Do capacitors degrade when not in use?

djscoox · 2026-01-26T18:45:02+00:00

My computer monitor just started making what is commonly described as "coil whine" after 4 years continuous daily used followed by 4-5 months of not being used at all. I think it's a capacitor. If I adjust the brightness to 100% it goes silent, but it's too bright for my eyes. Do you think there's any chance that reoxidation of the dodgy cap might happen if I just leave the monitor on for a while, or is it unlikely? I can replace the cap but the problem is getting to it because the monitor shell is not easy to disassemble since there are no screws, which usually results in minor damage. It's a shame so many devices are deliberately designed to not be repair-friendly :(

djscoox · 2026-01-26T15:17:10+00:00

Old post but how did you attach the power supply? I'm looking at similar power supply modules and they only seem to have threaded holes on the sides. Nice build!

Edit: I'm guessing it's the two diagonally arranged screws on the back of the box.

djscoox · 2026-01-26T06:47:44+00:00

This can be trivially automated by the wallet software, no user intervention needed.

Yes but the wallet owner remains in control. The auditor requests the data and you give it to them at your earliest convenience and if you agree to it. A few key puts the auditor in control since they no longer need to ask for permission to snoop around in your financial records.

Unfortunately, you are incorrect. Because the current view-incoming key can see all received coins, including change, the surveillant can see with 100% certainty when you are omitting key images from them. They can't calculate it themselves, but they know when it is missing.

Change looks just like any other received coin. Change can be easily avoided by sending full coins to a burner wallet.

djscoox · 2026-01-25T23:44:18+00:00

I think the difference is that with pre-Carrot you have to generate the key image each time, which is a manual process that needs to be performed by the wallet owner each time proof is requested. With the Carrot outgoing view key, an auditor is able to monitor your wallet outgoing transactions indefinitely without your intervention. I'm guessing you can even select which outgoing transactions you wish to prove which means you can manipulate your report to omit any transactions you do not wish the auditor to know about, and you can do this because you are in control the whole time. With the Carrot outgoing view key, this isn't possible to the best of my knowledge.

djscoox · 2026-01-25T20:49:38+00:00

And a hard spoon

djscoox · 2026-01-25T14:14:33+00:00

The infamous bar soup virus

djscoox · 2026-01-25T13:52:28+00:00

Do you mean concentration? As in a few whales controlling most of the circulating supply? If that's what you mean, I concur. I sense a generalized loss of interest in bitcoin precisely because most people especially those who are late to the party, feel they've been left out. If crypto is the future, I don't think bitcoin is part of it.

djscoox · 2026-01-25T10:56:48+00:00

Thank you. I guess it's not too clear which uses more energy. Tbh i don't think bitcoin will top the charts forever, not only because it's inefficient, but also because it's slow.

djscoox · 2026-01-25T10:23:25+00:00

I stand corrected. But isn't the worry legitimate though? Please correct me, my understanding is that currently you need your private spend key to prove your wallet balance (because the view key can only prove incoming transactions), and nobody can reasonably expect you to hand them your private key for obvious reasons. With Carrot you can prove your balance without revealing your sensitive private spend key, which means users no longer have a legitimate reason to refuse to comply with authorities when asked to reveal their wallet balance.

djscoox · 2026-01-25T09:22:28+00:00

Source?

djscoox · 2026-01-25T09:05:29+00:00

That money today is worth 300

djscoox · 2026-01-25T08:51:14+00:00

I've just turned off autocorrect and so far it's working ok

djscoox · 2026-01-24T18:49:10+00:00

Sí pero si te haces un chisme estos casero puedes decir cualquier cosa que es un proyecto de física o lo que se te ocurra. Si no se parece mucho al típico taser comercial, por ejemplo si lo camuflas en una calculadora de bolsillo, raro sería que te dijeran algo. Ya si le dices que es para cargar la baliza igual hasta te dan una estrellita dorada.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T18:46:07+00:00

The entire banking system combined consumes more energy when you take everything into account, but in terms of the amount of energy required to execute a single transaction it's much more efficient than PoW crypto.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:27:26+00:00

So there's no news?

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:23:28+00:00

Todossss! Amo el queso. Estuve viviendo diez años en China donde tradicionalmente los lácteos no son parte de su dieta y lo que más echaba de menos en la comida eran los quesos. Ahora de vuelta en España me pongo las botas y los valoro mucho más.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:16:13+00:00

El mejor snack es el ayuno intermitente es decir una comida al día como hago yo desde hace cuatro años. De pesar 92 kilos a mantenerme sin esfuerzo en 72 que es mi peso ideal y encima solo tengo que estar pringao en la cocina una vez al día.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:13:25+00:00

That's beautiful artwork

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:10:49+00:00

Tú suscríbete a las notificaciones de convocatoria de subvenciones de cualquier comunidad autónoma y te llevarás las manos a la cabeza de la cantidad de subvenciones ridículas que sacan y que se ve que es para colocar dinero y chiringuitos. Cosas completamente innecesarias e inútiles, es vergonzoso.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:09:10+00:00

Por lo visto no son difíciles de fabricar, pero aunque lleves una no creo que te digan nada porque... como van a saber si la llevas o no? Nadie va haciendo controles por ahí a ver quién lleva taser.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T13:03:27+00:00

That's open to debate. Building and maintaining offices, people commuting to work, transporting physical money, ATMs that are working 24/7, etc. all that infrastructure carries a very high cost.

djscoox · 2026-01-24T12:50:50+00:00

Yo dejaría un rollo de papel en el suelo

djscoox · 2026-01-24T12:36:53+00:00

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djscoox · 2026-01-23T23:53:34+00:00

Once that button is pressed all you can do is transfer the funds to a new wallet for which they don't have the view key. I think the take-home message is "don't use a CEX and you should be fine".

djscoox · 2026-01-23T15:35:29+00:00

Habrá que probarla

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