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  2. Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society

  3. Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech

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    saveitforparts has been putting out some pretty niche radio videos, if you are tech inclined you might like that channel.

    saveitforparts has been putting out some pretty niche radio videos, if you are tech inclined you might like that channel.

    8 votes

  4. Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society

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    Title is from AP. Graphic video link.

    Title is from AP. Graphic video link.

    26 votes

  6. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Broadly, take a look at the flake configs scattered across github. For secret management, nix-sops is probably the way to go.

    Broadly, take a look at the flake configs scattered across github. For secret management, nix-sops is probably the way to go.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society

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    Title is copied from what AP has published at time of posting. Warning, graphic link to the video: https://x.com/bnonews/status/2008966410039644438

    Title is copied from what AP has published at time of posting.

    Warning, graphic link to the video: https://x.com/bnonews/status/2008966410039644438

    19 votes

  9. Comment on Moving out soon. Think out loud with me regarding saving money vs. quality of life. in ~life

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    Control over the ratio, mostly.

    Control over the ratio, mostly.

  10. Comment on Moving out soon. Think out loud with me regarding saving money vs. quality of life. in ~life

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    Good advice, but picking three index funds at random is not a great idea. Since Vanguard was mentioned elsewhere and they are a pretty decent company, my recommendation is something like 40% VOO,...

    Good advice, but picking three index funds at random is not a great idea. Since Vanguard was mentioned elsewhere and they are a pretty decent company, my recommendation is something like 40% VOO, 20% VXF, and 40% VXUS. Maybe even less VOO with the current distribution of the S&P 500.

  11. Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style

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    Everyone is recommending some pretty sensible options, so I will go in the other direction and recommend oddities. I am a fan of leather footwear, including boots. In particular, the brand that...

    Everyone is recommending some pretty sensible options, so I will go in the other direction and recommend oddities. I am a fan of leather footwear, including boots. In particular, the brand that comes to mind for me would be White's. I haven't actually tried any of their boots myself, but I have heard great things. I can personally recommend Carmina, but I have the luxury of being able to try their various last shapes and sizes prior to ordering a pair.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies

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    You are going to have a hard time with FDM/FFF printing miniatures. If you do go this route, you should consider a toolchanger/idex machine, with one head printing dissolvable supports. You will...

    You are going to have a hard time with FDM/FFF printing miniatures. If you do go this route, you should consider a toolchanger/idex machine, with one head printing dissolvable supports. You will still need an extremely small nozzle size as well, and perhaps should consider filaments with extremely high layer adhesion.

    Additionally, if you want the hardware to be open as well, you should look into Printers For Ants - in particular any that support the madmax toolchanger. This is a massive undertaking, and your printer may become more of a project than your miniatures.

    If you have any Klipper questions feel free to ask me. I’m pretty familiar with the firmware; I made it to the list of contributors displayed on the git repository’s main page earlier this year.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on US Federal Government oversight of K - 12 education moved out of Department of Education to Department of Labor in ~society

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    Ah right, because the pursuit of knowledge is only justified by applying that gained knowledge to labor. I would love to see someone more knowledgeable on this talk about the history of when we...

    If we consider K-12 education as really preparation for adult life, preparation to enter the workforce, nowhere is it better housed than at the Department of Labor…

    Ah right, because the pursuit of knowledge is only justified by applying that gained knowledge to labor.

    I would love to see someone more knowledgeable on this talk about the history of when we decided this premise was moronic. Was it the enlightenment, renaissance, earlier?

    20 votes

  14. Comment on Things to do when you've lost your job in ~talk

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    If you’ve ever wanted to start a business, see if your state offers a self employment assistance program as an alternative or supplement to unemployment. Additionally, if you got a severance you...

    If you’ve ever wanted to start a business, see if your state offers a self employment assistance program as an alternative or supplement to unemployment. Additionally, if you got a severance you may not be eligible for unemployment right away.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage in ~society

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    Ah, missed this one!

    Ah, missed this one!

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage in ~society

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    The SNAP benefit news should definitely be a top level post.

    The SNAP benefit news should definitely be a top level post.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on I could use recommendations for an ultrawide monitor in ~tech

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    This is actually what I chose to do - I have a LG 32GS95UE-B ordered. I went with that due to the pixel layout, hopefully I like the size. Worst case I decide I don’t like it and return it for...

    This is actually what I chose to do - I have a LG 32GS95UE-B ordered. I went with that due to the pixel layout, hopefully I like the size. Worst case I decide I don’t like it and return it for something else.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on I could use recommendations for an ultrawide monitor in ~tech

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    Yeah, the LG model that I was using is an IPS 3440 by 1440 34” with a refresh rate of 144Hz. It was quite decent when I bought it six years ago, and I made the choice to go IPS back then because...

    Yeah, the LG model that I was using is an IPS 3440 by 1440 34” with a refresh rate of 144Hz. It was quite decent when I bought it six years ago, and I made the choice to go IPS back then because burn-in was still an issue to my recollection? My desktop for this is NixOS with X11 and bspwm, which I suspect can be pretty heavily configured (or outright swapped at this point given how old all that is) for the pixel layout. Ideally I need something that is at least equivalent, but OLED has been tempting…

    1 vote

  19. I could use recommendations for an ultrawide monitor

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    I recently had a bad monitor failure after six or so years of normal use. Specifically, my LG 34GK950F-B had an electrical failure that, in a limited sense, caught a ribbon cable inside on fire....

    I recently had a bad monitor failure after six or so years of normal use. Specifically, my LG 34GK950F-B had an electrical failure that, in a limited sense, caught a ribbon cable inside on fire. It is exactly the same failure as shown here, and I add a few images of documentation of my case here.

    Anyhow, I am now in the market for a new ultrawide, and I need one as soon as yesterday since my desktop currently has no display - I have been tunneling into it to do anything. General recommendations would be nice - but a few things specifically:

    • what is the burn in situation like on modern OLED monitors?
    • I would prefer not to spend a massive amount, is that doable while still supporting the following use cases?
      • lots of coding, needs to render text nicely as the top job
      • photo editing, needs to have good color accuracy or be trivial to calibrate such that it does
      • occasional gaming, I don’t game on my desktop much these days, but I don’t want the monitor to feel clunky when I do

    This post is a bit stream-of-conscience, so if any other questions or requirements come to mind I will edit it.

    Edit: I guess as much as I don’t want to spend a ton, I will also end up using this display for at least another five years - I don’t mind spending a little more to account for that.

    19 votes

  20. Comment on Do other people who grew up with an anonymous internet feel a bit hopeless at the moment? in ~society

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    I have been moving towards federated communities with good moderation practices - Matrix can be annoying, but the chats there feel a lot like old IRC.

    I have been moving towards federated communities with good moderation practices - Matrix can be annoying, but the chats there feel a lot like old IRC.

    2 votes