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Legend

#7185
Jul 30, 2025, 01:45 AM
Quote from: nnodley on Jul 30, 2025, 01:33 AMSorry 8.7 which makes it way worse than even an 8.4 given the exponential rate of the scale
Wow that is very very huge. I really hope there is enough warning.

nnodley

#7186
Jul 30, 2025, 01:55 AM
Quote from: Legend on Jul 30, 2025, 01:45 AMWow that is very very huge. I really hope there is enough warning.
Just was upgraded to 8.8. Wave is predicted to hit Hawaii in a few hours or so so they have pretty good warning.  Entire west coast has advisory

the-pi-guy

#7187
Jul 30, 2025, 03:05 AM
Awful stuff, hope everyone is okay.  

Legend

#7188
Aug 03, 2025, 11:45 PM
Got my raspberry Pi set up and working for some things. Built a little antenna so it could replace my old ADT system. Guess the antenna is pretty good though cause I'm picking up way more than just my own sensors.

I will try using wifi to detect when people come and go. I'm really getting in to this whole automation thing.

Legend

#7189
Aug 04, 2025, 08:12 PM
lol wow that janky home made antenna was toooooooooooo good. Would get overpowered by sensors that were within ~20 feet of it.

Legend

#7190
Aug 17, 2025, 01:41 AM
I am still messing around with home security. Almost downloaded plex! Wanted to play a custom alert sound on my Alexa Echo, but I don't think it's worth the trouble.

the-pi-guy

#7191
Aug 21, 2025, 06:17 PM
It's kind of crazy how many big inventions Sony had in the late 1900's.  

- first commercial portable cassette player (Walkman)
- Trinitron TV, was basically the best TV for a long time.
- they were also the first to commercialize the lithium ion battery and apparently were the ones to call it that.  

Legend

#7192
Aug 21, 2025, 06:27 PM
Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Aug 21, 2025, 06:17 PMIt's kind of crazy how many big inventions Sony had in the late 1900's. 

- first commercial portable cassette player (Walkman)
- Trinitron TV, was basically the best TV for a long time.
- they were also the first to commercialize the lithium ion battery and apparently were the ones to call it that. 

Doesn't even mention PlayStation  :P

the-pi-guy

#7193
Aug 21, 2025, 07:59 PM
Quote from: Legend on Aug 21, 2025, 06:27 PMDoesn't even mention PlayStation  :P
Idk, I just felt having a 30 year lead on TVs and revolutionizing battery tech was a little more notable.  

Legend

#7194
Aug 21, 2025, 08:48 PM
Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Aug 21, 2025, 07:59 PMIdk, I just felt having a 30 year lead on TVs and revolutionizing battery tech was a little more notable. 
Mere footnotes next to gaming  8)

kitler53

#7195
Aug 21, 2025, 09:19 PM
did a search.  transistor radio seems important.
         

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the-pi-guy

#7196
Aug 25, 2025, 01:44 AM
I don't usually do this, but I posted on some climate change skeptic post on Facebook. 

And I've gotten like 70 replies, and there were probably like 5 relatively nice and relatively intelligent replies disagreeing with me. 

And the other 65 were almost comically stupid, a lot of name calling. 

Makes me weep for humanity. 

Legend

#7197
Aug 25, 2025, 10:29 PM
Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Aug 25, 2025, 01:44 AMI don't usually do this, but I posted on some climate change skeptic post on Facebook.

And I've gotten like 70 replies, and there were probably like 5 relatively nice and relatively intelligent replies disagreeing with me.

And the other 65 were almost comically stupid, a lot of name calling.

Makes me weep for humanity.
5 nice replies on facebook, better than it could have been  ;D
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