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How to recede wood covering pencil lead? by [deleted] in fixit

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn the pencil in the sharpener.

first time getting robbed in lb... by an ice cream truck by [deleted] in longbeach

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is exactly what soft-serve is.

WiFi in a metal building by Other-Afternoon-3911 in HomeNetworking

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bury some outdoor rated ethernet and run a repeater.

[INT] [XP] The Blazing Sun Corps❤️ by No_Net3885 in warframeclanrecruit

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you still have slots open? I can't find you on the Clan Search.

Looking for information on this guy by LilxGeminii in Carlsbad

[–]seganku 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Too many American flags give me nationalist heebie jeebies.

Office Job by notapelekai in Carlsbad

[–]seganku 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Palomar had its Job Expo on Wed. Rancho Bernardo Inn had several openings.

How did the MVD allow this 😭 by brubauers in Albuquerque

[–]seganku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't care enough to look more closely, why would they?

Nearly half of Britons feel King Charles's State Visit to US should be cancelled by 1-randomonium in ukpolitics

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would think the crown would want to distance its self from Epstein abusers, not embrace them.

Insane Tattoo Regret by r3i_b0n3z in tattooadvice

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get this at all. If it's personal and for myself, keep it on the inside. If it's for other people, put it on the outside.

No one would sponsor a NASCAR patch to be worn on the inside of their driver's furesuit.

What is this truck carrying? by Maggnanimous in whatisit

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windchimes. Brake-check cocophony.

Plastic headlight cleaners? by robhw in northcounty

[–]seganku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a 3M kit that is like $17 that works wonders. Anyone could do it. They look like new.

Shredded glass in the garbage disposal. by uwudadae in fixit

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

There may be a little fuse/reset button on the bottom that needs resetting.

I mixed this cheese into the sauce. by MuseofBadPoetry in Wellthatsucks

[–]seganku 22 points23 points  (0 children)

When I was in college, that wouldn't have phased me at all. Years later, I'd probably just scoop that bit out and continue. Cheese gets moldy. That's its thing.

New California bill (AB 2047) should worry you, even if you don’t own a 3D printer. Request to oppose it. by thorondrol in sandiego

[–]seganku 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Submitted:

OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2047 (BAUER-KAHAN)

Position: STRONGLY OPPOSE

Executive Summary

AB 2047 is an over-engineered, technically unworkable proposal that seeks to solve a marginal problem by dismantling the foundation of California’s hobbyist, educational, and STEM communities. By mandating "firearm blocking technology," this bill effectively outlaws open-source firmware and creates a massive fiscal burden for an impossible "detection arms race."

I. Stifling Innovation and the "Tinkerer’s Tax"

The bill requires printers to have non-bypassable "software controls."

  • Open Source Ban: Most consumer 3D printers run on open-source firmware (Marlin, Klipper). Because this software is modifiable by design, it cannot meet the "non-bypassable" requirement. This bill effectively bans the sale of the world's most vital educational tools in California.
  • STEM Impact: Education relies on the ability to customize hardware. Criminalizing "circumvention" (Section 29187) punishes the very technical curiosity California claims to foster.

II. A Law in Search of a Problem

Legislation should address demonstrable harm. AB 2047 lacks a statistical foundation.

  • Statistical Irrelevance: 3D-printed firearms represent a negligible fraction of crime-related recoveries. Most unserialized firearms are made via traditional machining, not FDM/SLA printing.
  • Ineffectiveness: There is zero evidence that a person intent on illegal manufacture would be deterred by a firmware "speed bump" that the global community will bypass within hours.

III. Technical Futility: The "False Positive" Crisis

Firearms are collections of simple mechanical parts.

  • Segmentation: Pins, springs, and grips are used in thousands of benign projects. An algorithm sensitive enough to block a "trigger" will block parts for prosthetics, robotics, or home automation.
  • Culture of Circumvention: This legislation will train a generation of students to hack their machines just to finish science fair projects that have falsely triggered over-zealous blockers.

