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- Comment on Why does good faith matter ? 1 hour ago:
Those that argue in bad faith usually abandon consistency in the process. Because they don’t believe in the argument they are presenting, as soon as they are proven wrong they simply pivot to a new, and likely, contradictory argument. This often occurs because their real reason for their desired outcome is abhorrent (and they are aware of that) but they argue a different reason that would have the same outcome. This is prime red meat for racists and misogynists, as an example.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 12 hours ago:
Not in their top tier which is more expensive
Is it only their top tier (4k+more simultaneous streams) now? Last time I was subscribed it was only the lowest tier had ads. Middle tier was ad free.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 12 hours ago:
Remember popping in a CD?
It could hold up to like 15 songs!
And remember paying $20 in 1996 for that 15 song CD, and remember your heartbreak when you listen through for the first time and find out there was only the one song you knew that you really liked and maybe two others that were just okay?
Dark days indeed.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 12 hours ago:
Me either, but I would have wanted a Fast Load cartridge instead, but we couldn’t afford that either.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 12 hours ago:
Well we went full circle. YouTube and Netflix killed the tv because they were young rebels that challenged status quo and had no ads, and ads on tv went very long. Now YouTube, Netflix and all others just went to shit because of annoying and long ads, or paying extra to skip ads, gathering of usage data, spying on users, selling data, censoring, and building huge monopolies.
I don’t think your gripe is with Netflix on this. The reason they were able to offer mountains of commercial free content was because content owners didn’t think “streaming licensing rights” were worth very much, so they sold them very cheaply. When content owners saw their DVD sales dry up and the started looking where their audiences went, and found them subscribing to Netflix. So when the content licensing contract renewals came up, the content owners jacked up the prices to high heaven. Netflix had the choice to either drop content or raise prices. They did a chunk of both, then again at the next renew, and again, etc.
Scripted content is generally expensive. The alternative is the dirt-cheap-to-produce “reality TV”. If you wonder why you’re seeing so much more “reality tv” this is why.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 12 hours ago:
I’m not sure about that. With streaming prices soaring, public libraries offering DVD and Blu-ray discs are gaining popularity with families looking to tighten their financial belts.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Nice try! Its probably $5 right now as a trial price that renews at a $100 cost next month and onward. No deal!
- Comment on What's the best way to respond to a family member who says the COVID vaccines are being used to depopulate? 5 days ago:
- Comment on What's the best way to respond to a family member who says the COVID vaccines are being used to depopulate? 5 days ago:
This is an easy one:
Ask them to point to the depopulation occurring.
On the graph the fuzzy dot is on June 2021 which was around the time that vaccines were in full availability. According to their logic we should see a decline occurring from the “depopulation” occurring from COVID vaccines. Where is that decline?
- Comment on Eve Online developers CCP are being sold off, according to reports 5 days ago:
CCP Games Inc made the following statement regarding today’s announcements: “Interested parties should contact CCP Legal and provide offer details as well as proof of financing in the form of account statements in PLEX or ISK equal or greater to the stated offer. No lowballs. I know what I got.” /s
- Comment on Encrypting without full disk encryption question 1 week ago:
assuming I’m worried about a smash and grab
For your specific use case, how about this:
Get a cheap USB thumb drive and a long USB cable. Put your disk unlock password on that thumb drive, and semi-permanently affix the USB drive to your building. You said you’re in a basement. Put it on top of a rafter with a metal fitting that would keep the drive from being taken without removing the screws. Run the long USB cable from the thumb driving in your rafter to the USB port on the machine. Alter your startup script to mount the thumb drive read the password from the thumb drive to unlock your main disk. Don’t forget to immediately unmount the thumbdrive in the OS after the disk is unlocked for extra safety.
If someone is doing a smash and grab, they’ll unplug all the cables (including this USB cable going to the thumb drive) and take your machine leaving the disk encryption password behind on the USB thumb drive.
- Comment on Being a moderator does not make your opinion better than anybody else's. 1 week ago:
Well, your own banned comment said you admit you feel “a bit” racist, so I know you are not asking me to present an argument that you’re racist.
Are you… asking me to present an argument that racism is wrong?
- Comment on Being a moderator does not make your opinion better than anybody else's. 1 week ago:
The moderator’s opinion is better if the mod is deleting your racist comments.
:::spoiler OP’s racist comment from the modlog, if you must read it: Image :::
- Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26] 1 week ago:
If it makes you feel better, I was shocked (pun intended) to learn this too, and I live here.
- Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26] 1 week ago:
Are they somehow more expensive in the US? 40A 230V rated ones cost something like 30-50 € around here which doesn’t feel that expensive to me.
In my suggested hardwired 240V 20A EV charger the total parts cost is just the regular breaker on the left at about $18.
