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Recall drawing regulatory scrutiny in the UK — Microsoft's AI Copilot+ feature a 'privacy nightmare' in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

This thing looks like a nightmare.

Can't wait for my employer to roll us over to Win11 and see Recall rollout to more PCs -.-

Python Big O: the time complexities of different data structures in Python in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Cheers, always good to be aware of these concepts even if Pythons is far from 'blazingly fast'

Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition) - Codex Compliant in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Ah, woops, I see this is 5th edition, mistook the thumbnail for the much earlier 3rd Ed version

Codex Compliant - DE 3rd Ed

Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition) - Codex Compliant in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I must have read this thing cover to cover a dozen times when I was a youngster over at my uncle's house. Absolutely nailed the atmosphere of the depraved dregs of the original Eldar hedonists.

US air force finds contractor who walked into propeller had become disorientated in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

10 years in electronics, and I'm yet to hear solder once despite working for an international firm.

HeliBoard, a privacy-conscious open-source Android keyboard based on AOSP/now-unmaintained OpenBoard, is now available on F-Droid in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I saw this recommended elsewhere on Lemmyna few days ago and have given it a shot after a month or two trying AnySoftKeyboard - its great.

It may not be as obviously feature laden with additional keyboards etc as ASK but it has much better defaults - all of the extra punctuation is where my fingers just expect it to be after a long time on SwiftKey.

Tidy First? | Henrik Warne's blog in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Sounds like the book would be a great resource.

I've hopped out of electronics and now make a living coding in an adjacent area, but find myself working with colleagues that are happy approaching all tasks like a script.

Code reviews, coupling etc arent part of their vocab so in lieu of peer role models im on the look out for good resources thst aren't just chasing the next buzzword.

I got to play some Space Hulk today. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I really enjoyed the couple games I've had of the newer edition. The small changes they made felt quite impactful and that bit more dynamic than the original, though it's been long enough I don't recall the details.

I love vim in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can also put vim inside VSCode via extensions!

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Built-in shelving - first project, go/no go? (imgur.com)
 

Hi folks, I've been planning to install built-in shelves for a while now around our chimney and could do with a more experienced eye before committing.

Any help much appreciated!

There's a few areas I think I need advice in:

  1. Suitable fixings for an irregular wall
  2. Suitable timber at a reasonable price with limited toolset
  3. Finish

Fixings: I plan to affix a few lengths of 10mm square strip wood to the wall with raw plugs & timber screws, aligning the top surface of these strips may be a challenge. I'll then route out several pockets along the bottom edge of each shelf, then placing the pockets over the strips. Wood glue and panel pins will keep the shelves in place.

The shelves will be filled with books which I appreciate really add up - there are more to come than shown in the currently pictured bookshelf!

Timber: I've never purchased timber before other than some sheet plywood. I don't have access to a planer or table saw, so I believe I'll need to somewhat overpay for PAR timber close to final dimensions & cut down to length with a circular saw. I plan to order ~50mm longer than necessary as the walls are far from square.

The dimensions are 7 shelves of 25mm thick, 260mm wide, ~1650mm long. I also plan 3 more shelves on the opposite side, only 1050mm.

Pricing is leading me towards a pine (scandinavian redwood), am I setting myself up for disappointment? (Too soft, cheap finish?)

Am I missing any tricks? Just outside of a common dimension? Will 25mm be sufficient once 11mm is routed out for the pockets?

I have looked at window boards - these are an option, but are shallower than preferred at ~225mm max width.

timber2udirect and a few others are looking like £600.

Finish: I've been really impressed by the Fiddes Hard Wax Oil I used to restore my kitchen counter, I plan to get some of this with a light/antique satin finish.

I'm in the UK, hiring a van for this amount of timber could be an option, but I was planning on delivery. I can get access to most hand tools, but larger equipment isn't practical. Is the lack of a planer shooting