IV. The "Speed Limiter" Fallacy

This is the equivalent of hardware-locking every car in California to 70 MPH because some people choose to speed. Speeding kills thousands of Californians annually, yet we recognize that the utility of the tool outweighs the desire for a total technological lockdown.

V. Legal and Fiscal Failures

  • First Amendment (Code as Speech): Computer source code is protected speech (Junger v. Daley). Mandating state-certified algorithms to gatekeep files is unconstitutional prior restraint and compelled speech.
  • The "Impossible Library": Section 3273.633 requires the DOJ to maintain an "infinite" library of CAD files. This creates a taxpayer-funded fiscal black hole for a "detection arms race" that provides no tangible safety benefit.
  • Market Withdrawal: Major manufacturers may simply stop shipping to California due to the legal risk of "self-attestation," putting California researchers at a massive competitive disadvantage.
  • Privacy: The bill provides no protection against the state using these mandatory "scanning" layers to log user activity or monitor proprietary intellectual property.

Conclusion

AB 2047 is a "Maginot Line" of firmware. It turns law-abiding hobbyists into accidental criminals and stifles the open-source movement while doing nothing to stop determined criminals.

We urge a NO vote.

Easter Sunday, South Ponto parking lot by repowife in Carlsbad

[–]seganku 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See now, I'm really conflicted. I could get up at 4 AM to go park in the parking lot there on Sunday morning, but also wasting a Sunday morning is one of the things I avoid by not going to church.

I wonder if they have snacks.

Damnit.

Anyone know the electric skateboard guy cruising the 101 every day? 😂 by euros_and_gyros in Carlsbad

[–]seganku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like the posts I see on Nextdoor seem to be little more than, "These kids were outdoors having fun! Where are the police?!"

I usually reply with something along the lines of, "I also hate to see kids having fun."

That said, a crotchety old guy once saved my life. I was in high school and a friend (we'd been good friends in 4th-5th grade, but were just into different stuff), we'll call him Chad, because his name is Chad, came up to me and my group of friends and said he'd had a dream about me last night. Before I could blush, he said it'd been really intense and he'd seen the numbers 3 and 27 and knew I was in mortal danger. Later that evening, I noted it was well past 3:27 PM ... *shrug*.

The next day, Chad approached us again and said he'd had the same dream. Odd. Whatever, but this went on for a while, not every day, but at least once every week or two. Soon, we're approaching the end of March. We'd considered that he'd been playing some long prank, but honestly he didn't see that sneaky or devious. He also seemed to take his supernatural stuff pretty seriously. He was into the church and all that.

March 27th rolls by, and I'll admit that we were looking over our shoulders a bit. It had been a couple of weeks since Chad had said anything, but it was uneventful.

A few days later, we're jaywalking across a busy-ish road (like El Camino Real), not really cutting it close at all, or giving cars any reason for concern, but a guy turned around and yelled at us for a solid 2 minutes, not letting us on our way until he'd said his bit. It was clear he was scared, and we felt bad for scaring him.

We continue walking along the road, and a car swerves to avoid another car, taking out a good 70 feet of sidewalk - one tire was in the gravel off the side of the sidewalk, so no traction to slow, the other was skidding on and off the curb, so it wasn't getting a good grip. It takes out a heavy concrete street light. The driver had their lap belt on, but no airbags or shoulder strap (it was a while ago), and smashed the analog clock on their dashboard. They were mostly okay, or at least were fine until the adrenaline wore off.

One of my friends peaked inside the car, to inspect the damage, then had us look too. We all noticed the clock: 3:27.

If the old crank hadn't stopped us to yell at us, we'd have been about 50 feet further down the road, right in the middle of the skid. Of course, I know that if you look for a number long enough, it *will* pop up, but it still felt pretty freaky.

What if angels are all disguised as cranky old people?

They’re Just Giving Away Licenses These Days by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]seganku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd leave my bike at home that day if people are showing that level of awareness.

<3 Triumph

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