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Show threadStickyJan 18, 2024

You’re getting downvoted to oblivion, but I do see and agree with your point: “Branding matters”

A significant portion of the population will not rub two brain cells together to understand the “warming -> change” connection, as reasonable as it is. Same thing with the “defund the police” slogan. Yes, when you understand the concept you can see the meaning, but for those that don’t bother to understand the concept, the “brand name” is the beginning and the end of thought applied. When the “brand name” is easily attackable, the idea is dead so far as they’re concerned.

As frustrating as it is, persuasive arguments need to also appeal to those who are persuaded by quips and jokes as well as those who are persuaded by logic and reason. Unfortunately “Global Warming”, the “old brand” is still sticking around, and still able to be joked away by many people, hence the reason for the image post in the first place.

Show threadStickyJul 3, 2023

Thanks for the response, that confirms my assumption, seems like I was configuring it right, but the behavior is not as expected.

  • If HA is active/onscreen already, the command will do nothing.
  • If HA is idle/offscreen, the command will bring HA to the forefront, but not change pages. (This is the state it is in after the “turn_off” sends the launcher intent.)
  • If HA is off, the command will launch HA, and navgate to the correct page.

Is this all that is to be expected? or should I be able to get to the desired dashboard, from any previous screen or application state?

StickyJul 3, 2023

Failing to control dashboard with command_webview

https://lemmy.world/post/967339

Failing to control dashboard with command_webview - Lemmy.world

Hi All! I’m very new to home assistant, so forgive me if this is a bit of an obvious answer for someone who knows their way around a bit, but I’m having trouble controlling my tablet’s active dashboard with the “command_webview” notification command. For reference, I’m using “madface”'s suggestion from this link [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/unlock-tablet-screen-nativelly-on-motion-detector-kiosk-mode/514638] to handle the screen on/off behavior, and its working great, except for the fact that no matter what I use for the “command_webview” nested command: “/lovelace-flur” in the linked example, I cannot get the companion app to switch to any dashboard other than the default/main dashboard. I’ve traced the issue to here [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/command-webview-only-opens-home-screen/461597/10], which implies a resolution can be found in the definition of “path” [https://www.home-assistant.io/lovelace/views/#path], (linked from the documentation for command_webview [https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-commands#webview]), but the link is dead as a doornail. My assumption is that the “path” corresponds to “https://homeassistant.<mydomain>.com/<path>”, but that doesn’t seem to do the trick, and I’m at a loss for other things to try in the absense of a working “path” documentation link. Hopefully someone here might be able to point me in the right direction? Any help is much appreciated!

StickyJun 30, 2023

Summary of the opinion: Nobody here has standing, but... Missouri maybe?, Cause the corporation the state created won't be able to take in all those fees. Also, congress only allowed completely trashing rules, or slightly tweaking them, this is more "in-between" and we don't like that. Oh, and the replacement rules only have a requirement to be published, theres no authority to actually write them. This is a new rule, so it's not allowed. Furthermore, the action taken was too big, unprecedented, we don't like that.

Summary of the dissent: Nobody here has standing. PERIOD. That corporation could bring it to us, and is explicitly permitted to act as an independent financial and legal entity, so they can bring it theirselves. IF they brought it themselves, congress clearly delegated authority to "waive or modify" provisions, and provide substitute rules appropriate to the situation, after they had passed it explicitly for the gulf war, then explicitly for 9/11, and then opened the doors wide open to any national emergency because they have more important things to deal with during emergencies than student loan policy. The scale of the action matches theS scale of the emergency, and is actually smaller than the previous action (loan pause) that the previous administration instituted. So in other words, loan relief like this may have been a shit idea, may have been a great idea, but it is exactly what the law allows and the court has no business deciding otherwise. It's not our fucking job to write policy.

You can probably pretty obviously tell which opinion I agree with more... This court is trash, gymnastics required to justify most of their decisions. Expand the court so the scales of power don't fucking seesaw from regular jurisprudence to batshit insanity upon the death of a single robe-clad geriatric. 😫

Show threadStickyJun 30, 2023

Winner winner chicken dinner! This is EXACTLY what happened. I reprinted again after tightening belts, fixing bed wobble, and re-leveling, and kept a closer eye on it this time. The nozzle was indeed catching on that "Y" support due to the edge curling up. Wasnt enough to kill the print this time, but enough to make me nervous...

Ironically, the thing I'm printing is an all-in-one case so that I can segregate the PSU, main board, pi, and controls from the printer itself to enclose it and have better temp control!

Show threadStickyJun 29, 2023
That is awesome! Looks great!
StickyJun 27, 2023

Layer shift sanity check

https://lemmy.world/post/672487

Layer shift sanity check - Lemmy.world

Curious if I can get a sanity check off my problem diagnosis (or alternate theories!) I tried a long print today and wound up with a 1/2 inch layer shift on the x-axis near the end of a long print, taller than most I’ve done, not certainly not the tallest. It occured on a spool I just opened a few days ago and printed two other ~250g pieces with. I’m very certain that I never lost control of the filament end. My spool in mounted using the stock ender 3 mount on the left side is the gantry and a filament guide arm. After reading a bit, I’m thinking this was due to the filament on the spool loosening up from a large travel and then binding on itself. Seems the easiest way to fix this might just be to put more space between the spool and the printer so the slack can absorb the shifting without pushing back on the spool and loosening several turns off filament. I don’t think it’s heat or any general axis binding as the shift only happened at a single layer, at a hight that I’ve been able to print through before, and the motion generally appears smooth when I exercise it. So… Experimentation will probably prove me right or wrong, but before I sink another day of print time… Does that sound reasonable or am I missing a common problem?

Show threadStickyJun 19, 2023

Thanks for the insightful comment! I wasn't aware of any big change in quality from Creatality, or those pretty shady review practices. I got my printer right near the start of the pandemic (May 2020), so maybe I got lucky with timing before everything went to shit :-/

If they're junk these days, that's genuinely pretty sad. Always a shame when the a product gets worse due to the manufacturer cutting quality.

Show threadStickyJun 18, 2023
That's pretty slick. I didn't know Firefox bookmarks had anything like that feature. Thanks for sharing!
Show threadStickyJun 18, 2023

I have no experience with the Prusa mini, but as a first timer, I found the Ender 3 (pro, I think) perfectly good quality. It might be due to lack of experience with anything else, so if definitely defer to folks who have experience with a few different models, but I've found it good for all of my printing needs (Cases, utility objects, and the occasional figurine/trinket). If that success is anything out of the ordinary, I think I'd attribute it to a few things...

  • I followed a really detailed setup/assembly guide from a YouTube channel about 3d printing miniatures ( I can probably find it again if you'd like, it was highly recommended)
  • I got firmer springs for the print bed (sometimes I go hog wild printing things, sometimes it sits for months, I can't remember them last time I had to level the bed)
  • I got a glass print surface.

I was generally in the same boat as you; Liked to tinker, and wanted the best quality but didn't want to pay out the ass for it. I typically tend to "overspend" when getting into a new hobby out of the fear I won't stick with it if I struggle with low quality gear, bit also have an aversion to parting with my cash. These upgrades seemed to be the consensus reached at the time for how to get good consistent results out of the Ender 3.

I find the Ender 3 to be occasionally too small for things I want to print, but generally a good size, and look forward to being able to tinker further with an upgraded/quieter main board.

So, all in all, I can't help with anything specific to the Prusa mini, but can vouch for the Ender 3 as fitting my needs when I think I had the same general quality/cost criteria as you. Hope you found this helpful! Good luck in your printer search!