http://startreklist.blogspot.com/2011/04/list-of-all-star-trek-episodes-sorted_05.html
I printed this out and we've been working through them all from the start. Just crossing them off and starting the next one.
I hope they have a good use for it. I'd love to see them utilize the name to try to de-radicalize folks.
The Onion seems to have gotten a new life after they were bought, so maybe they'll go the Cards Against Humanity route and start to push things in a better direction.
Pritzker has been very outspoken about defying national orders, and even protecting the vulnerable in other states.
I'm not surprised he's leading the charge.
I thought he was going to be another shit governor in a long line of shitty Illinois governors, but this guy is knocking it out of the park.
The supreme court has no ability to enforce their decisions. The states can and have ignored their orders in the past.
If an order comes back that's blatant enough, there will be pushback.
The states control the elections, enough of them could literally just refuse to put him on the ballot.
Yup, sometime in the next year or two I'll get laid off, then I'll just mooch off my spouse.
That's amazing! I love to see it.
It's great when you can figure out a solution that fits so well onto someone's ability level.
I bet it wouldn't take much for someone to duplicate this work given the level of detail provided.
Working through Voyager and DS9 (in airdate order)
Think Tank was the most recent episode, Jason Alexander was pretty good, definitely liked his smooth talker personality.
JB Pritzker and Colorado's Jared Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump
Gov. JB Pritzker cited environmental protections and the threat of mass deportations as the types of issues the coalition will be exploring.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis have formed a coalition of governors to fight against “increasing threats of autocracy” and strengthen democracy during a second Donald Trump presidency.
The goal of Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, is to protect state-level institutions of democracy — and to utilize their collective legislative, budgetary, executive and administrative powers. Pritzker said it will “catalyze collaboration across state lines.”
“It’s built off a model that all of us governors have already successfully pioneered through the Reproductive Freedom Alliance,” Pritzker said. “And together, what we’re doing is pushing back against increasing threats of autocracy and fortifying the institutions of democracy that our country and our states depend on.”
FYI, in case anyone is running 7.2.1, just be aware that you have to MANUALLY update because you need to agree to new terms that removes local hardware processing of some media types.
https://www.synology.com/en-global/releaseNote/DSM
7.2.2-72806 Update 1 is the update with the new patches.
If you're running Plex locally (i.e. - not in docker) you'll need to manually install the updated 7.2.2 patch. You need to download it locally, then push it back up to your NAS bypassing the normal process. You can't use the plex client to prompt the update, and you can't use the synology package manager to update.
The package links on Reddit and some other sites are older versions that may not install
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=nas&plat=synology-dsm72&signUp=0
September 27th, 2024 release is currently the latest non-beta version - v.1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a
AMD/Intel
https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a/synology-dsm72/PlexMediaServer-1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a-x86_64_DSM72.spk
If you're running home assistant, you can put some inline power monitoring plugs in. I like the thirdreality ones, cause you can set them to "default on" or "default off" after power failure and run it as a zigbee local network without requiring internet access.
Oof, that's a lot of juice.
I'm running a UPS, Syno720+, old gaming laptop as a portainer host, my wifi, router, cable modem, and switches, and that's only using about 50w for everything. Pretty sure the Synology is using the bulk of that power, but I don't have data to back that up.
I'd like to upgrade a few things, but I'm really trying to keep it below 75w. Ideally below 50w if I can. I think my old laptop is good for now, just want more flexibility in my NAS if I can do it without bumping up the power budget.
Any idea what your power consumption is for the 1618? I currently have a 720, but with only two drives it's kind of limiting for HDD upgrades.
Assuming he's only actually married to one person, it's just adultery, which is mostly legal.
Of course, that assumes everyone is there consensually, and is free to leave whenever.
I think he dropped the ball on this one.
Yes, air fryers are similar to convection ovens. Air fryers blow across a heating element to push that heat directly at the food, where convection ovens blow around the general heat from the oven.
Those do some pretty different things to the food.
Also, not all races are contested by both Democrats and Republicans. Sometimes the third party is the only one running for a position, sometimes it's just one third party vs the Republican.
