RvTV95XBeo

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Lemmy, is there a treasured piece of content that you stop yourself from going back to "too often" so as to not dilute it?

I do this for a few things, movies in particular. For me most recently, I’m planning on watching Bo Burnham’s Inside this weekend, for the first time since I watched it shortly post-release. I wasn’t really intending to wait checks watch nearly 3 years on that one, but I definitely felt it needed some space before a...

RvTV95XBeo,

Moody teen saves the world with his oversized sword-gun.

Full disclosure, this one is big on the nostalgia for me as well.

RvTV95XBeo,

Investing tip #1: don’t take advise from strangers on the Internet

Investing tip #2: get a zero commission trading app, like Fidelity or TD Ameritrade, and just squirrel away a bit of each paycheck/monthly/whatever into a low expense ratio, broad market ETF, like VOO (etfdb.com/etf/VOO/-ticker-profile)

Start slow, but contribute regularly. Keep enough cash in the bank for emergencies, and don’t bother even thinking about trying to “time the market” - just set it and forget it.

RvTV95XBeo,

Criteria for that one: low expense ratio, so you aren’t losing (much) money to the fund manager, large market cap, so you are less succeptible to shock, and the ETF probably isn’t going anywhere, and as a S&P 500 ETF, it holds stocks from all 500 businesses in the S&P 500 (weighted by the respective market cap of said businesses), so it’s not tied to any single sector, making it more resilient for long-term investment.

RvTV95XBeo,

I am not an A.I :)

That’s exactly what a rogue AI would say when its cover gets blown.

RvTV95XBeo,

You don’t have to share your number to get spam messages - I get weekly spam texts for “Susan” (not my name), which I never interact with but have been coming from random numbers for years.

Once your # is on a list, whether you put it there or not, it never leaves.

I’m the only one who has ever had this phone no., but if I were to swap now, 99% chance I’d get a reused number, which would probably come already loaded on a million different spam lists. There’s no winning.

RvTV95XBeo,

There are ads in Gmail?

I guess I’ve been using ad blockers for far too long…

RvTV95XBeo,

If you’re seeing ads, install an ad blocker. I haven’t seen a Gmail ad in well over a decade.

RvTV95XBeo,

Ice cream snob here, I can make better stuff at home than at any grocery store, but I can’t top a good gelateria if you’re lucky enough to have one nearby. If I didn’t have access to a good local spot I’d still make it.

RvTV95XBeo,

The developer has not yet fully complied - the repo is still up, they have legal insurance and are in discussion with lawyers, and they have responded requesting clarification on the specifics of their alleged “violation”.

In the mean time, I think many people have reached out to Haier to express their displeasure. On an unrelated note, the original menacing letter came from cybergovernance@haier-europe.com in case anyone was curious.

RvTV95XBeo,

Bit of a tangent, but I hear Haier’s legal department can be reached at cybergovernance@haier-europe.com, if anyone has any questions about the legal grounds they’re claiming, I’m sure they’d be happy to elaborate - they clearly have plenty of free time on their hands.

RvTV95XBeo,

There may be challenge coins out there that relate to your favorite causes or hobbies that could be fun to slot in, just do a search for “<> challenge coin” and see if anything tickles your fancy

RvTV95XBeo,

Their follow-up:

I have written to Haier to try to get some clarification and perhaps an agreement. I hope Haier will listen to us now that so many people are supporting us. Thank you all!

Dear Haier team,

you have probably noticed that my announcement to delete the plugin has met with a lot of displeasure from the community. There are a number of people who bought your appliances not only because of the good price/performance ratio, but also because they can be integrated into home assistant.

I think it would be helpful to the discussion if you could explain the following questions:


<span style="color:#323232;">   Please provide details of WHICH clauses of terms of service does this project violate?
</span><span style="color:#323232;">   What is an unauthorized manner?  
</span><span style="color:#323232;">   What significant economic harm is being faced by the company? (in terms of dollar figures)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">   When did these projects violate your intellectual property?
</span>

I’m sorry if some people have gone over the top, but this doesn’t have to escalate and there doesn’t have to be a bad reputation for your brand in the open source community.