The suggested solution you had of putting an outlet in would have parts cost of $119 + the cost of the GFCI breaker, the outlet and the receptacle cover. So that solution is 660% more expensive.
- Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26] 1 week ago:
Hell, depending on local codes, you might get away with slapping in a nema 6-20 receptacle to make it even easier…
If you do a receptacle, you’ve got to then do a GFCI. Check out the price difference between a GFCI breaker and one that isn’t. If you hardware the EVSE, you don’t need GFCI because GFCI is built into nearly all EVSE. If we’re doing this exercise to keep low costs, adding GFCI outside of the EVSE jacks up the price.
- Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26] 1 week ago:
#1 is a terrible idea if you ever need to hire an electrician in the future, plan on selling your house, etc. The National Electric Code prohibits using white, green, or grey wire for a hot/load connection. The 120V cable will contain a black wire for the hot connection, white for neutral, and green for ground. To properly convert it to 240V you would need a cable that consists of black & red wires for the two 120V legs.
I’ll be the first to admit I’m no certified Sparky, but wire relabeling is used in a number of situations fully in accordance with NEC. My understanding is that some of this is in NEC 200.7. It requires relabeling both ends, but I don’t think there’s any code violation with it. If what you’re saying was true, wouldn’t that mean any -2 NM (Romex) would be code incompatible with 240v loads? I don’t think that’s true.
- Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26] 1 week ago:
Good video. Accurate information.
Two notes:
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For North American homes: I agree with the overlooked value of a downrated circuit for EV charging, but I don’t think he talked about a possibly better option for downrating: Using an existing 120v circuit (at whatever current rating) already wired in the garage . Remove the outlet, install EVSE (charger), and swap the breaker for a 240v one (at a current rating matching the original. So if you have a 120v 15A circuit (white romex) you can use the exact same wire for a 240v at 15A. If you have a 20A (yellow romex) you would end up with a 240v 20A. You get more than double the speed of charging with zero new wires added, only changing the breaker and removing the old outlets. Note: If you have multiple outlets in your garage all fed from this same circuit, this would mean all of your outlets in the garage are now 240v and not usable for regular 120v items.
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He didn’t like Smart chargers. Thats a valid opinion, but smart chargers can do some nice things that I like. Some will also talk to each other if you have two chargers, such as if you have two EVs. They can be configured to share the same wire to the breaker box, so you can plug both cars in at night, one car will charge, then when that is complete, the other will charge automatically without having to unplug one car and then plug in the other. It will charge the least charged car first ensuring the best balance of charge to both cars assuming both cars can’t be charged to full in one night. If you have solar panels, some smart chargers can talk to the solar system and be instructed to only charge when there is excess power that would otherwise go to waste. It can do this automatically so if clouds go overhead and not enough juice is available from the sun, the charging stops. As soon as the clouds clear and there is an excess again, charging resumes automatically. For outdoor charging, you can also configure most Smart chargers to only charge you authorized cars. So you don’t need to worry about someone rolling into your driveway when you’re not home (or a bad neighbor) and running up your electricity bill.
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- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
PC = General Purpose
Mobile devices = Purpose built - Comment on Worst spy ever 1 week ago:
Literally watched the man’s will to live leave his body when I started taking about d&d.
He’s probably old school and plays or 3rd edition rules. He just couldn’t stand hearing you blaspheme his game.
- Comment on You have my consent to kill me 1 week ago:
I have no interest in interacting with the “Phobiafinder 5000”. 😀
- Comment on You have my consent to kill me 1 week ago:
I like the concept of Eldritch horror that it is so fearful and alien that its impossible to describe in terms that could make you feel it. The most that words could do would give a view of the shadow of it instead of the horror itself. To finally understand the horror requires surrendering your sanity. If nothing else its a great literary tool.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
There are going to be lots of things ahead of you in life that are going to be difficult, uncomfortable, and yes even sometimes dangerous. A number of these things will not be optional. Life will just do them to you, and you’ll have to deal with the fallout. Its an important life skill to be able to navigate these type of situations, and also know how to build yourself back up when they happen. You will need this going forward. Also, as you master difficult things, your skills become better at identifying risks, and building mitigation strategies.
Example:
I had a pretty bad car accident due to failing to yield the right of way (I struggle with multitasking)
Knowing this, you can and should change your driving environment. What were these other distractions?
- Radio? New rule, you simply don’t listen to anything while driving
- Talking with your passenger? (you mentioned your boyfriend so I assume he was there) New rule, no talking while you’re driving. If your passenger doesn’t like that, then they can drive and talk to you when you’re the passenger
- Phone? New rule, phone goes on DND when you’re driving.
