Posts by edavies@functional.cafe
(DIR) Post #Ai5fUn2d3OuMdValii by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-04-29T18:36:06Z
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@VModifiedMind @mos_8502 @revkDon't have a copy myself but it seems it's BS 7671 553.1.6. Anybody?BS 7671 requires that a socket-outlet on a wall or similar structure is mounted at a sufficient height above the floor or any working surface to minimize the risk of mechanical damage to the socket-outlet or to an associated plug and flexible cord during insertion, use or withdrawal of the plug (Regulation 553.1.6 refers)https://electricalapprentice.co.uk/the-height-requirements-for-electrical-equipment-in-dwellings/
(DIR) Post #Ai5fUoJgJU8uagZtwG by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-05-06T11:30:53Z
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@VModifiedMind @mos_8502 @revk Just had access to a draft edition of 7671 and 553.1.6 is word-for-word as I quoted starting with “A socket-outlet…” and ending with “…or withdrawal of the plug.”So any 100 mm or 150 mm guidance is just that, guidance, not the actual regs.That's understandable as that regulation applies to all sockets, not just BS 1363 (e.g., IEC 60309 “commando” sockets), for which the appropriate dimension might be different.
(DIR) Post #Aj9VtDjFTTHAnURtLc by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-06-21T12:12:24Z
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Anybody else recognize this boat? #sailing #youtube
(DIR) Post #Ak5hpMJt2zw0YujXF2 by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-07-19T14:23:56Z
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@sullybiker EPDR?
(DIR) Post #Ak5i93XaZpOM6zXDcG by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-07-19T14:27:31Z
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@sullybiker A university policy?
(DIR) Post #AlLAX3gdRb0NP0ujIG by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-08-23T11:50:06Z
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@justin @mhoye …and hours.A modest proposal:A UTC day is 86.4 ±0.001 ks, damn it! (Kiloseconds = 16.6̇ minutes ~= quarter of an hour).Speeds of road vehicles, for example, are measured for two purposes: traffic safety and estimating time to get places.For safety purposes (e.g., speed limits) the distance they'll go in the next 3600 seconds is irrelevant, it's the distance they'll go in in human reaction times and braking times which are of the order of seconds (i.e., more than 0.1 s, less than 10 s) so m/s (metres per second) are more relevant.If you measure times of day in ks then m/s = km/ks so the same numeric value can be used for both purposes.And, while we're at it, we can get rid of the kilowatt·hour so measure electricity consumption in MJ (1 kWh = 3.6 MJ). That'd save a near-infinite amount of painful and unnecessary confusion.
(DIR) Post #AoXKZpLuPsVjt1lwZc by edavies@functional.cafe
2024-11-29T10:54:23Z
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@Xenograg @sullybiker Reminds me of an acquaintance of mine who was the head of security at a large manufacturing company you will have heard of, being interviewed by a government health and safety bod:Bod: How many people work here?Acq: Oh, about half of them.Bod: ????Apparently he just couldn't get the “joke” at all.
(DIR) Post #ApjiPG8EKY70pCfoAq by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-01-04T10:59:27Z
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@stfn Pretty sure the grey unknown tool is a punch-down tool for connecting cable to the insulation-displacement connectors on the back of “RJ45” sockets.
(DIR) Post #Aq3AOQZ23zJAOkfQ00 by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-01-13T20:12:32Z
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@stfn He is: https://mastodon.social/@ScottManleyHimselfNot a huge amount of activity but some.
(DIR) Post #AroDDnTeQglkFmReXQ by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-03-07T10:47:37Z
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@stfn As did the Ariane 6 launch and almost all other launches by any other launch vehicle (though much reduced for F9).I so so wish the association between Musk and SpaceX could be broken.SpaceX have done a few stupid things (and failed at a few other things) but compared to the complacent wasteful shit from the rest of the space industry in all countries I think they're doing pretty well.
(DIR) Post #As1cyTekxqPGIdTSW8 by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-03-13T22:07:34Z
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@stfn The screen command is pretty handy when you want to leave a process running on a headless machine and ssh back in later to see the results. A lot less hassle than digging out a monitor and keyboard.
