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RiderExMachina @lemmy.ml
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How does breaking affect brakes?
  • Physics says both use the same amount, just one is spread out more and the other is all at once. I don't have the formula, but basically it takes the same overall effort to stop an object regardless of if it's slowly or very fast.

  • Is it really just ageing/ getting older? How is this supposed to work? How is everyone else doing this?
  • I've started having issues recently, too. After a work injury, I finally saw my GP, who recommended Physical Therapy, which has basically just been a guided workout with some yoga moves worked in over the course of an hour.

    It hasn't fixed my pain yet, but it's made it better, and my pain was explained in a way that makes sense (my shoulders and core weren't as strong as they should have been, placing undue burden on some of my backmuscles).

    If you don't want to go to PT, I'd strongly recommend just slowly doing 10-15 minutes of simple stretching like what you might have done in Gym as a kid. Stretch to the point of mild discomfort, not pain, doing each stretch 3 tines for 10 seconds. It might be worth looking into some basic yoga poses that target your particular pains (or the ones that you want to target first).

    I'll bet you'll notice good results after a week. If not, definitely go see your GP again.

    Obligatory "I am not a doctor"

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  • If I'm honest, video games and computers in general. The community has some to do with it, I guess, but more because the people making them just seem to not care about the customers at all anymore.

    If I had to put my feeling into words, its that they try to make things at the smallest possible cost with the highest return possible, including throwing ads into everything (making for a poorer experience for the users), while simultaneously making everything bland so they can appeal to everyone.

    Ten years ago, I loved video games, and now the only "next-gen" console I have is a Switch and a Steam Deck. I used to be a huge Windows fan, but now I can hardly stomach Windows 11, and run Linux exclusively as much as possible.

    Big tech ruined tech. Big video games ruined video games.

  • The new ModXO modchip
  • While I'm not familiar with Modzville, I'm sure he also has several other devices he's already making, and so he doesn't need to scale that much to take on the small demand.

    Thanks for the insight

  • Original Xbox @lemmy.world RiderExMachina @lemmy.ml

    The new ModXO modchip

    There's a new hardmod called ModXO that's been making the rounds. Part of me wants to make a Shopify store selling handmade ModXO pre-builts, but when looking at the BOM and labor costs, the devices would be around $30 USD.

    With BOM, labor, and Shopify costs, I'd need to sell 2 each month to stay afloat and while that seems low, I just don't know if that's feasible due to the age of the OG Xbox and niche market who could likely easily put it all tigether themselves.

    This sublemmy is pretty small, so I think it's the perfect place to ask: is there a market for something like this?

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    Is there a reason that mobile devices are considered more "trusted" than desktop/laptops?
  • Phones are generally seen as more secure because they're less likely to have malware and the apps should be running in their own sandbox, meaning it's more difficult to see what each app is doing and so theoretically it's more secure.

    Most desktop operating systems do not have sandboxing in place, have known malware that could be installed much easier than on a phone, and harder to verify that the system is secure. This is doubly so taking into account that basically the only way to use the banking information is through a web browser, which could have any number of junky web extensions installed.

    While things are incrementally changing on the desktop front (mostly on Linux with Atomic distros, Flatpak/Snap, and Firefox container tabs), most banks are only familiar with Windows and macos, and since those two have the most security risks, they'd rather play it safe with the relatively more standardized, theoretically more secure phone OS.

  • Case recommendations? Mid/full. Looking for something easy to get in and lift.
  • You definitely want a mid size case if you're going to move it around. I got a full size with my first build and while it is nice and roomy, it's never fun to move when needed.

    The case you have in your list has your 2.5" SSD storage in the back and PSU under an aluminum bar at the bottom. Everything else will mostly likely be easily accessible, but if you ever need to do PSU/SSD changes, it won't be as easy as everything else.

    Otherwise, I really like Corsair cases, they've never done me wrong.

  • Innovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaningless
  • You have me confused for someone else. Lemmy is a big place with multiple users, someone else said that it's both.

