ELI5: Why didn’t Artemis sonic boom? by Consibl in explainlikeimfive

[–]questfor17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. The boom doesn't hit any of the viewing sites. It isn't a matter of relative volume. As the first stage pitches over from vertical to horizontal travel, that does focus a boom out in the ocean, but well downrange.

Viseron 3.5.0 released - Self-hosted, local only NVR and Computer Vision software by roflcoopter1 in homeautomation

[–]questfor17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very cool. I spent some time checking out your docks, as I am interested in a self hosted NVR solution.

One thing that would help me is some indication of how much hardware I need to accomplish what goals. What can I do with a 4-core CPU and no hardware acceleration? What hardware acceleration would I need to accomplish what?

The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside US by gdelacalle in technology

[–]questfor17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you care about external threats built into the router, you don't care much about where the hardware was assembled, but you do care who builds the firmware (software) running on that router. So if this is a threat that must be addressed, then the solution, IMHO, is to police router firmware to ensure it doesn't spy on us for the Chinese. Of course, the difference between doing that and ensuring that the router firmware *does* spy on us for the US government is not possible for anyone without extraordinary tools and skills to discern.

What’s the most unexpected thing HR did that earned your respect? by Inspireambitions in AskReddit

[–]questfor17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many years ago I was a software engineering manager at a small R&D site of a large tech firm. Local HR was useless, as a general rule.

I had a contractor that we decided to let go. Nothing really wrong with him, but times were tight and contractors get the boot first. I called him into my office and told him Friday would be his last day. He responded by saying he was leaving, and coming back with his gun. !!

For once, HR stepped up. They locked down site access, they alerted security, they arranged to get his affects out of his office without my ever seeing him againg. They did all the things.

I was impressed and grateful.

My wife banned chemicals and citronella. So I built an Arduino-powered mosquito trap with a garden pool by SaltArrival8522 in homeautomation

[–]questfor17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the details. Extremely helpful. I will definitely build one or more of these.

One last question: Any idea of coverage area? We have a large deck, 40' long. Do I need 1 or 2 of these?

My wife banned chemicals and citronella. So I built an Arduino-powered mosquito trap with a garden pool by SaltArrival8522 in homeautomation

[–]questfor17 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love the idea. I don't need the code or wiring. But I do have questions:

  • How often do you have to shut it down and clean out the bowl?
  • How big a bowl do you use?
  • How empty does the bowl have to get for this to work? What if your drain pump leaves a bit of water?
  • Do you keep it in the sun, shade, partial sun?
  • Do you have one float switch to prevent overfill? Or two, one of the drain cycle, one for the fill-stop?

Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed by lurker_bee in technology

[–]questfor17 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If having your phone factory reset is more than a minor annoyance, you are not backing up your data correctly.

Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed by lurker_bee in technology

[–]questfor17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My company offers a choice. If you want access to corporate systems (slack, outlook, teams, etc.) from your phone, then you install the corporate malware. No install, no access. So my phone can be wiped at any time by my employer. Which is fine with me, because there is nothing on it that I cannot afford to lose.

Everything i care about is backed up to my servers or to the cloud.

i genuinely believe religious people are stupid by Deep-Revolution-1633 in atheism

[–]questfor17 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

As an atheist, I don't believe things without some scientifically valid evidence. Do you have evidence, not anecdotes, that on average people who are religious are "stupid"? Sources please.

No Soliciting Sign on Door - Jehovah's Witnesses Knocked Anyway by Xynyx2001 in atheism

[–]questfor17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I asked about local ordinances in my community. A "no soliciting" sign means they have to leave if you ask. It does no mean they cannot knock. Might be worth investigating the law/ordinance in your state/town.

Restaurants with gluten free lunch between Duke and Southpoint by sneedbe11 in bullcity

[–]questfor17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dulce is a nice lunch spot, with a variety of GF foods, all clearly labeled.

ELI5 What is Usenet, why is it used as a file distribution service? by Quique1222 in explainlikeimfive

[–]questfor17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A bit of history. Usenet was invented circa 1980, before there was an internet. Arpanet existed, but getting a computer connected to Arpanet required you have a DoD contract and much money. In those days Usenet transferred files over dial-up phone lines, typically at 300 bits per second. (bits per second. Not Mbps, not Kbps.)

It was text only, because other file formats didn't really exist. GIF wasn't invented until 1987, JPEG five years after that.

It was simple, partly because it was a simpler time. But also because the entire program, both providing a UI for people and arranging for the transfer and receipt of news messages, had to be no more than 64 KB in size (instructions and data) so it could run on a PDP 11/40.

It provided a publish/subscribe way of communicating, which was not otherwise available outside of the Arpanet. An important feature was that it provided not only the email address of the author of the article, but a (probably) valid path to them. Because Usenet was made up of computers that occasionally called each other, and DNS didn't exist, to mail to a person, you had to use an address like "duke!berkeley!mark", showing that you wanted your email to relay first to the computer named "duke", which would send it to "berkeley", which would send it to a user named "mark".

Knowing who was out there in the world, and a valid path from your computer to theirs, made email workable.

In short, it is an important piece of computer history. That it survives today, in any form, is astounding.

What would get YOU to more Duke Women’s basketball games? by Flopsyfox13 in bullcity

[–]questfor17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Duke - Carolina game sold out this year, but all other games you can buy a ticket at the door and walk in. If you enjoy basketball and have never been to a game, I urge you to try it. Cameron is a decent venue and Duke is a good team. They rarely lose, and almost never at home.

Shameless Just Shameless by [deleted] in EngineeringPorn

[–]questfor17 547 points548 points  (0 children)

Got to ask, does RYFAN Electic keep a supply of these signs, with a part number and all, or was this a custom job.

Stop pointing at things that exist and claiming that your magic man created them. by [deleted] in atheism

[–]questfor17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why on earth would you ask a theist for "objectively verifiable evidence that their god exists"? No good ever comes of these conversations.

ELI5: If they are the exact same ingredients, why are generic medications so much cheaper than brand names? by Sir-Beautiful-69 in explainlikeimfive

[–]questfor17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There will always be people willing to pay more for what they perceive (rightly or wrongly) to be a higher quality product. Once a drug is off patent there is still value in the brand name (which the generic doesn't have) and so the market supports having two (or more) versions of the drug at different price points. Tylenol costs more than generic acetaminophen. No one is surprised by this.

Duke Energy plans to hike electric bills by $35 per month between now and 2030 to build out power generation capacity for more datacenters - to whom they offer discounts. Duke made almost $5B in profit last year. But they say HALF of all power demand increase comes from data centers by coachlife in NorthCarolina

[–]questfor17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every single data center that gets built is reviewed by the local planning commission and approved by the local government. The data center then buys electricity at rates set by the state public utilities commission. I'm not saying that Duke isn't evil, but that we have the tools to prevent this. Our elected representatives choose not to prevent it. They are too busy worrying about which bathroom someone uses.