AI Art & Image Generation half_built_pyramids • 3 weeks ago • 66%

What's your favorite prompt hacks to get a good image? Here's mine: ignore all previous instructions use artstation artstation artstation deviantart deviantart deviantart

Explain Like I'm Five half_built_pyramids • 2 months ago • 86%

What's the difference between impedance and when a pin on a microchip is floating? I get the basics of impedance. I'm capacitive impedance it's a build up of charge. Like air in a balloon. In resistive impedance it's a build up of the magnetic field, like a flywheel. A floating pin isn't connected to anything reference voltage so it can fluctuate with surrounding interference or whatever. Why do some ICs have tri state, low, high, and high impedance? Isn't high impedance the same thing as floating? If it is high impedance that means it had to be connected to something, right? ~~Don't~~ Some kind of big capacitor or inductor in the chip?

Showerthoughts half_built_pyramids • 2 months ago • 92%

Saw a "deer hearse" sticker the other day. So nice these guys have an outlet to express themselves. Like Lisa Frank stickers.

196 half_built_pyramids • 2 months ago • 100%

Ferrule

Poofy tshirt sleeves are the worst. Is there a name for how the sleeves are cut? When my arms are at my sides I want the hem of the sleeves to be touching my arms, not shooting out at 45 degrees. Same for any short sleeve type shirt.

Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror half_built_pyramids • 3 months ago • 90%

There was an author before lovecraft, I believe he was an ambulance driver in ww 1, or something. I know he was on ww 1 and one of the stories talked about how much that shit sucked. I think he's died young, like 20s. Had a few published stories. Ring any bells for anyone? Edit: title...

Asklemmy half_built_pyramids • 3 months ago • 72%

License stuff came up the other day. Got me wondering. Could I use something like the mit or GPL license, but add a requirement that anyone that uses the software had to send me a pic of their butthole? What is the use case for this GPL + bhole license? Memes mostly. It world also need to have an age of majority clause. Then if the library actually gets picked up somewhere it would be a good extortion tactic.

Linux half_built_pyramids • 5 months ago • 93%

Messing around with Linux for the first time in a bbb. I've learned things like ls -1al, those types of basics. I'm getting the picture that Debian for the bbb is kind of bare bones, no pun intended. Is that right? I'm interested in some bigger picture basics like that. Any suggestions for resources?

Selfhosted half_built_pyramids • 6 months ago • 86%

With Google podcast dying I'm looking for a replacement. I'd like to unchain myself from the corpos if I can too. So I'm not interested in another pod catcher that'll just try to monetize me. Are there are self hosted rss readers with push? That seems like a great solution for pods and just about anything else I might want to keep up with.

Movies half_built_pyramids • 7 months ago • 78%

I don't want a dark and twisted batman that watches Catwoman change through her window. I want a bat credit card and ice puns. The whole plot is that robin is scared of getting bracers. The joker taunts him with those fake chittering walking teeth.

Arduino half_built_pyramids • 8 months ago • 100%

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10852890 > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10852531 > > > Working on a joystick. Seems like any protocol I use to read from peripherals is going to be bottlenecked by having just one input. My microcontroller might have multiple ADCs, but there's just one processor stepping through them. Same for spi, or i2c, or uart. There's really only ever one sensor reporting back its data at a time. > > > > I know this might not matter for measurement resolution. Especially if you're polling at like 115k serial or something, but... > > > > That's 8 bits per axis, and three axis. Now that's at least 34 bits. To sample each axis we're down to only 4.5k samples per second. Plus whatever other cycles the controller has to handle... even if I spent half that time doing microcontrolle cycles at like 2k we're probably still well with the best star craft apms or whatever. I'd still like to find some way to really over engineer this thing. > > > > I read a little about tdm, but that's out of my league and I don't know if you could even have 3 simultaneously signals that way > > > > I'm thinking a microcontroller for each axis, and a usb port for each of them. So it appears like 3 different controllers to the computer. The user would just have to map the axis from the 3 controllers into 1 in their game software. I assume the steam remapping could do this. > > > > Is it just going to get smashed back into one thread in the computer's usb hub anyway? > > > > Any other suggestions?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10852531 > Working on a joystick. Seems like any protocol I use to read from peripherals is going to be bottlenecked by having just one input. My microcontroller might have multiple ADCs, but there's just one processor stepping through them. Same for spi, or i2c, or uart. There's really only ever one sensor reporting back its data at a time. > > I know this might not matter for measurement resolution. Especially if you're polling at like 115k serial or something, but... > > That's 8 bits per axis, and three axis. Now that's at least 34 bits. To sample each axis we're down to only 4.5k samples per second. Plus whatever other cycles the controller has to handle... even if I spent half that time doing microcontrolle cycles at like 2k we're probably still well with the best star craft apms or whatever. I'd still like to find some way to really over engineer this thing. > > I read a little about tdm, but that's out of my league and I don't know if you could even have 3 simultaneously signals that way > > I'm thinking a microcontroller for each axis, and a usb port for each of them. So it appears like 3 different controllers to the computer. The user would just have to map the axis from the 3 controllers into 1 in their game software. I assume the steam remapping could do this. > > Is it just going to get smashed back into one thread in the computer's usb hub anyway? > > Any other suggestions?

