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Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by jchw »

emptysongglass wrote: post #77
jchw wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you feel it is particularly overblown?

Because so much of it was just completely false. Jeff positioned Red Hat as going against the community, which wasn't the case at all. The "bad actors" were squarely Rocky and Alma who just wanted to sell the exact same ten year support enterprise Red Hat as Red Hat themselves without any work. Well, Red Hat said, you want it, you go get it in Stream, which has a 5 year lifecycle. The only companies that need ten yea…

> Jeff (and everybody else) jumped on the hate bandwagon. It wasn't kind, it was mob behavior, and it completely lacked any nuance.

Hate bandwagon? I'm not a huge follower of Jeff's but I have never seen a single thing from them that I would consider "hateful" or jumping on a bandwagon.

What I can gather is that you disagree with those who did not like Red Hat's actions w.r.t. CentOS and RHEL updates, but just because you side with Red Hat here doesn't really make the argument less valid, neither does unjustly categorizing it as hateful. (Or false. I'm not seeing the reams of false claims. I see some accurate ones though, like that Redhat had promised not to change access to the sources previously[1].)

[1]: https://www.learnlinux.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/red_hat...

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by mikece »

geerlingguy wrote: post #57
criddell wrote: post #49

> It’s like the tool world: I use DEWALT mostly, because the first tool I bought was a DEWALT. So you gotta use the DEWALT battery, and then you’re like, well, I could buy this cheaper tool, it’s better. But then it won’t work with my battery. So now I have something like 25 DEWALT tools. Oh man, this is something I wish the EU would work on fixing. There's no reason there couldn't be a battery standard.

I hate it :( At least with the tools, if you pick a brand like DeWalt or Milwaukee... they have been around for decades and will stay around for decades, and the tools don't just die if the company gets bought out. Well, at least until 'smart' tools start getting forcibly pushed into the market. But Internet connectivity is bad enough in many construction environments that it might never happen (we can hope...).

Having done a bunch of research into top-end Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Hilti, etc tools I've learned that the tools themselves have management circuitry that talks to the circuitry in the battery (which is monitoring remaining charge, temperature, and a lot of other variables) and the tool and battery can negotiate bursts of electrical current based on the work that is happening (like hammer drilling into concrete, hard wood, steel, etc) giving noticeable boosts of torque at times. While I suppose it's possible that a generic battery management/demand API could be built to allow any number of tools make use of it's electrical reserve that hasn't happened yet. I'm kinda surprised that Tesla hasn't pushed for an idea like that... aren't they just a battery company that sells cars as a way to sell their batteries? Why not create a kick-ass line of power tools and outdoor power equipment made to use Tesla batteries on any manufacturer's equipment that is API compliant.

(Oh and Japan mandates a particular kind of battery-to-device interface that isn't required anywhere else in the world which is why Makita batteries look different than everyone else's...)

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by criddell »

mikece wrote: post #82
geerlingguy wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hate it :( At least with the tools, if you pick a brand like DeWalt or Milwaukee... they have been around for decades and will stay around for decades, and the tools don't just die if the company gets bought out. Well, at least until 'smart' tools start getting forcibly pushed into the market. But Internet connectivity is bad enough in many construction environments that it might never happen (we can hope...).

Having done a bunch of research into top-end Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Hilti, etc tools I've learned that the tools themselves have management circuitry that talks to the circuitry in the battery (which is monitoring remaining charge, temperature, and a lot of other variables) and the tool and battery can negotiate bursts of electrical current based on the work that is happening (like hammer drilling into con…

That's true, but there really aren't that many power tool companies:

https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-...

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by mikece »

criddell wrote: post #83
mikece wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having done a bunch of research into top-end Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Hilti, etc tools I've learned that the tools themselves have management circuitry that talks to the circuitry in the battery (which is monitoring remaining charge, temperature, and a lot of other variables) and the tool and battery can negotiate bursts of electrical current based on the work that is happening (like hammer drilling into con…

That's true, but there really aren't that many power tool companies: https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-...

And that doesn't account for brands like Harbor Freight who clearly are having their tools made by someone else but they refuse to say who is making their Bauer and Hercules lines.

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by Smoosh »

throw235398 wrote: post #40
astrodust wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No yelling, clickbait or scandals, it's actually great.

Regarding scandals, I'm glad he stopped mixing extreme religious ideologies with tech content on the blog. He also seems to be brand loyal, but I'm being too harsh.

No, I don’t think that’s too harsh. I’m in agreement with you on both those points. I still watch his videos but am now more aware of the context influencing the content.

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by ensignavenger »

stonogo wrote: post #74
ensignavenger wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup, I have a Dewalt set, with their older battery design.... unfortunately my batteries are getting old, the tools are fine, but I can't get the old batteries, and if I buy new tools, they will use the new batteries. So... do I buy aftermarket batteries for my existing tools, or get rid of my existing tools and switch to whatever brand next? It is silly.

DeWalt sells adapters so the 20V lithium batteries fit the 18V NiCad tools. You're still locked in, but at least your old tools keep working. It's part number DCA1820: https://www.dewalt.com/product/dca1820/18v-20v-adapter

Thanks! The price is pretty high unfortunately. There are some third party adapters I may get for around 10 dollars each. May be worth it to keep my old tools working.

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by MR4D »

Nexxxeh wrote: post #62
jahsome wrote: post #3

Utterly wholesome is the perfect description. It's an instant click from me any time his videos (or hn posts) pop up. I get the same feeling from Jeff's videos I did when I watched PBS as a kid. That's not a dig; I find his videos extremely calming, informative, and well produced. The man radiates positivity and kindness. That's a rarity these days on YouTube. Presumably "high energy" content does better algorithmica…

Not like that damned Red Shirt Jeff. I don't trust THAT guy at all.

RSJ got promoted to management. Twice.

Red Shirt Jeff forever!!!!

https://redshirtjeff.com/

Re: Interview with Jeff Geerling

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Post by michaelsbradley »

throw235398 wrote: post #40
astrodust wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No yelling, clickbait or scandals, it's actually great.

Regarding scandals, I'm glad he stopped mixing extreme religious ideologies with tech content on the blog. He also seems to be brand loyal, but I'm being too harsh.

Heaven forbid someone shares their sincere religious beliefs on their personal blog.
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