dangeresque's recent activity
-
Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
-
Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
dangeresque Link ParentFYI, in fish, ALT+S will stick sudo in front of whatever you have typed into the prompt. At an empty prompt, it'll stick sudo in front of the previous command. It doesn't help much if you need to...FYI, in fish, ALT+S will stick
sudoin front of whatever you have typed into the prompt. At an empty prompt, it'll sticksudoin front of the previous command. It doesn't help much if you need to use flags/options for sudo, but in most cases it's great. -
Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
dangeresque Link ParentI've used btrfs for years. My only pain point is that you start running into trouble when a volume is getting full, and it's not always apparent that that's the case. Snapshots, as amazing as they...I've used btrfs for years. My only pain point is that you start running into trouble when a volume is getting full, and it's not always apparent that that's the case. Snapshots, as amazing as they are, make it very difficult to purge old data. So a couple times a year I find my laptop acting up in really weird ways, realize my drive is full, delete a bunch of large files I don't need to save locally, and then have to basically delete all my snapshots as well.
Still worth it tho.
timeshift-autosnapwithgrub-btrfsis amazing (on arch btw). If a system upgrade somehow goes poorly, you can just boot directly into the most recent snapshot. -
Comment on "Visa" gift cards - What should I be looking at? in ~finance
dangeresque Link ParentThat's correct. They will authorize the transaction no matter what name or address is sent to them. There's not much sense from a security standpoint in verifying those anyway since each card...Which sounds like you can use any name or address/zip code for these
That's correct. They will authorize the transaction no matter what name or address is sent to them. There's not much sense from a security standpoint in verifying those anyway since each card number is unique and locked to the first merchant that uses them.
However, a merchant/processor's fraud detection mechanisms might be a little more picky. Sometimes they validate that an address actually exists before trying to process the transaction, so you have to go find a house on a map. One merchant, I could not get it to process without giving it my real name and address... I have no idea how they knew.
-
Comment on Unfuck Google Drive (It's Gemini garbage, of course) in ~comp
dangeresque Link ParentIt can be if you want, or not. That setting is configurable in the admin panel :)figured it was another "Need to be a member" thing
It can be if you want, or not. That setting is configurable in the admin panel :)
-
Comment on Financial collapse? in ~finance
dangeresque Link ParentI don't quite understand all the advice to be frugal and pay down debts. However slim the odds might be, people outside of the prepper community are rationally discussing the potential for a US...I don't quite understand all the advice to be frugal and pay down debts. However slim the odds might be, people outside of the prepper community are rationally discussing the potential for a US financial collapse. If that happens, all that money you're saving isn't going to be worth anything. You need to spend that money today on tangible goods that will always have value. You need to rack up your debts, buy all that stuff on a credit card, and overextend. In a hyperinflationary scenario, where today's $100 is worth next week's $20, that means today's $50,000 in credit card debt will be worth $10,000 next week, which will be worth $2,000 the week after, etc.
I'm not saying that's a good idea, but it is something I've been pondering for a few months, and honestly kind of regretting making a big push to pay off credit card debt last year. It's kind of a way to short the economy. If you're right, you acquired a bunch of free stuff to use in the post-money apocalypse. If you're wrong, you're buried in debt for life lol. And just like the stock market, the big players will always beat you.
-
Comment on Luigi Mangione wants death penalty count tossed in US CEO murder case in ~news
dangeresque Link ParentAlso his cousin is a MAGA Republican representing Baltimore County in the MD House of Delegates. Their grandfather owned a radio station and country clubs. Moderate money family for sure.Also his cousin is a MAGA Republican representing Baltimore County in the MD House of Delegates. Their grandfather owned a radio station and country clubs. Moderate money family for sure.
