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.
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...
Time lapse plant growth
Neat time lapse video of a bunch of different plants (and fungi) growing from seed to flowering/fruiting.
And he might go to jail. (might)
It's v1 from a relatively new company, trying something unprecedented. I'm not surprised it has some major flaws. The first Gen framework 13 did as well.
I own a Gen2 and a Gen3 framework 13 and they are both phenomenal. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a slim laptop, that wasn't overly concerned about cost.
I'm sure the Gen3 FW16s will be great as well, but it's going to be a bit before I would recommend them to anyone.
What I think would be great for framework to do next is to design a purpose built eGPU for the framework 13. I would really enjoy something that would turn the FW13 into a decent gaming PC, while still retaining the portability for travel.
They're going to knock it out of the park, which is why we can laugh.
If they were going to fail, then it wouldn't be funny, but you know these guys are going to do amazing and fun work.
I dig it. It was a fun video. Jer is absolutely freaking out about starting this new channel, and it's kinda hilarious.
Sounds like a similar puzzle to the Chernobyl pigs. They eat kind of unique sources, including mushrooms, and therefore have an unexpectedly larger quantity of toxins.
Big business doesn't have the right to decide that for us.
Saying that this is a sum function on an Excel spreadsheet is a VAST oversimplification of this study. Stating that they did not take variables and parameters into account means that you did not read the study you linked. This may very well be a poor study, but not for the reasons you stated.
It was neutral at best, it was still a conspiracy to reduce choice in the market in a way that was beneficial to them. Yes, the excuse they used was that it prevented people from creating light bulbs that were of poor quality, and had an unpleasant color to them, but it also was profitable for them to do so.
Here's the video you mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7Bs98KmnY
Just for some context here - Evanston is in the same county as Chicago, which is one of the USA's largest cities.
While this wouldn't directly impact all of Chicago's elections, it will have an impact in which direction Chicago may go. If Chicago picks up ranked choice voting, then the rest of Illinois may follow.
Often you can get by just starting a PowerPoint presentation, alt tab away, and let it run in the background. It'll keep the computer from locking and you don't need to install anything that might look suspicious.
CGP Grey did a video on this subject a little over a decade 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.
I used 1/2" thick puzzle mat, which was plenty to keep things floating. I used a 3" hole saw, but only cause I had it already (ran it backwards so the teeth wouldn't grab and tear the mat.)
A yoga mat would probably do ok, but I had to add a little bit of weight to the corners to stop the mat from flipping up in the wind (see previous post) so the yoga mat might not be able to support that extra weight.
If you didn't need the cookie cutters anymore, you could probably put a board on top of one and smack it with a hammer to cut circles in the yoga mat, but it also may not work. You'd have to experiment a bit.
We're using LECA as a substrate to keep the plants in there, but I think gravel would probably work as well, or possibly better. (the extra weight would likely help stabilize things)
Random LECA link: https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-leca-and-why-do-houseplant-gurus-love-it-5092763
Floating Island is Doing Great
We planted a variety of plants, at different stages of growth. After a bit of experimentation, cosmos grow extremely well. These were cuttings we put in just a couple weeks ago, and they're already bigger than most of the other plants that have been in there for over a month.
The very young plants did not survive, but the larger ones did. If they're too small, they just get swallowed down into the cups by the bobbing of the water.
Seems like the plants need to be large enough to reach all the way to the bottom of the pots, and still stick out enough.
Going to be interesting to see what it looks like at the end of the season.
Disaster with the floating garden
The experimental mat has been out for about a week now, but extremely high winds during a storm last night pulled up a corner of the mat spilling out the contents.
Luckily the majority of the plants were able to be saved, so we have one empty spot now.
I added some weights to the four corners to hopefully prevent this from happening again.
This is why we're experimenting! Learning what works and what doesn't with the setup.
Floating Island Garden
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15830343
> Our retention pond in our neighborhood has a lot of algae and problematic plant growth due to the surrounding farms and lawn runoff, so we're experimenting with a floating island to pull nutrients out before they can cause problems. This will also provide some interesting flowering plants, and more fish habitats. > > Will be an interesting experiment to see what survives and what does poorly. > > Zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds, and a few others are in net pots, inserted into cutouts in EVA foam mats. > > Design is from: > http://www.beemats.com/ > > More reading: > https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/flowers-grown-floating-on-polluted-waterways-can-help-clean-up-nutrient-runoff/ > > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000637?via%3Dihub >
Floating Island Garden
Our retention pond in our neighborhood has a lot of algae and problematic plant growth due to the surrounding farms and lawn runoff, so we're experimenting with a floating island to pull nutrients out before they can cause problems. This will also provide some interesting flowering plants, and more fish habitats.
Will be an interesting experiment to see what survives and what does poorly.
Zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds, and a few others are in net pots, inserted into cutouts in EVA foam mats.
Design is from: http://www.beemats.com/
More reading: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/flowers-grown-floating-on-polluted-waterways-can-help-clean-up-nutrient-runoff/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000637?via%3Dihub
Multiple space agencies are looking to send crewed missions to the Moon’s southern polar region in this decade and the next. Moreover, they intend to create the infrastructure that will allow for a sustained human presence, exploration, and economic development. This requires that the local geograph...
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).
The Float Life - Hits new world record speed on a modded OneWheel
Jeff from The Float Life pushes it over 40MPH on a VESC'd OneWheel.
Life isn't so bad. Take a moment to enjoy this stunning JWST image of the Horsehead Nebula. Your tax dollars may have paid for it.
The amount of detail in these pictures is amazing. You can really see the texture in the nebula, and the features are so crisp, it kind of looks 3d.
When a spacecraft arrives at its destination, it settles into an orbit for science operations. But after the primary mission is complete, there might be other interesting orbits where scientists would like to explore. Maneuvering to a different orbit requires fuel, limiting a spacecraft’s number of ...
Pretty interesting topic, would be interesting if it could be used to move satellites to a "parking orbit" once they run out of fuel. It's unclear just how much movement in an orbit that can be done, as it says it needs to be in the same energy level.
Source press release: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/new-technique-uses-knot-theory-create-tube-map-around-planets-and-moons
Source journal article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42064-024-0201-0
The Perseverance Rover has found the kind of rock that it was sent there to find. It's exactly the type that holds microscopic fossils.
If there’s a Holy Grail on Mars, it’s probably a specific type of rock: A rock so important that it holds convincing clues to Mars’ ancient habitability.
Perseverance might have just found it.
Custom onewheel mod run 32 miles on a charge
Float life takes the custom onewheel mod board for an endurance ride and pushes it out to 32 miles without turning it off, or charging it.
VOW - VESC OneWheel Can Run 60 km above 50 kph
Dude in Australia heavily modified a GT-S with a 24s2p battery to run at just over 100v, but way more power to push it faster and further.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH6BL9mg8Q0
Jeff at the Float Life shows the board can freewheel at 64mph (over 100kph!!!), and he personally rides it at about 37mph before deciding it's a bad idea to run it any faster.
Interesting custom build.
Bonkers Telescope Experiment
Didn't work out at all, but wanted to share a conversion of a dobsonian telescope into a horseshoe mount that I built a while back. Was a completely failed experiment, but it was also kinda fun.
Is Blocking Users Problematic to the Platform?
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.
Custom mount adapter for a wireless camera in my car
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.