I decided on the ViT-B-16-SigLIP2__webli model, so switched to that last night. I also needed to update my server to the latest version of Immich, so a new smart search job was run late last night.

Out of 140,000+ photos/videos, it's down to 104,000 and I have it set to 6 concurrent tasks.

I don't mind it processing for 24h. I believe when I first set immich up, the smart search took many days. I'm still able to use the app and website to navigate and search without any delays.

That's like saying "it's more ethical if Nazis killed only adults, because they take up more space than kids in a gas chamber."

The needless suffering and killing of any animal is horrifically unethical, and if we can, we should actively stop participating in it.

There are a ton of mental gymnastics used to justify the consumption of animals. Almost none apply to modern civilization.

You can never make animal production green. The amount of clear-cutting needed for beef as an example would blow your mind. Then you factor in the ground, air, and water pollution from these factory farms, and you've just fucked up into entire regions, just to sustain a food source that isn't even needed.

These should have never been allowed on roads.

Think about it: human drivers are put through training and then tested. Then they are licensed and given demerit points so if they screw up enough, they don't get to drive.

But Teslas? "Oops". Carry on.

We'd never be OK with humans driving into oncoming traffic like a suicidal teen. Why are we still OK with suicidal machines doing it?

The LP model should suit your needs. I believe it's get a slightly smaller deck, so if you've got big shoes, you might feel a bit cramped. But at that price, it's hard to beat!

Seemed to be the most popular. LOL The smart search job hasn't been running for long, so I'll check that other one out and see how it compares. If it looks better, I can easily use that.

Running now.

There should be no place even close to residential areas that have more than 1 or 2 lanes for cars. Anything more is a highway, and those should be only to connect cities, not to go shopping.

The way cities are built, we overuse "arterial roads" and put them everywhere. Such terrible design, which is why people get killed far too often.

No joke, some e-scooter wheels are the devil to work with if you have to change a tire. Without special equipment, it's like a multi-person job!

Some models use split-rim wheels, which are supposed to be far better to work with.

But fortunately, the front bearing on this model is super easy to replace. I might just go for the bearing swap and then clean the drum brake while I'm at it.

She deserves to be cared for after this many years.

That’s a Celeron right?

Yup, the Intel J4125 Celeron 4-Core CPU, 2.0-2.7Ghz.

I switched to the ViT-SO400M-16-SigLIP2-384__webli model, same as what you use. I don't worry about processing time, but it looks like a more capable model, and I really only use immich for contextual search anyway, so that might be a nice upgrade.

LOL. It looks like a IEC 60320 C5 connector.

As a bonus, it CAN still take a powerbrick charger, and high speed chargers are available in that case. Really depends on your use case, but if you're only riding <10km at a time, you won't need a fast charger.

Is this something that would be recommended if self-hosting off a Synology 920+ NAS?

My NAS does have extra ram to spare because I upgraded it, and has NVME cache 🤗

I'm partial to the Ninebot Max (the OG dark grey one). You can still find them for sale, and while they aren't the most advanced, they offer some wonderful benefits.

Mine reliably goes 45km and cruises up to 30km/h.

It uses a front drum brake and electronic rear brake. This combo is reliable, and maintenance free. No worrying about brake pads, bent or contaminated rotors.

The scooter has performed well in rain, heat, winters (not in snow!), and has been reliable throughout thousands of km without a flat.

It's not super heavy and can be stored just about anywhere.

It doesn't have suspension, but is still comfortable to ride, and not having suspension means less to worry about.

Basically, it's reliable, extremely maintenance-free, and has great range.

Oh, it also uses just a standard "desktop computer cable" for charging, so no need to bring around a charging brick.

Is Amazon too poor to pay their employees now?

From 2022 to 2024, the number of fires jumped 162 per cent, from 29 to 76

I thought the numbers would be much higher, tbh.

When you consider that only the City of Toronto has a population of over 3 million, and each person owns a lot of devices with lithium-ion batteries, we're talking about dozens of fires out of tens of millions of batteries.

Still, lithium-ion battery fires are no joke, so minimizing the risks should be a priority.

I had to read the headline a few times, before realizing they want to do what my brain refused to read.

That area looks like a hellscape:

Thank you so much for the insight!

Bilenky Viewpoint

Every day, I learn about a new gem.

the bridge is 5.5 mi (8.85km) long, the very shortest commutes between destinations on the two sides is about 7mi (11.25km), taking about 40mins each way.

Unless someone is riding at a very slow 16km/h pace, it would take far less than 40 minutes to ride that 11km (without an ebike).

On that note, if someone had the choice of sitting in traffic for an hour, or enjoying a beautiful 40 minute ride over a bridge, I think it would be an easy choice to make 🤗

That has the same vibe as, "I don't hate black people. I just don't think they deserve to drink from the same fountain, use the same bathroom, or eat in the same restaurant as me!"

Rather than advocate for the removal of someone else's active, green form of transportation, he should be advocating for car pooling, better public transportation, WFH to lessen the burden of commuter traffic, and smaller vehicles.

The coalition argues that not only does the bike lane create more traffic,

False. Cars create the traffic, and "one more lane, bro" will do nothing to help. This is a fact played out EVERYWHERE.

but it also creates more pollution from all the cars backed up on the bridge.

Sounds like a car-made problem, man.

He says he's tired of seeing cars idling endlessly, inching along the bridge with the bike lane empty, or - if not empty - at least under-utilized.

Quite curiously, Google Maps seems to suggest that the BRIDGE never has bad congestion, but the highway leading up to the bridge (without bike lanes) is very congested during rush hour, beginning 4km away.