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Mar. 1st, 2024 06:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psipsyBlueSky is open to the public, no more invite codes needed! I've been on Bluesky since late September, and Threads since July. What I noticed when Bsky opened was a lot of Japanese had waited to sign up for that instead of joining Threads, which was already open for months. This also goes for my anime nerd friends. In the seven (7) months of being on Threads, I have amassed a whopping 4 followers. On Bsky, I got 6 almost right away, and that more than doubled after it opened to the public. Now it doesn't seem like much either way but I'm not a famous person, so I'm able to observe and measure these otherwise microscopic differences.
I have acquired a Raspberry Pi 5 without resorting to sketchy sources. One of the things I'm trying to do with them is use one as an Airplay receiver and super-portable media players and otherwise messing around with assorted operating systems. Other potential uses involve model railroading, of course. I already got an Arduino to work as a DCC controller interface for a PC, so I'd imagine a Pi would be more than enough for the task with the right hats.
Considering what the Pi-5 has in terms of CPU power, it's approaching the capabilities of some full-size desktops that I'm currently using. Only thing is I can't add more RAM to the Pi, which already has 8GB.
I still think about the assortment of obscure computer cards I saw in the depths of Akihabara. If I got one without really knowing what it did, and I put it into one of my computers, what would happen? Probably nothing. But in fiction, it's how some isekai stories start. (See also: Freakazoid)
After installing some hop-up parts such as a faster motor, LiPo battery, and more durable gearing into the Blackfoot, I gave it a test run and promptly flipped it over at high speed, scratching the hell out of the body. As expected. A few more power runs, a few more flips, and parts started coming off. Well, it was fun for a while.
Taxes are filed. The refund gets smaller each year. Comes with the territory, I guess. It was good enough for Katsucon spending money.
I have acquired a Raspberry Pi 5 without resorting to sketchy sources. One of the things I'm trying to do with them is use one as an Airplay receiver and super-portable media players and otherwise messing around with assorted operating systems. Other potential uses involve model railroading, of course. I already got an Arduino to work as a DCC controller interface for a PC, so I'd imagine a Pi would be more than enough for the task with the right hats.
Considering what the Pi-5 has in terms of CPU power, it's approaching the capabilities of some full-size desktops that I'm currently using. Only thing is I can't add more RAM to the Pi, which already has 8GB.
I still think about the assortment of obscure computer cards I saw in the depths of Akihabara. If I got one without really knowing what it did, and I put it into one of my computers, what would happen? Probably nothing. But in fiction, it's how some isekai stories start. (See also: Freakazoid)
After installing some hop-up parts such as a faster motor, LiPo battery, and more durable gearing into the Blackfoot, I gave it a test run and promptly flipped it over at high speed, scratching the hell out of the body. As expected. A few more power runs, a few more flips, and parts started coming off. Well, it was fun for a while.
Taxes are filed. The refund gets smaller each year. Comes with the territory, I guess. It was good enough for Katsucon spending money.
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Date: 2024-03-03 12:34 pm (UTC)As for Bsky and Threads, are they worth it?
At this point I'd rather owe money so that it can earn 5% interest during the year. Alas, losing my job meant I get all my taxes back after the retirement credit.
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Date: 2024-03-04 05:33 am (UTC)As for whether Bsky or Threads are 'worth it', that depends on how many people you already know there or what kind of time you're willing to put into it. The vast majority of my social media is still on Twitter, and people there see Bsky as more of a lifeboat for when Twitter sinks.