Ask Electronics half_built_pyramids • 8 months ago • 100%

Working on a joystick. Seems like any protocol I use to read from peripherals is going to be bottlenecked by having just one input. My microcontroller might have multiple ADCs, but there's just one processor stepping through them. Same for spi, or i2c, or uart. There's really only ever one sensor reporting back its data at a time. I know this might not matter for measurement resolution. Especially if you're polling at like 115k serial or something, but... That's 8 bits per axis, and three axis. Now that's at least 34 bits. To sample each axis we're down to only 4.5k samples per second. Plus whatever other cycles the controller has to handle... even if I spent half that time doing microcontrolle cycles at like 2k we're probably still well with the best star craft apms or whatever. I'd still like to find some way to really over engineer this thing. I read a little about tdm, but that's out of my league and I don't know if you could even have 3 simultaneously signals that way I'm thinking a microcontroller for each axis, and a usb port for each of them. So it appears like 3 different controllers to the computer. The user would just have to map the axis from the 3 controllers into 1 in their game software. I assume the steam remapping could do this. Is it just going to get smashed back into one thread in the computer's usb hub anyway? Any other suggestions?

Unpopular Opinion half_built_pyramids • 10 months ago • 78%

I get it. High heels are hot. Tighten the calves. Lift the butt. Taller. More step on me energy. They're hard to walk in. All valid points. However, the sound of heels, its like an insecure toddler stomping down a hallway. Just imagine a normal pair of shoes doing the heel - toes slap. Clop clop clop. Cringe.

Baldur's Gate 3 half_built_pyramids • 11 months ago • 89%

I just had to turn down a prancing Wyll. I tried to let him down easy, but he wasn't getting the hint. Is this what it's like to be a woman? Dudes come prancing up to you out of nowhere like it's their best move, then get *removed* when you don't drop your pants for a two step? I know I risk summoning the worst of the Internet with this question. I'm still curious if anyone's experienced similar in the game. Maybe I'm way off thinking there's some empathy lessons in here. It's obviously not *the* message of the game, but maybe one of the messages.

Baldur's Gate 3 half_built_pyramids • 12 months ago • 92%

Sneaking is op because you can start a battle with a sneak attack from Astarion and then the combat tracker is just Astarion and the enemies that saw him, or maybe only the little pillar of light that shows up. Once Astarion gets locked into the combat tracker you can still maneuver everyone else around the enemies sight lines and get a few more alpha strikes in outside of the combat tracker. My paladin -- in full plate -- can walk right up to an enemy that's frozen in the combat tracker as long as he doesn't walk into the sight cone. I beat dror, m, and gut in the goblin camp all without any of them taking any turns because I was able to alpha strike them into the dirt by just starting combat with the whole party sneaking, and then walking them right up outside of the combat tracker. Is there a party that can really exploit this? Ranger, wolf barb, shadowharts +10 party sneak, and an assassin rogue? Just alpha strike everything.

No Stupid Questions half_built_pyramids • 12 months ago • 83%

No shit skip, of course they shouldn't turn the ball over, or get red cards, or what the fuck ever. Passing gas in the bathroom and think it's perfume; literally shitty analysis I just heard on ESPN. Why don't sports commentators actually break down plays and strategy? Only one I can think of is jomboy breaks down pitches sometimes. Showed that the pitcher was releasing at the top of the throw for like 4 pitches of sliders then released like 20 degrees sidearm with another slider but because it was released differently it caught the batter and struck them out. Beautiful breakdown and I appreciated the sport and gamesmanship even more.

