Juan

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How to Use AppImage for the First Time

“It’s a portable app in Windows”. This was my first impression when I heard about AppImage. To try out AppImage, I downloaded LocalSend’s AppImage version. I double-clicked it to run and nothing happened… Maybe my click didn’t register? I double-clicked it again. Still, nothing happened. Executable Permission After googling, I found out that I needed to set the permission: Select and right-click the AppImage. Click Properties and Permissions tab Check the Allow executing file as program box. Then I double-clicked it again and it started to run. ...

Three blue 3D-printed electronic enclosures are displayed on a black surface. The left and right designs are marked with red Xs, indicating failure, while the center design has a green checkmark, showing success. The left enclosure is broken apart, the right one has poor fitting, and the center one fits components well and is properly assembled. Text at the bottom reads: "First 3D Design."

My First 3D Design using TinkerCAD.

Since I got my first 3D printer, I want to learn 3D design to make my own model to solve my own problem. I don’t know how to start. I think I should start with something simple. Simple means easy, right? I have a DIY human presence sensor using an ESP32 and LD2410C. It’s in a very raw state. I want to make a simple case for it. So, I started with the most intuitive one, in my opinion, TinkerCAD. It looks like just dragging a few boxes around. ...

My First 3D Printer Creality Hi & 3 Failed Prints on My First Try!

Recently, I got my first 3D printer, the Creality Hi. I believe the usual first 3D print for a beginner should be the 3D Benchy. The printer itself even came preloaded with the model. But I chose to bite off more than I could chew by printing a Xiaomi Band 9 magnetic charging stand by benbryss. YouTube Video 3 Failed 3D Printing Attempts ...

Create Telegram Bot using JavaScript, Cloudflare Workers and Cloudflare Workers KV.

Create a Telegram Bot using JavaScript, Cloudflare Workers and Cloudflare Workers KV.

I want to create a bot that can congratulate other Telegram group members when they make a profit from crypto investments (Please do your own research before making any investments). I keep the Telegram bot’s function simple. Group members can instruct the bot using command( /gx ) and mention( @ ) a user. The bot will then reply a prefixed congratulatory message and attach with a random GIF. How to Create a Telegram Bot? I don’t really know. ...

Run LLMs and Stable Diffusion Locally on Intel UHD 630

Running LLM and Stable Diffusion Locally on My Low-End Hardware

Try running Llama 3.2 1B Q8, Llama 3.2 3B Q8 & Stable Diffusion 1.5 on Intel UHD Graphics 630. Also, try to run AI models on the CPU.