Oh, remember those USB-rechargeable 9V batteries I bought a while ago?
Yeah, definitely DO NOT use them in a smoke alarm. They go from 9V to 0V as soon as the internal cell’s under-voltage cutoff is hit. A real 9V battery slowly loses voltage as it discharges, the smoke alarm monitors this and makes annoying beeping noises when the battery voltage goes under a threshold.
⚠️ Going from 9V straight to 0V gives you a dead smoke alarm with no warning ⚠️
UPDATE: I pulled this battery apart to find out how it works, and it’s exactly like I said here. Thread continues below with photos of the inside of the battery
As a collaborative artist, I wanted to push back on the idea that creative teams need a strong leader.
Collaborative process is a skill that people study and practice. Most teams aren't trained in that skillset, but they could be.
Hey app developers, especially plural folks:
Check out @ampersand - It's an open source app being made for tracking and journaling for plural systems.
The lead developer is currently struggling a bit and would appreciate some help getting it in a usable state. It sounds really useful to me but I don't have much ability to contribute to its development myself.
Go check it out if it sounds interesting to you at all! Thanks 💜
Scotland against racism, call to action
Stand Up to Racism #Scotland has called a national day of action on Saturday (10 August 2024)
Demonstrations in #Edinburgh, at Parliament, at 11:00; in #Glasgow, at George Square, at 11:00; in #Dundee, at City Square, at 12:30
Unite against the far-right!
Scotland against racism, call to action (Paisley)
Scotland against racism, call to action (Bathgate)
So let me make a standing offer. If you (including people you forward this to) want to get your artistic project or community here on the fediverse, I'm happy to offer what help I can.
I'm not an expert, I don't know all this shit inside out, but I do know a few things and I'm happy to offer that as help.
Please feel free to reach out at cgranade@cgranade.com, or DM me for Signal and/or Matrix contact info.
Buster is a browser extension that solves captchas for you.
It leverages the fact that blind people should be allowed to use the web too.
https://github.com/dessant/buster
I love this for 2 reasons:
1. Fuck Captchas
2. Fuck Captcha Companies getting free labor from people to train AI.
I hate this because i fear if it catches on this will negatively impact blind people's ability to use the web.
See also points 1 & 2 re EVERYONE.
request for historical/scientific context, food/nutrition
There's this widespread claim that "highly-processed foods are bad for you". I'm not just talking about things like "high in sugar" here, but merely the property of it being 'processed' being considered bad.
Where does this idea come from? Does it have a legitimate scientific basis? I am seeing this argument pop up suspiciously often in the context of defending particular industries (meat, dairy).
the mrbeast allegations (2)
Can't edit my original post, but video CW addition: contains some AI-generated imagery.
the mrbeast allegations
Background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5xf40KrK3I (video CW: gambling, also the second video in the series talks about torture-level stuff.)
The allegations in this video are presented kind of chaotically, and it seemed like an odd mix of trivial and significant problems - while I don't doubt that at least part of it is true, I was kind of uncertain whether *all* of it was accurate.
And while I still feel that way... seeing the response from a current MrBeast staffer (https://x.com/chucky/status/1817832019063148818) led me to conclude that however shaky the original allegations may have been, the defense is far *shakier* than that, and there's probably fire here, not just smoke.
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
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Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.