-
Comment on Phishing tests, the bane of work life, are getting meaner in ~tech
dangeresque Link ParentThat'd be fine and dandy if the organization set out to engage with the user to understand what happened and learn how to improve things together. But if the user just gets an automated notice...That'd be fine and dandy if the organization set out to engage with the user to understand what happened and learn how to improve things together. But if the user just gets an automated notice that they failed an exercise and now have 5 days to complete some generic remedial training course that lectures them on the dangers of phishing as though they're the only problem here, then what actual use would such a metric serve other than to strike fear in your client to assure your renewed contract lol
-
Comment on Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America' for US users in ~tech
dangeresque LinkThis is such a petty distraction. Donald Trump doesn't care about this. None of the oligarchs he's partnered with care about this. This is some pseudopatriotic bullshit that he could excite his...This is such a petty distraction. Donald Trump doesn't care about this. None of the oligarchs he's partnered with care about this. This is some pseudopatriotic bullshit that he could excite his voters about, and perhaps even more importantly, a way to get The Libs riled up. It's a distraction for the public and it's a distraction for journalists. Every minute we spend writing about, reading about, and arguing with each other about the Gulf of America is a minute we spend ignoring the Trump administration's illegal impoundment of Congressionally-approved funds, illegal dismantling of Congressionally-approved federal agencies, and illegal circumvention of lawful court orders.
-
Comment on Phishing tests, the bane of work life, are getting meaner in ~tech
dangeresque Link ParentAlong similar lines, I failed a phishing test because I tapped and held a link specifically for the purpose of checking the URL, and it so happens that the default behavior in Outlook for iOS is...There was another test that checked if an image preview was loaded from the server, and was considered a failure if it did load. The problem, though, is that the server was whitelisted on the default Outlook rules for the company and most people using company defaults failed by virtue of having their email client open regardless of whether they clicked through.
Along similar lines, I failed a phishing test because I tapped and held a link specifically for the purpose of checking the URL, and it so happens that the default behavior in Outlook for iOS is to download that page and render it in a little preview window. If clicking links is so dangerous, why would Outlook load the page when you're trying to see what the link is? How are users supposed to do the right thing when faced with UX design that is, at best, inconsistent?
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentNIMBYs are a huge problem, yes. It's also the case that there's but a tiny sliver of overlap in renters and who we would describe as a NIMBY. NIMBYs tend to be property owners. So you've proposed...NIMBYs are a huge problem, yes. It's also the case that there's but a tiny sliver of overlap in renters and who we would describe as a NIMBY. NIMBYs tend to be property owners. So you've proposed a boogeyman, but you haven't proposed how renters are supposed to slay that boogeyman. Renters have to do whatever they have the power to do, and there's very little they can do to stop nimbyism. In many cases, nimbies see renters, especially those of low income and status, as the enemy. Renters also are generally working class and don't have the free time to attend city council meetings and other fora which tend to be flooded by the nimby population.
Maybe the fear of tenant unions will finally push the wealthy investor class to use their outsized wealth and influence to push back against NIMBY ideology. Maybe the fear of tenant unions will finally drive landlords to work together with their tenants to drive the social change needed to make life better for both parties.
Or maybe it's too fucking late and landlords, and especially national private equity firms, have burned that bridge and there's no way that tenants will trust them to be in favor of anything that helps them. I know I'm sure leery of the idea.
-
Comment on A Helicopter In My Cable Modem in ~comp
dangeresque Link ParentYeah, I'd highly doubt that there's a fan or any moving parts in there. I also doubt that it has anything to do with any external radio interference. I'd lean more towards there's just a noisy...Yeah, I'd highly doubt that there's a fan or any moving parts in there. I also doubt that it has anything to do with any external radio interference. I'd lean more towards there's just a noisy coil or chip, possibly caused by a failing capacitor or something, or maybe that's just ThE wAy iT iS. Maybe you can try replacing the power supply, but I wouldn't have high hopes for that either. Out of curiosity, I'd see if a few devices pulling heavy downloads through it causes the noise to change any. Maybe play with settings to turn Wi-Fi radios on and off to see if that affects things any.
But I don't think there's likely a good fix even if you're skilled with a soldering iron. There are a couple posts on the Internets talking about noise coming from that model, but nobody with a resolution. Since you bought it secondhand, I'm assuming it's out of warranty. If you can put it in a heavy (but still ventilated) cabinet, that might dampen the noise, but would also dampen the Wi-Fi signal a bit.
-
Comment on A Helicopter In My Cable Modem in ~comp
dangeresque LinkWhat is the make and model?What is the make and model?
-
Comment on A Helicopter In My Cable Modem in ~comp
dangeresque Link ParentYour assessment sounds reasonable, but I can't say I've ever seen a residential cable modem that had a fan or any other moving parts.Your assessment sounds reasonable, but I can't say I've ever seen a residential cable modem that had a fan or any other moving parts.
