Hey 👋 I'm Lemann: mark II
I like tech, bicycles, and nature.
Otherwise known as; @lemann@lemmy.one and @lemann@lemmy.world
Quick update if anyone is reading this in future - the upgrade was successful!
Hats off to the HA developers and contributors - even though my install was completely unsupported, the updater pretty much sailed smoothly through everything.
It ended up taking several days to process all the database schema changes, along the way I did need to modify the MySQL InnoDB cache size from 128MiB to 1GiB (not the fault of Home Assistant at all - I didn't set up MySQL correctly 😂) once that was done things significantly sped up.
Looking forward to all the new features HA has to offer 🙂
Yepp, been using it for years. Lots of third party app support and a minimal web interface to add a new 🧲🚢 in a hurry
Definitely does not have any bells and whistles though, doesn't bother me but is a dealbreaker for some.
Oh no 😂😂 what version are you on now?
I remember a looong while ago when I broke my virtualized install by trying to update with too little virtual disk space, had to expand it and manually install the latest core from a shell within the VM. On another occasion the sqlite database completely filled up the virtual disk (I disabled automatic pruning of old data) and that was a pain to export... eventually dumped it into a dedicated MySQL installation and all was well after that.
I've seen that they now have A/B boot (similar to how Android devices do) so hopefully these are issues of the past
Still going 😅 database migration has been running for 21 hours so far lol.
Everything has gone smoothly so far. Spent two hours looking through all the release notes and have a loooong list of stuff to sort out as soon as it completes 🤞
Edit: fix spoiler
If I land on a site using Admiral AAB I do two things...
- update my blocklists with the new AAB servers
- return to the search engine and pick another site
I really, really dislike Admiral AAB. Why would you want to evade a user's adblocker just to ask them to switch it off? I will keep it on thank you very much!
Roast my solder joints
Nope 😊
Although if you wanted to tin the wires a little better, I've found flux helps loads especially when using lead free solder. I used to struggle before trying it.
Upgrading from an ancient version of Home Assistant
Trying to upgrade from a 2021 release to the latest one, absolutely no idea whether this will work or not...
Originally I abandoned this install because the API I used to integrate a DIY addressable LED strip (controlled by a media player entity, changed colour to match the cover art) was removed and replaced with something else, and I didn't have time to redevelop it.
For a while its been possible to do something pretty similar with WLED - at that point I was just putting off the upgrades to not break anything 😅
At this point it's probably a better idea to re-install but let's see how this goes!
The few times I've needed to man [app name] on a system without internet access or on an obscure utility, I've always been able to find what I need in the included docs
I hope the dev eventually gets sponsored, this is one of those utilities that you don't think you need until --help doesn't cut it
For anyone who doesn't have a device that natively supports this feature, there's an app on F-Droid called "Privacy Indicators" that provides this for camera and mic access. It uses the built-in Accessibility services to provide this, and needs a couple of other special permissions
You can change the color of the indicator, mine's red for more visibility.
I installed it from GitHub however, since the F-Droid build was really outdated: https://github.com/NitishGadangi/Privacy-Indicator-App
The car full of hammer and sickles in the background though 😂😂 that's metaphorical gold
I did this with all my PS1 games a while back, ran into a ton of unreadable ones. Managed to read some scratched ones by trying out four different drives, but some sadly fell victim to disk rot ☹️
o7 thanks for the memories I guess!
I love this 😂
I use OSMand alongside GMaps WV (a webview for Google Maps, wipes all data automatically after closing). Works well enough for me, but in GMaps you can't rotate the map or provide your location
I use "Automation" (on fdroid) - the UX could do with some improving but it thoroughly covers the basics.
Newer versions of Android make it difficult to automate certain things though, I find root helps to get around that in some cases
I was looking for Sleep As Android too!! Separately to this I saw a comment on R a while ago asking for FOSS alternatives, and to say the dev's response was out-of-touch would be an understatement. They just complained about not being able to make a living from a FOSS app...
