pastermil

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 20 hours ago

To turtle: be thankful you didn't bite the worm

To worm: be thankful you still got your head intact

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

The thing is, they're one of the biggest banks in the eastern hemisphere.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

Got that Ikea vibes. I hope they got Swedish meatball somewhere.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Galium Nitride. It makes high current DC stuff more efficient (i.e. generates less heat) and requires less circuitry (i.e. smaller devices).

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I appreciate that you're really thorough, both with that explaination as well as the implementation in the first place.

I guess I've never give it much thought. I mean, I'm familiar with electricity, but I'm paying dirt cheap for it.

One more question: How do you do your lighting? Most light fixtures I know are using e27 bulbs, which are AC powered. I know the LED panels requires driver circuits between them and the main, theoretically they probably could live off your DC straight-up, but they're generally a pain to work with.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Should be okay, that USB-PD would detect the correct voltage and current.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I'm curious as to what exactly you do with it as an off-grid person, and what you mean by DC-to-DC converter.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I think the real game changer here is the USB-PD. I now only bring a single charger for both my laptop and my phone. Also, a lot of different laptops now charge with USB-C, getting rid of the need of different plugs.

Props to the Thinkpad USB-C retrofit hack. Granted they only work with 65w, but it is still great! My Anker Nano GaN charger is only a little bit larger than an ice cube, definitely smaller than most traditional USB charger, yet it packs 65w.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

Keep hiding behind that "antisemitism"!

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Jokes on you, we don' 'Merica

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Thank fuck, I thought that's a bunch of C4 and you're trying to smoke a whole village.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

Fuck, man, that is some depressing backstory.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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