Local races are significantly different.
Just want you to be safe. Can't afford losing anyone on our team!
Keep up the good work and keep yourself safe!
Can't tell from the picture, but it's very important to have a holster that protects the trigger from being pulled.
Just tucking a firearm into a waistband is very dangerous, cloth can catch and fire the gun when moving around.
Be safe while you protect yourself!
Because no matter how prepared I think I am, there's always at least one item on the ballot I didn't expect to see.
I can sit down at my computer and look up everything on my ballot and make better informed decisions in the comfort of my home. I can lean over and ask my spouses opinion on what they're voting for and we can decide what we want to do. In the end we each make our own decision, but at least we can discuss it.
I have a QR code on my envelope that shows that I can track my ballot from end to end and ensure that it's where it is supposed to be. If it never arrives, I can go vote in person and have a provisional ballot to ensure I didn't vote twice.
Which is customized for every patient, so it currently costs $500,000 and isn't FDA approved for wide use, AND it is only available inside the US in a limited number of facilities.
Still, it's very promising, and if it holds up, it'll eventually be more widespread. At the end of the article it says they're working on a more generalized approach that could lower the cost and increase availability.
There's a saying you might want to get familiar with
"If everywhere you look, all you see is assholes, maybe you're the asshole."
Thermometer Holster
I have an indoor/outdoor thermometer to keep track of how hot the back of my Expedition gets. I drive pretty regularly with two dogs in the back, and over the summer and winter the temps can get a little extreme.
I need to be able to take it out to keep an eye on it remotely (it has about 1/4 mile range) but also have it not rolling around while I drive.
There was a coin holder there that I popped out, and used as a template for an insert to keep this mounted semi-permanently.
Printed with kinda crappy Amazon Basics PETG. If it holds up well, I'll reprint it with better quality black PETG so it matches the car better.
Protecting your privacy while participating in activism
The internet provides people space to build communities, shed light on injustices, and acquire vital knowledge that might not otherwise be available. And for LGBTQ+ individuals, digital spaces enable people that are not yet out to engage with their gender and sexual orientation.
Tips to keeping your identity secure, and protecting other members of your community from being accidentally doxxed or forced offline.
Extremely useful, especially for people who coordinate larger protests or online communities.
Time lapse plant growth
Neat time lapse video of a bunch of different plants (and fungi) growing from seed to flowering/fruiting.
Floating Island is Doing Great
We planted a variety of plants, at different stages of growth. After a bit of experimentation, cosmos grow extremely well. These were cuttings we put in just a couple weeks ago, and they're already bigger than most of the other plants that have been in there for over a month.
The very young plants did not survive, but the larger ones did. If they're too small, they just get swallowed down into the cups by the bobbing of the water.
Seems like the plants need to be large enough to reach all the way to the bottom of the pots, and still stick out enough.
Going to be interesting to see what it looks like at the end of the season.
Disaster with the floating garden
The experimental mat has been out for about a week now, but extremely high winds during a storm last night pulled up a corner of the mat spilling out the contents.
Luckily the majority of the plants were able to be saved, so we have one empty spot now.
I added some weights to the four corners to hopefully prevent this from happening again.
This is why we're experimenting! Learning what works and what doesn't with the setup.
Floating Island Garden
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15830343
> Our retention pond in our neighborhood has a lot of algae and problematic plant growth due to the surrounding farms and lawn runoff, so we're experimenting with a floating island to pull nutrients out before they can cause problems. This will also provide some interesting flowering plants, and more fish habitats. > > Will be an interesting experiment to see what survives and what does poorly. > > Zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds, and a few others are in net pots, inserted into cutouts in EVA foam mats. > > Design is from: > http://www.beemats.com/ > > More reading: > https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/flowers-grown-floating-on-polluted-waterways-can-help-clean-up-nutrient-runoff/ > > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000637?via%3Dihub >
Floating Island Garden
Our retention pond in our neighborhood has a lot of algae and problematic plant growth due to the surrounding farms and lawn runoff, so we're experimenting with a floating island to pull nutrients out before they can cause problems. This will also provide some interesting flowering plants, and more fish habitats.
