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Don't get me wrong, it's fantastic to see the tech being used this way. My Dad has lost most of his speech due to some kind of aphasia-causing condition and if this had been available just a year or two ago it could've been a big help for him; it's reassuring that others earlier in the journey will benefit from this.

Comment · 3 years ago

When I was in Paris in 2019 I tried to use their e-scooters and it was nearly impossible because angry locals had sharpie-d over every barcode so you couldn’t scan them. I’m surprised the companies haven’t left already.

Comment · 3 years ago

Cute. My parents' house has, for a few years now, been plagued by crows attacking the windows in the early hours of the morning, dive-bombing them, standing outside them screaming, pecking them, etc. If they're not attacking the house they're on the roof or in nearby trees screaming.

The closest to a solution has been to cover every window with outside blinds to at least stop them smashing into them.

I stayed with them for a few months and was woken up by this every morning without fail. Honestly, it was pretty distressing.

I love birds and feed them in our garden (so do my parents!), but I wouldn't want to encourage crows to follow me around after that. I'm always in two minds about this tendency for humans to...humanise...animal behaviour.

Comment · 4 years ago

Orinoco cards were also great for wardriving, I paid a premium to get one over here in the UK (where they were way less common) with an external antenna connector on it.

Comment · 4 years ago

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Comment · 4 years ago

Heads up for anyone thinking about trying out a homeserver or two. To my knowledge there is no way of moving from one piece of homeserver software to another. So for example if you start with conduit you're stuck with it. I think there are a bunch of plans all over the place to mitigate this, but I don't think they're there yet.

Comment · 4 years ago

Very good.

Comment · 5 years ago

Thanks for sharing, OP! I had a lot of fun learning Rust whilst building this, which means some of my code is probably questionable. Any hints about what I've done wildly wrong are much appreciated :)