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Cake day: November 7th, 2023

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  • If it’s right across the street, why are there signs pointing to the different terminals in the building?

    Honestly, I was about to comment how it’s kinda sad that people gather at a temple of capitalistic worship to watch a game (and an ugly one at that). I didn’t do it because my next thought was: hey, what if that’s their only option to experience a community for something they might enjoy and I left it at that. I mean come on, unless you’re kid and it’s the 80s or 90s, a mall is about the most soulless place on this earth.

    Now I’m kinda glad it’s mostly just a bunch of travelers waiting at an airport that would otherwise miss the game.




  • Technically, wouldn’t you need the guy 10 minutes in the direction of the rain cloud to have turned it on when you go on a hike? Makes the battery saving argument kinda moot I guess, you should get the notification anyway, if enough people in your area are providing sufficient data for the short term forecast.

    Now in order to make that happen, people should participate if they’re using the feature, but that’s almost a moral argument I guess.

    Anyway, would still be nice if iOS / Android had more fine grained permission controls.








  • Couldn’t watch, so I got a summary. Maybe it’s helpful for someone else:

    • Bluefin is introducing a new “Stable” tag for their Fedora distribution, in addition to the existing “GTS” (Grand Touring Support) and “Latest” tags.

    • The Stable tag will provide a middle ground between the aggressively updated Latest Fedora and the more conservative GTS version.

    • Stable will use the latest Fedora release, but with a slightly older kernel that has been more thoroughly tested and vetted by the Bluefin team.

    • This is intended to cater to enthusiasts who want the latest Fedora features, but with a bit more stability and reliability.

    • Bluefin will be publishing weekly updates for the Stable images, rather than waiting 2 weeks between updates like the Fedora CoreOS team.

    • The Stable images will also use zstd chunked compression to reduce the amount of bandwidth needed for updates.

    • Bluefin is unsure whether the Stable configuration (latest Fedora, slightly older kernel) or the GTS configuration (older Fedora, latest kernel) will ultimately feel more stable in practice

    • The Stable tag is a response to user feedback requesting access to the latest Fedora releases, rather than having to wait for the GTS version.

    • Nvidia driver updates for the Stable images will also be provided on a regular basis.

    • Bluefin is interested in exploring this middle ground between aggressively updated and conservatively updated Fedora distributions.





  • I can assure you that this won’t work on any modern automotive paint… well, maybe if Tesla comes up with paint next year it will start working.

    Modern automotive paints are basically several layers of rather resistant plastic / metal flakes bonded to the metal body of the car, protected by several layers of different plastic (clear coat), no bologna will hurt them.

    If you ever had to strip any modern 2K paint off of anything, you know what I’m talking about. Luckily, we live in the digital age and you don’t have to believe me, so here’s some random guy I have never seen before today testing the bologna myth:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEOW_JYwPbA


  • Yes, absolutely. Not all hinges are adjustable, unfortunately. In fact, I’d argue that most are not. Just have a look at the hinges at your place (doors, cabinets, toilet seat etc.), most will be very simple mechanisms with no inbuilt adjustment.

    You can adjust the play mechanically, of course - that is, through application of a certain amount of force via deformation, which can be a destructive process if not done carefully.

    There are hinges that expose an axial screw that allows for precise adjustment of hinge friction, but I have not seen those used for laptop display lids (nor did I personally encounter those in the small dimensions you would find on a laptop) . You’ll find examples of those at Misumi or McMaster - Carr.

    If your goal is to increase the friction in your laptop’s display lid hinges, you might find that simply tightening all screws of and around the hinge often does the trick. Even though the main axial screw is not meant to be user accessible, it serves basically the same function and can tighten up the hinge. Tightening the screws used for mounting will ensure the lid doesn’t wobble. You will have to (partially) take your laptop apart for that, naturally.

    If your hinge doesn’t have an axial screw at all and uses, let’s say a pin, you might have to employ another method, but that would really depend on the actual mechanism being used.


  • Absolutely, if there is enough plastic left, melting is one of the best options. That also enables mending plastic by melting in metal pins or strips via a cheap plastic welder for 10 bucks (success can be great, but it’s highly dependent on the geometry and how things broke).

    Edit: no, as I said, that’s absolutely fine if there is a chunk of sturdy plastic to accept the insert. I just wanted to present another plastic repair technique for the sake of completeness, if somebody stumbles into this comment section.