ProdigalFrog

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Quick heads up, your link needs to start with an exclamation mark ! to have it link to your community.

Otherwise browsers will think it's an email.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You could have the accelerator pedal physically move a variac (variable auto transformer) to directly control the voltage going to the motor.

Alternatively, there is likely a way to directly set the PWM using an analog sensor, instead of interpreting the throttle sensor output through a more complex software stack that could introduce potential errors.

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago

Watching that now, super interesting to see! Thanks for sharing it :D

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lubuntu now ships with LXQt.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I forgot to add the link 🤦

Thanks for letting me know! It should be working now, but if not, here's the direct link.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 13 points 5 months ago

Lubuntu would be fine, though personally I'd suggest the lightweight Linux Mint versions, such as Linux Mint XFCE.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 months ago

There was a public vote on whether to eliminate it or not from the .world news and politics communities, and the vote to remove won, thankfully!

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I'd add Andor to the sci-fi section, it's exceptionally good.

Common Side Effects, too.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 9 points 5 months ago

There's some good channels on TILVids and Kolektiva.media, and if you're looking for something specific, Sepiasearch is able to search across all peertube instances.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I think a good option if they live close enough, would be to participate in a 2-gun Desert Brutality match, which is run by Karl Kassarda of InRangeTV, a longtime Anarchist.

Those brutality matches were copied in Ukrainian boot camps, where they reported it was the closest representation of combat conditions they had experienced, and overall the most useful firearm training they did.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

An AK-47 or AK-74 will have no advantage against hard armor compared to a 5.56 AR-15, only genuine armor piercing rounds would make any difference, for any of them.

If you've seen combat footage from Ukraine, you'll notice that despite most combatants wearing armor, it doesn't make them particularly resilient against direct small arms fire, and I think most of it isn't even AP. the armor buys them a second chance in some cases, but if the enemy don't hit the armor, they go down regardless, even if it's not immediately fatal.

I wouldn't suggest anyone concern themself with having the best armor piercing capability, it matters much less than you'd think.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

She also made a video extolling the virtues of capitalism and how science wouldn't have progressed without it, but then oddly went on to make videos about why she had to leave academia because of profit motive forcing her to research things that didn't matter but got grant funding to keep her alive, without making the connection that the profit motive that destroyed her dream is due to capitalism.

Not to mention, she's fueling anti-science perspectives.

 

Consider watching this video with FreeTube, a nifty open-source program that lets you watch YouTube videos without Google spying on your viewing habits!

Combined with Libredirect, which automatically opens youtube links in Freetube, it becomes really slick and effortless to use.

 

Admittedly haven't read this yet, but according to Anark, this is one of the best books on the subject of the Anarchist movement in the Spanish Civil War, and goes into detail of some missteps and failings they fell into, which we can hopefully learn to avoid.

Apparently, Anarchism and Workers' Self Management in Revolutionary Spain by Frank Mintz is a good companion book as well, and is available on Archive.org!

Perhaps not essential reading, but if you're a history buff and have a particular intrigue in Anarchist Spain, then hopefully you'll find these two books useful and interesting. :)

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15773477

An update on the classic Dept of Unauthorized Forestry video. Looks like a lot of the trees survived the grumpy HOA people after all!

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/breadtube@slrpnk.net
 

With the election of Donald Trump, many people are asking how they can contribute meaningfully to a new resistance. This video is a high level overview of the answers to the question.

 

Archive.org came through with another all-time favorite!

Where Eagles Dare was directed by Brian G. Hutton, and was based on the novel written by Alistair MacLean. The setup is a rescue mission; A brigadier general is being held captive and interrogated in a Bavarian mountaintop castle by the Nazis, and the SOE tasks Major John Smith (Richard Burton) with leading a team of commandos to bust him out.

Where do I even begin with this film? It has everything you'd want in a WWII spy thriller; the slowly building suspense is absolutely masterful, not a single actor was miscast and everyone put in a damn good performance, the locations, the way the plot unfolds, Gah! I can't say enough good about it.

It was filmed on location in Austria and Bavaria, which results in some really lovely authentic shots of snow covered peaks and towns. The cinematography is workmanlike, perfectly capturing the important bits but never lingering for an artistic shot, which serves the movie well.

The first time I saw it, I was surprised how relatively strong the women characters in it are, an uncommon sight for that period.

For the 60's, this is just a god dang masterpiece, right up there with The Great Escape, and IMHO is one of the finest WWII films ever made. A slow burn with an incredibly satisfying finish. Give it a shot, you won't regret it!

 

John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996) was a British Army officer. Nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", he fought in the Second World War with a longbow, a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword, and a set of bagpipes.

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