    But sure, here you go:

    Pedestrian fatalities are correlated with two major factors: speed and vehicle size. In North America, streets are designed to make driving easier and faster: lanes are made wider, and obstacles are removed to reduce visual clutter. This results in everything in NA looking flat and being spread out.

    Vehicle sizes are goibg up because of the "size wars": the EPA made limits on fuel emissions barring vehicle size, so auto manufacturers decided to make larger vehicles to get around the limitations. Consumers wanted bigger, "safer" vehicles to make it more likely to survive a crash, so there's become an arms race for vehicle size. As these vehicles get bigger, pedestrians become harder to see, and if a pedestrian is hit, the grill is so high, the pedesteian will be thrown under the vehicle as opposed to over it.

    As North America grows, we expand into suburbs, which are residential only, requiring residents to commute into the city to get groceries or go to work. More driving means more km driven.

    And if you want my sources, here are a few to get you started:

    Pedestrian deaths all-time high - https://www.npr.org/2023/06/26/1184034017/us-pedestrian-deaths-high-traffic-car

    And https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7317a1.htm

    Vehicle size: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/more-and-more-american-pedestrians-are-dying-because-larger-vehicles-incorporating-data-safety-regulations-can-help

    And https://www.cdc.gov/pedestrian-bike-safety/about/pedestrian-safety.html

    And https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33147075/

    Lane width and speeding correlation: https://nacto.org/docs/usdg/review_lane_width_and_speed_parsons.pdf

    And https://narrowlanes.americanhealth.jhu.edu/report/JHU-2023-Narrowing-Travel-Lanes-Report.pdf

    I hope these provide the answers you're looking for.

  • Cloud Storage with smart/on-demand sync Linux client?
  • I think they store the data about the files in a database, but the files are in a folder structure.

    Doesn't make sense to have data that could be a few gigabytes in a database, or maybe that's just me.

  • It's time to move to Linux - YouTube
  • I think there are two major hurdles keeping Linux adoption back (besides the obvious installation bit). The first is that our backwards compatibility is terrible. It is easier to get old versions of Windows software to run in Wine than it is to get some old Linux software to run natively.

    If something like Photoshop did finally release a Linux version, even if they only did one release to make 2% of people happy, it likely wouldn't be able to run natively after 5 years.

    The second is a good graphical toolkit. Yes, GTK and Qt exist, but neither are as simple as WinForms or SwiftUI/Aqua.

  • Dunes vs Star Wars
  • This might be controversial, but the new Denis Villeneuve movies are much better than the book. Maybe watch the movies and read the book or trawl the wiki after for more context.

  • Cringe: Five Unexpected Uses for Old Computer Cases

    www.slashgear.com 5 Unexpected Uses For Old PC Towers - SlashGear

    Many of us have old computer parts lying around, but what are you supposed to do with old PC towers? Use your creativity, and repurpose them in unexpected ways.

    5 Unexpected Uses For Old PC Towers - SlashGear

    I'm not entirely sure some of these are a great idea, but what do y'all think?

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    What can I do with a 2.25V Solar Panel?

    I have a solar panel from a cheap Walmart device I tore down. Hooking it to a Multi-Meter shows it's about 2.25V (probably supposed to be 2.5V but runs a little low?).

    What's something useful I can do with it?

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    Now if only something bad could happen to StackOverflow

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    Doug Griffiths – 13 Ways to Kill Your Community

    Doug "quickly" goes through his 13, tongue-in-cheek ways to kill a community. IMO it's a great companion piece to Strong Towns and makes for a great discussion piece with other community members.

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    Rule

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    LPT: Drill small holes in the bottom of your trash can to make the bags easier to pull out

    Take the smallest pilot hole drillbit you have (1/16" or 1mm) and drill 5-8 holes in the bottom of your trash can. This not only allows the air to escape as the bag fills up, but also makes it easier to remove the trash bag later.

    I've done this with two trash cans now and recommend it to everyone.

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