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentMy frustration is that those more appropriate and better understood interventions have either not been happening or have not been working. There's a reason why tenant unions are starting to become...It seems to me that unions have a number of problems, and that more appropriate and better understood interventions in the form of market forces would be better applied here, with less chance of unintended consequences.
My frustration is that those more appropriate and better understood interventions have either not been happening or have not been working. There's a reason why tenant unions are starting to become a bigger topic, and that's because tenants have been feeling the need to unionize and are starting to realize that such a thing is possible.
Several people in this thread are talking about the potential (because we don't really know) downsides of tenant unions, but aren't really proposing much in the way of alternatives. Nor have I read anybody go so far as to suggest that tenant unions should be barred legislatively. So this thread just feels so frustratingly navel gazey. Okay okay, you think tenant unions will bring forth an apocalypse, but what are you proposing to actually stop that from happening? If a group of renters feel that it's time to bargain with their landlord collectively, then clearly other solutions aren't working for them, and who the hell are we to say that they shouldn't even try it?
I'm a homeowner, personally. I don't own any investment properties, and I don't rent. I suppose landlords going bankrupt would cause a decline in property values and would hurt me, but I'm more interested in a healthy economic situation overall than I am worried about protecting my personal finances. My last apartment happened to be in a lovely property owned and operated by an actually solid investment and management company who was rather great to work with. Most management companies, whether owner/operators or contractors, are not that. I can absolutely understand why many tenants would want to unionize, and I'm very interested in seeing how such arrangements play out over a few years.
Because we simply don't fucking know.
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentIn my mind, an ideal tenant union agreement would include some form of rent control negotiated between the union and landlord, thus government-mandated rent control would not be necessary. Are you...my own response mostly targeted the union through their support of rent control
In my mind, an ideal tenant union agreement would include some form of rent control negotiated between the union and landlord, thus government-mandated rent control would not be necessary. Are you against government-mandated rent control, or are you against any form of restriction of a landlord's ability to raise rental prices?
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentThen why are you resistant to the idea of tenants unions?I'm legitimately open-minded to anything that improves housing and living standards for most people.
Then why are you resistant to the idea of tenants unions?
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentYou write as if those are mutually exclusive. You're still not making a coherent argument against tenant unions.While this post argues a tenant union could help, there's also an argument that landlord power could be effectively curbed through increased competition.
You write as if those are mutually exclusive. You're still not making a coherent argument against tenant unions.
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentYou posted a link to housingwire.com which is disputing this "striking claim" which was somehow "widely circulated" by some noname Medium blog with 779 followers and opens with, essentially,...You posted a link to housingwire.com which is disputing this "striking claim" which was somehow "widely circulated" by some noname Medium blog with 779 followers and opens with, essentially, "Blackstone and Blackrock are two different massive companies you dumdums lol".
Here's a report from the GAO saying that as of 2022, institutional investors (defined as entities who own more than 1000 single-family homes) collectively owned 3% of single-family homes and the largest 5 investors alone owned nearly 2%. They compare that to 2011 where there was no entity which met that definition of institutional investor.
So I didn't state any hard facts, and yet you claimed I'm getting "basic facts wrong" by posting a link to an entity tied to the housing investment industry which appears to themselves be misrepresenting facts in service to an agenda.
And this isn't even a discussion about single-family homes and real estate investors. It's a discussion about landlords and tenant unions. What you posted has nothing to do with tenant unions, so I'm not even sure what your point is.
-
Comment on Tenant unions are coming. US landlords aren't ready. in ~life
dangeresque Link ParentThat's an excellent question, and something that landlords really ought to start considering when they decide whether to keep screwing their tenants over petty bullshit.What incentive would there ever be to keep a landlord solvent rather than just force them to go bust and form a coop to share the upkeep costs of a property you now defacto own?
That's an excellent question, and something that landlords really ought to start considering when they decide whether to keep screwing their tenants over petty bullshit.
Not only Russian ownership, but also plain dickheaded abuse of AGPL to try and claim "open-source" while prohibiting forks. Essentially, they added terms to their AGPL license mandating that any redistribution retains the OnlyOffice name and logo while also explicitly declining any redistributions the right to use OnlyOffice trademarks. "You must use our trademarks and you are not allowed to use our trademarks." They tried to exercise that stupid trap to block Euro-Office from forking it, but ultimately failed because AGPL says it cannot be restricted in that way.