Celeripes
@celeripes.bsky.social
BioMed, Privacy, Science, Statistics, Technology
1. That article is nearly a decade old. People can change.
2. Per the original post, regardless of your opinion of him, privacy tools and OSS getting a shoutout by someone with such a massive following of non-tech people is an overall win (due to making these tools more mainstream and approachable).
2. Per the original post, regardless of your opinion of him, privacy tools and OSS getting a shoutout by someone with such a massive following of non-tech people is an overall win (due to making these tools more mainstream and approachable).
July 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
1. That article is nearly a decade old. People can change.
2. Per the original post, regardless of your opinion of him, privacy tools and OSS getting a shoutout by someone with such a massive following of non-tech people is an overall win (due to making these tools more mainstream and approachable).
2. Per the original post, regardless of your opinion of him, privacy tools and OSS getting a shoutout by someone with such a massive following of non-tech people is an overall win (due to making these tools more mainstream and approachable).
I had not seen your article before so glad to come across it today (and find you here :) ). In the article you mention running it for a couple weeks without issues, how has it held up over the past year?
April 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I had not seen your article before so glad to come across it today (and find you here :) ). In the article you mention running it for a couple weeks without issues, how has it held up over the past year?
The CO pocket in the NW appears to be Eagle, Summit, and Pitkin counties (maybe some Routt) which contain Vail, Beaver Creek, Breck, Keystone, Copper, Aspen, and Steamboat ski destinations. That + high COL likely result in affluent educated people moving there skewing the resident stats. Is my guess
January 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The CO pocket in the NW appears to be Eagle, Summit, and Pitkin counties (maybe some Routt) which contain Vail, Beaver Creek, Breck, Keystone, Copper, Aspen, and Steamboat ski destinations. That + high COL likely result in affluent educated people moving there skewing the resident stats. Is my guess
Silly thought: If you are running windows operating system check that sticky keys is not enabled.
December 20, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Silly thought: If you are running windows operating system check that sticky keys is not enabled.
I recommend ShutUp10 www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 in making windows more tolerable. It helps disable nag and privacy invasive stuff and doesn't even need to be installed to work (portable app). AppBuster by them also does a decent job at removing default bloat software, but i've used it less.
O&O ShutUp10++ - O&O Software GmbH
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December 3, 2024 at 12:36 AM
I recommend ShutUp10 www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 in making windows more tolerable. It helps disable nag and privacy invasive stuff and doesn't even need to be installed to work (portable app). AppBuster by them also does a decent job at removing default bloat software, but i've used it less.
I believe this is due to temperature and pressure being in-situ measurements whereas the conductivity is considered a constant material property and thus capitalized.
December 3, 2024 at 12:24 AM
I believe this is due to temperature and pressure being in-situ measurements whereas the conductivity is considered a constant material property and thus capitalized.
Thank you for your data. I was unable to track multi-year data previously. Out of curiosity, if you remember, were these failures due to breaking that "peg" (CC Pin) or due to other issues like connectivity/pin wear?
November 26, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Thank you for your data. I was unable to track multi-year data previously. Out of curiosity, if you remember, were these failures due to breaking that "peg" (CC Pin) or due to other issues like connectivity/pin wear?
TLDR my argument is medical devices that directly impact your health or quality of life/care should never be susceptible to companies balance sheet/share earnings. The devices should operate in an open manner so you/your doc keep the same functionality without being locked in and maybe "deprecated"
November 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM
TLDR my argument is medical devices that directly impact your health or quality of life/care should never be susceptible to companies balance sheet/share earnings. The devices should operate in an open manner so you/your doc keep the same functionality without being locked in and maybe "deprecated"
One example of medical devices going wrong with this dependency model is Second Sight Medical Products where patients received a bionic eye implant for blindness but the company had finance issues and stopped supporting those devices leaving the patients unable to update or repair them.
November 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
One example of medical devices going wrong with this dependency model is Second Sight Medical Products where patients received a bionic eye implant for blindness but the company had finance issues and stopped supporting those devices leaving the patients unable to update or repair them.
Funny you mention T1D as I am decently active in the open source world trying to improve the current ecosystem of CGM devices. The closed and manufacture dependent nature of many of these devices is what I am arguing against not them being "smart". See projects like openaps.org and nightscout.info
November 26, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Funny you mention T1D as I am decently active in the open source world trying to improve the current ecosystem of CGM devices. The closed and manufacture dependent nature of many of these devices is what I am arguing against not them being "smart". See projects like openaps.org and nightscout.info
You should apply this logic to anything you buy these days (from medical devices to cat feeders). If the core functionality of the product depends on an app/server you don't control it is only a matter of time before that becomes a subscription and/or bricked when that company turns off said server.
November 26, 2024 at 5:02 PM
You should apply this logic to anything you buy these days (from medical devices to cat feeders). If the core functionality of the product depends on an app/server you don't control it is only a matter of time before that becomes a subscription and/or bricked when that company turns off said server.
anecdotally, from having worked on the distribution side briefly, I found the type C connector to be roughly as durable, if not more so, than previous conector designs. There are durability tradeoffs for each. I was not able to see if long term failure rates due to wear were correlated though.
November 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM
anecdotally, from having worked on the distribution side briefly, I found the type C connector to be roughly as durable, if not more so, than previous conector designs. There are durability tradeoffs for each. I was not able to see if long term failure rates due to wear were correlated though.
