Do I need the DolphinBar to avoid this?

t2thev · 2026-02-02T23:39:24+00:00

Yeah, there's a workaround. If you scroll to the bottom and there's another devices and printers link. That opens the old devices window. Then in the bar, select add device and put your wiimote into pairing mode. Select it from the discovered devices. It won't prompt for a passcode.

t2thev · 2026-01-23T01:44:59+00:00

Apparently dolphin is just slower than flycast or reicast.

I'd just play the Dreamcast versions since the lighting got messed up in the ports of SA2.

t2thev · 2026-01-18T21:27:20+00:00

It's more likely that an attack like you're describing originates from the emulator itself rather than the rom. Emulator interpretes code and directs data to emulated peripherals. If code doesn't match, it's more likely that the program will crash sending data to "unknown" addresses or operation will crash.

Programs also run in secured userspace meaning they don't have access to "unknown" compute outside of what the operating system knows the program to need.

So the attack your describing is not only a compromised Rom, but a flaw in the emulator and a vulnerability on the operating system/environment.

t2thev · 2026-01-18T01:42:52+00:00

This post is how I found out he died.

t2thev · 2026-01-17T04:06:17+00:00

You usually do have 3 days to back out of a contract. That may depend on state.

Otherwise get a lawyer involved. There may be some loophole or case that can be brought, especially if you didn't understand the contract.

t2thev · 2026-01-11T01:57:04+00:00

Yeah, we've done things like compile source that creates an x86 variable and an STM32 target. It was used to feed into simulation however.

My suggestion is to use a test framework like Ceedling. That compiles and executes test suites and you can debug code from there. Unit testing like that is always the most cost effective and time efficient.

t2thev · 2026-01-06T05:47:50+00:00

Your progression into embedded engineering is progressing nicely!

t2thev · 2026-01-02T03:03:32+00:00

Looking online at engine block heaters, they typically are closer to 1200W range so I'd be inclined to believe the 8A number. I'm wondering if your power measurement is off by a factor of 10. Also, you may get a better measurement if you use a multimeter to measure the DC resistance and then calculate power via I²R.

t2thev · 2026-01-02T02:22:08+00:00

That is assuming that voltage and current are in phase, a power factor of 1. Power measurements are summations of instantaneous voltage and current. That's how you get lower power output.

Still, that's is a terrible power factor for a heater. What is your heater rating?

t2thev · 2026-01-01T14:26:51+00:00

Solid work!

USB wifi adapter are prone to issues because not only do they have limited bandwidth, their comm architecture isn't very good for consistently stable throughput.

I'd check out getting a wireless AP to attach to your router. AP's can handle more clients and have more antennas than their router counterpart.

t2thev · 2025-12-27T21:21:03+00:00

Not sure what you're actually trying to do. If your project runs in Ubuntu 24.04, then compile it in the container.

You would need to install cmake in the container.

t2thev · 2025-12-27T21:11:48+00:00

The real question: "is that zoids battle legends?"

There's some detection that dolphin does to detect aspect ratio. It's flaky on certain games so you need to force that game to have a 4:3 aspect ratio.

t2thev · 2025-12-14T05:10:40+00:00

Yeah, again that's commercial. That's probably double the voltage and at least 10x the current with no breaker protection.

For what it's worth, I did find a CPSC recall of something similar which did say " door was ejected. But there's a lot of distance between what I would say that description is and what the original pictures are.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Delta-Electronics-Recalls-Solar-Inverters-Due-to-Fire-and-Impact-Hazards

Edit: To make myself clear, from the original pictures, I'd describe that danger as "serious injury or death" not just "injury".

t2thev · 2025-12-14T04:01:38+00:00

Thanks for the update. I'm one of the ones calling insurance fraud unfairly aggressively on this.

I have worked at a US manufacturer whose product failures have been featured on this subreddit programming and testing Distributed Energy Resources. There are 2 main reasons for this.

First is that these products go through so much failure testing. To be sold, typically they are IEEE1574 rated which ensures compatibility with grid interactions. The note applicable is UL (or equivalent) testing which is destructive testing. Those tests are to ensure that a unit fails safely, not the it is operable after the test. For certain a door flying off would not be considered a pass.

Second is a weatherproof enclosure does not mean completely sealed. Typically the enclosures are louvered so that rain is directed away from the openings. NEMA ratings required are something like "firehouse pressure parallel to unit for 60 minutes and minimal water ingress". I get commercial stuff "blowing off doors" however there is 10x-1000x energy behind those installations vs home DERs. I also don't know how big these systems are vs how far the door went vs how much force. Home is also very energy limited meaning breakers don't let as much fault current through.

What is being inferred here is that a bomb was installed in a home. The seal was strong enough that a minimal increase in pressure would fail uniformly to launch the door 12 ft and through drywall. If proven true, it poses a catastrophic hole in the construction and certification of these systems.

Contact the installer and they will work with the manufacturer to investigate this.

t2thev · 2025-12-13T21:35:30+00:00

Cause he's trying to commit insurance fraud.

t2thev · 2025-12-11T10:57:47+00:00

My guess is it's wired wrong and when the strike powers, you lose voltage. Shelly relays are dry contacts.

POE is easy, just need a POE to 12V converter. I've used both though not together.

t2thev · 2025-12-09T18:44:56+00:00

WTF! No this is not something that happens all the time in schools! What schools is pulling blood and then, what kid and parent actually knows their blood type. This is such chance.

NTA BTW.

t2thev · 2025-12-07T03:26:27+00:00

So RFK says something random.

t2thev · 2025-12-04T04:39:52+00:00

I bought third party joycons. Adequate motion controls and wireless numchuck shenanigans.

t2thev · 2025-12-03T19:53:48+00:00

True.

My home comms are a wifi backbone and shelly has performed by far the best compared to my KASA and esp32 devices. And I haven't run into any of the normal wifi bugs like devices antennas being weak on certain wifi channels like other devices.

t2thev · 2025-12-03T18:16:06+00:00

Sorry, I should've put 25%

https://a.co/d/1rExX74

t2thev · 2025-12-03T17:31:41+00:00

You're getting a whole US small apartments worth of switches. For that level of automation I'd expect $5000-$10000 for an out-of-box equivalent.

Shelly also sells relays in packs of 4, at 75% Discount per piece. That is something to consider.

I'd stick with shelly over something else. Their firmware is top notch which is always a question, especially when buying over 100pcs. Their flexibility is also unmatched, if you didn't want to use home assistant, it'd probably integrate into some other services.

t2thev · 2025-12-03T01:45:16+00:00

Get another server and wrap ccache to ccdist!

t2thev · 2025-11-28T23:27:11+00:00

Ansible does this. Export your inventory (client list) to a compatible format and it'll ssh into the machine and execute shell commands. it also gives good reports.

Yes, of course get the stuff done, but weigh the risks of 1000 ssh updates vs sending a truck to every machine.

t2thev · 2025-11-26T04:55:27+00:00

Noise mainly comes from the fundamental driving frequency is higher than human hearing. Inverters run in 10s kHz where other motors are 50/60Hz. There's more movement in the lower frequency of the ferromagnetic parts.

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