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Re:Incentives in economics are wrong, but how? on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:24AM (#27474597)
It's too bad that we don't have research positions similar to parish priest postings.

We could assign enthusiastic researchers to underserved primary/secondary school teaching positions relevant to their field. In exchange, the researchers could get an extra stipend and a classroom to use as off-hours lab space.

I guess the hard part would be setting up a good network of remote advisors to help everyone stay on track, without enabling the usual toxic power dynamics of academia.

Re:OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:08AM (#27474408)
Wow. Goes to show how long CPUs can stay relevant these days, because it has been about that long since I've built a machine from scratch...

Time makes fools of us all, eh?

Re:OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:09AM (#27473558)
They're fun! Something about soft pulsing colors is just...nice. Properly diffused, they go well with art, to accent rooms, etc.

I've never seen them used inside of a PC, though, which made this project page a bit confusing. Is that a thing now? Because that does sound like a garish and distracting place for them.

Re:Software is eating the car on Thursday June 10, 2021 @03:28PM (#27464587)
Try popping in an aftermarket radio/stereo - you can get a nice Pioneer with a USB fast-charge port and Bluetooth/etc for ~$100-150.