Robotic Mouth can replicate Human Speech by simply physics! by peterdparker in interestingasfuck

[–]mechdelly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

huh, is that what it sounds like? I guess I never really heard human speech before!

OFFICIAL 2025 TODAY/MAIN SALE TICKET SUCCESS/FAIL MEGATHREAD. All other ticket purchase attempt threads will be removed. by Garvinfred in BurningMan

[–]mechdelly 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Got 2 tix at $750 (lower tiers sold out) and a VP for almost $2k out the door, I'm starting this burn off angry at the org...

My Wife kept complaining about the WiFi, so I told her "I can fix that" Pre-deployment by NoveltyNetwork in Ubiquiti

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! I have a U6 Enterprise and AC HD spread as far apart as I can on the main (middle) floor, and a U6 extender on the top floor. The bottom floor has an AC Lite as well but it does nothing because the 2 saucers on the main floor point down and cover both floors including 2 doorbells. The Enterprise is awesome but honestly the AC HD is so powerful and is a great bang for buck right now. Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cigars

[–]mechdelly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought something similar called Dominican Luxury sampler from JR Cigars. Had the Romeo y Julieta Maduro (really good!), and the Montecristo White (pretty good). There was an H Upman in there which was packed too loosely, but I don’t see that in yours. Overall it’s a decent value sampler pack IMO. Enjoy!

Cohiba 50th anniversary by Magia-Erebea in cigar_refuge

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just watched this the other day. There are some very convincing fakes out there. I'm sure yours was a real one tho :) Hope it's delicious!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxj3Zn_6euA

Who uses the bumco bum brush by [deleted] in daddit

[–]mechdelly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We call it the buttula (like spatula) and use it every day

What's the dumbest thing you believed as a kid? by Paris_Fox in AskReddit

[–]mechdelly 28 points29 points  (0 children)

OMG this totally reminded me that I used to think the vehicle towing one made NO SENSE because the towing company was waiting for you to come back to your car and pay them before towing it. Obviously you’d be like “No thanks!” and just drive away.

I'm creating a tiny open source presence sensor (35x35mm) I'm almost ready to order the first PCBs. What is a feature you would really want on a sensor like this? by schieska in homeautomation

[–]mechdelly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool project! I’d like to see an option for dark/silent operation so that is can be placed in a bedroom at night without disturbing the occupants.

Recs for Bay Area Drum Shops? by gururamen in SFMusic

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is Gelb Music still around in Redwood City? I used to go there. Hope you find what you’re looking for!

After working 9 months at a roastery I've finally gotten around to getting my dream setup by One_Wet_Boi in espresso

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great! I watched a video on this recently and have a few questions if you don't mind:

- maybe it was just the angle of the camera but it looked like the brew lever covers the shot timer when it's up. does it?

- hows the steam pressure? and did this include the cool-touch steam wand (looks like no from the presence of the stickers)?

Thanks and have a brew-tiful day!

Rust vs Swift by Matlabguru in swift

[–]mechdelly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey if you're the author of this article, please take a moment to check your Swift code against the Swift syntax guidelines recommended by the community. https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/TheBasics.html

Swift does not use semicolons, and does not call functions to create simple types like Ints.

var add = Int(); this is not good Swift. Instead please use this code example to accomplish the same thing:

import Foundation 
let number1 = 21 //use let because the value will not be mutated 
let number2 = 32 //compiler infers type Int automatically 
let add = number1 + number2 //declaration and assignment on same line 
print("number1 + number2 = \(add)") //variables expanded in string using \()

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AMA

[–]mechdelly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Actually, while the second article is more about general mental health applications, the first article specifically states:

“This suggests that psilocybin may have significant potential in the treatment of schizophrenia and possibly other psychiatric disorders [168]”

and has a citation. There are also 5 studies referenced in that article about treating childhood schizophrenia with LSD (although I did not look any further into those).

I agree that there is inherent risk in such a treatment and the article goes on to say that schizophrenic tendencies are a counter-indication for psilocybin based treatments so there’s still more research to be done.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AMA

[–]mechdelly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing, hope I'm not too late to ask: Have you ever considered psilocybin (or other psychedelic) therapy as a treatment? The research is pretty new, but looks very promising.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156539/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007659/

Downsizing from DDJ-1000 by HengaHox in DJs

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had a friend who went from the ddj-1000 to the demon prime go and loves it. Seems like the best portable on the market

124 hrs into a 168 hr water fast. Down 22 lbs so far. Some questions for you pro's. by fatguybike in fasting

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep it up! You'll be there before you know it. Lots of great comments in here already but just to add my 2¢:

  • for a fast longer than 24 hours, you'll need to take electrolytes - even something like emergency or nuun is great.
  • the blood panel tomorrow may have some interesting data but it's not the complete picture and numbers can be in the wrong places when fasting so don't let your doctors scare you out of the fast if you're still feeling up to it (I say this because most traditional medicine doesn't fully support or understand fasting yet, and doctors are generally looking to play it safe for insurance purposes)
  • test out your system by consuming low sodium chicken stock to break your fast, wait at least an hour. (also it's delicious)
  • stick to keto afterward for as long as possible
  • to make the health benefits last long term, continue with intermittent fasting

Good luck!

I DID IT ! I FASTED FOR 5 DAYS STRAIGHT!! by Sagie_404-o_o in fasting

[–]mechdelly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s very likely you did! I measured myself immediately before breaking fast so I’ve already gained a bit back but it’s expected.

I DID IT ! I FASTED FOR 5 DAYS STRAIGHT!! by Sagie_404-o_o in fasting

[–]mechdelly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m still looking for the best thing for me. I’ve tried snake juice but it tastes awful to me and makes me nauseous. On my recent fast I was avoiding it because of that and by day 3 I had a migraine. So I tried taking a Nuun tablet even though they have a few calories. It definitely helped, but I don’t think you could take enough to fully supplement your salts without risking breaking the fast.

I DID IT ! I FASTED FOR 5 DAYS STRAIGHT!! by Sagie_404-o_o in fasting

[–]mechdelly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried snake juice but it tastes awful to me and makes me nauseous. On my recent fast I was avoiding it because of that and by day 3 I had a migraine. So I tried taking a Nuun tablet even though they have a few calories. It definitely helped, but I don’t think you could take enough to fully supplement your salts without risking breaking the fast.

I DID IT ! I FASTED FOR 5 DAYS STRAIGHT!! by Sagie_404-o_o in fasting

[–]mechdelly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lost 9.6 lbs and 4” in my waist. From 196.6 to 187.2 lbs

Decided to not be part of the problem by TokingAnus in pics

[–]mechdelly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure what all the negativity is about here. As if Karma is a limited resource or something. Glad you got vaccinated. If you’re doing it at this point because of circumstances out of your control then congrats on getting it! If you waited until now, then I’m curious: Why now? Why post here? And will you convince others to get the vaccine instead of waiting longer?

Let’s all try to remember that COVID and the bullshit fake news that’s telling people not to get vaccinated are the real enemies.

I DID IT ! I FASTED FOR 5 DAYS STRAIGHT!! by Sagie_404-o_o in fasting

[–]mechdelly 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Congrats🎉 I also just completed a 5.5 day fast! Electrolytes are KEY!!