Cool Random Internet Stuff

KrunchTime · 2016-01-31 06:57:20

Living space made from shipping containers and structural steel.

http://ecotechdesign.com

ohnonot · 2016-01-31 11:07:09

http://shapecatcher.com/
draw a doodle and see if a unicode character exists for it, complete with hex code!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-01-31 11:12:39

^ lol

I ♥ unicode big_smile

EDIT: That's U+2665 btw glasses

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Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-01 20:27:56

ponysay .deb packages

You know you want it...
devil

Can we add this to the BunsenLabs repositories?

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-02-01 20:44:44)

KrunchTime · 2016-02-08 02:52:20

Car, Van and Campervan Living

Michael Wolf - Life in Cities

Life in 100 Square Feet ... Could You Do It?

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pvsage · 2016-02-08 04:50:19

^ Cool. I take it you've seen my posts about the "Less Stuff = More Happiness" TED Talk?

KrunchTime wrote:

Life in 100 Square Feet ... Could You Do It?

I've done that, renting bedrooms in mobile homes for going on 15 years now. Definitely doable; you just have to "reduce your vision", as an FBI beancounter told Mulder in one episode of The X-Files, and accept the fact that some landlords/roommates aren't "solid citizens". (Here's a tip: If a prospective landlord/roommate's cell phone number turns up in a search of Backpage ads, pass.)

pvsage · 2016-02-08 04:58:31

Recent Mane6 Them's Fightin' Herds live development stream.
http://www.mane6.com/?p=1125

dot|not · 2016-02-08 07:04:18

pvsage wrote:

I've done that, renting bedrooms in mobile homes for going on 15 years now. Definitely doable; you just have to "reduce your vision", as an FBI beancounter told Mulder in one episode of The X-Files, and accept the fact that some landlords/roommates aren't "solid citizens". (Here's a tip: If a prospective landlord/roommate's cell phone number turns up in a search of Backpage ads, pass.)

There's a story that definitely needs to be told.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-08 07:23:17

KrunchTime wrote:

Life in 100 Square Feet ... Could You Do It?

I prefer smaller places, there's less to clean big_smile

ohnonot · 2016-02-08 08:16:01

KrunchTime wrote:

Life in 100 Square Feet ... Could You Do It?

it's about 9 square metres.
my biggest mobile home's living space was 2m x 5m.
yes, it's doable. but ( abig BUT for me): i park my mobile home in a nice spot. i open the door and see peace and beauty. my toilet and bathroom are outside.
also i learned some invaluable lessons about housekeeping then, amongst which: for every new item that comes in, an old one has to go out.

KrunchTime · 2016-02-09 02:26:57

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

KrunchTime wrote:
Life in 100 Square Feet ... Could You Do It?
I prefer smaller places, there's less to clean

Unfortunately, it took me a long time to learn that lesson. I'm planning and hoping to free myself from my ball and chain soon.

@pvsage...By myself, a big maybe, but definitely not with other people. I need my space and quiet. I also had my fill of roommates from my time in the military; been there, done that, and don't desire to revisit.

Anyway, I found some more inspiring videos and sites along the lines of mobile living and doing with less.

Without Bound - Perspectives on Mobile Living
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg37Cbx-kak

Stories from a van in America by writer Brent Rose
www.connectedstates.com

Exploring Alternatives
www.exploringalternatives.ca

Cheap RV Living
www.cheaprvliving.com

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Horizon_Brave · 2016-02-09 20:55:44

Been interested in how video drivers work, and how they fit in with the proprietary hardware/software of chip makers and vendors. For example, I wasn't sure how AMD, nVidia, or Intel all handled support for FOSS software. So I found this pretty good article giving a bit of high level detail:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2911459/ … aming.html

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-09 21:06:19

^ Nice article, thanks for the link.

Sadly, it is a little out of date now -- the new Intel Skylake cards also require proprietary firmware blobs for full performance sad

Horizon_Brave · 2016-02-09 21:50:28

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

^ Nice article, thanks for the link.
Sadly, it is a little out of date now -- the new Intel Skylake cards also require proprietary firmware blobs for full performance

So how do you think this is going to play out? Will there be a group who reverse engineers the Skylake cards and make drivers for them to interface with the linux kernel?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-09 21:56:18

Horizon_Brave wrote:

Will there be a group who reverse engineers the Skylake cards and make drivers for them to interface with the linux kernel?

No, the firmware is already available:
https://packages.debian.org/jessie-back … sc-nonfree

Just to note: firmware is not the same as drivers.

See https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware

Also, the cards are usable without it but all the features are not accessible.

It's simply a matter of principle.

I would like to be able to browse all of the source code that makes up the binary packages on the system, notwithstanding the fact that I can't make any sense of it smile

See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html for more on the politics.

ohnonot · 2016-02-17 16:46:55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk2wViKSh_M
no words.

PS:
playlist: web junk

PPS:
average homeboy

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Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-20 11:52:31

Suter's two-stroke MMX500 bike to race at the TT this year:
http://www.iomtt.com/News/2016/February … or-TT.aspx

Eskil Suter wrote:

She drives like a bicycle with rocket propulsion.

I love the smell of two-stroke in the morning, smells like victory cool

Horizon_Brave · 2016-02-29 05:01:46

Always run your linux system as root because... :
http://www.garyshood.com/root/

big_smile

So I'm not actually sure if the author is serious or not, or if this is supposed to be tongue and cheek humor...either way it's a funny read..

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-29 07:51:20

Horizon_Brave wrote:

So I'm not actually sure if the author is serious [...], or if this is supposed to be tongue and cheek humor

Both.

Mod Note: *Do Not* run your system as root.

Horizon_Brave · 2016-02-29 07:58:36

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Horizon_Brave wrote:
So I'm not actually sure if the author is serious [...], or if this is supposed to be tongue and cheek humor
Both.
Mod Note: *Do Not* run your system as root.

Hehe, I was going to add that disclaimer as well...but I was thinking our fellow bunseneers know this! big_smile

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-29 08:01:35

Horizon_Brave wrote:

...but I was thinking our fellow bunseneers know this!

Language difficulties must be taken into consideration. Also, we cater for users of all skill levels here wink

KrunchTime · 2016-02-29 13:17:03

Nice review sites:

Gadgets & Tech: http://thewirecutter.com

House Goods: http://thesweethome.com

============================================================

Living in a Toyota Prius for 1.5 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xc7e2fUeVw
Really cool what the guy discovered you could use the Prius batteries for.

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ohnonot · 2016-03-02 06:17:20

Horizon_Brave wrote:

http://www.garyshood.com/root/
So I'm not actually sure if the author is serious or not

he (safe to assume he's male after reading) really means it.
the first paragraph says it all:

Stop being a sissy. Every time you sudo a command, you deserve to have your man card taken away.
You heard me. It's time to stop being a little girl. It's time to start using your computer like a man.

and so on...
teenage (maybe outgrown) arrogance coupled with an elevated testosteron level.... roll
even if it had nothing to do with computers, i would hate this person after reading that article.

pvsage · 2016-03-02 09:51:16

^ I think it's a Poe. Everything from "Changes In Your Life" suggests tongue-in-cheek. "Enjoy your meaningless life."

pvsage · 2016-03-02 10:01:12

Speaking of Poes, this is one of the biggest ones:
http://www.landoverbaptist.net/
Since you know going in that it's a satirical forum, any offense you take to it is entirely your own.

I used to take offense to a lot of things, but I got tired of carrying it around.

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