In other news, more and more drugged up SUV drivers seek vengeance by running over innocent gas station bystanders.... most of the time it turns out to be just a cat, so it's okay.

I figure this would be a good place to ask. Im not paranoid but I say a ton of stupid stuff on the Internet. It's fun having conversations with total strangers after work 😁. Anyway, I was thinking. Could I keep a level of anonymity if I just created new accounts every month for example? Is that a thing people use? Like every month you just abandon your bs account and get a completely new account on google. Google specifically since they are the assholes that keep selling our data.

No thanks, I'm good. You guys go ahead and ticket each other until you all go bankrupt. The rest of us will just stand right here and watch the whole stupidity unfold.

We all know it, AI is better than you so just move over and let AI do the job 😉.

So anyway, lolz, we got photos of you, give us money 🤑💰🤑🤑💰🤑💰💰🤑!

Recently I've been planning on designing some optics, nothing fancy just for a projector system that I'm messing around with. Anyway I got this idea that I could basically model the optics in blender using lux core to simulate the light path as it bounces the mirrors and passes through the lenses.

So I am able to create lenses and parts of any kind O can think of but I would love to be able to control the parts after I've created them via parameters like radius of curvature for example for a mirror.

Is that possible using a python script? Like somehow keep the script that created the geometry somehow linked to the geometry in such a way that I can come back to the script and change it later or maybe even change it using the timeline and key frames?

Oh yes! The 3D experience!

Go ahead sign in! Tell us how our shit product is broken. That's valuable information that we SOLIDWORKS can keep to ourselves and make you create a new username and password combo to remember. Ofcourse your data regarding anything is actually ours. We own it! Thanks!

I keep having to remove all sorts of

Elephants 🐘, penguins 🐧, and giraffes 🦒 and other funny animals from my imaginary joke fridge!

Go get me a funny 🍺 beer!

Surprise! It's another elephant.

1)You get thru downloading the thing since it advertises support for your printer, 2)Click on it to start using it right? 3)Right? 4)X out of the login window because you don't have a login and don't want one thanks. 5) Put the newly downloaded file in the trash bin. 6) Right click on the trash bin and "empty trash" 7-10) Relax for a bit since you don't have yet another data collecting app spying on you. But then post about how shitty the experience was.

I can't believe anyone would actually create a login to use an app like this. Fuck that. I will just use shitty chitubox for now. Fuck^2, but at least I don't live in some shit server with all my 3D models stolen or my credit card or GPS or whatever the fuck they want to get from me. I'm sure chitubox is already doing it, but hey I don't need a password for that.

Would it be awesome if they put some of that vaccine and other vaccines in the bottled water, sodas and swimming pool water? Everyone eventually has to drink water, so why not to it little by little thru a global low dose in the global water supply?

All answers accepted, specially the really wrong ones.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19713386

