frezik @ frezik @midwest.social

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My rule for smarthome stuff is that it's self-hosted, and it has to have a low-tech way to use it. A light switch can be on Zigbee attached to my Home Assistant server, but it needs to function as just a light switch when the network is down.

Have some old stuff that doesn't follow these rules, but I'm slowly replacing them.

It's for programmers who need their Imposter Syndrome amplified.

But not really. At this level of precision, the heat from electricity passing through it would throw off the actual resistance value.

They know all this. They didn't fire her out of ignorance.

There's a lot of Christian fundies who say that, but then drag out the old testament when convenient. Almost like they're picking and choosing what to believe.

Jesus had nothing to say about gay people. He had an awful lot to say about hypocrisy of religious leaders.

Doesn't really matter. Ukraine does not have significant rare earth deposits in the first place. The whole thing is a farce.

Nope, we don't. This talking point is about a decade out of date. The solutions are all sitting right there without building any new nuclear.

https://www.amazon.com/No-Miracles-Needed-Technology-Climate/dp/1009249541

This is alright if you only know the basics of vim and then learn further from within that environment. If you're already an intermediate to advanced user, then the keybindings between VSCode and Vim tend to interfere with each other. You'll have to relearn how to do it.

Probably. Elon fired and unfired the team for that. It's probably the best long term plan for the company. Especially since the rest of the industry is standardizing on their connector. Problem is, it's uninteresting, and Elon only likes showy displays.

Long term, businesses tend to be built on boring things. That doesn't work when your CEO likes to swing around a blinged out chainsaw on stage.

On paper, companies with a high P/E ratio can be justified by expecting their profit is going to skyrocket in the future.

You could maybe sorta argue that for Tesla a few years back. Even if you did, the Cybertruck debacle, Elon firing and unfiring the supercharger network people, and other antics of his, should convince you otherwise.

There's just no way to justify it anymore, even assuming there ever was. The fascade is gone and even if the company finds a stable footing, the stock still has a long way to drop.

Yes. Problem?

I think a lot of the reports of high bandwidth/cheap rates around Europe are cherry picked. When I looked a nationwide averages, it doesn't seem particularly better or worse than much of the US. At least, not in the populated areas of the US. Rural access is another issue.

A router is also an open-by-default device, and knows how to handle routing protocols like OSPF. It's not something you would usually use at home unless you're into that sort of thing. Things we tend to call a "router" are all-in-one firewall/switch/access points.

Right, and for another thing, it sounds like they're actually following procedures to get court orders/warrants. Now, business as usual in the United States wasn't great as it was, but this doesn't fit how the Trump federal government has been doing things.

That level of precision in a resistor would literally be thrown off if you breathed on it. If you actually needed that, then you need to build an extremely controlled environment around it. Even then, the heat from the electricity itself would throw it off. Maybe in a liquid nitrogen bath?

It has to function the same. It has to follow the same laws as before.

Bur more likely, they know this and it's all part of privatizing social security.

I also started with GTA V in the last few years. I sometimes describe it as an interactive movie rather than a game.

That's not meant to be insulting. It's a very well told story with perfect social satire. The characters are excellent. If you judge it the way a movie is judged, it's very good. The one thing is that the story should have finished with the big three-way shootout instead of Franklin's choice. Otherwise, very well put together.

As a game, though, it's mid. There are several mechanics where they teach you to do a thing, but it never comes up again. Money is no longer a limitation after the first heist is done. Owning a business isn't likely to be profitable for the length of a likely playthrough.

I accepted most of the morally questionable stuff. It comes with the series, and you'll either have to accept it or not play. It's balanced out with obvious social satire; it's aware that this is not how people should act in real life. It's a game for mentally mature players who understand that none of these are good people. That mental maturity doesn't necessarily come with age.

However, I drew the line at the paparazzi storyline. Just felt too sleezy. The FIB torture bit also came close to me, but in-game, even Trevor didn't feel comfortable with that, and he's a monster.

Only other part I skipped was that damn yoga bit. Glad the game let you skip it while still progressing, because I don't know what it wanted me to do.

I'm a little surprised it got so many 10 out of 10 reviews at launch. I guess the draw distances are impressive for a game that worked on the Xbox 360, and it uses those draw distances for important artistic effects. It makes it feel like a real city. But there are bugs that prevent progression years after release (albeit with workarounds most of the time), and some of the mechanics are bolted on. It's a 9/10 movie and a 7/10 game that averages to 8/10.

With the IRS gutted, it may be a matter of not having withholding on your paycheck, and then sending in blank tax forms every year.

Can-Am Spyders don't roll over easily. You have to put them into reverse while cranking the wheel and pulling the e-brake.