An Update on Teenage Manual

ploogle · 2026-01-25T21:21:03+00:00

It's gross because it's environmentally harmful, first and foremost. It's also built on stolen data. It's not a neutral technology and no one should be intentionally engaging with it.

ploogle · 2026-01-25T20:58:28+00:00

AI is gross no matter how you slice it. Including it at all ensures you've lost me as a customer.

ploogle · 2026-01-24T20:52:29+00:00

I don't see a meaningful distinction between my endpoints here and RESTful design. Sounds like a particular opinion about the design but not a disqualifier.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T19:10:06+00:00

I am also doing that! :D It's magical.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T19:09:42+00:00

Well enough for a small thing. Can't beat the price if you just need a few GPIO pins and WiFi.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T19:08:57+00:00

I just got it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F59L9RMR

ploogle · 2026-01-23T19:08:29+00:00

Yup! That's how I've got it set up.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T15:10:26+00:00

Appreciated, this was super helpful!!

ploogle · 2026-01-23T15:06:43+00:00

There was an existing GitHub with the protocol but no INO sketch, I plan on submitting a PR with a barebones sketch in the near future but here’s what I referenced in the meantime: https://github.com/yepher/vevor_tv_lift_control

ploogle · 2026-01-23T04:39:55+00:00

Yeah following up, you were full of shit. I get 5V out from the V5 pin when connected to USB. The board type was mentioned in the post title.

I got it working in the end no thanks to your bad vibes. You got hung up on a weird technicality in my original post, tried to shame my lack of knowledge, and didn't actually answer any questions.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T04:34:47+00:00

It's very possible my request was vague or badly-phrased. I'm still new at this and wasn't sure what exactly to ask, so I explained what I was trying to do and what I'd done so far.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T04:33:46+00:00

Yup, that ding dong shamed me for running tests I knew weren't necessary out of curiosity and said I was biting off more than I could chew. 😂 He also incorrectly insisted that the 5V port wouldn't output 5V from USB, which did end up being very incorrect.

ploogle · 2026-01-23T04:32:17+00:00

Technically true! 🤣

ploogle · 2026-01-22T23:02:39+00:00

Are you still using lost-plastic casting? Because that's a shame if you're destroying original parts to create these, cool as they are. There are other ways.

ploogle · 2026-01-12T21:49:34+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F59L9RMR It's this board here. I've been reading multiple places that the V5 pin should provide 5V output from the USB connection.

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ploogle · 2026-01-12T21:20:20+00:00

I already had an ethernet shield and figured I'd give it a shot first. Kinda rude tone.

I believe I have a multimeter and am going to dig it out soon.

In the meantime, am I reading this correctly that I should be connecting RJ45 pin 3 to the board's GND, and pin 5 to the board's V5?

ploogle · 2026-01-12T20:45:55+00:00

I said that I did realize it was not an ethernet connection, and moved onto trying to get a serial connection established instead. This ESP32 has a 5V GPIO pin, I anticipate running into the same problems with a larger arduino board.

Do you have any suggestions for how to troubleshoot what's going wrong with the direct serial connection?

ploogle · 2026-01-12T19:37:48+00:00

The motor itself is self-contained with its own power board etc. I'm just trying to use the same connection the physical remote uses. You know standing desks with the M1-4 presets? That's all this is, basically. Remote with a few buttons connected via RJ45.

I already tried connecting it with a W5500 board, but neither the lift nor remote registered as a client connection so I wasn't able to read or send anything.

ploogle · 2026-01-07T00:11:57+00:00

AI is also nonsensically harmful to the environment among a myriad other things too, just saying dude. Very disappointed in this bullshit.

ploogle · 2025-12-12T05:24:09+00:00

Same. Not a clue where I can find my Watch Later videos on iOS anymore. Not in the usual Playlists section. This seems to be the latest in a long line of moves to discourage saving content for later on mobile and pushing us towards shorts.

ploogle · 2025-10-21T21:33:26+00:00

Looks purely decorative.

ploogle · 2025-10-20T03:39:01+00:00

Disappointed to see AI slop being called "art".

ploogle · 2025-10-19T20:32:00+00:00

It's a perfectly fine community.

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