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Shadow , 3 days ago

I'd recommend avoiding spinning disks and going all ssd if possible.

You can get 12v in atx power supplies.

You may want to consider something like a Lenovo tiny with a few large ssds.

Shadow , 5 days ago

Does not require a battery, just requires a hydrogen tank and generator. 🙄

Shadow , 6 days ago

Hmm, so sounds like they're moving the kernel scheduler down to a hardware layer? Basically just better smp?

Shadow , 7 days ago

Don't just cancel the old plan, initiate a port of your number before doing anything with Verizon

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/porting-keeping-your-phone-number-when-you-change-providers

Shadow , 7 days ago

I spent a year tracking down random afci circuit breaker trips, until I realized it was my powerline Ethernet. Never again.

Shadow , 7 days ago

FileZilla isn't even that old school, cuteftp was the OG one afaik.

Shadow , 7 days ago

Yeah you're totally right, I forgot about that.

There was flashfxp too but I think that was a fair bit later. Revolutionized being a warez courier.

Shadow , 6 days ago

Back in the day (mid/late 90's), there were private ftp servers that required a ratio. Some of these were run by release groups and hard to get on, some were more public. Couriers would download from one site and upload to another to build their ratio and get access to the good sites.

Before people figured out you could connect two ftp servers together directly, you would have to download to your computer and reupload. Most people were on dialup, so that was a non trivial time commitment.

Shadow , 6 days ago

Nope, no idea what it's like today.

Shadow , 8 days ago

Did you know you can buy inflatable hot tubs?

Shadow , 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago)

You don't put soap in a hot tub. You'd end up with a backyard full of foam.

You primarily put bromine in. I wouldn't dump it on your vegetable garden, but its not an environmental challenge.

It's safe to water most plants with if you give it a day open to let the sanitizer evaporate out: https://texashottubco.com/can-i-use-my-spa-to-water-my-garden/

Shadow , 8 days ago

Gold bond medicated itch powder, the menthol variety.

Slap it down there, especially after a shower, and you'll have a good time with a lot less pain.

Shadow , 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago)

I've been doing their giant enterprise model and pretty happy with it so far.

I'd love if they did a ds9 or defiant

Shadow , 20 days ago

Unless they drugged the cat, it just looks like a passed out kitten they shoved in a glass.

Baby cats are basically liquid.

Shadow , 20 days ago

Have you owned a baby cat before? They play and then pass out hard. I don't think this cat is drugged, it's just really sleepy.

Also they like tight spaces.

Shadow , 22 days ago

If you're worried about pests, put some steel wool in there as well.

Mice will just chew through spray foam

Shadow , 30 days ago

Humans can be pretty good at exchanging information with only the most subtle body movements.

Shadow , 1 month ago

I used the pen once on my fold when I first got it, and never again.

Take my pen, give me that mm

Shadow , 1 month ago

Immich

Shadow , 1 month ago

I have a sliding door that I want to toss a stepper motor on, so my dog can push a button and let himself in / out.

Dog tax

Shadow , 1 month ago

I know datacenters have an IP range, and they could ban all IPs from all datacenters. But why?

Because it's 99% abusive traffic.

Shadow , 1 month ago

As someone with experience hosting high traffic sites, it's probably both. Roughly 40% of the traffic I see to lemmy.ca is bots.

They're also trying to block any people scraping for AI. There's going to be numerous reasons behind this.

I know Disney+ also blocks hosting provider space. I've had users complain since our office / VPN are routed through our DC.

Shadow , 1 month ago

I share my jellyfin with my mom

Shadow , 1 month ago

Or most of the west coast, or pretty much any major city st this point it seems.

Shadow , 1 month ago

One of the breville milk frothers: https://www.seriouseats.com/best-milk-frothers-5189329

It's paid for itself since I make my own chai latte's at home every morning. Impulse purchase that I've used every day for years.

Shadow , 1 month ago

I use tea bags, these ones which I find in the international / indian food section of a larger store: https://www.realcanadiansuperstore.ca/tea-masala-chai-bags-special-international-blend-1/p/21050375_EA

I use a big travel mug so I toss 2 tea bags in and fill it about 1/2 way with water. While it steeps I put the milk in the frother and when it's done, squeeze out the bags + pour the milk in. Add sugar as desired.

I've tried various loose leaf chai's but I personally don't find the difference in flavor worth the effort / price compared to these bags. Making it from scratch with spices is a lot of work and I'm way too lazy for that.

Shadow , 1 month ago

They're 5 years early tho?

Shadow , 1 month ago

What's her face from the show marrying the prince dude, also probably helped.

Shadow , 1 month ago

Check out his earlier album Language of my World. It's fantastic and a lot less poppy than his modern stuff.

Shadow , 1 month ago

100% yes if it's failing. Buy an ssd and revel in the new speed, don't do another spinning disk.

Shadow , 1 month ago

Intel tried this on the Pentium 3, we all hated it so they stopped.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_III#Controversy_about_privacy_issues

Shadow , 1 month ago

Paywall:

Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection.

Known as Josh, Dean lived in Wichita, Kan., where Spirit is based. He was 45, had been in good health and was noted for having a healthy lifestyle.

He died after two weeks in critical condition, his aunt Carol Parsons said.

Spirit spokesperson Joe Buccino said: “Our thoughts are with Josh Dean’s family. This sudden loss is stunning news here and for his loved ones.”

Dean had given a deposition in a Spirit shareholder lawsuit and also filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging “serious and gross misconduct by senior quality management of the 737 production line” at Spirit.

Spirit fired Dean in April 2023, and he had filed a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging his termination was in retaliation for raising concerns related to aviation safety.

Parsons said Dean became ill and went to the hospital because he was having trouble breathing just over two weeks ago. He was intubated and developed pneumonia and then a serious bacterial infection, MRSA.

His condition deteriorated rapidly, and he was airlifted from Wichita to a hospital in Oklahoma City, Parsons said. There he was put on an ECMO machine, which circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood outside the body, taking over heart and lung function when a patient’s organs don’t work on their own.

His mother posted a message Friday on Facebook relating all those details and saying that Dean was “fighting for his life.”

Shadow , 1 month ago

I don't get all the Wesley hate.

No Star Trek character in franchise history has been more hated than Wesley Crusher

I don't think this author watched past tng. Kai Winn and Dukat would like a word.

Shadow , 2 months ago

A lot of reasonably competent geeks just never get deep into networking, and VPNs can be overwhelming. It doesn't really help that for a long time it was all IPSec which basically you need to learn voodoo to manage. Thankfully we have much better tools now, but it's still just a tech layer that many people don't touch frequently.

Shadow , 2 months ago

This is 3 months old.

Shadow , 3 months ago

If you can't pedal it and it's faster than a bike bring pedaled, it doesn't belong in a bike lane.