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Post by ProllyInfamous »

Joe_Cool wrote: post #160
Natfan wrote: post #114

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how do i press these buttons on my android phone?

Connect Keyboard, Press PgDn. Or what I actually use for ssh on the road: https://github.com/klausw/hackerskeyboard Google kicked it from their store because it still supports older Androids but it still works just fine on the latest versions. It's on F-Droid.

Is there really no PgDn on a phone?!?

I don't use them, but that is surprising! I would program one of my theoretical phone's physical side buttons to handle PgDn/PgUp [†] – similar to my old Kindle's layout. Do phones still have side volume buttons (e.g.)?

[†] Thanks for the better styling, than my former Page_Up &c

Re: CrankGPT

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

Tostino wrote: post #132
ProllyInfamous wrote: post #64

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I am a nerdy blue collar electrician and that was incredibly interesting . Only 0.002kWH from that beast of a cyclist. I would suspect my equivalency to be about 1/3rd a Robert [unit of measure from vidlink].

I'm sure he could have generated way more total energy if he wasn't trying to get get that max power.

Absolutely – he could'a toasted the entire box if he'd'a paced himself.

But that was great youtubes.

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Post by zahlman »

loire280 wrote: post #206
zahlman wrote: post #48

The webpage linked is an example of everything I wish people would stop doing in web design. Fortunately, at the bottom there is a link to the "technical documentation" ( https://squeezlabs.github.io/handcrank/ ) which is vastly improved (aside from being light-mode-only and linked from a dark-mode-only marketing page). It also gives me much more interesting information (specifically: models that can apparently run a…

I agree this type of web design sucks. It's been common for more than a decade - I remember Apple getting criticized for using this on the product page for the old "trash can" Mac Pro in 2013, and it was already widely used back then. However, it seems pretty clear to me they did this in service of a joke - you have to "crank" your scroll wheel to get to the content, just like you have to crank this device. I think i…

> you have to "crank" your scroll wheel to get to the content, just like you have to crank this device.

I actually didn't consider that interpretation.

(I also almost deleted the comment, definitely didn't expect it to blow up like this.)

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Post by klaff »

eks391 wrote: post #84
meindnoch wrote: post #24

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For reference, this is what 700W cycling looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5voOCqAQ

I took several biomechanics classes as electives back in my undergrad, and in one assignment I remember comparing the energy outputs between the human and robot equivalents of different tasks, whether or not the robot was humanoid in how it was designed. The most impressive think that stuck with me is that humans are incredibly efficient , from an energy perspective, in anything we do, compared to machines. Every tim…

I have the opposite idea after reading physiology books. The number I remember was 22%, for efficiency of a human being as a motor, driving pedals to create mechanical power. That's quite poor compared to an electric motor. And unless you want your fuel to be high-fructose corn syrup, your fuel is inefficient to make as well.

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Post by zaat »

antasvara wrote: post #227
zaat wrote: post #192

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Yes, but walking and moving on wheels is oranges and apples. It would be a relevant comparison if a robot with a movement mechanism based on two feet was more efficient than a human.

The parent comment is quoted as: > in one assignment I remember comparing the energy outputs between the human and robot equivalents of different tasks, whether or not the robot was humanoid in how it was designed So I think the point in this context is relevant, even if it's apples to oranges.

The point isn't that a humanoid robot walking is less efficient than a human walking, is that moving on a wheel is not the same thing as walking. For example, using wheels is not only less efficient it is barely usable for climbing rocks, going up the stairs and many other surfaces that makes the comparison irrelevant.

You could say that a robotic gun is much more efficient than a human in killing, that's another easy easy comparison of different tasks where robots win, but it totally miss the point.

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Post by [deleted] »

utopiah wrote: post #23
engineer_22 wrote: post #16

TBH I'd buy that.

Seems people do already, for your next small gift exchange or if you birthday look up "USB Hand Crank Phone Charger" it's like $20. Edit: I confess, kind of tempted, 41 EUR for a "big" one https://www.bol.com/be/fr/p/zimoros-handslingergenerator-kra...

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Re: CrankGPT

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Post by engineer_22 »

utopiah wrote: post #23
engineer_22 wrote: post #16

TBH I'd buy that.

Seems people do already, for your next small gift exchange or if you birthday look up "USB Hand Crank Phone Charger" it's like $20. Edit: I confess, kind of tempted, 41 EUR for a "big" one https://www.bol.com/be/fr/p/zimoros-handslingergenerator-kra...

Lol did you reverse image search the prototype? Lmao

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Post by Theodores »

forlorn_mammoth wrote: post #162
Theodores wrote: post #82

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Annoying. Blame the Germans and their lighting laws for bicycles. I want human powered USB-C with enough oomph to power a modest sound system or lights, whilst charging my phone. The allure of USB-C is what interests me, but 3W is not much to work with. Also annoying, no rear dynamo for my bike, so I can't even double up to 6W. I will probably end up with no sound system and just expensive dynamo lights, using a USB…

> power a modest sound system please don't inflict your music on everyone around you.

So, 72 decibels in a car is fine, with that just being noise pollution, not even music?

And there is you on your high horse telling me this?

How patronising!

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