mipadaitu

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Steam deck for a TV party game emulation machine? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, some games just let you select which controller is which, some of them you have to manually set it in the Steam Input settings before you launch the game.

Steam deck for a TV party game emulation machine? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The ONLY problem I have had with this, is the controller on the system itself defaults as controller 1, so SOME games it takes a little fiddling to use different controllers. But I have done this and it works great.

I've used a handful of different USB to HDMI docks, and I haven't had any problems with any of them. I just use an anker dock that supports gigabit ethernet, 100W power passthrough, and HDMI, and it works just fine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087QZVQJX/

You can use just about any controllers using Bluetooth, I really like the wireless XBox controllers (only supported over Bluetooth) for this. But I've also used the Switch controllers and they work fine.

It's really just a slightly expensive setup for what it is, but it's also very portable, so...

Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they have never played. in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 153 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Looking for recommendations for homebrew security system cameras in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'm currently looking at setting up Reolink cameras on a homeassistant setup.

Not sure if it perfectly meets your requirements, but it should be ad free and closed system.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/reolink/

what invisible thing could set off my smoke detector? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Call the fire department, they have detectors that they can use to look for gas leaks and other things that can set off a detector.

You can also call your gas provider. One of those two should be able to track it down, it could be a lot of things, but two different smoke detectors going off in the same location is a huge red flag.

Best case, you have something kicking up fine dust, worst case, you have a smouldering electric fire in your wall somewhere.

Don't panic, but also do not ignore this.

Chinese Carmakers Call for 25% Tax on Large European Cars in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (8 children)

How about a 1% tax for every 100lbs the vehicle weighs.

Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters in c/europe@feddit.de
How are data storage prices going to change in the next couple years? in c/datahoarder@lemmy.ml
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

In general, technology gets cheaper for better products over time. Short term that's not always true, but the longer timescales you look, the better is it for consumers.

A year or two is a long time, and probably worth waiting.

TIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours. in c/til@lemmy.ca
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I can run much faster quadrupedally, but I get exhausted faster too.

If you trained for it correctly, I bet a 100m dash would certainly win, but the marathon wouldn't.

_____ Rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wugopodes

Who's gonna tell the boss? in c/memes@sopuli.xyz
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

I did the same thing to our firetruck on a call. We didn't have an extra set of keys.

Surprised I didn't end up on a TikTok firefighter fail using a slimjim to get back into the truck.

A cool guide to decline in birth rates in c/coolguides@lemmy.ca
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Are you guys looking at a cropped version, or is it just too light to see?

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China Creates a High-Resolution Atlas of the Moon (www.universetoday.com)
 

Really important step towards expanding our research on the moon, is creating highly detailed maps of the entire surface.

China is doing some great work on building out infrastructure and studies of the moon. They're the only country that's brought back any moon rocks in decades.

Space Race 3.0 is on, and we'll see how different approaches to the research and manned missions will move forward.

The US is currently building out an extremely upfront cost heavy project, but with a lot of long term benefits.

China is building a more straightforward moon project, but with higher ongoing costs, as much of the infrastructure is disposable (more like Apollo).

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Is Blocking Users Problematic to the Platform? (lemmy.world)
 

There was an issue on Reddit a while back where people would post some hateful stuff, and of course lots of people blocked them.

After a while, anti-trans, racist, and far-right-wing stuff were only seen by non-logged in users, other bigots, or new people, and they weren't getting the downvotes they deserved.

Is this going to be a problem on Lemmy too? I'm worried that if we're all blocking shitty users that we're just hiding the problem from ourselves, not fixing it.

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Custom mount adapter for a wireless camera in my car (lemmy.world)
 

This was a fun project, I had to measure and figure out the iottie thread pitch and then create an adapter to go from a phone mount stand to a backplate on my wireless camera screen for a backup camera on a trailer.

Basically replicated the back plate from the original phone mount with the same tolerances and spacing.

Took 2 test prints to make sure the threads and spacing was right, then I printed it out of PETG. Seems to hold up well, but I might end up adjusting the design over time if it has a weak point.

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