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bmsleight_ commented on Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux   alavi.me/blog/e-ink-table... · Posted by u/yolkedgeek
bmsleight_ · 16 days ago
I hacked together a HDMI e-ink monitor https://barwap.com/projects/okmonitor/

I wanted an e-ink screen I could just plug-in. Versatile, big and cheap. Connection is via a VGA or HDMI. Works like an appliance. All automated. Wireless.

Specifications: 1024x768, 6fps, lag: ~1.2s, Connection: VGA or HDMI Specifications Single Screen: 1024x768, 5fps, lag: ~1.2s, Connection: VGA or HDMI

bmsleight_ commented on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C   shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/... · Posted by u/blenderob
Kerbiter · 5 months ago
I dunno mate, I've bought a very popular 60W soldering iron for like 2.5 USD. It has a ceramic heater and a knob to adjust the temperature, the default tip it came with is great, and it's also easily disassemblable. It's far better in quality than anything I could've bought locally for the same price.
bmsleight_ · 5 months ago
Got a link to a it ? I love to replace my under power USB soldering iron
bmsleight_ commented on VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in   ft.com/content/356674b0-9... · Posted by u/mmarian
alias_neo · 5 months ago
Perhaps my wording was the problem, and I didn't ignore your other question, I said the percentage isn't the problem, I also don't know the number, but I'm sure you do.

Perhaps it was a problem with my wording but your statement about the daily mail suggests you've entirely misunderstood me, but to be specific I'm generally left leaning and prefer broadsheets, though I currently mostly use aggregators to combine sources to find where the facts are as opposed to "cliche talking points".

I thought I was clear when I said that the effect on my wallet is where my opinion is formed, but it seems you might have missed that.

I have no problem with paying more tax as a higher earner, but I don't agree with a tax system that literally prevents me from earning a penny more and would even have me earn less unless I can find a significant jump.

You clearly have a different view on this but the facts of what I see right in front of me have little to do with talking points and consensus and everything, right now, to do with tax or the tax system.

I'm taxed too much on every penny I've earned over over £99,999 and way too much because of the privilege of having pre-school aged children, that's my opinion, agree or not.

bmsleight_ · 5 months ago
>privilege of having pre-school aged children, that's my opinion,

Look at salary sacrifice. This give you the option of buying childcare vouchers before tax. So taking you below the 100,000. Otherwise pay more into pension and drop below the 100,000 threshold.

Not tax advice, not financial advice...

bmsleight_ commented on Meta torrented & seeded 81.7 TB dataset containing copyrighted data   arstechnica.com/tech-poli... · Posted by u/gameshot911
bmsleight_ · a year ago
So if I torrented and seeded, I would be doing it for my own entertainment, not commercially. I expect big copy-write holders to come after myself. If Meta does it - I guess they have better lawyers ?

Could make interesting case law.

bmsleight_ commented on UK lawmakers vote in support of assisted dying   cnn.com/2024/11/29/uk/uk-... · Posted by u/mikhael
bmsleight_ · a year ago
First reading, there are lots of stage before the bill is passed.

It look like Parliament, via private members bill working at its best.

Lots of debate, lots of people listening to the debate and then voting.

bmsleight_ commented on WiFi suspended at big UK train stations after 'cybersecurity incident'   theguardian.com/uk-news/2... · Posted by u/chrisjj
lol768 · a year ago
> The TfL contactless system doesn’t generally overcharge, as long as you properly tap-in and tap-out.

> The contactless system is substantially more capable for handling these issues correctly, and generally better at charging less, than the older Oyster system.

Nonsense, everyone with a railcard is routinely overcharged, by design.

bmsleight_ · a year ago
Any facts to back up this assumption ?

"TfL said the amount refunded equated to less than 0.001% of annual fare £3bn revenue collected via pay as you go with contactless."

bmsleight_ commented on Mornington Crescent   isihac.net/mornington_cre... · Posted by u/Tomte
Symbiote · 2 years ago
I'll risk High Street Kensington...
bmsleight_ · 2 years ago
Morden
bmsleight_ commented on BBC BASIC raytracer in 432 characters   mastodon.me.uk/@bbcmicrob... · Posted by u/neffo
logicallee · 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing. I asked ChatGPT to analyze your code, while telling it what it does. How well do you think it did? Did it make any mistakes?

https://chat.openai.com/share/6e754fa1-531d-432e-a767-8c8132...

bmsleight_ · 2 years ago
Wow - I never thought of using ChatGPT for analysing code. It reads well - but does the author agree ?

u/bmsleight_

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