hendrik @ hendrik @palaver.p3x.de

A software developer and Linux nerd, living in Germany. I'm usually a chill

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Isn't the chemistry of lithium batteries like well understood for quite some time now?

And the article doesn't say much and reading the study costs at least $16.

Yeah, I thought about including a NordVPN advertisement in my comment... Do people do that? I mean sure it's an additional privacy technique. But I regularly just talk about whatever legal things I like and I don't take this too seriously. It's my regular internet connection. I make a clean cut after that, though. If I now were to download something, I'd think about not doing it in plain sight. And I'd use a different username to sign up somewhere if needed.

Though, I forgot to talk about different jurisductions. And for example where I live, I can't give someone instructions on how to commit a crime. Or help doing illegal things. So that's another thing I avoid.

And I'm kind of talking about: talking about piracy. Not doing it. If you share links in an underground forum, or upload some movies, you'd need way more security measures in place.

Some people can be trusted with some responsibility, and others can't.

I'd say the rules of such a community usually factor that in. Don't directly link to pirated content etc. So the first thing is to read the rules.

It's also always a good idea to watch other people. See what they do and how they talk before you ask where to find the latest pirated Nintendo collection, a mere minutes after creating an account.

General media literacy applies. Choose a pseudonym and not your real name. Don't attach your main email address and phone number to your piracy accounts. And maybe generally don't mix all your online life together.

And some mild trick is to phrase things so you don't outright admit to committing illegal activities. Say you think a friend of yours did this, or what would happen if someone were to do that... But this doesn't really change anything. People can tell. And if law enforcement takes interest in you, they don't really care how you phrased things after they found evidence.

But talking about piracy isn't illegal. And avoiding names and links sometimes is more about protecting the server you're on, since the place could get closed if it's the where the actual pirating happens. So in everyones interest, I think we talk about piracy here, but don't do it here...

And there is a Megathread, a FAQ etc in the sidebar. With all sorts of good information. And lots of links. So if you read that, you can skip asking some questions in the first place.

How about you give them the reference number on the letter, a sentence "I do not own that car any more." And gently point them at the fact that the person the license plate is registered to might own the car? But I'd say this is fishy. How would they address the letter to you unless the license plate is registered to your name and address? They certainly can't get your address from some database by the car's color or model... Could be wise to find out if there is some fraud going on with whoever owns your old car, their license plates and your name and address. I'd phone the dealership and see what they have to say. Maybe they have more background knowledge concerning cars and the associated paperwork. But be wary, in case they're in on some fraud.

Difficult to tell. Maybe you monologue too much? I mean I sometimes find myself in situations where people talk a lot. And some of them don't even breathe in between sentences... So there is no chance to interject, or ask follow up questions or tell them to slow down or speed up. And at some point you're just lost and you can't change anything, so you just sit there and wait until it's over... I'm not sure if this is the case here. But it's usually a good idea to make a pause every now and then and look the other person in the eyes. See if they follow, are comfortable... Maybe phrase something as a question if you can't tell... But I suppose there are more dynamics than just that. And reasons for someone to mentally disengage during a conversation. Best thing I found is to ask close friends who know you and aren't afraid to tell the truth. They might know. Or do a professional course on presenting or talking. These courses sometimes are part of some curriculum. Or something like business coaching. I've had to do a brief presentation and got very direct feedback concerning the way I talk, take pauses, how easy it is to listen to me and what kind of weird things I do with my hands while speaking...

Heheh, but reportedly, the hedge fund that owns Deepseek has 1.6 billion worth of servers. Plus they need to pay electricity, employees... and researchers and computer people often get a decent salary. That makes me think at least a few billions is the correct amount... If we want to do research on the level Deepseek does.

By the way, "queer" is the umbrella term. It is correct, since it means someone isn't heterosexual. Or cisgender. So gender identity is mixed in as well, next to sexual orientation. But it doesn't really say anything specific. Could be a gay person, or a straight person, or a bisexual person or someone who is asexual. So for example if someone wants to know what kind of people somebody else is into, it's kind of a useless description. Could be anything. Or nothing.
(And this is an oversimplification.)

Same, same. I don't think you can compare the two, unless you've experienced it yourself. I mean it's gotten worse here. But still, it seems to be entirely different levels. I can still get appointments. People don't just die from diabetes like they used to in the USA. We can just call an ambulance and someone will treat your broken arm. It'll work just fine without private insurance. And you don't even need a lawyer to challenge the hospital bill. You can bear a child without being in debt for the rest of your life... There are issues. And we're not as good as some neighboring contries. But I don't think the situation compares to what I read from across the ocean. But yeah, I'm missing actual experience from other countries.

