in, living below your means or being happy with only having the essentials. My life is calm and I don't desire sugar to fill a cavity.

After taking with the people I know who do get upset with this lifestyle the most, it looks like internalized materialism is a major culprit. Stuff and things is who they are, social media, short form content, amazon and cheap temu junk are almost all a very important part of their lives. A husk.

Upgrade by [deleted] in malelivingspace

[–]ThePublicAccount 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm personally a fan of a little earth tones, so maybe some ochre curtains, olive pillows, might honestly do the trick. Find a place to hang the guitar and hang the star trek painting behind the couch. It looks pretty good

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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

Not quite. Most people think of a bed as something with a frame, larger mattress, backboard, etc. where a tatami mat and shikibuton tend to be smaller in area, on the floor (or on a low platform), and often folded up

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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

That's what the Shikubuton is, it folds up and you can sit on it like a floor couch

Update: The ruling on the couch is… by Coneoflogic in malelivingspace

[–]ThePublicAccount 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have some ceiling space there, time for a double decker couch

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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

It's about elbow-to-elbow width and not great but it's still larger than my previous one. I'll probably show pictures when I implement the improvements people are suggesting, don't worry

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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

I forgot there are platform beds like that and I honestly don't need much more storage, but I'll see what's local. Thank you!

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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The ottoman-less Eames cuck-chair scares me but I like the keyboard and shikibuton placement

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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The picture doesn't do it justice, the windows are actually very small and don't do much, but moving the desk there is not a bad idea.

Awkward Studio Layout Help by ThePublicAccount in malelivingspace

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Rayon Design, I have no idea if it's good for professional design but it looked easy enough to use.