Can we find a common solution here? Can I do something to make the plugins use the API more economically? Should we reduce the polling? I would like to release a new version that uses the API in a way that does not harm your business. You can also consider an official home assistant integration, the home assistant guys would like to get in touch with you for that. This would be a great competitive advantage within the smart home community.

I hope to get an answer and until then I’ll leave the repos online.

Andre

RvTV95XBeo,

An F&P induction range was on our short list for an upcoming replacement to our aging gas range. It is now off the short list. Not sure how many API calls a $8000 range would have paid for, but I’m sure they’ll be happy to know my HA server won’t be pinging them any time soon.

What search engine do you recommend that isn't Google or Bing?

I’m still trying to de-Google my life, little by little. I don’t trust Bing for similar reasons. DDG is feeling shady of late. What’s the search engine you all recommend that I can inject into my daily life? Is there perhaps a search engine that is focused on code, or have we just all moved on to AI for searching?...

RvTV95XBeo,

$10/mo, not hour, god that would be an insane search bill

Ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million computers to the landfill. Why not install Linux on them? (gadgettendency.com)

With support ending for Windows 10, the most popular desktop operating system in the world currently, possibly 240 million pcs may be sent to the landfill. This is mostly due to Windows 11’s exorbitant requirements. This will most likely result in many pcs being immediately outdated, and prone to viruses. GNU/Linux may be...

RvTV95XBeo,

All of whom have processes software and employees who are not prepared to swap to Linux

RvTV95XBeo,

There is a third option for you - as others have suggested, you can use a tool like Handbrake to extract the content from your DVDs, but from there, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can acquire a higher quality release from… Somewhere else… Get it in .mkv format, and you can use a tool like MKVToolNix to extract the audio from your DVD copy and “mux” it onto your HD copy.

MKV files are great because they are really just containers (like a fancy .zip), keeping the audio and video independent, allowing you to easily swap one out for the other.

The only downside is you may have to edit the audio slightly to sync up with your video

RvTV95XBeo,

It can be paid directly by you, or it can be held “in escrow” and paid by your lender. Ultimately it doesn’t make a difference financially, but it does mean logistically you either are paying one bill vs 3+.

It also comes at the risk that your lender fucking up could result in, best case scenario, a paperwork nightmare and maybe a small fee with your insurance/county/whatever, worst case scenario, the cancellation of a policy you may or may not be able to get back into easily.

Is there an artist so horrible that no matter how hard you try that you cannot separate their art from them?

Similar to the recent question about artists where you can successfully separate them from their art. Are there any artists who did something so horrible, so despicable, that it has instantly invalidated all art that they have had any part in?

RvTV95XBeo,

That guy is literally Hitler.

RvTV95XBeo,

L e a r n h o w f l a t p a k i s a s e c u r i t y a n t i - p a t t e r n .

/s

RvTV95XBeo,

A 1000W computer will make exactly as much heat as a 1000W heater.

All space heaters should be coin miners (or some other borderline useless energy wasting tech, like AI training). Change my mind.

RvTV95XBeo,

It’s actually Linux and Linux’s Monster, but most people get the monster’s name wrong.

RvTV95XBeo,

Socially acceptable, healthy, and private, win win win

RvTV95XBeo,

Follow-up question, does paying for Facebook do anything about tracking & ads run by Meta outside of their ecosystem?

RvTV95XBeo,

Got a steam mop - just use plain water, will never go back. If there’s a particularly dirty spot I may hit it with a little dish soap and a scrub brush, but otherwise it’s 99% steam cleaning.

RvTV95XBeo,

Vinegar is a pretty good all purpose cleaner but I’d also flag that it’s a pretty strong acid, which over time can cause issues for most natural surfaces (wood, stone, etc.).

It’ll take time to notice but you’ll wind up having to put in extra work to maintain good surface finishes.

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