jackson's recent activity
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Comment on Texas sues Allstate Insurance over its collection of driver data in ~transport
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Comment on Republicans introduce constitutional amendment to impose term limits in ~society
jackson Link ParentMaybe there would. But I see politicians get away with terrible policy often enough that I'm not sure it's a certainty.Maybe there would. But I see politicians get away with terrible policy often enough that I'm not sure it's a certainty.
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Comment on Republicans introduce constitutional amendment to impose term limits in ~society
jackson Link ParentThe problem I see here isn’t ageism, but rather that it further incentivizes politicians to increase the retirement age for their constituents. At least, that’s a problem if it’s pinned to the...The problem I see here isn’t ageism, but rather that it further incentivizes politicians to increase the retirement age for their constituents.
At least, that’s a problem if it’s pinned to the social security retirement age. If congress has its own retirement age I could see it working but they could always raise it without making much of a stir.
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Comment on Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia in ~tech
jackson Link ParentAt least for me, it took months to be able to successfully click on a twitter link i’ve been sent and be able to consistently read the tweet. For a while, I’d just get thrown into an endless...Arguably, it has worked surprisingly well.
At least for me, it took months to be able to successfully click on a twitter link i’ve been sent and be able to consistently read the tweet. For a while, I’d just get thrown into an endless loading loop whether I was signed out or not.
I don’t know what the experience is like for actual “twitter users” though since I deleted my main account shortly into its decline.
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Comment on Pornhub is now blocked in almost all of the US South in ~tech
jackson Link ParentDo you think these laws and restrictions will actually prevent kids from accessing porn?Do you think these laws and restrictions will actually prevent kids from accessing porn?
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Comment on So you want to write Java in Neovim in ~comp
jackson Link ParentFor what it's worth, someone will feel this way about basically any configuration interface. I despise YAML, some hate JSON, others find TOML confusing, and you don't care for Lua :) For basic vim...For what it's worth, someone will feel this way about basically any configuration interface. I despise YAML, some hate JSON, others find TOML confusing, and you don't care for Lua :)
For basic vim settings, I believe you can configure them with the exact same markup as vim in neovim. I am by no means an expert on this though.
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Comment on Making America healthy again - Bernie Sanders in ~society
jackson Link ParentHere are some of the bills he’s sponsored in the current session: Medicare for All - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1655 Raising minimum wage -...Here are some of the bills he’s sponsored in the current session:
Medicare for All - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1655
Raising minimum wage - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2488
Paid sick time - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1664
Paid vacation - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4003
More available here.
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Comment on Sweden is a nearly cashless society – here's how it affects people who are left out in ~finance
jackson Link ParentPretty much the same for me here in the states. Have to use cash for weed though, dispensaries aren’t allowed to accept cards directly so they usually have an ATM inside.Pretty much the same for me here in the states. Have to use cash for weed though, dispensaries aren’t allowed to accept cards directly so they usually have an ATM inside.
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Comment on How do you do, fellow web developers? A growing disconnect. in ~comp
jackson Link ParentAlready there at my job! Though we can dismiss them whenever we like (assuming the required human reviewers don’t want those changes made).I'm looking forward to code review bots that tell me to do something incorrect
Already there at my job! Though we can dismiss them whenever we like (assuming the required human reviewers don’t want those changes made).
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
jackson Link ParentI have personally had bad experiences at the off-brand repair shops, I've had phones returned with missing screws, "ghost touches," yellowed bezels (when some iphones had white bezels). Not worth...I have personally had bad experiences at the off-brand repair shops, I've had phones returned with missing screws, "ghost touches," yellowed bezels (when some iphones had white bezels). Not worth the savings imo.
It may be better now that Apple is being forced to support better repairability, but I would recommend sticking with the "apple authorized" stores since they have to use legit parts.
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
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Comment on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law in ~tech
jackson Link ParentI think the real worst case would be sites enforcing mandatory ID verification for everyone connecting from an Australian IP. Could be circumvented with a VPN though.I think the real worst case would be sites enforcing mandatory ID verification for everyone connecting from an Australian IP. Could be circumvented with a VPN though.