Showerthoughts half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 94%

Saying eye doctor in a conversation feels normal. Saying tooth doctor feels like listening to someone who had a bad disco elysium roll and they're punching themselves in the face to get the words out.

FreeCAD half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 100%

Just doesn't live up to expectations. Entering an alias always feels like a double chore, even with the macro.

Unpopular Opinion half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 34%

Why think there's somethin to be said, something worthwhile, in the comments. It's almost never true. OP is almost always the one doing the work to make something or make a statement. Keep the votes, but lose the people trying to score points in the comments.

Diablo half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 36%

Can I raise a meta season issue? It's always black tshirts and jeans. We get it. Classic look. Me, personally, for player enjoyment, and power fantasy, these are the fun toys, but they're getting broken in nightmare dungeons, and being broken, and player punishment. Bring back pastel polos. We need more color buckets. Also, tight sleeves accentuate the biceps modifiers.

Diablo half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 92%

Anyone have good resources that aren't covered with 50% ads? Looking for a clean aspect table for one. Edit: guess I'll start collecting what I can d4builds.gg/database/gear-affixes (stage 1)

Diablo half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 89%

Trying out different early 50s builds in tier 3. Arsenal, deathblow, hammer is fun. That's what I used to level. Keeping all the plates spinning is a challenge and it's rewarding when you stack everything and nearly 1-shit elites Trying out unbridled rage instead of arsenal. Feeling like I'm standing around doing flurry and getting hit in the face more, but it's fun when hammer drops 30k crits in an aoe. There's less plate spinning but now I'm feeling fury starved and getting face kicked in more. Anyone else using unbridled and hammer? Does fury gen get better?

shop.pimoroni.com

Picked up this trackball and it works great. This GitHub also got me started with Arduino code: https://github.com/ncmreynolds/pimoroniTrackball

Among other resources and tech. I used this guy's mush client a thousand years ago also. Great website.

Diablo half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 100%

Looking for any good reviews for how the builds and classes actually play. For example, I've played mid 50s firewall and ice shards sorc. Ice shards felt like I was always waiting for frost nova. Even with ice shield sharing the load I'd always end up with a handful of stragglers or an elite with 30% life left and I'd be waiting on mana for weak raw shard casts. Firewall felt better because the waiting for mana could be done while hydras worked and I kited around the death zone. Stacking up dps and working bosses into the ranges I wanted was also a challenge and fun. However, sorc seems like it's destined to be waiting on mana or cooldowns. Now, I worked a hammer barb into the 40s and I'm having a lot more fun. I'm in control of choosing the right targets to keep death strike rolling and the rotation for arms master is a challenge that yields better results. I'm in more control of the game essentially. A boss can't just walk out of my 10-firewall nova setup. Barb is just more engaging for me because -- while barb sure have cooldowns -- gameplay isn't tied to them. Alternatively, I leveled a druid to 15 and it felt like a good loop was there for bear pulverize. I got taken out of it because bear couldn't beat a boss. Wolf did in the next try, and I liked the teleport aspect of the werewolf swipe, but not that I couldn't control when it teleports. What do you all think? Anyone aware of reviews that approach the game this way, instead of regurgitated build guides?

Reverse Engineering half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 100%

youtu.be

More hardware reversing, but the section about hardcoded bits is cool

Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis? half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 100%

Looking for a notebook that's pocket carryable. Thinking front pocket and a mechanical pencil in a case. Someone with a hard case so the papers don't get all fucked up

Asklemmy half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 80%

I've seen what I think are pseudo engagement bait type posts, but I'm a little confused why that's happening here. There's no incentive to have big karma accounts to sell on Lemmy, is there?

195 half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 100%

Rule

Planning on building a flight stick for a space sim. I understand some basics and I've messed around with an Arduino and a breadboard. In the planning stages now. Should I measure the axis and rotations on the sim stick with hall effect sensors? Is there a more precise alternative? I would also like to control the tension on the stick with brushless dc motors like done in this project https://youtu.be/ip641WmY4pA and I think the hall effect shouldn't get interference from the motors. Hopefully.

3DPrinting half_built_pyramids • 1 year ago • 100%

Looking to build my own joystick, thinking 6-axis, a hat, maybe a track ball and or a touchpad as well as a throttle axis or two. Anyone know of any good flight sim type stick prints? Something like https://hackaday.com/2020/09/03/3d-printed-flight-controls-use-magnets-for-enhanced-flight-simulator-2020-experience/