> SO, it started quite nicely with a fully working program. However nearing the end... or at the end of my programming experience or asking it to program something for me, it wrote in some nasty nasty screen flickering shit. I couldn't stop it and it quickly just froze my screen where the only option was to push the button. I tried it a second time to confirm, but this time I was able to quickly go to a different CLI window and kill that sonobabich. Here is what it came up with in case you want to try it. maybe it only screws up my computer: > python > import os > import cv2 > import numpy as np > import time > import tkinter as tk > from tkinter import messagebox, filedialog > > def threshold_to_black(image_path, duration): > original_image = cv2.imread(image_path) > > if original_image is None: > print("Error: Could not read the image.") > return > > height, width, _ = original_image.shape > gray_image = cv2.cvtColor(original_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) > steps = duration * 10 # 10 frames per second > > for i in range(steps + 1): > # Calculate the threshold value (0 to 255) > threshold = int((i / steps) * 255) > > # Create the thresholded image > thresholded_image = np.where(gray_image < threshold, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8) > > # Resize the thresholded image to fill the window > resized_image = cv2.resize(thresholded_image, (window_width, window_height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR) > > # Display the thresholded image > cv2.imshow(window_name, resized_image) > > # Wait for a short period to create the effect > time.sleep(0.1) > > if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): > break > > # Display the final black image > cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros_like(thresholded_image)) > > while True: > if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): > break > > cv2.destroyAllWindows() > > def select_image(): > current_directory = os.getcwd() # Get the current directory > filetypes = ( > ('JPEG files', '*.jpg'), > ('JPEG files', '*.jpeg'), > ('All files', '*.*') > ) > > filename = filedialog.askopenfilename( > title='Select an Image', > initialdir=current_directory, # Start in the current directory > filetypes=filetypes > ) > > if filename: > return filename > else: > messagebox.showerror("Error", "No image selected.") > return None > > def get_duration(): > def submit(): > nonlocal total_duration > try: > minutes = int(minutes_entry.get()) > seconds = int(seconds_entry.get()) > total_duration = minutes * 60 + seconds > if total_duration > 0: > duration_window.destroy() > else: > messagebox.showerror("Error", "Duration must be greater than zero.") > except ValueError: > messagebox.showerror("Error", "Please enter valid integers.") > > total_duration = None > duration_window = tk.Toplevel() > duration_window.title("Input Duration") > > tk.Label(duration_window, text="Enter duration:").grid(row=0, columnspan=2) > > tk.Label(duration_window, text="Minutes:").grid(row=1, column=0) > minutes_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window) > minutes_entry.grid(row=1, column=1) > minutes_entry.insert(0, "12") # Set default value for minutes > > tk.Label(duration_window, text="Seconds:").grid(row=2, column=0) > seconds_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window) > seconds_entry.grid(row=2, column=1) > seconds_entry.insert(0, "2") # Set default value for seconds > > tk.Button(duration_window, text="Submit", command=submit).grid(row=3, columnspan=2) > > # Center the duration window on the screen > duration_window.update_idletasks() # Update "requested size" from geometry manager > width = duration_window.winfo_width() > height = duration_window.winfo_height() > x = (duration_window.winfo_screenwidth() // 2) - (width // 2) > y = (duration_window.winfo_screenheight() // 2) - (height // 2) > duration_window.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{x}+{y}') > > duration_window.transient() # Make the duration window modal > duration_window.grab_set() # Prevent interaction with the main window > duration_window.wait_window() # Wait for the duration window to close > > return total_duration > > def wait_for_start(image_path): > global window_name, window_width, window_height > > original_image = cv2.imread(image_path) > height, width, _ = original_image.shape > > window_name = 'Threshold to Black' > cv2.namedWindow(window_name, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL) > cv2.resizeWindow(window_name, width, height) > cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros((height, width, 3), dtype=np.uint8)) # Black window > print("Press 's' to start the threshold effect. Press 'F11' to toggle full screen.") > > while True: > key = cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF > if key == ord('s'): > break > elif key == 255: # F11 key > toggle_fullscreen() > > def toggle_fullscreen(): > global window_name > fullscreen = cv2.getWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN) > > if fullscreen == cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN: > cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL) > else: > cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN) > > if __name__ == "__main__": > current_directory = os.getcwd() > jpeg_files = [f for f in os.listdir(current_directory) if f.lower().endswith(('.jpeg', '.jpg'))] > > if jpeg_files: > image_path = select_image() > if image_path is None: > print("No image selected. Exiting.") > exit() > > duration = get_duration() > if duration is None: > print("No valid duration entered. Exiting.") > exit() > > wait_for_start(image_path) > > # Get the original >

SO, it started quite nicely with a fully working program. However nearing the end... or at the end of my programming experience or asking it to program something for me, it wrote in some nasty nasty screen flickering shit. I couldn't stop it and it quickly just froze my screen where the only option was to push the button. I tried it a second time to confirm, but this time I was able to quickly go to a different CLI window and kill that sonobabich. Here is what it came up with in case you want to try it. maybe it only screws up my computer: ```python import os import cv2 import numpy as np import time import tkinter as tk from tkinter import messagebox, filedialog

def threshold_to_black(image_path, duration): original_image = cv2.imread(image_path)

if original_image is None: print("Error: Could not read the image.") return

height, width, _ = original_image.shape gray_image = cv2.cvtColor(original_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) steps = duration * 10 # 10 frames per second

for i in range(steps + 1): # Calculate the threshold value (0 to 255) threshold = int((i / steps) * 255)

# Create the thresholded image thresholded_image = np.where(gray_image < threshold, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8)

# Resize the thresholded image to fill the window resized_image = cv2.resize(thresholded_image, (window_width, window_height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)

# Display the thresholded image cv2.imshow(window_name, resized_image)

# Wait for a short period to create the effect time.sleep(0.1)

if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): break

# Display the final black image cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros_like(thresholded_image))

while True: if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): break

cv2.destroyAllWindows()

def select_image(): current_directory = os.getcwd() # Get the current directory filetypes = ( ('JPEG files', '.jpg'), ('JPEG files', '.jpeg'), ('All files', '.') )

filename = filedialog.askopenfilename( title='Select an Image', initialdir=current_directory, # Start in the current directory filetypes=filetypes )

if filename: return filename else: messagebox.showerror("Error", "No image selected.") return None

def get_duration(): def submit(): nonlocal total_duration try: minutes = int(minutes_entry.get()) seconds = int(seconds_entry.get()) total_duration = minutes * 60 + seconds if total_duration > 0: duration_window.destroy() else: messagebox.showerror("Error", "Duration must be greater than zero.") except ValueError: messagebox.showerror("Error", "Please enter valid integers.")