One can argue that allowing cables of limited function is pro consumer as it can lower the price of products that don't need the full spec (bluetooth earbuds don't need a charge cable that supports video). But I think not labeling them is deceptive at best and the tiny savings aren't a viable excuse
November 26, 2024 at 4:37 PM
One can argue that allowing cables of limited function is pro consumer as it can lower the price of products that don't need the full spec (bluetooth earbuds don't need a charge cable that supports video). But I think not labeling them is deceptive at best and the tiny savings aren't a viable excuse
The connector (type c) and the protocol (USB X.X) are separate. The protocol determines the capabilities of the cable (speed, types of data). The USB-IF muddled the protocol naming and discourages labeling the spec on products. This lets companies cheap out and make cables with limited support.
November 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The connector (type c) and the protocol (USB X.X) are separate. The protocol determines the capabilities of the cable (speed, types of data). The USB-IF muddled the protocol naming and discourages labeling the spec on products. This lets companies cheap out and make cables with limited support.
flashbacks to needing to reference case law by section (§) multiple times...
MacOS: Option 6
iOS: long press &
Linux: Compose s !
Windows: ALT (hold) 0167
Totally normal and user friendly. Nothing to see here.
MacOS: Option 6
iOS: long press &
Linux: Compose s !
Windows: ALT (hold) 0167
Totally normal and user friendly. Nothing to see here.
November 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
flashbacks to needing to reference case law by section (§) multiple times...
MacOS: Option 6
iOS: long press &
Linux: Compose s !
Windows: ALT (hold) 0167
Totally normal and user friendly. Nothing to see here.
MacOS: Option 6
iOS: long press &
Linux: Compose s !
Windows: ALT (hold) 0167
Totally normal and user friendly. Nothing to see here.
Assuming EU, that would almost certainly be policy as they are trying to avoid the scope rules which require them to minimize / prevent capturing of personal data unrelated to business interest. It would be interesting to see how they use that policy if a cybersecurity or legal event occurred.
November 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Assuming EU, that would almost certainly be policy as they are trying to avoid the scope rules which require them to minimize / prevent capturing of personal data unrelated to business interest. It would be interesting to see how they use that policy if a cybersecurity or legal event occurred.
I am not as familiar with EU law as I am with USA law but I believe the rules are similar in this case. GDPR and ECHR do provide some restrictions / guidelines around procedure and disclosure but personal devices engaged in legitimate business interests are still liable to search and monitoring.
November 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I am not as familiar with EU law as I am with USA law but I believe the rules are similar in this case. GDPR and ECHR do provide some restrictions / guidelines around procedure and disclosure but personal devices engaged in legitimate business interests are still liable to search and monitoring.
Exactly this. Many people bypass policy and start bringing their own devices. Don't do this. The onus is on the company to provide equipment sufficient for you to perform your duties. Putting yourself at risk does nothing but further enable the company to undermine that cost center and your privacy.
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Exactly this. Many people bypass policy and start bringing their own devices. Don't do this. The onus is on the company to provide equipment sufficient for you to perform your duties. Putting yourself at risk does nothing but further enable the company to undermine that cost center and your privacy.
I sympathize with you; however, for cybersecurity and privacy/legal reasons, you should never use personal devices for business purposes. Everything in that policy statement, with maybe the exception to the part about any device being connected to the network, seems pretty standard to me.
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I sympathize with you; however, for cybersecurity and privacy/legal reasons, you should never use personal devices for business purposes. Everything in that policy statement, with maybe the exception to the part about any device being connected to the network, seems pretty standard to me.
verify the fan wasn't disabled in BIOS, turn off PC and PSU, static discharge, check fan header for issues, dust system since you're in there, change the CMOS battery if you haven't in years, verify direction of fans (might be an arrow), i prefer positive pressure (push air in, helps dust control)
November 26, 2024 at 8:47 AM
verify the fan wasn't disabled in BIOS, turn off PC and PSU, static discharge, check fan header for issues, dust system since you're in there, change the CMOS battery if you haven't in years, verify direction of fans (might be an arrow), i prefer positive pressure (push air in, helps dust control)
noise and travel are almost entirely switch related. lots of newer keyboards come with a larger selection of switches or you can get them separately for $0.25 a switch and plug them in 3 minutes or less on a hot swappable board. plenty of silent and low travel / weight switches on the market now.
November 26, 2024 at 8:29 AM
noise and travel are almost entirely switch related. lots of newer keyboards come with a larger selection of switches or you can get them separately for $0.25 a switch and plug them in 3 minutes or less on a hot swappable board. plenty of silent and low travel / weight switches on the market now.
FreeCAD is also a good choice now that version 1.0 is out.
It's free, open source, and has done everything i've needed just fine. I had to watch some youtube videos at first but once you get the basics it comes together. It is a little rougher on the edges than the expensive paid alternatives but eh
It's free, open source, and has done everything i've needed just fine. I had to watch some youtube videos at first but once you get the basics it comes together. It is a little rougher on the edges than the expensive paid alternatives but eh
November 26, 2024 at 8:23 AM
FreeCAD is also a good choice now that version 1.0 is out.
It's free, open source, and has done everything i've needed just fine. I had to watch some youtube videos at first but once you get the basics it comes together. It is a little rougher on the edges than the expensive paid alternatives but eh
It's free, open source, and has done everything i've needed just fine. I had to watch some youtube videos at first but once you get the basics it comes together. It is a little rougher on the edges than the expensive paid alternatives but eh
i legitimately started to get an RSI in my wrist / fingers after trying to use one of those extensively in university. cool idea but definitely wasn't for me. Been rocking various mech keyboards since without issue.
November 26, 2024 at 8:15 AM
i legitimately started to get an RSI in my wrist / fingers after trying to use one of those extensively in university. cool idea but definitely wasn't for me. Been rocking various mech keyboards since without issue.