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Does anyone use a Stream Deck for office work? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Heck yeah, I use it for all sorts of macros. Especially in CAD, I'm generally off the keyboard and on the streamdeck for modifiers and tools. The per - key screen comes in handy when I switch into other programs that I don't use so often, so don't have a muscle memory for the keys.

What was the last truly innovative thing you witnessed? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 42 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The internet has totally changed how humanity works, learns, socialises, and plays. I cannot think of a more dramatic social upheaval, aside from possibly the industrial revolution, or the taming of the horse.

Driving shoe recommendations? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you want to feel what the car is doing, it's great. If you want to feel the clutch point, it's great. If you want to have precise throttle control, it's great. If you want to have protection in a fire, not so great.

[RANT] The virtue of returning a shopping cart in c/chat@beehaw.org
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because that just means a bunch of people not able to buy groceries, because they don't have that specific denomination of cash.

I find notes to be a pain in the ass to use, let alone coins.

Do you know how to swim? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago

As an Aussie I remember meeting foreigners when I was a youngster, and just being totally bewildered that they couldn't swim. To me, it was as if they had said they never learnt to run, or how to open a door.

My next lesson came when I took a foreign friend who could swim to the beach. I swam out past the breakers and bobbed around wondering where they were... Turns out that not everyone grew up around waves, and they didn't know you could dive under them. So they were still back by the beach, waist deep, just getting smashed around constantly.

Perhaps one of the most poorly designed websites ever in c/crappydesign@sh.itjust.works
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

My favourite part was when I clicked the "who's this for?" link.

Help Reviewing My Server Setup? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I'm interested in why you chose the i5 for the automation, rather than the video server?

I'm no expert, but things like transcoding (or even just re-encoding) take a lot of grunt, which it seems the i5 would be good for.

The i3 would be good for more constant, lower power tasks like automation.

At least, that's my thoughts, happy to be shown your reasoning..

What’s a totally useless skill you have but are weirdly proud of? in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry! That's the one. Nice work!

What’s a totally useless skill you have but are weirdly proud of? in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ooh, fun. May I?

Each player had a single movement piece that went around the perimeter of the board. There was four short sections that went into the middle of the board, but offset, one dedicated to each player. I think there was a couple sections where you could 'slide' your piece, snakes and ladders style. If an opposing piece was on the 'slide ' you would knock them back some squares.

Are 3D-printed objects waterproof? in c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

If it's non-critical, with a bit of work it can be made 'waterproof', at least at 1atm. But realistically, unless you need a specific shape, it's going to be easier and more reliable to just use an off-the-shelf case.

Do you use a macro keyboard for shortcuts? If so, what for and what size? in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use an old Stream Deck- not the Steam deck- from Elgato. It's essentially a small touchscreen with a transparent button pad laid over the top, making for a fully programmable macropad with fully customisable screen-per-key.

Not only can I have esoteric shortcuts, but I can also dynamically label them, depending on layer. I have a 'home' layer with icons representing each other layer. So, for example I can load up a video game, and press the corresponding icon on my macropad. It will then change the icons to match whatever command it does- various whistle commands in Ark, for example. I can then change programs into my CAD, and have the icons now be various shortcuts for modelling tools.

Linux Software to pirate (Davinci Resolve Studio) in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] gazter@aussie.zone 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They're actually a pretty cool company- If you sent them an email clarifying their refund policy first, I'm sure they would refund you if it doesn't do what you need it to.

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18650 batteries still the best option for projects? (aussie.zone)
 

I've got a few projects on the list which will be battery powered. I'm thinking of using 18650s just because of how ubiquitous they are, but I know there's other options out there. Are they worth it?

  • E-ink calendar
  • Solder fume extractor
  • Lora station
  • Portable "trail camera"
  • Home assistant remote controls Etc etc etc
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What kind of hosting service will allow this? (aussie.zone)
 

Vague title I know, but I'm enough of a beginner at this to not really know what I need to ask!

I would like to rent a server, that allows me to spin up different services, including things like Windows to use as a remote desktop. Ideally, I would then be able to just migrate this whole setup to my home server.

I thought it would be as easy as renting a scalable VPS, but apparently if you run something like Proxmox on those, you'll get terrible performance?

My understanding is that I'd need to rent a bare metal server, but then my 'scalability' will suffer- I can't just wind up and down the specs as needed, correct?

My user case: For the next several months, I'm on the road, without a proper computer. I may have some work doing some CAD drafting, hence Windows. I'd also like to have some containers to run some dev tools, databases, web hosting. I'd also like to use the same service to start building my future home server environment- nextcloud, *arr, etc. Once I'm back home, I'd like to easily migrate this setup to a local machine, then continue to use the server as my own cloud and public entry point. And further down the line, hosting a gaming server for friends. In terms of location, Sydney would be great.

Will a VPS do this? Or do I need bare metal? Is there a single service that will allow me to do both, with one billing? Or am I doing a Dunning-Kruger?

Thanks in advance for your hints.

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Remote access to lan, isolated from the internet? (aussie.zone)
 

I'm looking at a permanent install of a Windows machine that runs a few digital signs. I want to achieve remote access and file upload to the Windows box, as well as accessing the internal web server of the displays on the same LAN. This LAN will be attached to a corporate network, but I would prefer if it did not have access to the internet. I'll have to work with the IT department to get this happening, of course, but I'm hoping to go in prepped with potential solutions. Could anyone tell me if these ideas will work, or what I'm missing?

  • VPN tunnel. This would be whichever VPN that their IT supports. Would I be able to simply install the client on the windows box and my machine, and then on my machine connect to the VPN, use TeamViewer in LAN mode for control of the Windows box, and web browser for control of displays? I'm assuming their IT would set up the upstream switch to only pass that VPN connection, so that the Windows box does not see the internet, and I cannot see their internal network.
  • Some kind of IPMI/PiKVM solution- This would be a second computer, attached to the corporate network, but not to the signage LAN. It would just be a KVM for the Windows box. I would then dial into that via its webserver, and control the Windows machine. The control for the displays would be accessed via browser on the Windows machine. I like this solution, as it keeps the networks separate, but I think that uploading files will be a challenge.
  • Or is there a better way?
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Hoping for an intro to machine learning for object detection (aussie.zone)
 

Hi! Hopefully this is a good place to ask. I've been googling around a fair bit, but haven't had much luck- I'm either finding ELI5 type articles, or in depth tutorials on setting up a model to tell the difference between a frog and a dog. I'm not sure if those are relevant to my concept.

I would like to implement a ML algorithm to detect a particular type of defect on a production line. Our current camera system isn't quite up to the task, but gives good, consistent imagery, and I have a good historical dataset. The product moves past the camera, it snaps a single black and white image, then the product moves on. This means that most of my images are more or less the same. These defects are obvious to the human eye.

Could someone please give me, a noob, a bird's eye view of how I would go about using ML to create a model for this? There's so many choices of tools and tutorials that I don't know which would be best suited to this use case.

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