CoffeeVector

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[–] CoffeeVector 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To clarify, because I think this would be pretty confusing for someone who isn't already into Linux.

So a "distro" is short for a distribution of linux. Strictly speaking, Linux is just a kernel which is a technical component of an operating system. A few different organizations have taken the Linux kernel and added the necessary additions to turn it into a typical PC operating system e.g. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS, Arch Linux, Manjaro Linux. Some are harder to get set up and some are plug and play. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Manjaro are considered to be "easy" to set up. Arch Linux is typically considered the hardest.

But how do you actually install it? (1) choose the distro. (2) download the .iso file from their website (a few gigabytes). (3) burn it into a spare usb flash drive to make a "live boot usb". (4) go into your BIOS and select to boot from your usb instead of your typical hard drive. Now you should be in your chosen distro. Conside this a sandbox that is contained to only your flashdrive. If you shutdown and remove the flash drive, nothing would change. (5 optional) play around and try it out. Do you like it? (6) Double click the installer on the desktop to install it on your hard drive for-real.

A note on step (3), you can find guides for this online. My favorite software that does this on windows is rufus.

A note on step (4), everyone's BIOS looks a little different. You can search "how to change boot options on XYZ" for your laptop/motherboard.

A note on step (6), if you really hate windows, you're free to nuke it, but your installer will give you the option to "install alongside windows" which will let you choose which OS to boot into on startup. This is known as "dual booting". It's the option with less commitment, but sometimes minor issues come up that requires troubleshooting (windows likes to fuck shit up when it updates).

[–] CoffeeVector 8 points 1 year ago

I like coffee and I like vectors. I made it in high school and thought I'd be one of those names I regret, but even now I still like it.

[–] CoffeeVector 14 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you're making this argument for outside the US, but renting a U-haul is pretty cheap if you stay within city limits. It really only gets expensive if you're actually moving. Occasional needs should have occasional solutions!

[–] CoffeeVector 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am using Jerboa right now and I installed just a couple days ago. Must've been silently fixed.

 

I have a 2.4 in progress right now and of course I still haven’t gotten a raspberry pi 4 yet. I know people have used raspberry pi zeros as a substitute, but I plan to use a webcam (I think I saw somewhere before that it might be too heavy). Does anyone have this setup?

I have a Le Potato and I’m very comfortable with linux, but I’d just rather not deal with the troubleshooting and work that might come with using a different platform.

[–] CoffeeVector 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As much as I feel that Reddit was pretty underhanded, I doubt that they're using AI to fake content to keep people on the site 'cause (a) people would catch on pretty fast by looking at the history of the account and (b) running LLMs probably cost more than the earned advertising revenue.

What's more likely is that people/bots have always been reposting for karma a while

[–] CoffeeVector 1 points 1 year ago

And this one was the image to point cloud generator, which I fed in the low poly fox from @[email protected]. No wonder no one's heard of it, it's trash!

[–] CoffeeVector 3 points 1 year ago

That's pretty cool! I had no idea about those structural voids

[–] CoffeeVector 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

lol this is allegedly "a low poly fox"

 

Here's a close up picture of the print itself: https://imgur.com/a/flJjhGs. It's printed in PETG with 40% infill. I printed it first in PLA, but then it snapped immediately (thankfully not on my face). The only reason why I didn't use PETG from the get go was that I actually didn't know you could print it without an enclosure.

One thing that I don't like about this setup is that I'm missing a degree of freedom. If I tilt the monitor upwards, it will also tilt a little bit to the right. It's good enough for now because I want it to face pretty much straight down anyways, but I would love suggestions and advice! I was thinking about maybe copying this ball and joint I saw on r/functionalprints, but I can't find that link right now (for obvious reasons).

The monitor is this small lightweight portable monitor (comparable weight to a tablet) (https://a.co/d/0qGzPyC). The boom mic stand is a "heavy duty" mic stand (https://a.co/d/7Cjg8fs).

[–] CoffeeVector 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I haven't really gotten the chance to give it ago, but openai has a point cloud generator, which can pretty easily be made into an STL. I might give this a go after work tomorrow and report my findings :D

https://openai.com/research/point-e

[–] CoffeeVector 2 points 1 year ago

I remember that I loved Spirited Away a lot when I was that age. Some kids think it's scary, but for me it had just the right amount of tension and adventure. (I still like to rewatch it)

[–] CoffeeVector 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you shown her any of the studio ghibli movies?

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