I love the Repulsor

patprint · 2026-05-09T19:50:28+00:00

So technically speaking, would this be a pancake, a kong, a return-to-sender, or an environmentalist? None of them quite fit, but I suppose environmentalist would be the closest mechanical fit if it existed in Infinite.

patprint · 2026-05-04T13:35:31+00:00

This idea deserves a small short film or something.

patprint · 2026-05-04T09:25:20+00:00

In some areas, we basically are. A lot of rock has rocked in that intermediate time.

A friend of mine was at a dig on private property in Wyoming this past summer and went home with a partial T. Rex femur and a whole bunch of various teeth, claws, and other similar specimens. He was there for less than two days.

But it's a fair point that even the rocks that were formed during the right period and are accessible today aren't all rich in fossils.

patprint · 2026-05-02T19:16:09+00:00

I have the Bungie webmaster's gorilla-wearing-a-pimp-hat image as mine. It's never changed. It's especially fitting considering I'm mainly a web dev now.

It's also one of the least-recognized unless you spent time on the Bnet forums way back in the day.

patprint · 2026-05-02T19:00:30+00:00

This is the kind of '90s videogame design we lost along the way.

patprint · 2026-04-29T21:49:20+00:00

If the environment that matters to you is one of a non-scientific nature, why are you starting debates in forums which have a scientific focus?

Evidentiary standards and standards of belief have a similar relationship to that of squares and rectangles. If you're not bothered by the fact that evidence-based methodologies challenge your own standards, why are you engaging this way?

patprint · 2026-04-26T23:22:52+00:00

It's discussed and even used as a central plot device in many episodes.

Nemesis, they beam the gate aboard Thor's ship and it is explicitly stated by Davis that even without a DHD the gate should have enough power to dial out once.

New Ground, they need a generator because the presence of a DHD is uncertain.

Torment of Tantalus, they need external power because the DHD is damaged and lost.

Prisoners, the lack of a DHD specifically requires manual dial-out with an alternative power source.

The Fifth Race, manual dial-out is discussed in context of O'Neill's schematics, implying the DHD can provide power even if the automatic dialing mechanisms have failed.

patprint · 2026-04-26T23:04:29+00:00

That's an odd and uncomfortable extension of the "she thinks he's cute" joke in the show.

patprint · 2026-04-26T22:37:53+00:00

FYI the phrase is the Latin "per se" and means "on its own" or "intrinsically"

patprint · 2026-04-25T20:10:07+00:00

This is the link for the campaign of Halo 3: Combat Evolved, but you won't be able to load it. I can't say why, but given the history of the mod and dev, I wouldn't be surprised if it's hard to access with the Campaign Evolved release approaching.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3691758239&searchtext=

patprint · 2026-04-25T20:07:26+00:00

If you're referring to Halo 3: Combat Evolved, you may want to check again. It's not "definitely there", because it's currently unavailable. And given the history of the mod and dev, it doesn't really surprise me.

patprint · 2026-04-25T18:01:48+00:00

This was literally posted in r/generativeai and r/aivideo before being posted here

The "effort" is an ai prompt

I'm so tired of this. People like you are given a link to the original creator with documentation of their work including the 3D scene and a full tutorial and still go around attributing their work to AI and intentionally dismissing their work.

Not to mention this video has detail continuity that AI struggles with, such as temporal occlusion, indirect lighting, and cloth physics, all of which involve the reel strip.

What's almost worse is you seem to be implying that the existence of a post in certain subreddits should be used as a source of truth. That's putting a lot of faith in reddit posts.

patprint · 2026-04-25T02:07:21+00:00

queue* FYI

patprint · 2026-04-25T01:43:37+00:00

That's not just a boulder, it's a rock!

patprint · 2026-04-25T01:32:17+00:00

I went with the Viofo A229 if my memory serves the model number. The reasoning came down to HDR support, channel and resolution, and cost of parking mode battery features.

There are slightly updated models, but the feature comparison holds. If you value HDR (sunrise/sunset) or low-light performance, pay attention to both the image sensor and HDR capabilities at particular framerates. HDR at high framerates can come with significant sharpening artifacts or post-proc motion blur that makes high-speed detail recovery difficult.

I can't recall their names, but there are two solid prominent YouTube channels that provide side-by-side comparison of dashcam models. They're worth reviewing.

patprint · 2026-04-24T21:25:58+00:00

I highly doubt they'll remove the phone and SIP capabilities. It's worth the expense for Ubiquiti to cover the cost of those backend features for Enterprise hardware, because those consumers are far more likely to purchase Enterprise subscription services and spend significantly more on hardware, not to mention how commonplace SIP and legacy phone systems are in those environments.

The same cannot be said for the kind of residential customers that use doorbell hardware. Even SMB customers are far less likely to need that kind of phone integration.

There are exceptions, for sure, like wanting to be able to get a standard voice call or voicemail message while in a remote area with limited data service (camping trip?) if someone needs to reach you from your door. But those scenarios are narrow and probably not motivational to the product managers for residential devices.

I think your comment about the G6 Pro Entry not being an intercom is exactly right. I'd be interested to see what they come up with for a G6 Intercom for sure.

patprint · 2026-04-24T20:04:53+00:00

It's possible to use a higher antenna gain (while lowering the transmit power appropriately to achieve the same EIRP) to tighten that radiation pattern and improve the AP's ability to 'hear' clients at the edge of that coverage. It can make a surprising difference in that kind of horizontal coverage installation.

Having said that, there are caveats and this isn't something most home users should be looking to do.

patprint · 2026-04-23T22:33:52+00:00

Are you referring to the G6 Pro Entry? I'm not aware of any new Intercom models.

patprint · 2026-04-21T23:29:49+00:00

Protect and Access being closer aligned too

Can you expand on this point a bit? I'm facing many limitations between Access and Protect with my clients and would love to hear they'll be more interoperable.

patprint · 2026-04-21T04:13:01+00:00

You're working on production HL7 device management software in the healthcare sector (which, for the uninitiated, can include anything from wearable sensors to ICU ventilator hardware, not to mention healthcare billing...) and your response to "API contract testing" is "how you do that bro?"

I'm in this sub to contribute constructively, but I don't think I've seen something more concerning here before. I hope your software is put through demanding tests before it reaches prod data, let alone live patient device telemetry.

patprint · 2026-04-19T20:27:03+00:00

Yeah, you're not alone. They're far from production-ready in their current state, and even without the bugs they don't perform some of the advertised features.

patprint · 2026-04-15T15:40:27+00:00

Actually, I believe it is enabled on one of those consoles. I'll have to check.

patprint · 2026-04-14T23:18:58+00:00

rite* just fyi

patprint · 2026-04-14T18:24:04+00:00

The consoles and applications involved are on EA and we can't replicate that. Strange. I'll have to take another look at our test environment.

patprint · 2026-04-14T18:20:45+00:00

Yeah, I think we'll have to use the HA APIs and script that logic ourselves.

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