Will be an interesting experiment to see what survives and what does poorly.
Zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds, and a few others are in net pots, inserted into cutouts in EVA foam mats.
Design is from: http://www.beemats.com/
More reading: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/flowers-grown-floating-on-polluted-waterways-can-help-clean-up-nutrient-runoff/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000637?via%3Dihub
Multiple space agencies are looking to send crewed missions to the Moon’s southern polar region in this decade and the next. Moreover, they intend to create the infrastructure that will allow for a sustained human presence, exploration, and economic development. This requires that the local geograph...
Really important step towards expanding our research on the moon, is creating highly detailed maps of the entire surface.
China is doing some great work on building out infrastructure and studies of the moon. They're the only country that's brought back any moon rocks in decades.
Space Race 3.0 is on, and we'll see how different approaches to the research and manned missions will move forward.
The US is currently building out an extremely upfront cost heavy project, but with a lot of long term benefits.
China is building a more straightforward moon project, but with higher ongoing costs, as much of the infrastructure is disposable (more like Apollo).
The Float Life - Hits new world record speed on a modded OneWheel
Jeff from The Float Life pushes it over 40MPH on a VESC'd OneWheel.
Life isn't so bad. Take a moment to enjoy this stunning JWST image of the Horsehead Nebula. Your tax dollars may have paid for it.
The amount of detail in these pictures is amazing. You can really see the texture in the nebula, and the features are so crisp, it kind of looks 3d.
When a spacecraft arrives at its destination, it settles into an orbit for science operations. But after the primary mission is complete, there might be other interesting orbits where scientists would like to explore. Maneuvering to a different orbit requires fuel, limiting a spacecraft’s number of ...
Pretty interesting topic, would be interesting if it could be used to move satellites to a "parking orbit" once they run out of fuel. It's unclear just how much movement in an orbit that can be done, as it says it needs to be in the same energy level.
Source press release: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/new-technique-uses-knot-theory-create-tube-map-around-planets-and-moons
Source journal article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42064-024-0201-0
The Perseverance Rover has found the kind of rock that it was sent there to find. It's exactly the type that holds microscopic fossils.
If there’s a Holy Grail on Mars, it’s probably a specific type of rock: A rock so important that it holds convincing clues to Mars’ ancient habitability.
Perseverance might have just found it.
Custom onewheel mod run 32 miles on a charge
Float life takes the custom onewheel mod board for an endurance ride and pushes it out to 32 miles without turning it off, or charging it.
VOW - VESC OneWheel Can Run 60 km above 50 kph
Dude in Australia heavily modified a GT-S with a 24s2p battery to run at just over 100v, but way more power to push it faster and further.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH6BL9mg8Q0
Jeff at the Float Life shows the board can freewheel at 64mph (over 100kph!!!), and he personally rides it at about 37mph before deciding it's a bad idea to run it any faster.
Interesting custom build.
Bonkers Telescope Experiment
Didn't work out at all, but wanted to share a conversion of a dobsonian telescope into a horseshoe mount that I built a while back. Was a completely failed experiment, but it was also kinda fun.
Is Blocking Users Problematic to the Platform?
There was an issue on Reddit a while back where people would post some hateful stuff, and of course lots of people blocked them.
After a while, anti-trans, racist, and far-right-wing stuff were only seen by non-logged in users, other bigots, or new people, and they weren't getting the downvotes they deserved.
Is this going to be a problem on Lemmy too? I'm worried that if we're all blocking shitty users that we're just hiding the problem from ourselves, not fixing it.
Custom mount adapter for a wireless camera in my car
This was a fun project, I had to measure and figure out the iottie thread pitch and then create an adapter to go from a phone mount stand to a backplate on my wireless camera screen for a backup camera on a trailer.
Basically replicated the back plate from the original phone mount with the same tolerances and spacing.
Took 2 test prints to make sure the threads and spacing was right, then I printed it out of PETG. Seems to hold up well, but I might end up adjusting the design over time if it has a weak point.