I'm really happy that Google took inspiration from that long support period. I personally don't like buying new phones. And at this point it's not like the next generation can make me a sandwich or anything new. I've upgraded recently and skipped several generations and like 4 years of technological advances and yeah, it looks almost the same, I run the same apps on it. It just has a better camera, plus the fingerprint reader is on the other side... I would have been fine with my old phone if that were still supported. My new one is nice, but it doesn't really change anything about my life.

Oh wow, that's small. I've had a Pixel 4a for the last few years and that was already small at 5.8 inches, compared to what other people carry around... Idk what OP's use case is... My Pixel was great, but I'd advise against buying a phone that doesn't get the security vulnerabilities fixed any more... And the successors have become larger and heavier. Idk maybe one if the flip-phones?

Isn't there always one Google Pixel model and one iPhone, that's a bit smaller than the average? I mean there has to be a list of small phones somewhere on the internet.

Though, I'd argue if we were awesome and had something truly nice to offer, we'd grow on our own. And not just if someone else messes up and becomes unbearable. But it's complicated.

Idk, Lemmy also inreased it's userbase by a factor of 30, mainly from a single event. It had like 1,500 MAU before summer 2023 and now we're at 45k. So I'm not sure what to make of this. I kinda agree though, it'll stabilize at a lower number than during a hype period. And Pixelfed aside, the more popular places on the Fediverse seem to be stagnating right now. I hope we've learned from the past and drama that happened and we don't need to repeat the same things.

Hmmh, there are some ideas out there. Maybe we'd be better off with these more nuanced slashdot labels, or emoji reactions. I mean they're not quite the same thing, but we have these emoji reactions on Github where you can give like 6 specific ones like thumbsup/down, a rocket, eyes ... And I think some of the Fediverse microblogging platforms have them. It's a step in that direction. The common argument against them is, we can't calculate a ranking with nuanced choices and it becomes unclear how to sort the posts.

And i still use some platforms entirely without voting. Like more old-school internet forums. I think they're fine and fun to use. Sometimes they offer the ability to give stars or medals for outstanding comments. But other than that voting is pretty much absent. I think it immediately makes them loose the social media vibes. But it often changes the atmosphere for the better. But it's probably really the result of several factors.

I don't know how to tie this up. Seems we agree, the current mechanics of Lemmy isn't the pinnacle of evolution. Maybe one day someone implements a better concept. It might take some effort to make fundamental changes, since this is baked into the underlying Fediverse. But there's lots of room for improvement left, in my opinion 😉
(And it'd probably help lots of users if the ranking and sorting wasn't just a blunt popularity contest.)

Fair enough. There is one big upside with downvotes... And that is people can just click downvote and be done with it and move on with their day. I think that avoids some unhealthy conversations. And people really like to engage when they disagree. And it's far easier to disagree with someone than to write a nuanced and positive comment. I think a simple downvote allows people to just vent instead of spamming, for some mild cases.

Other than that I also don't see a good point in downvoting. Sometimes it helps with spam, slop, misinformation and just stupid stuff. But we already have a "report" button for that. And I frequently get singular random downvotes on my comments. And that's just annoying. I think regarding the voting mechanics, we'd be perfectly fine without downvotes.

Uh, it'd need to be either a complicated algorithm. I mean I'm often not interested in meme pictures and political news. I'd like the one niche hobby electronics project to float to the top for me. And they're just not so popular. So I don't see how voting would work for me in the first place. The other thing that works very well is having separate communities for topics. I can just subscribe to the electronics, disregard the world politics. I think that already helps me half the way. Also multireddits(?) or seperate feeds help. And I don't really have a good solution for the rest of it, yet. For the comments, i really don't know. Lots of good answers here don't even have any votes cast on them.

Yeah, there's a whole line of these sensors with BMPx80 and BMEx80 which include additional features, humidity, pressure, VoC... And I had my two or three DHT-11 work for some time. But mine also weren't very accurate. Plus the humidity measurement were always way off. And they'd get saturated and just show 100% a lot of the time. And i think two just stopped working over the years, I've replaced the last one, one or two years ago.

I also soldered some myself. I'm currently using Bosch's BME280 and similar. Works well. Just don't bother with the old DHT11 sensors, in my experience they don't work well outdoors. But I'm not sure of OP prefers buying a proper product that doesn't require soldering and coding/configuring.

It'd probably lead to lots of small drama and every disagreement getting to a personal level. It's speculation at this point. I also think a decent chunk of people here aren't able to behave nicely. I'm not sure if we should grant them additional capabilities.

But it's not like voting here on Lemmy were the pinnacle of technical advances... It's an echo chamber for popular opinions and common and often uninspiring interests. I think we could change how it works, as it's not super great in the first place.