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Comment · 8 years ago
That's really cool. Considering I just need the same command to run each time, with a different value passed to it, I could see this working the same as this (and the idea of being able to tell my Google Home to do it is pretty awesome!). I'll have a play, thanks.
Comment · 8 years ago
That looks really interesting. I'll have a play!
Comment · 8 years ago
Thanks so much, I'll play with both of those options.
Comment · 8 years ago
I thought about doing an API, but is that really the easiest way to run a single command and get a single input? Seems like overkill.
Comment · 8 years ago
> No JavaScript? No problem! Everything should work.

Thank you!

Comment · 8 years ago
I've been using character names from my favourite movies. A different movie for each network (or each zone in a network, or however you want to categorise it).

Home network is all character names from LOTR, home office is Expanse, etc.

It's fun to try pick suitable names from the movie, for the device, eg my HTPC is Gimli, because it's a small case but carries more than its weight. Gaming PC is Gandalf because it's entirely white.

Sub-categories of characters is good for sub-categories of devices, so all our phones/tablets are named after the Elves.

The main problem with this method is the HOURS you spend angsting over the correct names because it's actually fun.

Comment · 8 years ago
When I first read this, I assumed Samba had started a file streaming service/app for Android TV to stream movies from Samba shares.

Admittedly, a few seconds of thinking made me realise they'd never do that... but it's easy to see why people are getting confused, which is EXACTLY where Trademark stuff comes in.

Comment · 8 years ago
That's seriously cool. I love that retro computing is still alive. Similar to how classic cars still get so much love. For those of us in computers as a hobby (or a career), it's great to see the history being kept alive and respected.

Also, the sheer amount of effort and skill/talent involved in doing stuff like this is mind bending.

Comment · 8 years ago
We've had home-visit GPs in Australia for a few years now. There's multiple to choose from, and they're all covered by Medicare (so it's "free" to use).

It's super handy for us, having 2 people in our family with illnesses that require regular doctor visits (once or twice a month on average). If it's night time and we need the GP, we don't have to worry about waking up the baby, loading up the kids and nappy bags and everything we need into the car, etc.

We only go and visit our actual family GP if we need prescriptions renewed, or we want to talk to him about a bigger issue or general questions. Eg stuff that isn't urgent, so we don't waste the home-visit GP's time. Then again, the home-visit GPs have told us multiple times that they're happy to come out no matter how small the issue, and they prioritise/triage calls so you're never keeping a more urgent case waiting.

Comment · 8 years ago
I use the CommBank app for touch payments and I'm constantly surprised by how good uptake here in Oz is. I've barely touched cash or any other payment form in the last year+, and mixed use going back way further than that. Even if it's a coffee from a coffee cart at the markets, everyone here takes paypass. I regularly go out now with nothing except my phone (and license in pocket with phone if I'm driving), with no fear of getting stuck needing cash/card. It's so nice not carrying a wallet.

I can also go to ATMs using their Cardless Cash option in the app, which solves your other point.

Comment · 8 years ago
I've got a Nissan C34 Stagea, and everything you say is so true. Currently working on getting the Nissan Consult system to talk to a RPi, then use K11Consult to make a touch screen dashboard with AFR/boost/etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cykgpQZ5iEU

I've loved 80s/90s Japanese cars since the 80s/90s, then got sucked into the social pressures and spent 5-6 years in a couple of different brand new cars. Last year after a horrific experience with a brand new VW (3 page list of repairs and replacements in the first year of ownership, they bought it back off us), it hit home how screwed we are when a modern car breaks. They're so complicated now, with so much electronics. They even steer and park themselves. You can't tinker with them, tweak the ECU to your liking, or fix things yourself. There's some you can't even service yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_YCC

Now I'm back in 90s cars. Something breaks? Buy the part on eBay and swap it out yourself. Anyone can do it really, they're such simple cars. They're still comfortable, have aircon, generally higher quality than modern cars, way cheaper, and they can't ever track/sell your data.

Comment · 8 years ago
> You identified the device as an Antminer s5 Bitcoin Miner

They only narrowed it down to his residence, then he himself said it's the miner. It's totally possible he used it as a scapegoat for something else he was running.

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