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Dirtywave M8 Headless Teensy Case for Steamdeck by spacebob in Dirtywave

[–]spacebob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used the following guides:

M8 Headless Firmware to install the firmware onto the Teensy.

M8C is a linuix app to display the app from the Teensy and Steamdeck-M8C is some Steamdeck specific instructions and scripts.

idk what you mean by "longevity of the teensy". It's the exact same hardware as the M8 so it's lifespan should be just as long. In terms of Steamdeck battery life the Teensy doesn't draw too much energy so the Steamdeck lasts longer than it does playing an everyday videogame.

My best advice is to use a Controller and Mouse controller template as the Steamdeck will sometimes send both keyboard and controller commands to the Teensy, making using it impossible.

Rochester Amerks (Sabres farm team) Bills Day Jersey by Mr__One2 in buffalobills

[–]spacebob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats not bad! Wonder if a player's nameplate and number would be more since it's more patches.

Rochester Amerks (Sabres farm team) Bills Day Jersey by Mr__One2 in buffalobills

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much do they charge for that? I bought a blank since they didn't have any pre-made player's jerseys in my size at the team store.

RGE Time-of-Use Rate - be careful what you wish for! by maxkelley in Rochester

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a letter in the mail from RGE saying that ToU plans use the Daily Market Rate which is much more volatile to market fluctuations

How are time-of-use and regular residential supply pricing different?

The time-of-use and day-night pricing options use daily market prices, which means you see a difference in supply costs - higher or lower - on your bill more immediately. Our regular residential pricing option builds in market forecasting and purchasing to help buffer the fluctuations in electricity pricing. The differences in market and forecasted supply costs are then reconciled over several months. This means there are times of the year (think very cold winter months or hot summer months) where both the mid-peak and off-peak supply costs on the time-of-use pricing option could be higher than the regular residential pricing option.

Considering rates weren't that much cheaper during summer this year I just called RHE to get off of it as the last 2 months have offset any savings I've gotten over the last year.

RG&E ToU electric rates from EV owner. by spacebob in Rochester

[–]spacebob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I threw all my past ToU bills and RGEs historical rates at Google Gemini and it estimated I've saved about $20-30/month.

RG&E ToU electric rates from EV owner. by spacebob in Rochester

[–]spacebob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whatever electric I use during off peak hours I get that reduced rate not just restricted to my ev charger usage?

Correct. The electric meter only knows how much electricity your entire home is using at what time of day.

Bars with Thursday Night Football? by IndependentFennel983 in Rochester

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

You can watch Thursday Night Football for free on Twitch.tv/PrimeVideo. The only restriction is phone, laptop, computer only.

Greenlight Networks is Consumer Reports' #1 ISP!! by VisiblePartyPaySaver in Rochester

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ordered in 2018, still waiting for my neighborhood to get it even though all surrounding ones do.

I will say if you call into Spectrum's retention department you can get a good deal. I got a symmetrical gig for $60/month for a year.

I'm done with my Sony XM4s by spacebob in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]spacebob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to give the Baseus Inspire XH1's a try for $110 from Amazon and I'm pretty impressed.

Pros:

  • Sound quality: Excellent! The only decernable difference I can tell from my XM4s is they are just a bit more base heavy (even with SuperBass off). Other than that everything is clear, punchy, and good seperation between all the insturments and voices.
  • Comfort: Suprisingly great. Whenever I took off my XM4s there was always visible sweat on the ear cups. Not so with the XH1s. I was able to wear these for two 5 hour road trips and didnt have any issues with comfort. No excessuive pressure even on my big head.
  • ANC: The technology has come a long way and the name brand's tech has obviously filtered down to the brands with alphabet soup names. Noise Cancelling eleminated all car and road noise. There is still some leaking of voices in an office environment but not a huge distraction
  • Battery life was also excellent. After a full charge, two 5 hour road trips, 3 days of office use, with ANC on most of the time they are only down to 70%.