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Comment on Bomb threats made against US President-Elect Donald Trump cabinet nominees in ~society
jackson Link ParentI think we’re agreed, but “don’t give them another excuse” is exactly the kind of thing I’m seeing from centrists re: trans rights so I wanted to nip that one right in the bud. That kind of...I think we’re agreed, but “don’t give them another excuse” is exactly the kind of thing I’m seeing from centrists re: trans rights so I wanted to nip that one right in the bud. That kind of thinking is a losing battle.
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Comment on Bomb threats made against US President-Elect Donald Trump cabinet nominees in ~society
jackson Link ParentNo need for justification when you can just make it up (see also: everything the right has said about trans people).No need for justification when you can just make it up (see also: everything the right has said about trans people).
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Comment on Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis in ~finance
jackson Link ParentI don't think 401k can be FDIC insured- it's a security, not a bank account. It may be SIPC insured though (and may even have supplemental insurance on top of that). SIPC won't help you if the...I don't think 401k can be FDIC insured- it's a security, not a bank account. It may be SIPC insured though (and may even have supplemental insurance on top of that). SIPC won't help you if the market crashes, but it is supposed to protect against a failing brokerage.
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Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life
jackson Link ParentCan you share more about how you effectively use genAI? I've tried time and again to use it and without fail it's incorrect to the point of being a waste of my time. In fairness, I can't use...Can you share more about how you effectively use genAI? I've tried time and again to use it and without fail it's incorrect to the point of being a waste of my time. In fairness, I can't use ChatGPT specifically due to corporate policy, but can use other state-of-the-art models.
I think part of my problem is with the code I work on: the context is just too large, with too many internal libraries. But even asking questions about well-known libraries in widely-used languages (the interaction of GSON and Lombok being my latest attempt) has yielded results that are useless at best, and often have made the problem worse.
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Comment on How the heck do you go about moving cross country? in ~life
jackson Link ParentMuch better to 'strike out' in this manner and lose a few hundred bucks than to commit to an apartment that you don't actually like and be out thousands over the course of a year in my opinion....but then I worry about 'striking out' per se and being out more than a few hundred bucks
Much better to 'strike out' in this manner and lose a few hundred bucks than to commit to an apartment that you don't actually like and be out thousands over the course of a year in my opinion. Even if you don't find a particular building you like, you'll get a feel for some neighborhoods, some of the landlords in town (the majority of apartments these days are owned by corporate landlords; if you visit one of their buildings and it's obviously not cared for well, the others are probably not worth your time either), and the city as a whole.
I imagine you'll have a little trouble applying to apartments over your lack of employment. Depending on their policies, showing you have at least 6 months' rent in a bank account may be enough, but definitely ask before applying so you're not wasting time money on applications. Some cities require that their screening criteria is publicly available on their website which could also save you some time here.
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Comment on Help with Email & Changing Name Servers/Webhost? in ~comp
jackson LinkYou should be able to cutover with minimal-to-no downtime (email is generally pretty smart; if the domain is unavailable, remote clients will retry a couple times before giving up). MX records are...You should be able to cutover with minimal-to-no downtime (email is generally pretty smart; if the domain is unavailable, remote clients will retry a couple times before giving up). MX records are especially important here as they tell email servers where emails should go (TXT are also important as some of these are used to verify you are who you say you are when sending emails). Assuming you copy everything from the old DNS manager to the new one exactly, there should be no need to reconfigure anything on Google Workspace.
Once you have all the DNS records copied over from Wordpress to BlueHost, updating the nameservers to point at BlueHost should keep everything working consistently. Do double-check your configuration after updating the nameservers (then again after a few hours, it can take time to propagate across the internet).
This tool from Google Admin Toolbox is very useful for checking DNS configurations, it's essentially a web version of the
digcommand-line tool. If you put the domain in there, you should be able to validate that the MX records match what you expect, then check the NS records to make sure they point at BlueHost. If the NS records still point at Wordpress that probably just means it's still propagating and you should check back later.In the future, I'd suggest using a third-party service to manage your domains like Dynadot, Porkbun, or Cloudflare (no special love for any of the three, but I've used them all before. They all offer the same basic set of features). IMO it's just a good way to hedge your bets in case you want to quickly change from a bad webhost.
fwiw my State Farm agent told me the discount was almost entirely based on miles driven and that I could uninstall the app and still get the 10% discount (which I did). I only used them for a year before selling my car, but they never kicked me off.