Hacker News: rcdemski

New comment by rcdemski in "Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer"

rcdemski — Sun, 10 May 2026 19:59:00 +0000

You can. It’s a single checkbox on the printer UI that toggles between cloud control or local LAN control.

New comment by rcdemski in "Apple signs meaningless deal to make some less-important parts in America"

rcdemski — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:50:50 +0000

I’ll take the more positive angle that i appreciate sing a more diversified supply chain, no matter how small the change. You can’t lift and shift production off the entire widget overnight.

Start with the less consequential components to get the flywheel running and continue adding more production. Little manufacturing successes have the ability to snowball into bigger ones.

New comment by rcdemski in "FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance"

rcdemski — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:41:32 +0000

The “under god” part always rubbed me wrong. I was surprised to learn it was added relatively recently in 1954. I wish we could go back to the prior one.

New comment by rcdemski in "Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way"

rcdemski — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:05:18 +0000

That's my challenge in Colorado.

I installed a modest solar system (5kwh) in 2024 and was incredibly happy with the results. On any given 24 hour period it'd offset 40% of my electricity consumption (EV, hot tub being the big loads).

Last year I installed a cold climate heat pump. I'm incredibly happy with the switch from gas as my primary heat source. The solar now only covers ~15-20% of my consumption in winter.

So my solution this year will be to add more solar. In the two years since I installed mine prices have halved. I'm fortunate enough to be able to do a DIY install, properly permitted and inspected, for about $350/400w panel once you factor in inverters, mounts, etc.

It's an amazing time for affordable energy.

New comment by rcdemski in "Retreating from EVs could be hazardous for Western carmakers"

rcdemski — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:23:01 +0000

I just finished a road trip from Colorado to SoCal by EV and this was the first trip where I didn’t once need an app to start charging. It was a nice change from my last one. Rivian’s network has been amazing now that non Rivian EVs can use it, and Ionna has appeared with delightfully retro futuristic looking equipment that doesn’t even have a backing app - just payment and go.

New comment by rcdemski in "All-New Next Gen of UniFi Storage"

rcdemski — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:53:30 +0000

I don't know answers to all of yours but the couple I do know...

- The fixed DHCP addresses are found under Client Devices. Click the Globe icon above the search box (To the right of the binoculars) to get the DHCP blade. All fixed reservations are listed, even for offline devices.

-For ACLs I've had great success with their new object based model that I believe came in Network 9.3. Settings > Policy Engine > Objects

I'm curious which devices you're using for both the gateway and switching equipment.

New comment by rcdemski in "Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels"

rcdemski — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:36:09 +0000

I started looking at that to boost my roof solar capacity. It looks like it’s permitted by code where I’m at and now the only thing I’m unsure about is vandalism since my property is against a busy street. Seems like a great idea though.

New comment by rcdemski in "Ultrasonic Chef's Knife"

rcdemski — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:47:44 +0000

Why a wet cloth?

New comment by rcdemski in "Burnend alive inside a Tesla as rescuers fail to open the car's door"

rcdemski — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:28:40 +0000

Tesla windows are dual pane laminated glass now for acoustic reasons. Really great at keeping noise down, really difficult to break through.

New comment by rcdemski in "Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017"

rcdemski — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:48:58 +0000

Again, politics aside, I just find the lineup boring. Every model outside the Cybertruck looks like a ten year old car. Even the refresh of the model Y is still reskinning a design language started with the Model S, but with any interesting soul stripped out to reduce cost.

The nerd in me loves the technology, particularly behind the scenes features of the Cybertruck like 48v architecture. In the end I want to drive something that feels like it has a soul and substance. Teslas lineup right now is not that.

New comment by rcdemski in "ESP32-Faikin: ESP32 based module to control Daikin aircon units"

rcdemski — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:17:17 +0000

For those with Midea manufactured units (They white label so many brands) a great turnkey option is this dongle made by SMLight (1) that comes preloaded with ESPHome.

1 - https://smlight.tech/product/slwf-01/

New comment by rcdemski in "BYD to offer Tesla-like self-driving tech in all models for free"

rcdemski — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:23:30 +0000

Any recommendations on where to read more about this? While his style never really engaged me, I never pegged him as being a terrible person.

New comment by rcdemski in "Nevada Ivanpah Solar Plant Accidentally Incinerates Up to 6k Birds a Year (2016)"

rcdemski — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:33:35 +0000

Oddly bummed to see it fail. It was pretty fascinating to see during the day, how insanely bright the top of the tower was.

It had lots of flaws (environmental impact and animal life). Ultimately technology moved ahead of its capabilities.

I’m glad we tried an idea. Not all will make it, and that’s ok!

New comment by rcdemski in "The Begining of the End for ANT+ Wireless"

rcdemski — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:48:55 +0000

Surprisingly well written and just detailed enough to not leaving wanting more or overwhelmed. I never really got in to ANT+ land with cycling but the couple things I tried I appreciated how easily they paired up. Bluetooth feels like the obvious next place but with so much momentum behind ANT+ I wonder how long this transition will take.

New comment by rcdemski in "Yemeni Coffee Shops in Texas"

rcdemski — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:09:27 +0000

Denver as well. A handful of the florida locations have their second home here. It’s an interesting crowd compared to a bar. Social and very chill.

New comment by rcdemski in "Every Hands-Free Driving System Available in 2024"

rcdemski — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 03:35:19 +0000

I’m not sure where I land on this yet.

If the feature is 100% local to the car I’d like a one time purchase.

If the feature relies on other services, such as manufacturers mapping roads, then I can support some subscription for ongoing maintenance.

The UX of Lego Interface Panels (2020)

rcdemski — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00:47 +0000

Article URL: https://interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Interfaces/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42267725

Points: 562

# Comments: 47

New comment by rcdemski in "Pricing the anonymity of banknotes"

rcdemski — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:54:00 +0000

I certainly didn’t. I remember getting cash as a young child, thinking with $20 I was “rich”, and rapidly blowing it on Sim City.

I only understood the value of money once I both had a bank account and a job that funded it.

New comment by rcdemski in "Costco’s butter recall, explained"

rcdemski — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:07:23 +0000

I’m more curious about what change was introduced that omitted the label from a small number of packages.

New comment by rcdemski in "Welcome to the Antarctic Fire Department"

rcdemski — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 03:46:50 +0000

The simplicity of this site is so exciting to me.

I’m looking through the lens of nostalgia for the internet around 2000, but I often I wish we could return to this sort of world of lightweight and simple web design.