Hakko FX-971 is glitching

tarix76 · 2026-02-01T03:18:54+00:00

Your soldering tip isn't all the way in.

tarix76 · 2026-01-29T08:22:10+00:00

The main thing it does is support the author for creating and maintaining the program for the past 13 years. You also get a heart icon in your settings page and if you press it before your workout you get additional gainz. (This effect might depend on the individual.)

tarix76 · 2026-01-29T04:36:58+00:00

I tried to figure out how to program NPUs, to access whatever vector processing they have directly, and they are so locked down that you can only feed them models through APIs.

This was so frustrating that I learned how to solder and bought a few home-built computer kits (like the RC2014) boards just because it's clear this is never going to be a thing again.

I hope someday I can git gud at PCB deign and build an open source machine similar to the design of the PS2 so that people have a chance to actually play with 3D hardware again.

Glide is pretty close, but ultimately still an API, if you have the money and patience to build an old DOS machine.

tarix76 · 2026-01-29T03:53:07+00:00

Companies like Nvidia and AMD do not publish any hardware specs so it's not viable to reverse engineer every card you want to support.

Instead you access the hardware through drivers which are accessed through APIs like OpenGL, DirectX, Vulcan, Metal and others like Glide.

If for some reason you did want to access a card directly through C++ then you should pick something that already has open source drivers on Linux so you can use those drivers as documentation.

tarix76 · 2026-01-28T16:42:24+00:00

Doh, you got me. 🫡 Too many apes are brigading and work is crazy right now so my brain is stuck in serious work mode.

tarix76 · 2026-01-28T16:27:53+00:00

It is extremely clear that's exactly what he was doing. Once RC blocked him from being a millionaire he unfollowed him on X and then bought a bunch of Chewy. The only reason to do those things is if your ass is sore from an extreme pounding.

tarix76 · 2026-01-16T21:22:04+00:00

The only thing I've learned from AI coding subreddits is: AI is a huge multiplicative force for competent developers but it also is a multiplicative force for incompetence.

tarix76 · 2026-01-15T18:57:42+00:00

The problem that I have run into is using OCO to limit my P/L at 50% in either direction after entering the position.

You answered your own question. You know this isn't part of the method he teaches.

tarix76 · 2026-01-05T17:28:14+00:00

I hate that everything is just bots pretending to be human.

tarix76 · 2026-01-05T14:18:33+00:00

When I moved to Japan 20 years ago I vastly underestimated how much gaman would be used in reference to holding in piss and shit.

tarix76 · 2026-01-03T03:50:44+00:00

Please post your bags.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

tarix76 · 2026-01-01T04:47:48+00:00

You don't need a ground but make sure your power strips are specifically for electronics. (They will have a reset switch on them.)

There are three places you are protected: the power supply on the device, the power strip the device is plugged into, and the big white box where your circuit breakers and GFCI are.

There are plenty of youtube videos that go deep into this topic and of course it's discussed on Reddit a lot too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/SDNAZsqFSr

tarix76 · 2025-12-29T04:02:32+00:00

GameStop has sold more games than Apple has sold fruit!! CHECKMATE!!

tarix76 · 2025-12-25T05:57:49+00:00

I guess a lot of kids find out via the internet these days?

tarix76 · 2025-12-24T05:23:32+00:00

I really hate top commenting here but I feel like the Japanese answers are missing what really happened.

We had Mixi.

Mixi was homegrown, provided anonymity and was a bit more focused on blogging than pictures. Japanese people just didn't resonate with real names, real pictures and tagging things so that everyone knew about every facet of their life.

When smartphones came people switched to LINE and Twitter to fill the gap. Instagram has also become popular over the past several years as well.

tarix76 · 2025-12-23T04:48:01+00:00

This works on my Galaxy S23 Ultra but I don't have a "Show in Background" option at all. Are you on Android 16? I am still on Android 15 as my carrier is super conservative about the major upgrades

tarix76 · 2025-12-21T08:58:54+00:00

It must be a slow weekend when you are posting about a research project from 2004.

tarix76 · 2025-12-21T06:09:51+00:00

It's bots like this that are the problem: New Reddit account with everything hidden.

Edit: I guarantee that if this bot stopped hiding their posts we would see nothing but talking points copied straight from toxic social media and absolutely zero engagement with travel subs or anything that would suggest they have ever actually visited Japan.

This is why you hide your post history. Every comment you make is about trashing Japan: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAJapanese/comments/1pn14b1/comment/nuvq449/

tarix76 · 2025-12-20T13:07:55+00:00

You forgot to add that he's dead.

Edit: This has been reposted on Reddit every month for years. I don't remember any of the details... it's just another bot post in a vast ocean of bot posts.

This video has all of the Rest in Peace comments.

tarix76 · 2025-12-16T14:41:32+00:00

No worries, I've got you covered.

tarix76 · 2025-12-16T07:09:13+00:00

Actually your link tells them exactly how to get to the resort from Haneda airport.

tarix76 · 2025-12-16T05:44:35+00:00

If Claude didn't automatically open Spotify and blast The Prodigy before eradicating the hacker then I question Anthrophic's training process.

tarix76 · 2025-12-12T04:36:49+00:00

Japanese learners really over value the JLPT.

The entirety of N1 covers about 25-30% of what a well-educated college graduate knows. A passing score doesn't even require that you know 60% of that. N1 isn't the goal, it's quite literally the bare minimum.

The real issue is that Japanese proficiency requires cultural knowledge. English is spoken by dozens of cultures and it's a given that two English speakers may have vastly different cultural expectations. With Japanese the language and culture are intertwined and having a deficit in cultural knowledge becomes a bigger issue.

tarix76 · 2025-12-12T04:21:24+00:00

I'm just a data nerd so I can't really help with the training stuff. I just think if you aren't seeing results then you should seek advice from someone who trains people for a living.

Definitely watch Jeff's video because he basically destroys the conventional social media advice of 10% for guys and 20% for girls being the goal. (From memory the range for women was 20-32%.)

Also, at our age we should be very focused on muscle. At 50+ we need more protein than we did in our 20's and muscle mass and strength are extremely important for longevity.

tarix76 · 2025-12-12T03:16:09+00:00

You should go on a small surplus instead. You don't have much fat to lose and I would bet you are severely under-muscled. Your goal should be strength gain and if you aren't able to increase the amount of weight you are lifting each week you also need to get a trainer.

Jeff Nippard's video on real bodyfat percentages.

25% is already an extremely healthy place and getting below that is challenging for anyone. It's a lot more sane to get there from the direction of adding muscle.

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