Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

If you support folks on Patreon, make sure you start your subscription on the website rather than via the Patreon app, since in-app payments are subject to extra payment processing fees (it’s *especially* bad on iOS but Android does it too).

Better yet, don’t use dedicated apps for things that should be websites, and also consider using support platforms that care more about actually supporting folks, like ko-fi. Patreon ultimately only cares about how much money comes into Patreon.

Very specific tip, that took me ages to work out so I should post it /somewhere/ at least.

Want to get a sketch from Fusion 360 onto a Silhouette vinyl cutter?

Fusion: export sketch as DXF file

Inskape:
Open DXF File (with the right boxes ticked to get it in mm)
Save as DXF 12 file

Silhouette studio:
Change units to mm (seriously what defaults to inches in 2024‽)
Close and reopen silhouette studio
Open inkscape’s DXF file
Zoom waaaay out and drag the design onto the cutting board
Cut

So there's a car on my street that's been dumped as far as I can tell (or for sure cannot be moved - because the tires are flat for ages - see pic)

I contacted the Ordnungsamt

You can leave a car as long as you like on the street providing it is not of danger to anyone or not blocking anything 🤷‍♂️

found two parts where one is NDA'd and the other isn't, but they're suspiciously identical in function and specs, and I suspect one is just marketed for a specific industry vertical.

the vendor publishes IBIS and S2P models for both parts, without NDA, and they're byte-for-byte identical lol

datasheet NDAs are so ridiculous

Your child may not feel any form of attraction to other people now or ever. Your child may never feel romantic or sexual attraction to others as they grow up. Your child may fluctuate in their attraction to others, if they feel attracted at all. Your child may feel attraction to others, but in a very limited or restricted way.

This is okay. This is normal. Not everyone grows up to be what society expects us to be. Do not assume that your child will feel attraction, and make sure they understand that not feeling attracted to others is a valid option, despite the heteronormative pressure of society that says otherwise.

#Asexual #Graysexual #ASpec #LGBTQ #Queer

We're pleased to announce the official release of #Lix 2.91 "Dragon's Breath"

This release contains several convenience features and bug fixes.

Some highlights include:
- a multi-line logging output mode that shows everything that's building
- failing fixed-output derivation builds now show the URL
- nix flake show also displays descriptions of flake outputs
- nix flake metadata shows the time last updated
- several bugs have been gently taken outside the code

https://lix.systems/blog/2024-08-12-lix-2.91-release/

- get a new acsm. again.
- get the actual encrypted epub from google play
- dedrm stack traces while trying to decrypt it; key handling is wrong
- rewrite part of dedrm to do key handling more correctly???
- finally, decrypt the epub
- whee, it's usable

which is better?
impossible to say

illegally downloading a book for my e-readers from Anna's:
- download book
- use it

downloading a book legit from Google Play Books:
- buy the book, pay money
- get an acsm. install adobe digital editions.
-by the time the install is done and activated, the acsm's expired
- get a new acsm
- editions crashes and won't let me transfer it to an e-reader
- get the deacsm and dedrm pugins for caibre.
- fix the ACSM plugin's dependency; its version-parsing regex assumes versions all match \d\.\d\.\d

After the whole Logitech "subscription mouse" junk I decided to see if there was an open hardware thumb trackball, and there is! I just built a Ploopy Thumb trackball, and the hardest part was soldering on the sensor. I even printed out my own orange buttons. I will mess with the firmware (QMK!) later this week.

Edit: link to kit: https://ploopy.co/shop/thumb-trackball-full-kit/

fedi I am curious: if I say: "a wizard, a pirate and a catgirl walk into a bar" - did you perceive it as

My point is that you are explicitly taught why you need spare capacity in an MBA so people with MBAs have no excuse for not understanding what getting rid of all the spare capacity will do.

Hey, so, heads up: the shipping packaging for the lgbtunicorns binder I got off of Amazon has the name, website, slogan “my body my rules” and “match your mind with your body” emblazoned on it.

Which, like, could be a problem for a number of people who live in circumstances where discreet packaging (and the lack of it) is a safety concern.

Update: it’s a new(?) Amazon misfeature. Upshot is, we need to tell Amazon to ship some things in packaging vs manufacturer container.

#transmasc

How different the world would be if manufacturers were held accountable for the lifetime of their product, its detritus, its pollution, its affect on humans, the water supply & the environment.

Just found this website from April 2000 about installing Linux on Amigas and other similar machines, this is fascinating

http://www.linux-m68k.org/

hey linux people

what are some good music players for the desktop? on Windows we’d use MusicBee but everything on Linux seems to either be kind of underbaked (Rhythmbox) or the ugliest app you’ve ever seen (Clementine/Strawberry)

We’re looking for something that has an iTunes-esque layout, and we find album grid view very important

One of the pups tested positive for rabies and they are still trying to find everyone who went. So if that’s you or you know someone who might be looking at puppies, more details and a number to call here. https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/09/colorado-puppy-adoption-rabies/

#AskFedi: what keeps you from building your own community space on the web, that works exactly the way you want? :boost_requested:

This doesn't have to be about a fediverse space, and it doesn't matter what kind of reason it is - technical, financial, social, ethical, otherwise, I want to hear them all 🙂

(Boosts much appreciated, I'm hoping for this to get outside of my bubble!)

(maybe i do have the right bubble to try this)

Hi 👋 Do you or a somebody you know own an NMBS/SNCB ARI Disc? Diskette, CD, whatever? From whenever, I do not care.

It would be amazing if I could borrow one, I am trying to preserve copies of these however they seem to be lost in piles of trash. If you know somebody who has one happy to put a copy of it for the world to enjoy planning trains 90s style!
(If I have enough i might reverse engineer it to ship up to date schedules for it)