Regarding Gadgetbridge though, those devs and contributors are running into more and more accessories using encrypted protocols which is a bit worrying. Right now I've settled on the BangleJS which has official support, just wish it had a more accurate heart rate sensor!
My dream FOSS health app would be some concoction of OpenScale and Gadgetbridge 😂
I've seen the redesign too and not really sure how I feel about it 😂 there's a lot of additional whitespace and it kinds looks like a blown up mobile version of the site
Those are fake mirrors completely missing aniwave's core features: account watchlists, auto skip intro/outro, auto next, watch together, and the comments don't even work.
Wouldn't surprise me if they're missing the majority of Aniwave's library too
Edit: The search is horrifically basic too. No filters at all, seriously? The clones don't even try to compete 🤦♂️
Pirate websites like this usually rely on the shadier ad networks baked into these kinds of video streaming sites to make their money.
There's no financial incentive to use BitTorrent based streaming, and if they did I feel the torrents would die rapidly just due to the amount of leechers with barely any seeders to offset the ratio disparity (Unless some kind of webseed was available ?)
I recently picked up an iPhone as a secondary device, pretty much immediately disabled iCloud and installed Mobius (Syncthing) so the photos get sync'ed over to my fairphone's SD card.
Now i'm second guessing whether it's actually disabled, or if I'm going to get an iCloud full warning in a couple of months....
I use Open Camera on my device, there are some very rare instances where it shows an obscure error saying it can't find a gallery app. Most of the time though it opens Fossify Gallery just fine
I'm rooted and Google Photos was removed from my device before a single photo was taken, so never seen or heard even a peep from it
.NET runs natively on Linux
Only .NET Core sadly
When I moved my personal laptop to Linux I needed WINE to run some source-available .NET apps that were written targeting the Windows-only .NET Framework
Finally my old saves are backed up!
Ordered back in Feb and just got delivered!
As soon as I saw the PS1 version release a while back, I was eager to get a PS2 version to backup the single 8MB card I've owned since my first PS2. I got all my games pre-owned back then, so sadly none came with extra memory cards 😭
Initially I ran into some issues copying the save files from my old 8MB to this one (using wLE), ended up turning off the "Game ID" MCP setting so all saves get copied to the same VMC instead of dedicated ones for each game.
Apparently this card works on the PS3 too if you hold the front right button while connecting the USB, looking forward to that since I have some PS1 saves trapped in there...
Is Carbon fiber PLA filament safe to handle?
I've been looking into this material due to the really nice surface finish and clean look (actually purchased some already 😅)
However I recently came across a video by CNC kitchen where he raised some potential health concerns relating to the fibers specifically inside the filament. One of the commenters mentioned they couldn't wash the fibers off their skin, and another likened it to the "3d printing equivalent of asbestos"
I don't plan to print with it just yet due to needing a hardened nozzle, and spare extruder parts. However when I do, i'm feeling a little worried about how safe it is - mainly whether the final printed part is fine for occasional skin contact, or whether this material should ideally be left to just cosmetic parts.
P.S. image not mine, taken from here
Almost replaced the shell on my brand new deck... got caught out by the display
Title pretty much, my brand new deck arrived today and I wasted no time loading up all my games and linux desktop apps onto it. I was pretty much firmly sold on it after having the opportunity to experience one 😁
Out of excitement I also impulse ordered a full replacement shell in advance, thinking I was prepared to also tackle the screen. Turns out I was wrong - the screen is so well stuck down that I couldn't get it to budge with a 2kw hot air gun. The battery was also getting quite warm from the heat.
Pretty much ended up putting everything back to the original casing before I damaged something, and settled for just changing the back cover instead 😢
Maybe I'll give the replacement shell another shot in future, but not too sure to be honest.
Anyone managed to do a full shell swap? How did you find it?
