I don't know if the issue was explained to me but I suspect that the LED with voltage supplied it would light up full brightness and then go dark immediately once voltage was removed, which is unlike an incandescent indicator or even many other LED types. Our attempts to modify the PWM code to dim it only resulted in blinking brightly.

I can't remember ever having come across an LED that wouldn't respond well to PWM that was at a fast enough pulse rate and sufficient resolution in the duty cycle, but I 100% agree that real hardware doesn't always respond like the simulations did, particularly when it's integrated into a larger system. A few months back at work, we shipped an avionics update, and we're kind of amazed that it's worked in several types/blocks of the real aircraft exactly as it did in the simulations - the customer hasn't reported a single problem in five months of ground and flight testing, and is releasing it organization-wide very soon. Obviously we screwed something up.

I've stayed for about a week in Aylesbury and Wycombe each, and I can't remember there ever being any kind of noticeable noise at night.

It always amazes me how many of the poorest states, the ones who get the most from the various social welfare programs, seem to always vote R.

And at the same time will rail on (without the slightest hint of irony) about the evils of "soshulizm" as they collect their assistance checks and/or Social Security. My experience has been that they get all kinds of pissed off when you point that hypocrisy out to them.

Trashing a target's reputation in an attempt to further compromise any public support of them is straight out of the playbook. No one in the government wants a martyr on their hands.

When they load you into the trains, Iâ(TM)ll be taking photos to feed my Ai so folks never forget.

Until the next generation of you calls for censorship and forced speech.

Misinformation is free expression, comrade.

1a doesn't apply as its not forced speech.

It's not? In what way is forcing a creator to state that an image is AI-generated, under threat of fines, imprisonment, or other state-imposed punishment, NOT compelled speech? Please, be specific.

There still are occasional situations where it's required - for instance, embedded devs and guys working on drivers sometimes have a need to hit the hardware directly or without the OS otherwise being involved to get some of our tools to work, although a network-restricted VM will suffice for that more often than not. Where I work we don't have direct admin access per se, but we do have to formally request to have USB access turned on and/or Avecto installed on the box. Afterwards any admin access requests are automatically logged and the session recorded so at least IT has a jumping-off point if anyone does something stupid. We also have a ton of internally DMZ'd lab networks and dedicated machines for when groups of folks need that kind of access.

But unconditional root just because you're a dev? Sure, just enter "sudo go screw yourself"

Areas with periodical cicadas don't have to deal with it often. Down here in Florida we have annual varieties, so the cicadas are an everyday thing here throughout the warmer months.

This kind of thing is why you haven't been on my list of options for printers anymore, nor will I recommend you unless it's absolutely unavoidable. I miss the old days, where HP produced solid products that worked really well, lasted, and didn't bend you over on consumables. Well, not as badly, anyway.

Or a pool/billiards hall.

Yes, rampant inflation creates jobs.

Fuck off with those data points.

I voted for no one and am glad.

I'd argue it's more extreme than that, and that a better analogy would be paying a plumber to install a toilet but somehow magically conferring his skills and experience upon the customer so that they could easily do their own work at the same level. An actor's appearance and/or voice is often a fundamental part of their contribution to something, and depriving them of that exclusive is like stealing (as in, depriving them of the ability to use) what they bring to a project.

No, $32K is not the minimum for an appearance in a single episode of a show. I have friends that have had speaking guest roles in shows like "Ozark" and were paid a few thousand dollars for a couple of minutes of screen time, but they might only get cast for two appearances per year and had to fly from all the way across the country on their own dime to do it. The per-episode pay looks extravagant for those of us used to a much smaller steady bi-weekly paycheck, but that money isn't a steady flow for most actors. It's like consulting gigs - you might make bank during the term of engagement, but that money has to last you until you score your next job.