As you get more confident you could remove some of these rules. Further, you can improve how you prioritize while driving. My wife and I follow the login that airplane pilots do and it helps:
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
“‘Aviate, Navigate, Communicate’ is a phrase widely taught to aircraft pilots, to remind them of priorities during an emergency. The first priority is to keep the aircraft flying, avoiding undesired aircraft states and controlled flight into terrain. Next the pilot should verify their location and navigate towards a suitable destination. Communication with air traffic control, while important, is a lower priority”
If I’m overloaded with stimulus while driving with my wife and trying to negotiate traffic I just need to say “Aviating” and she knows that means to stop talking/distracting because I’m close to my limit. If I’m in an unfamiliar place reading street signs while driving and say “Navigating” she understands that, and many times can just tell me “don’t turn left here, but take the next left”. I do the same for her. Once the needed extra attention has passed, the driver can communicate that and say “okay where were we?”.
So to answer your question, should you give up entirely? I would recommend not giving up yet. Get back in and learn what you need to change about yourself/your environment and develop the strategies to master it. If after that you can drive without fear, and simply don’t like it and prefer other modes of transportation, sure, stop driving entirely.
This is one difficult thing life has handed to you that can opt out of, but if you do now, you’ll lose the education on how to navigate the next one that isn’t optional which will make it that much hard.
- Comment on Were people happier in the past? 1 week ago:
It seems like the forbidden fruit of knowledge is giving us problems instead of only solving them.
Assuming you’re not homeless right now and located in most of the western world, consider the absolute luxury you have of having a solid roof over your head right now, a climate controlled room to your preferred temperature, some amount of long life shelf stable food in your kitchen, light, an infinite amount of clean drinking water on tap 24/7, a bed not made of agricultural products that were still growing outside in the last 3 months, the ability to read and write from a young age, vaccines against diseases that used to wipe out entire families, and healthcare (while expensive) can save your life from extremely critical injuries and maladies.
The most powerful kings of ages prior would trade everything to have what you have right now.
- Comment on Hello there 1 week ago:
Happy cake day! No, no. Don’t stand up.
- Comment on White picket rents: Tenants are flooding the suburbs where they can't afford to buy 1 week ago:
I would just call it a house or a home.
That’s not nearly descriptive enough. At the description a “house” Is it a small 2 bedroom 800sq ft bungalow or is it a giant 6000sq ft sprawling estate? With “starter home” the audience could tell exactly that I meant the small place.
The implication for starter home to me is this is just until I get rich.
That’s not the “start” the “starter home” is referring to historically. It means “starting to live on your own” and “having to house just yourself”. For most, it means two people, and maybe a very young child. As you age, your family living space can change. This could mean from having more kids to housing your elderly parents.
Maybe I’m alone in thinking that way but I don’t care for people discussing their wealth publicly when so many have nothing.
You’re welcome to your own opinion, but I think its too far to try to make discussing owning a home to be a taboo subject.
Yes, I’m lucky enough that I could afford a home at that cost, with a mortgage of course. But I’m not getting much work right now (freelance contractor) and it could end up being a bad decision. So we stay in our $750 per month rented house for now.
Certainly with a mortgage. I still consider that "affording a house. Those houses at $150k, and many cheaper are available right now for ownership in LCOL cities and towns, which is where mine was when I bought it decades ago.
- Comment on White picket rents: Tenants are flooding the suburbs where they can't afford to buy 1 week ago:
I really hate the term “starter home”.
When I bought it decades ago, it was far from bougie. However, those two works as a name communicated exactly what kind of house it was for the purposes of explaining the situation. What two word name do you believe would be more appropriate without being too verbose?
Most of us will never own a home of any size so it comes off bougie.
Would you be able to afford a $150k home?
- Comment on White picket rents: Tenants are flooding the suburbs where they can't afford to buy 1 week ago:
In the early 2000s I bought an older small starter home in a LCOL city right next to an affluent suburb. Over the next 15 year I watched as my owner-neighbors moved out as many of the homes became rentals. I grew to know my new rental neighbors and asked if they rented because they only wanted to live temporarily in the city or other reasons. All of them cited that buying the homes they were renting were out of reach for them financially. I moved out of that home and sold it a few years ago. The couple that bought it were living with their parents and said they were looking to start a life together in a home of their own. Keep in mind they were the highest offer, so their story didn’t sway me either way, but it was nice to know that my home wouldn’t become yet another rental.
Thirty days post closing, the property deed changed information showed their names as owners removed and then showed an LLC as owner. My old starter home is a rental property now…like so many others in the neighborhood.
- Comment on Hello there 1 week ago:
Let me hear from my Orthostatic hyptensives in the back!
- Comment on Dogs 1 week ago:
Hey, at least they’re cooked. Uncooked food is a risk. You should never go raw dog.
