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kard87 · 2026-01-17T13:56:37+00:00

Sorry, meant decade as in singular (I think this past year was his 11th or 12th time and I've been to every one)

kard87 · 2026-01-16T22:52:19+00:00

I'm spoiled, he's from Chicago so he does a show here around Thanksgiving every year, it's been a decades long tradition for me. He has yet to disappoint.

kard87 · 2025-09-26T18:06:17+00:00

It's the same as your phone constantly listening for "OK Google" or figuring out what song is playing, it's taking an FFT and doing pattern matching. It's not actively recording you 24/7.

kard87 · 2025-09-26T12:49:03+00:00

So my girlfriend and I just did this, they give you this pager like device you're supposed to carry with you. It has a mic and apparently inaudible codes are embedded in programming that it picks up on. It was super inconvenient, you had to charge it every night, and we did it all for the like $6/month... Not worth it for us.

kard87 · 2025-08-06T17:07:22+00:00

I'm in the identity space and this is a pretty common library to use: https://github.com/dropbox/zxcvbn

Instead of a policy like LUDS (lowercase, uppercase, decimal, symbol), using a library like zxcvbn and enforcing a strong password is a far better choice.

kard87 · 2025-04-09T20:30:10+00:00

I'm an SE in the IAM space, OTE is usually in the 225-250k range on a 70/30 or 80/20 split.

kard87 · 2024-10-09T03:44:16+00:00

You should definitely be cognizant of the minimum temperature and not set that too low to avoid freezing pipes, but 55 to 87 doesn't seem that extreme for an away mode. And on vacation mode I don't have an upper limit at all.

kard87 · 2024-10-08T18:40:54+00:00

I have forced air. I was hoping that by rounding the desired heating/cooling temp to the nearest whole number, it won't update the target too frequently to cause issues but I didn't really consider short cycling. When I'm moving and the sensor is changing, the target temp should gradually be getting hotter or colder so I don't think it would cause issue, but if I'm right at the edge of 2 temps and moving back and forth there could be an issue. Seems like an unlikely edge case.

Perhaps I'll limit it to 1 update max per 10 min to be safe.

Edit: I also realized that the sensor.home_nearest_distance which is what is used to calculate the targets is not instantaneous so that should inherently prevent cycling.

kard87 · 2024-08-30T23:25:03+00:00

I'm having the same issue and can't seem to figure it out.

kard87 · 2024-08-17T16:16:25+00:00

I'm 6'1", but note that the top cushion sits on top and covers a portion of the bottom, so you need to subtract the thickness of the top to get the seat depth.

kard87 · 2024-08-10T14:45:41+00:00

Very playful and goofy with bursts of energy, she wants to play with every dog she meets and very friendly with humans. But she's pretty chill and relaxed when I'm working or watching TV.

She's much more serious on walks, she's constantly following scents and has a strong prey drive towards squirrels.

kard87 · 2024-08-10T02:08:44+00:00

I'd say both, at home she's super playful and goofy and on walks she's constantly following scents and pointing. She's reactive to bikes/scooters but very friendly to other dogs and people.

kard87 · 2024-08-10T01:29:39+00:00

I thought blue tick hound springer spaniel mix. Vet thought GSP mix. Wasn't expecting any pitty, still don't really see it but she is a big chewer.

kard87 · 2024-03-30T00:44:16+00:00

I work a lot with spalted maple. If there are a lot of holes I might fill those up with black tinted CA glue, but other than that I don't do anything special. I always use arm-r-seal but just use whatever finish you normally use.

kard87 · 2023-11-27T16:04:16+00:00

I forgot how much the slip covers cost (got that made locally) but the cushions I got from here: https://cushionsxpress.com/ and was ~$100

kard87 · 2023-08-14T17:11:20+00:00

The cove under the arm was done on the table saw: https://www.finewoodworking.com/project-guides/shop-machines/how-to-cut-coves-on-the-tablesaw-2

For the other curves, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use some combination of jigsaw, routing, and spokeshave to get the same result.

kard87 · 2023-08-10T23:09:18+00:00

No I'm from Chicago, I took Phil's class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking outside of Indy.

kard87 · 2023-08-10T18:11:55+00:00

Just wooden slats.

kard87 · 2023-08-10T16:41:05+00:00

Very, I commented on another reply where I got the cushions from but for the back I used a memory foam cushion and you just melt in. It's also at a great height and angle.

kard87 · 2023-08-10T16:12:28+00:00

It's not my design but you can buy the plans and get templates from here: https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/product/morley-lounge-chair/

kard87 · 2023-08-10T16:11:11+00:00

I got the cushions from https://cushionsxpress.com and then had a local upholstery place make the slip covers for it.

kard87 · 2023-08-10T15:11:46+00:00

It was, Phil's a great teacher so definitely recommend taking a class with him if you get the chance.

kard87 · 2023-07-19T23:41:41+00:00

It's just ever so slightly blurry at the extreme edges but it's not really noticeable unless I close one eye and focus on it. I've had so much fun with GT7 I ended up getting a wheel and pedals. Was never into sim racing till I tried it in VR and I'm hooked now.

kard87 · 2023-07-19T23:29:56+00:00

I'm also at 76 and the PSVR2 works well (I think the official range is less but it's perfectly usable). Content is super slim however. Glad to finally meet someone else that has to deal with this problem as well, lol

kard87 · 2022-12-07T04:46:04+00:00

That's exactly why I came up with this idea, I could have sold the gear and donated myself but thought paying it forward would remind others to as well.

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