total_duration = None duration_window = tk.Toplevel() duration_window.title("Input Duration")

tk.Label(duration_window, text="Enter duration:").grid(row=0, columnspan=2)

tk.Label(duration_window, text="Minutes:").grid(row=1, column=0) minutes_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window) minutes_entry.grid(row=1, column=1) minutes_entry.insert(0, "12") # Set default value for minutes

tk.Label(duration_window, text="Seconds:").grid(row=2, column=0) seconds_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window) seconds_entry.grid(row=2, column=1) seconds_entry.insert(0, "2") # Set default value for seconds

tk.Button(duration_window, text="Submit", command=submit).grid(row=3, columnspan=2)

# Center the duration window on the screen duration_window.update_idletasks() # Update "requested size" from geometry manager width = duration_window.winfo_width() height = duration_window.winfo_height() x = (duration_window.winfo_screenwidth() // 2) - (width // 2) y = (duration_window.winfo_screenheight() // 2) - (height // 2) duration_window.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{x}+{y}')

duration_window.transient() # Make the duration window modal duration_window.grab_set() # Prevent interaction with the main window duration_window.wait_window() # Wait for the duration window to close

return total_duration

def wait_for_start(image_path): global window_name, window_width, window_height

original_image = cv2.imread(image_path) height, width, _ = original_image.shape

window_name = 'Threshold to Black' cv2.namedWindow(window_name, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL) cv2.resizeWindow(window_name, width, height) cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros((height, width, 3), dtype=np.uint8)) # Black window print("Press 's' to start the threshold effect. Press 'F11' to toggle full screen.")

while True: key = cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF if key == ord('s'): break elif key == 255: # F11 key toggle_fullscreen()

def toggle_fullscreen(): global window_name fullscreen = cv2.getWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN)

if fullscreen == cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN: cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL) else: cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)

if name == "main": current_directory = os.getcwd() jpeg_files = [f for f in os.listdir(current_directory) if f.lower().endswith(('.jpeg', '.jpg'))]

if jpeg_files: image_path = select_image() if image_path is None: print("No image selected. Exiting.") exit()

duration = get_duration() if duration is None: print("No valid duration entered. Exiting.") exit()

wait_for_start(image_path)

# Get the original ```

Basically, you run a PBS style fund raising campaign. But it's so effective because you got a gun, you are law enforcement and the donors all need to drive that one highway. Say you need $10,000,000.00 just stop 10million people who happen to have 1 dollar. Or if you stop 100k people who happen to have 100 bucks, or 10k people who have 1000 bucks with them, you're good to go!

So PBS just needs a good cop car donation and a couple of fake badges to get their funding too!

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/17001898

> > A car park built for £51 million in Oxfordshire is lying empty because a council cannot connect it to the main road. > > > >Planning problems are preventing motorists from using the 19-acre park and ride scheme in Eynsham until funding is secured to link it to the A40. > > > >Aerial photographs show the 850-space site devoid of vehicles, despite its finished glossy tarmac, bus stops and green spaces. All major construction work was finished in January, followed by landscaping last month. > > > > Although the car park could be cut off from the main road until 2027, local authorities have contracts to maintain it every week, cutting the grass and topsoiling and seeding when necessary. > > Archive

I searched for the email address and although it's a scam, it's white listed in some random place

Well I set up my email server thru cloudflare and managed to receive emails directly to my basement server. I could live with this and the various security threats incoming thru my unifi. But one thing is for sure, my wife won't have any of it. She's a total backwards thinking give me windows or I'll jump kind of Gal. So I found that I could run a dockerized Thunderbird instance and I thought ... Wow! I can just login to it from my computer or my phone, Surely this is it! I can have emails backed up from Gmail to my server and just access my server! And you know what? It works! I can access my Gmail on my browser! It's beautiful!.... But then I login through my phone and wow! I can access my Gmail! Thru my phone! Except the interface is the same as my desktop. It's literally a VNC to the server. I can login to it on my desktop and watch the mouse move as I move my finger on my phone! Great party trick, but....the text is microscopic. So is there another way to get IMAP and SMTP interface to Gmail, archiving all emails on my own server? I literally don't want any of my emails to live on a Gmail server, but I want to be able to send receive and search emails I previously passed through Gmail but now live on my server.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13789569/Ever-used-Google-Chrome-incognito-mode-entitled-5-000-compensation-heres-claim-it.html

One day soon probably.

Unless they plan to drop some bombs over our heads I don't see how WW3 with the US involved would result in better accomodations for the ruzzians.

I'm a lazy gunless asshole typing away from my couch. But if some grade a asshole from ruzzia came to bother me, I probably could easily run downstairs and grab any one of many power tools capable of removing ruzzians body parts.

I believe the Ukrainian defense is going to kick ruzzians ass pretty good. Hopefully soon we'll see putin coming out of a smokey hole in the ground on a grainy YouTube video. putin is the real reason for the war. Removing him might bring up a few more people like him, but those can be removed since the public won't be behind them.