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World's first bioprocessor uses 16 human brain organoids for ‘a million times less power’ consumption than a digital chip in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 30 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

You ‘pute 64 bits, whaddya get?

Just ‘nother load for your instruction set

Satoshi don’t call me cuz I can’t go

I sold my soul to the crypto bros

Bandwidth rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

This is peak developer humor

Trump campaign raises record $34.8 million in donations after guilty verdict in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

*futurama 😛

She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black. in c/nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Ah, with a perfect 2024 “Fairytale” ending.. she has a popular online presence and she tweeted about the injustice to her thousands of followers. Then, miraculously, the sale went through.

I mean, good for her I guess. Sucks for all the regular black folks in such situations.

Trump Convicted on All Counts to Become America’s First Felon President in c/nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

senseOfJustice++

what's a good ip camera for home assistant? in c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Bon voyage!

what's a good ip camera for home assistant? in c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I use Amcrest, mostly because the guy who makes frigate recommended them, and has affiliate links on his site. As a software developer myself, I have to say frigate (and HA) are two jewels of open source software and so I’m happy to support them however I can.

That being said, the cameras work well and are easy to integrate with both frigate and HA. They all try to phone home at first, but stop if you tell them to (I’ve confirmed this by monitoring the traffic on my dns servers).

I couldn’t find a privacy friendly wifi camera with a big enough battery to run continuously, so I ended up building my own with a solar panel, an inverter, and a 9ah lithium battery that sits on a fence post at the end of my driveway. It was a fun project, but I wish I could buy it.

Another small gripe is that the PTZ cameras from Amcrest all seem to be crazy expensive or have mixed reviews, so I’ve just held off on those for now.

With the EU AI Act incoming this summer, the bloc lays out its plan for AI governance in c/technology@lemmy.zip

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

It’s nice to see little pockets of people getting their shit together sprinkled in amongst the general shit-is-going-to-shit trend in which we seem to be heading.

What do you use to light your bowl? in c/trees@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Magnifying glass and the sun, when it’s bright enough!

One Time Pads (a futureproof encryption mechanism that cannot be cracked with supercomputers) in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago

Yeah, what the hell? I didn’t watch the video but one time use pads are crypto 101 first day of class kinda thing.

Coroner's Report Reveals Boeing Whistleblower's Cause of Death in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

At 2045 hours, his truck was observed backing into the parking space where it was later discovered.

Personally, I wouldn’t back into a parking space if I was gonna kill myself. I only back in to spots if I’m leaving in a hurry.

Whatever. in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Why is BREKING misspelled in the news ticker in the last panel?

Hilarious comic tho..

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Building DIY a smart doorbell but would appreciate some help with the power and wiring (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Jimbabwe@lemmy.world to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

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Hello, and thank you in advance.

I'm making a privacy friendly "ring" cam/doorbell following this guide: https://tristam.ie/2023/758/ which has been great, but requires running a micro-usb cable down to the doorbell for power. I'm hoping to improve on this by using the existing doorbell power instead.

The problem is that I'm a DIY electronics noob and I can't create a mental model for how it should all work. The picture I attached is my existing doorbell wiring scheme, which is as simple as it comes. I totally get how this works. Pressing the doorbell completes the circuit and makes the bingbongs. But this will have to change so the new door cam gets power full time. Ideally without the chime bingbonging full time.

In addition to the ESP-32CAM, button, ring lights, etc., I also bought these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079FJSYGY which I thought might be needed to complete the circuit?

I measured the voltage after the transformer and it was around 18 volts, but maybe this is AC and I want DC?

Generally I don't know where in "the loop" to put things. Also, all the existing components are very far apart from each other, so I would love a solution that doesn't involve running any new wires through the walls.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you!!

xoJimbabwe