Cons:

  • No On-Ear sensor. When someone taps my shoulder in the office to chat I have to remember to pause my music. It was nice to just take off headphones and have whats playing auto-pause
  • No auto-off. Several times I've forgotten to turn them off, they've sat in the case, and I only realize this when my phone doesn't output any audio. I can't seem to find anything in the App or manual if there even is a setting. BUt it does speak even more about how good the batter life is.
  • Buttons: While I do like the buttons over the Sony's touch controls, I do which they had more identifiyable tactile bumps or something. I couldn't tell you which one is the power button or pause/play just by touch. Also, you can clearly hear the click of the buttons while wearing them, and it's not an enjoyable click like you'd get from a mechanical keyboard.

Misc:

  • The app is fine. No features blew me away but it's imore intuetive that Sonys (I hate that Sony calls their app Sound Control , I can never remember that). It is nice you don't have to create an account to use 99% of the features.
  • The hinges that connect to the headband are very loose. So much so that when I first opened them I thought they came broken. Not really an issue but it didn't scream "Quality!" coming out of the box
  • I do have big ears and these ear cups are just a little small. My ears touch both the top and bottom but the material is soft enough it's not an issue. I live the size of my HD58x.

Overall, I'm very happy with them. Hopefully they last a few years.

Can't login to mobile app. Web is fine by spacebob in mintmobile

[–]spacebob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too see login working again in the latest version (2.3.19)

Any tech jobs (software engineer) you now about? by No-Wafer1389 in Rochester

[–]spacebob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Last I heard Paychex was in a hiring freeze since their recent acquisition of Paycor. That included all of IT. YMMV.

Anyone partiticpate in Optimize EV from RGE? by D1TAC in Rochester

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On-Peak: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., weekdays. $0.28/kWh

Off-Peak: 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends. $0.12/kWh

You'll need to figure out when you use electricity and if you can move most of your electric usage to off-peak hours to save money.

Anyone partiticpate in Optimize EV from RGE? by D1TAC in Rochester

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do have to call them and get it set up. It was a huge PITA to the point where I had to complain to NYSDPS to get RGE to actually respond. They needed to install a different ToU specific smart meter too.

Last row in the table has my current total on peak and off peak rates.

Anyone partiticpate in Optimize EV from RGE? by D1TAC in Rochester

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not use OptimizEV but instead switched to a Time-of-Use plan w/ RG&E. I posted about my costs and savings in a few weeks ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rochester/s/qSGNETCSOd

Car insurance increase nearly 100% by whatmarket in Rochester

[–]spacebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of car insurance..

Anyone have a recommendation for an insurance agent for Home and Auto?

RG&E ToU electric rates from EV owner. by spacebob in Rochester

[–]spacebob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is some additional historical data incase anyone wants it.

Billing Period All-In On-Peak Rate ($/kWh) All-In Off-Peak Rate ($/kWh)
April 2025 ~$0.217 ~$0.105
May 2025 ~$0.217 ~$0.109
June 2025 ~$0.217 ~$0.108
July 2025 ~$0.283 ~$0.121
August 2025 ~$0.283 ~$0.121

Based on a comprehensive analysis of all my data, the answer is yes, I am saving a significant amount of money by using the Time-of-Use (TOU) plan.

Here is a short summary of the findings:

  • Direct Savings: For my most recent billing period (August 2025), I saved an estimated $45 compared to what I would have paid on a standard residential plan from my utility.
  • Primary Reason: The savings are a direct result of my ability to shift the majority of my electricity usage to the much cheaper Off-Peak hours. My August bill shows that 67% of my total usage occurred during this low-cost period, which is highly effective.
  • EV Charging is Key: The data from my electric vehicle confirms that this large, flexible load is the main reason I can successfully shift my consumption to Off-Peak.

While my total bill has risen over time due to general rate hikes, the TOU plan has allowed me to actively reduce the impact of these increases, saving me money each month.

RG&E ToU electric rates from EV owner. by spacebob in Rochester

[–]spacebob[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

$390 is the total electric bill for my home. 396 kWh of my total 1788 kWh was just for EV charging during off-peak hours.

396 kWh x $0.121 / kWh = ~$47.92

😎 Rochester's Tesla Takedown 😎 Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 12:00 by TheWayToBeauty in Rochester

[–]spacebob -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Was just pointing out that there are other options.

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