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"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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My UPS went out and I need to get another on. There are so many different flavors. I'm not really sure what I need. What I'm really looking for is something to kick in & keep me powered if the power goes out.
I'm looking on Amazon and I see many different ones with XXX Amps & xxx Volts. Some say 'Surge & Battery', and some say just 'Surge'. Some are a mix of both. Some have a 'data line' option.
What's the basic idea? What do I really need?
In theory, theory and practice are the same. But in practice, they never are.”
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
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Thanks
In theory, theory and practice are the same. But in practice, they never are.”
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
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I had no idea either, and did much the same as Jeremy.
The main problem I had was delivery - if it's lead acid based, then it's HEAVY - and the first two that were delivered had clearly been dropped / thrown / fallen off the truck and had to go back. And given that the max distance it could travel in the UK is around 800 miles, that doesn't bode well ...
The third one was fine, and lasted a couple of years before just dying when the power failed - batteries were fine, but when it switched to backup, it stopped powering it's own electronics ...
I didn't replace it.
"Data line" I think menas a USB connection to your PC so you can monitor battery power etc. Handy, but the PC software tends to be pretty ropey.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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What have you got now ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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No UPS - it was just too much hassle.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I would say that unless power cuts are extremely common in your part of the world, and/or you have mission-critical equipment that cannot be turned off, a UPS is a waste of money. A UPS large enough to run heavy hardware for a significant amount of time (an hour or more) does not come cheap. I have surge protectors on all my equipment, and that's it.
Power cuts are extremely rare in my part of the world, so I don't really worry about them. I use laptops (attached to desktop monitors) for my work, so they have a "built-in" UPS. The local telephone company provides internet over fiber, and if that ever goes down (it hasn't yet...) I have a large enough data package on my mobile phone that I can use it as a backup.
The only things that I would need to power via UPS are the Wi-Fi access point and the fiber router, and for those tiny loads any UPS will do. Adding the desktop monitors would require a slightly larger UPS, but for the few minutes of power cuts a year I can work quite well with the laptop and a mobile phone connection.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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It's mistaken for actual intelligence. It's the same thing tiny children do.
For instance, I go to a master carpenter and tell them how to do their job because I saw one YouTube video telling me something and the carpenter didn't use that trick on my home. Maybe it's a cool trick. Maybe I don't know the context. Maybe the carpenter doesn't need to use that trick due to raw skill. Maybe the carpenter can pick up a new trick. Who knows...
But, I'm a pseudo intellectual with no self-awareness. And, I'm here to argue baby... even though I have no idea what I'm doing. I watched one YouTube video. Kneel before me my knowledge. I must know more than the master carpenter with decades of experience.
Welcome to the Internet!
Jeremy Falcon
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Carpentry is less risky, but for medical symptoms, search engines should start showing Statutory Warning in bold red letters:
"This is only a computer diagnosis. However advanced my AI is, please please please consult a human doctor before taking medicine, and don't prompt or suggest to that human doctor with my computer diagnosis".
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Amarnath S wrote: and don't prompt or suggest to that human doctor with my computer diagnosis Why?
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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So as not to influence the doctor. The doctor will have his/her way of thinking, diagnosing. Which I feel should not be interfered with.
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So you wouldn't interfere with a possibly wrong diagnosis?
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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I would wait for the doctor to make their diagnosis, then (possibly) ask if he/she had considered the computer's diagnosis.
If you don't trust the doctor to do their best, why do you bother going to them?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: I would wait for the doctor to make their diagnosis, then (possibly) ask if he/she had considered the computer's diagnosis. This is a good approach, in my opinion.
Daniel Pfeffer wrote: If you don't trust the doctor to do their best, why do you bother going to them? Most people here have practically no choice, even if their doctor is mediocre, they stick with him/her.
I do trust my doctor (I am lucky, he is above the average). However, his best could be not the absolute best.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Pseudo intellectualism sounds a bit pseudo-intellectual...
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Hey all, long time passive viewer of all things CP, but especially the Daily Insider. Over the last ~10 days I haven't had one Daily Insider come through, which means ... withdrawal symptoms . Looks like I'm still subscribed, and not going to Spam, so I was just wondering if anyone else is having this issue?
Cheers
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Same here! I'm also going through withdrawal. I verified it's not come in for me since August 29th. What's up?
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Stephen Lee 2021 wrote: Looks like I'm still subscribed
Have you paid your daily subscription?
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After a ton of work hacking away at plutovg and integrating its functionality, I came up with this API
using color_t = color<TYPE>;
const int width = 80;
const int height = 80;
bmp = create_bitmap<TYPE>(size16(width,height));
bmp.fill(bmp.bounds(),color_t::blue);
float center_x = width / 2.f;
float center_y = height / 2.f;
float face_radius = 35;
float eye_radius = 5;
float mouth_radius = 25;
float eye_offset_x = 12;
float eye_offset_y = 10;
float eye_x = center_x - eye_offset_x;
float eye_y = center_y - eye_offset_y;
canvas c(size16(width,height));
c.on_write_callback([](const rect16& bounds, rgba_pixel<32> color, void* state){
return bmp.fill(bounds,color);
});
c.on_read_callback([](point16 location,rgba_pixel<32>* out_color, void* state){
return bmp.point(location,out_color);
});
c.initialize();
c.arc({center_x,center_y},face_radius,0,math::two_pi,0);
c.fill_color(color_t::yellow);
c.stroke_color(color_t::black);
canvas_stroke_style style = c.stroke_style();
style.width = 5;
c.stroke_style(style);
c.render();
c.arc({eye_x,eye_y},eye_radius,0,math::two_pi,false);
c.arc(pointf(eye_offset_x+center_x,eye_y),eye_radius,0,math::two_pi,false);
c.stroke_paint_type(canvas_paint_type::none);
c.fill_color(color_t::black);
c.render();
c.arc({center_x,center_y},mouth_radius,0,math::pi,0);
c.fill_paint_type(canvas_paint_type::none);
c.render();
print_ascii(bmp);
free(bmp.begin());
This draws a smiley face, all pretty and anti-aliased.
Unfortunately it's more complicated to use than I'd like owing to all the capabilities and options.
Either way, I'm thrilled to have gotten this far. I had to gut plutovg, and I'll probably do more.
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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Unless I am way off in the left field , mistaken, did "Code project" instructions "how to reply" included
" do not reply with "Google it" , the OP probably already did that"...
Am I wrong?
Please JUST confirm - there are more pleasant things in life than to dwell on something which cannot be rectified.
Of course for challenged , hard to hear "contributor" , it would not make any difference anyway.
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