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  • Yea, that’s a challenging part for sure, one that I still deal with.

    It can be done, but you need to configure the sync jobs “just so”. Send only from the phone, don’t sync deletions, etc.

    In the past I’ve setup a master folder on my phone and used subfolders for “upload only” Syncthing shares. Then wherever I put a file on my phone it gets synced to the appropriate folder on my server.




  • Its really to compensate for the lack of framers.

    Five years ago the average age of a framer was 55.

    This is what happens when you don’t have a new generation of people trained to do something - constructors have no choice but to use automation.

    I’m not blaming anyone - its just an observation of pressures. Framing’s a tough job.

    There will be massive outlays for the systems, they’ll probably be leased or you’ll have companies that specialise in managing the system, and as a GC you’ll contract them to implement the design.


  • Does it have to be SFTP?

    I use both Syncthing and Resiliosync - both are better on battery than conventional file transfer mechanisms, and they don’t require babysitting. They simply sync files as you define.

    Alternatively if you must have FTP/SFTP, I have used FolderSync (Play store or Apk Mirror) since about 2010 - I’ve even bought it twice because it’s such a great app. Though I haven’t upgraded in a while because I don’t like the new UI.

    The free version does pretty much everything the paid version does, and the devs have always been great.

    But I’d use Syncthing, you can even set it to only sync on your wifi and while charging, though I’ve found even syncing a few gigs doesn’t impact my battery (I probably sync 10GB a day while on battery).










  • My Thinkpad (4 years old) runs all day, no problem. I’ve often been shocked to look at the battery in the afternoon and see it’s at 30%.

    Really depends.

    ARM is still better on battery life but the difference isn’t as great as it was - and that’s enough to not trade the performance and flexibility for better battery life.

    X86 doesn’t need the same battery life as ARM, just not the awful life it used to have. And that’s where we are. The difference in battery life from 10 years ago is staggering. Used to be 2-3 hours run time, now I get 6-8.



  • Another term to search for is “centrifugal fan” - these are the type used where air flow restrictions are significant, as they can compress the air some unlike a traditional box fan. For noise, a larger fan at lower speeds is generally less intrusive.

    Where’s the return on your air handler? If there’s more than one (one upstairs, one down), you may be able to cheat the system by blocking one seasonally.

    Also most likely the air handler speed is set too high - installers are kind of lazy (they don’t want callbacks) so they typically set the air handler to max speed. Since most instalsl are also well oversized, this means the system will short cycle and move less air during that short cycle. Lowering the air handler speed may help lengthen the cycle, moving more air in total.

    You could also try just turning the air handler on (fan mode orn"Always On" on thermostat).

    This probably won’t solve your problem entirely, just maybe help.


  • Well Microsoft has been working on am ARM version of Windows for at least 10 years that I know of, probably longer.

    But every time ARM seems so much better than x86, x86 improves to close the gap.

    Power consumption has always been a big driver - laptops today now run all day on battery, or at least half a day, which competes with the ARM battery life advantage.


  • Just as bad, we have Johnson on tape selling it to Kennedy as a way to get past the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Kennedy didn’t believe in it at all.

    Johnson wanted the pork for his constituents.

    In Johnson’s defense a little, many of his constituents were quite poor and this did bring a lot of development to the area.

    It also put the Soviet Union in a tough position of having to try to keep up (though they did have a stellar space program already, but going to the moon was a waste of resources).

    Hell, IIRC, they had the first lander on the moon. They were well ahead of the US in many ways.