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  • What I like about the Gadsden flag, as opposed to this one – according to how I interpret it, anyways – is that it advocates for the use of one’s voice before violence. The main symbol on the Gadsden flag is a timber rattlesnake. If you think about such a rattlesnake in nature, when you get too close to them, or provide them with a reason to feel wary, or uncomfortable they won’t immediately attack you, but will instead provide you with an auditory warning. It’s only when one ignores their warnings, and continues to harass the snake, or give them a reason to think that they are under immediate threat of harm that they will fight back, and will not hesitate to do so. In all other circumstances, the rattlesnake will mind it’s own business, and let you do the very same. I find this behaviour admirable of a creature, and it is, in my opinion, the true ethos of libertarianism. The Canada goose, on the other hand, won’t hesitate to harass you. they will routinely attack people just relaxing in a park. They provide little warning to someone that they find threatening, and will often choose to immediately strike out. This is not behaviour that should be emulated, or admired, in my opinion.
























  • Yes, this community is stil alive.

    I don’t really have an exact answer to your question, as I don’t write Rust, and I’ve never used a Raspberry Pi for electronics, but I have some educated input:

    There is a max7219-crate that used. But i am unsure about how to prepare the pins want to use.

    Presumably, the crate just exposes pre-defined config objects that you call in your code.

    Can Use any of the pins?

    From what I recall, no, you can’t use any of the pins on the Raspberry Pi as generic IO (all this information that you are looking for is in the datasheets of the devices that you are using) – some pins are dedicated for power, etc.

    Do have to set them to push-pull-output?

    Generally speaking, yes, if you want to use a generic I/O as an output, then you must configure it as such.



  • TL;DR: There is no singular answer to your question, imo. Essentially just run the instance transparently, reliably, and actively, and it will be attractive to people.

    I’m not sure that there is one “best way” to grow an instance. An instance is essentially the fundamental governing framework for how the users interract with each other. You structure the rules around how you believe the users on your instance should interact, and those who agree with those rules will be drawn to them. Ideally, for sustainable growth in an instance, you also need reliable server infrastructure – the instance should be responsive, and have a reliable uptime. An instance’s admins must also actively moderate content. An instance with inactive moderators is not sustainable, and will quickly delve into hosting unwanted content on the instance which is undesirable for users.