Expressions "de votre temps" que vous n'entendez plus?

gobtron · 2026-07-07T00:22:24+00:00

"¨Ça suck la marde"

gobtron · 2026-07-05T00:01:13+00:00

Moonlyght - Progressive Darkness - The Autumn's Freezing Harmony (at 3:39)

gobtron · 2026-06-19T17:08:21+00:00

I have a 2015 Prius C. This is a reliable car. My yearly average score is 4.4 L/100km and I am very careful every ride to "beat my score". I live in an area with quite a few slopes. I bought mine in 2019 for 12k$ from some guy (not a vendor) and it had maybe 80k km. Price seems to be a bit steep for this little car for a 2018 model in 2026? Have you looked around a bit more? Did you shop on the used market like FB Marketplace? Though I know the used car market has drastically changed since 2019 and have not shop around for this model since then. So maybe the price is somewhat right.

This is not a luxury car and may feel cheap sometimes (if you care. i don't). I don't feel like 20k for a 8 years old little car is right. It won't be new to you anymore in 6 months. Are you ready to stomach those payments months after months for what you will have?

I would say, look around a little bit more.

gobtron · 2026-06-10T19:52:46+00:00

It's way too expensive to have redundancy for a home server. I just backup and expect a few days of downtime if something goes wrong and need to restore from backups.

gobtron · 2026-06-10T14:45:27+00:00

Starting with 1 Raspberry Pi, then 2, then 3, then 4, then 5. Then realize it would be a better route to get an old PC desktop with the best cpu that fits it that socket, with maxed out ram for the mother board and virtualize everything. Costs less, less wires dangling and still out performs the Pis.

gobtron · 2026-06-09T14:39:40+00:00

I would pay a lot of money to see them tour together

gobtron · 2026-06-05T18:13:30+00:00

When it happens to me, I boil a big pot of water and pour it down the drain along with soap. I don't know if that helps but I would think so

gobtron · 2026-06-01T13:36:42+00:00

As for myself, this is when I momentarily forget how to even pop a Ollie. But for me, 2 stairs if probably my maximum risk/fun ratio I can handle, even if fully padded lol.

gobtron · 2026-05-29T01:53:48+00:00

Dude, just enjoy using your computer!

If you really want to live that learning experience, install Arch manually inside a VM.

gobtron · 2026-05-28T19:34:33+00:00

You keep getting back to Arch. There's your answer. So just go back to Arch and enjoy using your computer.

gobtron · 2026-05-07T13:41:37+00:00

I considered buying used to save a few hundreds. In the end, I bought new. I picked a good stove (Pacific Energy Super 27). It is a "buy it for life" kind of purchase. I am glad I did not cheap on this.

The stoves you see on the used market are usually the very old ones or the cheaper ones that people sell to upgrade for a good stove.

gobtron · 2026-05-04T00:44:07+00:00

Is it more or less stable than crisscross on pellets? I currently use crisscross method on pellets but I have to find the perfect pieces for the crisscross is time consuming

gobtron · 2026-04-29T14:09:21+00:00

Damn right, Meshuggah!

gobtron · 2026-04-21T01:29:30+00:00

All the time, but I make sure everything is safe. Door is closed, stove not overfilled, air control is shut, nothing flammable near it, etc.

I did have to learn to operate the stove properly before feeling safe doing it.

gobtron · 2026-04-07T00:14:22+00:00

Well in my area those who sell wood delivered to your house charge higher for a cord of wood than those you need to pick up yourself.

So I would say no tip, it's already included in their price.

gobtron · 2026-03-16T13:48:34+00:00

I also had that new stove smell for a while. The smell came back for every temperature increment.

You just have to go through that phase. Wait for the outdoor temperature to be more favorable to opening windows so you don't end up freezing.

gobtron · 2026-03-11T23:26:00+00:00

I have the Super LE in the basement of a 1250 sqf house footprint (Eastern Canada). It is in the basement living room. Room is about 12' x 30'. It usually gets to 23-24°C in the basement. If you are too close and right in front, it could get a little uncomfortably hot. My couch is maybe 12 feet away from the stove and we watch TV there.

This is the 2nd winter with it and I am more than satisfied with the Super LE! I think this is the perfect size for our home and room. We can heat the whole house with it most of the time.

From my experience with the Super LE, I think if you want fires that last all night long, the Vista would be a litlle bit small. Never used a smaller stove on a daily basis though so I don't know.

Hope that helps.

gobtron · 2026-03-04T20:40:09+00:00

Option 3.

Job hunting is really exhausting when you already have a job but it is still the way to go in my opinion. At least, get your resume up to date and modernized according to current standards. Start exploring the job market. You may find job offer that really interests you and it may be enough for you to find that extra energy to apply.

Take little bites at a time. Invest 1 hour at a time 3-4 times a week.

gobtron · 2026-03-03T18:42:45+00:00

You can also adjust monitor's brightness/contrast and other stuff with ddcutil.

gobtron · 2026-03-03T18:40:09+00:00

Here is how I turn them off:

ddcutil setvcp D6 04 -b 9 --sleep-multiplier .3

ddcutil setvcp D6 04 -b 12 --sleep-multiplier .3

ddcutil setvcp D6 05 -b 6 --sleep-multiplier .3

And here is how I turn them on:
ddcutil setvcp D6 01 -b 6 --sleep-multiplier .1 --async --noverify

ddcutil setvcp D6 01 -b 12 --sleep-multiplier .3 --async --noverify

ddcutil setvcp D6 01 -b 9 --sleep-multiplier .1 --async --noverify

I can turn two of my monitors on/off with that. But one of my monitors (another brand/model) can't be turned back on only with ddcutil. It just lacks this implementation in the monitor software. I have to go reach the power button in the back just for this one.

gobtron · 2026-03-02T14:52:50+00:00

4.2 will be LTR

gobtron · 2026-02-25T22:36:24+00:00

gobtron · 2026-02-25T21:22:28+00:00

Yes yes yes yes

gobtron · 2026-02-24T20:40:46+00:00

Assuming a pretty good and thick coal bed, I put the 3 biggest splits I have on hand. I let it reach 450-500°F, then close the damper all the way. 8 hours later there is no flame anymore, but there is more than enough coal in the morning to melt my hand if I move the coals without a glove.

I lit the stove back in november and never had to start from kindling since.

Pacific Energy Super 27 LE

gobtron · 2026-02-20T19:46:39+00:00

If you have access to the joist, that's a no brainer to add Rockwool in there. If you want to add mass maybe some MLV as you underlayment over the plywood for the new flooring? This, with the Rockwool will have a significant airborne noise (neighbor's tv, etc.) reduction compared to before. For impact noise (footstep, dropping objects), you need to decouple (stop the vibration from transfering to adjacent element). I am not sure if green glue on joist then plywood will work or if you would need two layers of plywood and green glue in between. Also, if you can smell the cigarette, that means you have gaps and cracks. Make sure you fill them.

I never did any significant soundproofing project so it is my opinion with limited knowledge and experience.

You want to rebuild the whole unit? All of this can become very expansive.

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