YetAnotherNerd
@YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz
Nerd of many hats.
- Comment on Should speakers hum when they're connected to a stereo, but the volume of is turned all the way down? 2 days ago:
Looks more like bad design unless there’s a ton of other cables or if some of your cords/cables are in loops. I just checked my amp/preamp, and surprisingly they’re not using grounded plugs either, and it’s fairly high-end gear.
Only other thoughts:
- plugging directly into the wall if you’re plugged into a surge protector, or plugging into a Surge protector if you are plugged into the wall.
- I would also try moving the volume up and down a little bit because I’ve seen gear where that caused hum issues (god knows why).
- try plugging in a source in case they’re somehow using the connectivity to other gear to provide the grounding (grasping at straws here).
Unfortunately, it’s been long enough since I’ve dealt with ground hum issues that the I’ve forgotten all the tricks. :( You might need to find an audiophile group. Because even cheap-ass gear shouldn’t do that.
- Comment on Should speakers hum when they're connected to a stereo, but the volume of is turned all the way down? 2 days ago:
Google “60 hz hum”. It can sometimes be helped by plugging the various components (amp and preamp) into the same power strip.
There are also devices to fix the “ground hum”, but I’d say to read a couple of the articles on some audiophile sites. Also: see if it happens with nothing plugged in. If that’s the case and the outlet/plug is properly grounded, it might just poor manufacturing/design.
- Comment on Just say what you want! 6 days ago:
The kind of people who do that can’t be bothered to read the link, either. Alas.
- Comment on Can someone ELI5 RSS/Atom feeds? 2 weeks ago:
I use News Explorer which is Mac/iOS, runs locally, and uses iCloud to sync status++ between devices.
- Comment on What’s up with Myrrh being more prevalent? 2 weeks ago:
Specifically: the three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. So it’s tied to Christmas.
- Comment on Why do some people have so many tabs open on their browser? 1 month ago:
I typically have 100-200. It’s usually a “let me come back to this in a day or three”, which may or may not happen. Or a thread of “doing research on a topic” and then getting pulled to something else, but not having time to summarize/organize for later. Plus, as others have mentioned, sometimes you need the tab session history.
I really appreciate y’all saying what a monster or computer illiterate I am, though. Don’t tell my boss, she’ll wonder what I do all day.
- Comment on If you wanted to create a long lasting community, is it better to create it on Piefed or on Lemmy? Does Piefed's development have the funding to go on long term? 1 month ago:
Thanks. Apologies for derailing your point which is that this stuff can run for years without changes.
- Comment on If you wanted to create a long lasting community, is it better to create it on Piefed or on Lemmy? Does Piefed's development have the funding to go on long term? 1 month ago:
Why does bespoke have to mean no development? If it’s custom code, big whoop - provided the dev either made it easy to modify, or still helps out with it. Our company has tons of bespoke apps that get developed regularly.
(That said, I don’t know what metafilter is)
- Comment on Ahead of her time 1 month ago:
Ironically, none of that was why she went to jail. It was for defrauding investors. Fun!
- Comment on Ahead of her time 1 month ago:
CEO of Theranos, currently spending time in jail for fraudulently saying they could do this.
- Comment on I swear half the posts on here are just slop now 2 months ago:
Almost scores!
- Comment on does anyone else have this impression of gruyere? 2 months ago:
French onion soup.
- Comment on Kia drops the ball again on their vehicles 2 months ago:
You can’t use the steering wheel to tell the Bluetooth to pause the iPod? That seems off.
- Comment on Where can I post my Halloween outfit? It's awesome. 2 months ago:
Pics would make sense, but unsure of anywhere specific
- Comment on I'd like to control my air-purifier with one of those power-socket-timer-switch thingies – Is there a way to "auto-press" those non-mechanical buttons? 2 months ago:
There are some where there’s no hub, just a standalone (I can’t be arsed to check if you still need the job for switchbot itself). Worth looking at the knockoffs since I know some exist that don’t need anything else. And I wish the security were better, but for a simple case like this I think they’re fine.
- Comment on I'd like to control my air-purifier with one of those power-socket-timer-switch thingies – Is there a way to "auto-press" those non-mechanical buttons? 2 months ago:
Yes. SwitchBot is the biggie but there are a ton of knockoffs (google “smart button pusher”). The catch is that the security is crap - fine for what you’re doing, but I wouldn’t use it for a garage door, for instance.
I think you’d need a shortcut or script on a computer to run a scheduled task or cron job to start it, but pretty sure that’s available too. (Note - looked at them briefly, just wanted to respond while it was fresh in my mind)
- Comment on CNC 2 months ago:
I love how you explained both.
- Comment on Is it true that Bill Gates has been committing genocide in Kenya? 2 months ago:
No. It’s not true. You need to think more critically and check sources and seek alternate views. This isn’t a stupid question per se, but it’s hard to tell if you’re asking it in good faith.
- Comment on Would it be possible to build a where woof gun? 2 months ago:
- Comment on Could rising sea levels caused by climate change be thwarted by digging a big hole at the bottom of the sea? 2 months ago:
Just curious, does that amount of stupid ever burn? Because when I see that amount of ignorance I saw “the stupid, it burns”.
- Comment on Why do adults have such big noses? 2 months ago:
oops. Sorry. flushinghospital.org/…/truth-or-myth-our-nose-and…
But webs says the same thing. webmd.com/…/what-to-know-about-nose-and-ear-growt…
- Comment on Why do adults have such big noses? 2 months ago:
“cartilage does stop growing. However, cartilage is made of collagen and other fibers that begin to break down as we age.
The result is drooping. So what appears to be growth is just gravity doing its job. Our noses and our earlobes sag and become larger. Adding to the misconception is what happens to other parts of our face. While our nose might sag, our cheeks and lips actually lose volume, making everything else look comparatively larger.”
- Comment on Is airtags really useful? 2 months ago:
AirTags don’t require a subscription.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 3 months ago:
Yes. There are race tracks. You’re pretending there are no secondary effects or bad consequences.
“Police say two of the victims were innocent bystanders who were killed when the alleged street racer struck their vehicle and it burst into flames …He said the couple leaves behind four kids — ages 10 to 16… “They are deceased because of street racing. We also have one of the drivers who was street racing, he also lost his life,” said Fort Worth Officer Buddy Calzada. “We just can’t understand why somebody would continue to street race at a high rate of speed at the risk of losing their life or taking the life of someone else.””
- Comment on Is anyone NOT steaming their Music? 3 months ago:
Buy it on Bandcamp, then use Apple’s “iTunes music match” service, $25 a year if I remember right, which allows you to stream anything that you own and have added to iTunes, on any Apple device that has the same iCloud account id as iTunes.
Means that the artists get everything (Bandcamp Friday rules!) except the $25 a year.
- Comment on How often do guys have a haircut? 3 months ago:
4-6 weeks
- Comment on Would you ever give up your right to leave a bad review about a company? 4 months ago:
I always go after the 2 star. People give 1-star for the stupidest things. 2 star, people give more details.