(DIR) Post #AvKgVCqIdYJxvQNmkK by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-06-20T20:22:55Z
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@ricci wibble/wobble The directory and its contents.wibble/wobble/ The contents of the directory.wibble/wobble/* The contents of the directory other than those things whose name starts with a dot.If it's the destination it'll be a bit more flexible in fairly obvious ways depending on whether it's just one thing which is being copied or more than one thing.I think it's rsync which is right and the rest of Unix which is wrong.
(DIR) Post #AvtPHXHt3LIVjIxRg0 by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-07-07T14:24:53Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Because it's the default in Debian Stable, at least with XFCE.Also because I mostly don't care apart from regretting that Wayland doesn't work over SSH AFAIK, though I haven't looked into it much but have an inkling there's a way to make it work. Opening GUI windows over SSH is something I do nearly daily.
(DIR) Post #AwjUzGKQXPOFnlelWq by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-08-01T17:33:47Z
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@grickle Referencing XKCD is common enough but it's unusual for it to be the current day's that's relevant: https://xkcd.com/3123/According to Wikipedia the logs were a bit smaller, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_log
(DIR) Post #AxvjcaZYysqEwAPwOm by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-09-06T13:06:15Z
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@debian Last part of the URL should have one fewer zeros between 2025 and 09.
(DIR) Post #Ay0VkonDZDuHmzdM3M by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-09-08T20:24:31Z
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@stux Probably Kepler - sweeping out equal areas in equal times.
(DIR) Post #Ay26YCPwJMLqkzYFcG by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-09-09T13:56:01Z
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@mms I'm a heavy user of Thunderbird filters. I have about 100 or so of them, though some are pretty out of date now. Practically all the non-junk mail I receive is automatically moved straight to the appropriate folder based on the destination email address (I tend to use unique email addresses in my domain for each correspondent [¹]), source email address and a few substrings in the subject.This just leaves junk in my Inbox to be quickly scanned for subject and sender and occasionally view-sourced if it piques my interest. Normally I can select the lot, mark it as read and move it to my junk folder in one key sequence which is now all but hardwired into my fingers.I don't use a junk mail filter as I don't trust them not to have the odd false positive (false positives are the receiver's problem, not the sender's). The above setup deals with junk quickly enough that that's not a problem.[¹] https://edavies.me.uk/2016/08/unique-email/
(DIR) Post #AyyMXsBTM8Fo5Jo7ai by edavies@functional.cafe
2025-10-07T13:45:37Z
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@jmaris Good stuff.But it does rather accept the framing of those behind #ChatControl. Even if CC worked perfectly for its (asserted to be) intended purpose it is still deeply flawed:1) It places a requirement on people who have no interest in the targetted material to, essentially, prove their innocence.2) It places restrictions on new communications methods, likely entrenching the domination of the current duopolists (Google and Apple). E.g., who pays to port their scanner to competing minor players such as the various Linux-based mobile OSs?3) It requires significant processing power on all communicating devices restricting the access of low-power devices to human-to-human communication networks (e.g., home automation bots sending alert messages to their owners).4) It would allow an unhinged government to scan for political material outside the original intended purpose, e.g., for memes involving recently shot minor celebrities or protest groups which have been, for whatever reason, classified as terrorist.Taking the discussion at the level you accept, there's also the likelihood that those wishing to transmit material the system is intended to catch will simply encrypt it before putting it in the communications app.
(DIR) Post #B2DBkCrdMZVENfzRBY by edavies@functional.cafe
2026-01-12T14:35:08Z
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@SuperDicq Huh, you went a different way with that from what I was expecting. I thought maybe they're introducing these robots as an alternative method of keeping the population numbers down.@TheBreadmonkey
(DIR) Post #B2DCJBwam9Fbf9zWXw by edavies@functional.cafe
2026-01-12T14:45:18Z
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@SuperDicq @TheBreadmonkey True for all countries which are going through the “demographic transition“. The breed-more-kids pyramid scheme, like all indefinite growth, is not something which can be kept going. So, yes, more automation is needed everywhere.