Not enough open source ones with swipe. Which is to say, almost none

I agree with the fact that there are not thorough diagrams with part numbers and wirijg diagrams like there used to be. A part of it is the fault of the manufacturer, and a part of it is just the way things are made now. Circuit boards are not as simple as they once were to include comprehensive wiring diagrams. They could absolutely break the modules into different boards and label the boards with different part numbers, so rather than replacing a resistor you’d just have to replace that board. It’s also not clear to me how many people actually have a comprehensive understanding of the item being sold.

But there is the obvious fact that companies want you to buy another one and not repair it. It’s often cheaper for them to not repair the product themselves, and just replace the entire unit. They dont keep a surplus of parts for repairs, nor do they want to spend the man power troubleshooting and fixing the issue. It’s just cheaper to replace it entirely. If they themselves will just replace rather than repair why would they bother keeping detailed documentation. If anyone cared for the enviornment more than money, they’d probably do it. But we all know how that goes.

I would also add that even previously they were prioritizing money. It was just cheaper for them to make it repairable, especially if they are going to offer some sort of warranty. It was also good for business since it made customers happy. I think at some point it became cheaper to do it the way we do now

Can’t have friends asking you for help if you don’t have friends.

I partly disagree with what you say. The subscription appliance garbage absolutely do lock advanced user manuals behind paywalls. But it isn’t not rare (at least right now) to still find products with good user manuals. There are usually separate documents with one being a “quick setup” and another being a full “user manual”. Avoid the worst offenders and you should be okay.

It’s not really shilling since you aren’t benefiting for them in anyway. I got it too. It’s a powerful blower, for sure. It’s expensive, but I got it on sale for like $70 USD and I’d say it was worth it on sale.

I tried googling it myself to see what you were seeing, but that was one of the few articles I saw. I do not recognize the site nor does the author seem to have any other published works. Here is a meta-analysis for CBT efficacy: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3584580/

The meta-analytic literature on the efficacy of CBT for depression and dysthymia was mixed with some studies suggesting strong evidence and others reporting weak support.

The efficacy of CBT for anxiety disorders was consistently strong, despite some notable heterogeneity in the specific anxiety pathology, comparison conditions, follow-up data, and severity level.

That is simply not true. CBT is absolutely proven to be helpful, I’m not sure where you got the idea it is harmful. It is not effective for treating everything, like trauma for example, but it is widely used and is absolutely not harmful. CBT and DBT have different emphasis on what they are trying to treat. Check out this article (or plenty others) explaining their differences

Project Farm? Did you get the WOLFBOX air blower?

Hopefully they’re shitty shoes. People will steal shoes too

A multimeter is still more practical for most use cases. Measuring resistant, continuity, amperage, and who knows what else are far more practical for an average persons day to day life. Especially around the house. Not to mention most people don’t have a need to know the exact waveform for their purposes

1. Get a therapist. You show clear signs of distorted thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help you to retrain your brain to identify cognitive distortions that can lead to depression.
2. Talk to people in person more. The internet and social media has ruined a generation, and we are only just now identifying the impact in research. A whole generation has spent their crucial developmental years on social media rather than in person. Socializing is kind of like a muscle. You need to do it frequently to get better at it, like working out. If you stop for a while, you will lose it. If it’s been a long time since you’ve socialized, it will be especially difficult. Get creative, and find someone to talk to in person (anyone, same sex or different).
3. Meet new people. If you are not meeting new people, how are you going to find the person you want to be with. If you only go to work and the store, you have to meet your person either at work or the store, or hope they come to your front door. If your person was 1 in 100 (which is pretty decent odds) you’d still have to meet 100 new people. How often do you meet new people of the right gender, age, sexuality, and relationship status? How often do you meet people at all? It could take you a decade just to meet 100 people period if you aren’t talking to anyway. If that’s the case, how are you supposed to meet someone? Dating apps can work, but it can take just as long.
4. Date people. Date literally anyone that will date you. Dating is about meeting new people, and learning what it is like to be in a relationship. There is no commitment, nor should there be any expectation of a long term relationship. You need the ability to mess up in a relationship so you can learn and grow. Don’t go into a relationship thinking that’s the one, because it probably won’t be. The time spent with them is beneficial nonetheless.
5. Improve yourself. Learn new things, get new hobbies. Get passionate about things. It doesn’t matter what it is. People like anyone who is motivated and working on themselves, even if they aren’t interested in it themselves. You may find a partner that is into the same things, but it is unlikely. It is not very attractive if you sit at home and watch TV and play video games all day, especially in a depressive state (which is why the first point is so important).
6. Don’t expect anything. Don’t expect a certain feeling when you meet someone. Don’t expect a perfect relationship or a perfect person. Really, a relationship is just finding someone that is compatible enough with you. There isn’t anything magic about it. If you saw it on TV, it almost definitely isn’t realistic. You will have fun together, you should enjoy going through life together, you will butt heads and argue about stupid things, but it isn’t a movie.