A bit frustrated with my team and CSS
I was recently tasked with rewriting the base CSS for an inventory/project management system, creating a set of reusable components designed to match, using an open/close approach. These were based on a pretty strict specification provided by one of our designers, who unfortunately left.
The implementation went well, but I've run into a bit of a problem. Quite often the team members make changes directly to the base class in the new base CSS file, rather than extending it, creating a new one, or using each system area's dedicated stylesheet file.
One of the more recent changes involved removing a grid-gap property from a rule from the base CSS, affecting a lot more than the single UI element the team member was working on.
Should I approach the team about this?
I haven't mentioned anything yet, but have noticed our QA team putting in more bugs about UI elements looking odd
TorrentLeech seems to be having site issues
TL has been returning 1004 errors all day, however their staff are aware of this looking at a discussion thread on a certain site.
Hopefully it gets fixed soon - posted here just in case others are having issues with the site and its mirrors
Anyone drive? How do you find it? I am absolutely terrified after my first lesson
Sorry in advance for the wall of text! Some background...
Enter me, someone who usually gets around by bicycle or public transport. I'm about 200 miles away from anyone close (besides my partner) and the trains, while fast and convenient, are expensive and quite limited at some times of the day.
So, as a solution, I decided I'll pick up some driving lessons so I can drive to friends with a rental or my own vehicle, on much more flexible terms. Since I had some existing experience in various driving simulators (almost 200h combined), I decided why not?
Now, about the lesson.
The instructor was absolutely amazing, got me up to speed with all kinds of things I wasn't familiar with, like adjusting the mirrors, wheel and stuff.
The car is a stick shift/manual, as that's the norm here. To be honest, changing gears was the easiest part - it felt really familiar because of the simulators. However I really struggled with how much information you need to take in from around you du
These 3D Printers Print 3D Printers!
This is a pretty neat tour of Prusa's printer factory on the Strange Parts channel
They have an absolutely massive 600 printer farm, with the same mk3 and mk4 machines that they sell to customers, which is really impressive.
They do almost everything in-house, including manufacturing the printer mainboards, for faster project planning and turnaround times.
Note - the video is pretty long at about 40 mins!
After watching I'm a little tempted to pick up some prusament filament to support the company, really like how they are supporting local talent.
Finally have a 3D printer of my own! First print is going well so far.
I've wanted one of these for a while, decided to bite the bullet a couple days ago! Seeing as I was somewhat familiar with CAD software (from engineering classes several years ago) it seemed fairly straightforward.
As someone completely new to this, there have been a TON of things I've learned from binging 3d printing channels...
- First layer adhesion 😭
- Bed levelling
- Types of extruders (bowden/direct) and how they affect what materials you can print
- Tons of printing materials, personally will be using PETG and PLA
- Keeping filament dry in a vacuum bag
And soo much more - but there is still a lot that I have absolutely no idea about.
The printer is a second-hand Flsun Q5, the seller sent it fully assembled (very, very brave of them, but it arrived unharmed). I had a brief look around at other options, but for the price of an easythreed, this was a no brainer.
I think the seller had some issues with bed adhesion, as there was a ton of slimy stuff on the
Secondhand item came with previous owner's files on the SD card, do I return the card or format it?
I bought a 3d printer off Ebay which got delivered not too long ago, and it came with 2 sd cards - one with a build video and some demo print files, but worryingly another card that has all the previous owner's personal files on there.
Not sure whether to format it, or to contact the seller offering to send the card back (free of charge)... how would you prefer to be approached in a similar situation?
Edit: No gcode files are on the card, just 30gb of pictures, music and videos. Sent the seller a message offering to upload it to cloud or to send the card back
What's your solder of choice?
I recently came to the realization that I've been kinda punishing myself with cheap no-name solder that is really difficult to work with.
I reluctantly bought this (rather expensive) lead free solder for around $25 and the difference really took me by surprise - it melts and flows so easily!
Kinda got me wondering what everyone else has been using for solder, or what's worked well for you so far at least?