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  • I just spent the weekend installing 24.04 on a Lenovo laptop as a self-hosted server. The only thing that didn't work was the fingerprint scanner. No big deal, but it seems peripheral device driver support is still a bit janky.

    Running the self-hosted apps under Docker, though, worked without a hitch. chef's kiss

  • We were waving iPhones feet away from the tag. It didn't get picked up so we wandered out to the neighborhood.

    My guess is, to preserve battery, iPhones wake up and scan for nearby AirTags only X seconds at a time (don't have actual numbers, but guessing somewhere between 30-120 seconds). Whatever AirTag ID they pick up, they send anonymously to the cloud along with location. If the owner has the tag in lost mode and the ID matches, they get notified.

    This means if you're walking around with your phone and it hasn't hit the scan window, you could miss the tag. This works in a high-density area like a city center with lots of phones waking up and scanning at different times, but not so much in low density places.

    In that case, a GPS tag with cell modem might work better, but it's a lot pricier and requires regular charging.

  • A kid favorite. We call it "Egg in a hole."

    Tips:

    • Use a small wine or cocktail glass to make the hole. Rotate slowly on top of a wooden cutting board. Much easier and looks nicer.
    • Whole wheat bread works great.
    • Cover the pan with a glass pot lid to control the heat. Flip as soon as the egg is opaque. Don't worry, it keeps cooking. Otherwise, the bread cooks much faster so you end up with either burnt bread or overcooked egg.
    • Dabs of butter on both sides make the bread golden brown and crispy.
    • Also good with slices of avocado and your choice of hot sauce. Or if going sweet, cooked peaches and maple syrup.
  • An AirTag for my wife's cat, along with a collar holder. She's an indoor cat but REALLY wants to get out. We got it after reports of coyotes roaming around and attacking small pets.

    One time she darted out a sliding door window, we tried to track her down. Went all over the house, then outside. Ended up driving all over the neighborhood. Nothing. Turned out the whole time she was hiding under a car, 20ft from where she got out.

    Confidence in the tech is low.

  • Twitter moving to mid-market was pretty controversial because of the tax breaks the mayor lavished on them. But a lot of condos went up in the area.

    Wondering if anyone still working at Twitter bought a condo just so they could be within walking distance of work.

  • This topic came up when self-driving was first coming up. If a car runs over someone, who is to blame?

    • Person in driver seat
    • Dealer
    • Car manufacturer
    • Supplier who provided the driving control system
    • The people who designed the algorithm and did the ML training
    • People who wrote and tested the code
    • Insurer

    Most of these would likely be indemnified by all kinds of legal and contractual agreements, but the matter would still stand that someone died.