Ever hear of the fable “The boy who cried wolf”?

One catch is that you have to assume it’s gonna be sending data to China or at least have a hidden backdoor, possibly both. That may not matter depending on what they are doing.

Get some coffee at a car dealership in the US and you’re sure to encounter them. Test drive a car too why not.

Who watches media with commercials? If you are, you’re doing it wrong.

This post itself is a commercial, and they got you to do it for free. (or not. getting paid would at least make you a smart corporate whore)

You sound triggered. Touch grass once in a while and the truth won’t be so upsetting.

Biden doesn’t need to say it, because he’s already a puppet dictator. #CTIL-Files

We used this when we had cats: https://tabcat.com

It’s expensive up front but works pretty well and no hosting fees. Of course it’s not GPS so you kinda gotta know the general area the cat is in. But it was great for getting the cats in out of the yard. They would hide when it was time to come in until we got this. Worked ok for finding them in the neighborhood as well, just walked around pointing the remote everywhere. The collar tags are nice and small as well.

Fucking Gskill keyboard has the same issue. Maco recording buttons that are up near escape so I’d hit record without knowing it, then sometime later I’d replay it all. After the second time I just ripped the whole button off the keyboard.

Fuck that shit.

OrangePi is pretty nice. Built in 8gb eMMC module is a huge performance boost. Only $60 with case and PSU.

This is for my users, none of whom are experienced enough to do offline image editing.

Welcome to Costco, I love you

I live in a city, with a public transport system, and it’s terrible. Nobody but the poors bother with it as it takes HOURS longer than simply driving. This isn’t hyperbole, it’s actual trip times from actual trips taken.

The Netherlands are smaller and more densely populated than most US states, let alone the entire continental US. - https://imgur.com/XcYgDtt

What works for them isn’t going to work elsewhere.

With a fully functional, affordable, universal public transport system

Y’all got any of them magic carpets? They’re just as real as this mythical perfect public transport system. And cars will always be more convenient. Convenience wins every time.

Eaton. Just replaced most of our APC with them and have been pretty impressed so far.

Puts the S in HTTPS. Free. Get an ACME client for your service. https://acmeclients.com

The nicest pen I have ever bothered to own is the Parker Jotter Stainless Steel (1953170). Real nice feel to it, sturdy and the gel ink refills write really smooth. Also not too expensive so if it gets lost not a huge deal.

Get an eMMC module ($10) for the Pi or buy something similar with one built-in. Much faster and more reliable.

I’d say it was the fan that solved the overheating problem, not the zip ties.

but then those “undesirsbles” can be directed to help.

You think the reason they are undesirable is because they need help? They WANT to be undesirable. They reject society and choose to make bad decisions. You can’t help people like that.

Induced demand is a myth. https://www.cato.org/blog/debunking-induced-demand-myth

Adding more lanes does improve throughput even if congestion is still a problem.