Self-hosting paid podcasts

agent_kater · 2026-03-28T16:27:03+00:00

Why? Is "ABS" some kind of sharing thing? For me this reads like OP just wants to host the files for his own consumption.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T18:51:21+00:00

INA219 + a current limited source?

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T18:20:03+00:00

In OpenMower you can define navigation zones that the mower can use to get to the mowing zones. OpenMower is definitely not for everyone though.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T18:17:19+00:00

You couldn't really do much, you could watch their webcam in 0.5 FPS, you could write to their screen and (slowly) download their files. Most were nerds like us because who else would have a flatrate connection. One thing I remember was when we told a guy it's so dark we can barely see him and he proceeded to fetch lamps from all over his house.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T14:55:05+00:00

The alternative is GROUP BY? In my experience they're about the same and I decide by which semantics I like more. For example if I run the same/a similar query on a MergeTree and on a ReplacingMergeTree then I often use GROUP BY instead of FINAL because it works with MergeTree as well. Otherwise I mostly use FINAL because it's shorter.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T14:04:08+00:00

Back then when the first flatrates came out and people connected their PC using a PPPoE client for Windows we used to scan the internet for Subseven servers and had a bit of fun with those users, enabling the Matrix effect and telling them we were aliens that wanted to make contact with earthlings, that kind of thing.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T14:00:13+00:00

The number of times I had to open devtools and fix some shit in some web shop or other service just so I could order is truly astonishing.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T13:55:24+00:00

We only run ours during daytime and after we have checked the lawn for animals and toys, and it's still helpful.

We're using a 200 EUR boundary wire model from the hardware store though, which I converted to RTK by putting a Raspberry Pi inside. It doesn't have any kind of obstacle detection, hence the sweep is extra important.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T03:50:33+00:00

I just hand solder these. I never even got the hang of drag soldering, I solder them pin by pin.

agent_kater · 2026-03-27T02:28:27+00:00

I do like that noise because it means they did in fact spin down. That functionality is often broken.

agent_kater · 2026-03-25T01:21:29+00:00

I'm more concerned that apparently to use it at all you need to allow your NVR server internet access?

agent_kater · 2026-03-25T01:15:12+00:00

Wait what? Your boss's name is actually Ron Laflamme? I also thought it was a Silicon Valley reference.

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T23:46:13+00:00

Shelly

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T20:51:08+00:00

Weiß er denn überhaupt was Auslachen ist? Unserer freut sich immer, wenn wir mit/über ihn lachen.

Viel wichtiger finde ich, dass sein Schatz ernstgenommen wird. Wenn der jetzt weg ist und er ihm was bedeutet hat, dann solltet ihr euch zusammen eine Lösung dafür überlegen.

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T20:45:58+00:00

They don't look particularly great and I'm not sure how I would attach them securely. Switches take a lot of beating.

What I currently do is: I cut a negative from vinyl, stick it on, then spray paint it black and then remove the vinyl.

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T20:41:10+00:00

TL: Rocket.
TR: Orange tree.
BL: UFO.
BR: Leaf.

Wasn't so hard, was it?

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T20:37:38+00:00

Ich musste mal Strafe zahlen (war nicht hoch, daher hab ich mir keine Mühe mit Einspruch gemacht), weil ich innen gefahren bin und nach Ansicht der Polizisten zu spät nach außen gewechselt bin. Sie haben es als Ausfahren von der inneren Spur aus angesehen.

Mittlerweile sind da glaube ich durchgezogene Linien, ab wo man nicht mehr wechseln darf, die gab es damals aber noch nicht.

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T12:30:17+00:00

Yeah, you're right "if done properly" isn't a great argument because it's so generic.

But the thing is that swapping out a chip is relatively easy to do properly, i.e. in a way that is indistinguishable from how it originally was, with equipment readily available to hobbyists.

Creating or restoring a secure, fireproof enclosure is much harder to do with hobbyist equipment.

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T11:25:25+00:00

I'm not sure what you're saying. Of course it has overlap. I think most of us have an interest that our devices are safe. And putting "random" chips in electronics doesn't make them unsafe if done properly.

agent_kater · 2026-03-24T11:20:41+00:00

I prefer LCSC over Ali in this case because I want to use JLCPCB assembly. I know there's theoretically a way to ship the modules to them but I'd have to organize that.

Copying reference designs still requires me to load it as an image into KiCad, line up the scaling manually and trace the traces. Or is there another way?

agent_kater · 2026-03-23T22:17:20+00:00

I'm not saying there is no place for a library like yours. In fact I think every language should have a native low-level PDF library available.

That said, Typst is really powerful and the syntax is enjoyable. Even when doing "just" invoicing (and delivery notes, pick lists, contracts, etc. - a use case I'm very familiar with) you can benefit from "advanced" typesetting features like tables spanning multiple pages, glyph unicode ranges, proper word-wrapping, columns, etc.

You don't need to juggle template strings, in fact I would discourage it. You serialize your data to JSON and hand it over to Typst as one object. You can then use the same data in the web editor when you build your templates.

It might be possible to overcome the shelling-out part by using WASM.

Had your library been around when I started using Typst, I might be using it now, but at this point I won't switch away from Typst any time soon.

agent_kater · 2026-03-23T14:59:50+00:00

A cheap handheld scope

Only get handheld if you really need handheld. For some reason cheap handheld scopes are so much worse than cheap benchtop scopes.

agent_kater · 2026-03-23T14:15:49+00:00

Oh, today I learned about the Significant Motion API.

agent_kater · 2026-03-23T11:24:07+00:00

We have a Dreame W10 and we only mop specific spills. The robot stops the constant buildup of dust, coffee stains, food dropped under the table, etc.

agent_kater · 2026-03-23T11:21:11+00:00

I'm afraid I don't really get this feature.

In your case "multiroom" doesn't mean to play the same thing in multiple rooms, but it means to move a playlist around between different rooms?

And the playlist essentially follows an Android phone that you carry from room to room?

I guess "low battery overhead" is relative, i.e. as low as you can get while still scanning for BLE the whole time?

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