But seriously, work on your depression first. You can’t do any of this while in a depressive state. If you can’t get a therapist, you can try practicing CBT on yourself. Check out this list of cognitive distortion. Read them all and recognize them. You must know what they are before you can identify them. Once you have learned them, you can recognize them when they happen. There are lots of ways of combating cognitive distortions. One way if a cognitive distortion pops up in your head, repeat it in your head in a silly voice. Such as goofy or something.

Some cognitive distortions you have displayed in this thread:

1. Fortune-telling / Catastrophizing – predicting a lonely future without evidence that it must turn out that way.

“I am 25(M) and never even touched hand of opposite sex, at this point i am kinda sure that im going to be alone in my life”

2. Labeling / Negative filtering – defining the entire self based only on perceived physical flaws, ignoring positive traits.

“I am ugly and skinny, and as for recent started going bald.”

3. All-or-nothing thinking / Overgeneralization – assuming that health limitations eliminate all possibilities for relationships or fulfillment.

“Have some heart issues so no heavy physical work. I have no chance.”

4. All-or-nothing thinking – believing only heavy lifting equals being “in shape,” dismissing other valid ways to build fitness.

“heart issues mean i cant go to gym and start lifting and stuff, so cant get in shape”

5. Personalization / Mind-reading – assuming that others would see him as a burden, without evidence.

“i dont want to burden anyone with my problems”

6. Comparisons / Mental filter – focusing only on what others have and what you lack, creating jealousy and self-criticism.

“All of my friends already have some experience, and im not… so im really curious and jealous of not having that level of intimacy.”

7. Overgeneralization – making a sweeping judgment about all people in your environment being unfriendly.

“Im not from US, but my place is not good either, people are gloomy and mostly not friendly.”

8. Mind-reading / Emotional reasoning / Labeling – assuming others will see you as ugly and feel unhappy with you, treating your self-judgment as fact.

“im sure nobody wants to wake up and see and ugly face beside them, they gonna feel awful seeing me, i dont want to ruin someone happines”

I mean, I’m not a doctor, but isn’t cardio recommended for those with heart issues to strengthen the heart? Of course depending on the severity would determine the activity level, but I can’t imagine many doctors recommend sitting around all day for your health.

Also, most women do not like big muscles. Men do. The people that compliment a bros body are other gym bros 99% of the time. Average women do not care about big muscles. Even if that was a deterrent for them, it just makes it easier for you. Who wants someone that vain anyway

If I understand correctly, you’re saying you wouldn’t be able to catch them live? I understood basically all cameras to be primarily for evidence. There would be a level of deterence to some extent, but the cameras themselves wouldn’t physically stop a break in. Even if you got a notification and the police came, theres still nothing stopping them from getting away before the police get there. My understanding of the average persons camera setup is not to have a 3rd party monitoring service call the police, or for them to be able to call the police, but rather to have footage of the event.

Perhaps self hosted wasn’t the right term. What I was going for was locally hosted. It woulf be a single device with OS and drives all installed. It would not be affordable, but it’s the only way to make it convenient

Should’ve had grapes

Easy to do based on their small size, large eyes, big ears, and fluffy fur.

That’s when you break out the tuna can. Try to see them resist that shit

I think a good way to enable beneficial use while minimizing the possibility of harm is to avoid cloud based services as much as possible. Especially for residential use. If companies made a convenient method of plug and play self hosted cameras, it’d be a hit. But you cant beat the convenienceand price of another mega corp cheap cloud based security camera

But this seems like something that could be tolerated at the right price point. It’s a price point they would never pay, but your reason for working it isn’t a moral or ethical reason.

Not even an exception for the truman show?