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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (July 2024) in ~health.mental
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Comment on Movie of the Week #27 - Fargo in ~movies
Anyway6501 LinkI don't have as much to add as the other commenters, but both William H. Macy and Francis McDormand's portrayal of the Minnesotan Germanic/Scandinavian dialect, while used as an unflattering punch...I don't have as much to add as the other commenters, but both William H. Macy and Francis McDormand's portrayal of the Minnesotan Germanic/Scandinavian dialect, while used as an unflattering punch line that aggravates snobby types in Minneapolis, is spot on. Those of us from the portrayed backwaters of the upper great plains recognize it like an old friend.
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Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech
Anyway6501 Link ParentThere's a song floating around from the early 2000's from a Canadian group; Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie called "Every OS Sucks", and I feel it fits this comment perfectly....There's a song floating around from the early 2000's from a Canadian group; Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie called "Every OS Sucks", and I feel it fits this comment perfectly. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPRvc2UMeMI
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Comment on What home network equipment do you use? in ~comp
Anyway6501 LinkAdd TP-Link Omada to your research list. Their gear has a pretty good parity with UniFi (except for video surveillance) and is less expensive. Warranty support is the same (pulling teeth) but the...Add TP-Link Omada to your research list. Their gear has a pretty good parity with UniFi (except for video surveillance) and is less expensive. Warranty support is the same (pulling teeth) but the only time I had to use it was after a lightning strike which I can't exactly blame on the gear.
I have a 16-port PoE main switch that has spf+ ports for fiber uplinks, 8 of the 16 ports support 10Gb with PoE, supporting 2.5Gb to the 660HD AP. The router is ok, it does vlans and all the stuff a pro-sumer should want; the firewall is barely there but provides VPN. A hardware controller to manage it all, but could be replaced with the free software version.
It's something to consider.
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Comment on What home network equipment do you use? in ~comp
Anyway6501 Link ParentTP-Link Omada fills a bunch of these boxes, minus the video surveillance pretty well. Their router/"firewall" is a bit lacking in the "firewall" category, but the rest is all manageable from one...TP-Link Omada fills a bunch of these boxes, minus the video surveillance pretty well. Their router/"firewall" is a bit lacking in the "firewall" category, but the rest is all manageable from one console (either a dedicated $75 PoE box or software controller). The hardware is less expensive than Ubiquiti in my experience, and the console is so similar to UniFi, I don't know who ripped off whom.
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Comment on Seeking advice to make a trip to Italy better in ~travel
Anyway6501 Link ParentCinque Terre - I will go back there! So incredibly peaceful and beautiful...Cinque Terre - I will go back there! So incredibly peaceful and beautiful...
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Comment on Seeking advice to make a trip to Italy better in ~travel
Anyway6501 Link ParentThe single instance of scammy behavior I saw in Italy this past year was on a narrow street in Florence outside the entrance/exit to a museum (can't remember which one), where a vendor laid out...The single instance of scammy behavior I saw in Italy this past year was on a narrow street in Florence outside the entrance/exit to a museum (can't remember which one), where a vendor laid out his "paintings" (cheap photocopies) on the busy street. People would walk and some would invariably step on his stuff, and he'd get all righteous anger and demand 100 Euros or so. Most told him to piss off.
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Comment on Sync for Lemmy now available on Play Store in ~tech
Anyway6501 Link ParentHaven't tried any apps yet, just Firefox mobile. I'll have to try Sync I suppose.Haven't tried any apps yet, just Firefox mobile. I'll have to try Sync I suppose.
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Comment on Sync for Lemmy now available on Play Store in ~tech
Anyway6501 LinkI haven't been able to find a reason or answer to this anywhere else, so I'll try here- has anyone else dealt with absolutely insane resource utilization on Android with Lemmy? Any instance I try,...I haven't been able to find a reason or answer to this anywhere else, so I'll try here- has anyone else dealt with absolutely insane resource utilization on Android with Lemmy? Any instance I try, the phone gets hot, data use skyrockets, and I can watch the battery discharge like a stopwatch. Within a couple of minutes, the browser will lock up and I'll have to smother the device with a pillow (power cycle) to get it to respond again. Any ideas?
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Comment on Why the floppy disk just won't die in ~tech
Anyway6501 Link ParentDell USB external 3.5" floppy drive on a dell box. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.Dell USB external 3.5" floppy drive on a dell box. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
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Comment on The manufacturing backlash: No factory in my backyard in ~life
Anyway6501 Link ParentWe're experiencing the same thing as the article in my area. This is a staunchly conservative (red) area, mostly MAGA folks yelling the loudest, and I find their concerns about the environment a...We're experiencing the same thing as the article in my area. This is a staunchly conservative (red) area, mostly MAGA folks yelling the loudest, and I find their concerns about the environment a little too convenient. It doesn't pass the smell test to me.
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Comment on Why the floppy disk just won't die in ~tech
Anyway6501 Link ParentI still have a 3.5" that has all my old university work on it (backed up to a few different locations, not floppy) that I plug into an external drive every year or so to see if it can still be...I still have a 3.5" that has all my old university work on it (backed up to a few different locations, not floppy) that I plug into an external drive every year or so to see if it can still be read. Last month it still worked on Win11. It started life on Win3.1!
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Comment on What's your retirement plan? in ~finance
Anyway6501 LinkYounger spouse (that is making more than I am currently) + work 'til I'm dead.Younger spouse (that is making more than I am currently) + work 'til I'm dead.
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Comment on What is your etiquette for starting a video call? in ~tech
Anyway6501 LinkHonestly? Generally, it's still: "can you hear me?" "I can't hear you". Video conferencing still sucks. Every external partner using boutique vc apps with outrageous port exception requirements...Honestly? Generally, it's still: "can you hear me?" "I can't hear you".
Video conferencing still sucks. Every external partner using boutique vc apps with outrageous port exception requirements doesn't help.
I'm in a pretty bad place. The supreme court decisions, the media's complacency in allowing a fascist takeover of our democracy, the simple fact of the matter that a full third of our own countrymen are ok with this and another third are undecided or ambivalent has me in a downward spiral of depressive, fatalistic thought. I'm terrified for very close family members that would be "othered" in an instant in a fascist theocratic regime. I'm terrified for my newborn daughter - what Handmaid's Tale hell hole did we doom her into?
I see a counselor once a week, but their guidance is to the effect of: "it's nothing you can control, so just don't worry about it." Or: "I'm not as 'political', but I'm sure it won't be as bad as people think."
I'm terrified and it's consuming my thoughts pretty much around the clock.