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Comment on How the heck do you go about moving cross country? in ~life
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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.
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Comment on Elections: ultimately, it’s going to be okay in ~society
jackson Link ParentFor real. "Build The Wall" was silly from the start, and mostly came down to a waste of money as I understand it. Also some stricter immigration policy, but that's par for the course for...For real. "Build The Wall" was silly from the start, and mostly came down to a waste of money as I understand it. Also some stricter immigration policy, but that's par for the course for conservatives.
"Mass Deportations Now" scares me in a way that's hard to articulate. There is no humane way to execute that plan, even if not carried out to its fullest extent.
I'll drop this here as well: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/deportations
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Comment on US office Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities delinquency rate spikes to 9.4%, highest since worst months after the financial crisis in ~finance
jackson Link ParentOffice space conversions are quite hard, they just aren't built to be lived in. They typically have a "core" with all the bathrooms, elevators, etc., non-operable windows, and floor-wide HVAC...Office space conversions are quite hard, they just aren't built to be lived in. They typically have a "core" with all the bathrooms, elevators, etc., non-operable windows, and floor-wide HVAC systems (rather than per-unit).
Some more details here: https://business.cornell.edu/hub/2023/07/06/adaptive-reuse-converting-empty-office-space-housing-viable/
Video exploring one such project that's gone poorly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ADuQOXMmA
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Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp
jackson Link ParentDiscord webhooks are great for near-zero effort notifications. One thing to keep in mind is that (depending on configuration) Discord will throttle notifications to your phone to keep it from...Discord webhooks are great for near-zero effort notifications. One thing to keep in mind is that (depending on configuration) Discord will throttle notifications to your phone to keep it from driving you insane. I think that only applies to "all messages in the channel" notifications; @mentions are typically all delivered in my experience.
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Comment on The Electoral College is bad in ~society
jackson Link ParentIt's more of a historic thing: EC votes are assigned based on population, not vote counts. Since enslaved people were counted in population ("the three-fifths compromise") but were unable to vote,...but I find the racism angle a little suspect
It's more of a historic thing: EC votes are assigned based on population, not vote counts. Since enslaved people were counted in population ("the three-fifths compromise") but were unable to vote, slave states had an advantage in elections.
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Comment on Using AI generated code will make you a bad programmer in ~tech
jackson Link ParentWhat makes you think the owners of this efficiency will pass down these benefits to the rest of us? Untold efficiency sounds like a great excuse to fire your workforce and distribute the earnings...If all software is made completely automatically, imagine the efficiency gains you'd get from... Everything. Even if we don't have the same relative status as before, I'm sure you could live comfortably, and probably have decent quality of life improvements.
What makes you think the owners of this efficiency will pass down these benefits to the rest of us? Untold efficiency sounds like a great excuse to fire your workforce and distribute the earnings to a smaller pool of people.
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Comment on Using AI generated code will make you a bad programmer in ~tech
jackson Link ParentI think the big distinction here is that AI prompting is non-deterministic, produces artifacts in a human-readable programming language, and prompts are not saved alongside generated code (at...He sure didn't bitch about better languages as they came out.
I think the big distinction here is that AI prompting is non-deterministic, produces artifacts in a human-readable programming language, and prompts are not saved alongside generated code (at least in the environments I've seen).
This means prompters must be skilled at reading code (and probably writing code – even the boring parts!) to correctly evaluate their generated code. Code reviews (aside from the prompter) will be missing the context of the prompt, which may have included a fundamental misconception of the task's goal, making the code harder to review. Even if the prompt is included, it will produce different output if re-executed using today's models.
If I write a Python script, it will generate the same machine code (at least on the same machine) and is deterministic unless explicitly written to be otherwise. Sure, different environments may produce different results (OS differences, environment variables), but we have tools to work around this (containers, standardized CI environments).
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Comment on Why surgeons are wearing the Apple Vision Pro in operating rooms in ~health
jackson Link ParentFrom the article, they said the hololens displays are not high enough resolution. Hololens was also recently discontinued.From the article, they said the hololens displays are not high enough resolution. Hololens was also recently discontinued.
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Comment on Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more in ~tech
jackson Link Parentby the time you have malicious software MITM’ing FIDO tokens on your computer, i think it’s safe to assume that all of your session cookies, saved passwords, and keystrokes are being captured as wellby the time you have malicious software MITM’ing FIDO tokens on your computer, i think it’s safe to assume that all of your session cookies, saved passwords, and keystrokes are being captured as well
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Comment on Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop in ~health
jackson Link ParentThat's really more what I was getting at with my comment. Yes, it's the society we live in today, but it doesn't have to be the one we live in tomorrow.If we "took the money out of" medical care, then I think the entire ecosystem would look much different and probably be better overall for us as patients. But that's not the society we have today, unfortunately.
That's really more what I was getting at with my comment. Yes, it's the society we live in today, but it doesn't have to be the one we live in tomorrow.
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Comment on Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop in ~health
jackson Link ParentI’m hesitant to agree with this because it further injects insurance companies (and their bottom lines) into decisions that should really be between a patient and their doctor. It’s a shame that...I’m hesitant to agree with this because it further injects insurance companies (and their bottom lines) into decisions that should really be between a patient and their doctor. It’s a shame that the incentives for the system are this way.
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Comment on How's the iPhone experience on Google Fi in late 2024? in ~tech
jackson Link ParentIt’s getting deployed beyond just network-owned MVNOs, mine (on Verizon but not owned by them) just recently got support for it in the past week or so. Likely requires a bit of engineering effort...It’s getting deployed beyond just network-owned MVNOs, mine (on Verizon but not owned by them) just recently got support for it in the past week or so.
Likely requires a bit of engineering effort to integrate into the parent network’s existing RCS systems.
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Comment on Guest Passes for Nebula now available in ~tech
jackson Link ParentPost says they give out one per month (or 3 per quarter if you’re on a lifetime/annual subscription). It is a one-week free trial but does not require a credit card to start.Post says they give out one per month (or 3 per quarter if you’re on a lifetime/annual subscription). It is a one-week free trial but does not require a credit card to start.
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Comment on Israeli military announces ground invasion of Southern Lebanon in ~society
jackson LinkLink’s dead. Here’s another source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-ground-invasion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O04.-Hao.3sttG6_ak6Uf&smid=url-share -
Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
jackson Link ParentLots of places: coffee shops, restaurants, even chain grocers. Days are quite short in the winter (avg 8.5 hrs sunlight in december) and long in the summer (15.5h sunlight in july). It’s usually...Lots of places: coffee shops, restaurants, even chain grocers. Days are quite short in the winter (avg 8.5 hrs sunlight in december) and long in the summer (15.5h sunlight in july). It’s usually only slight adjustments of an hour or two.
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
jackson Link ParentChange the schedule, not the time. Many stores near me already have "summer hours" and "winter hours" to account for the change in the length of sunlight; each business can choose to shift hours...Change the schedule, not the time. Many stores near me already have "summer hours" and "winter hours" to account for the change in the length of sunlight; each business can choose to shift hours however they please. I'm even open to taking this to the extreme: use UTC everywhere and just have logical hours based on your physical location (e.g. in Seattle, businesses might be open from 1600-0000 if we kept the traditional 9a-5p schedule).
Shifting schedules might take a bit of getting used to, but no more weird timezone coordination is a huge win in my book.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
jackson Link ParentNo, I don't mind it that much (but I've long since gotten used to its UI quirks). I very frequently use cmd+shift+g to type directory paths without clicking through the directory tree though....No, I don't mind it that much (but I've long since gotten used to its UI quirks). I very frequently use cmd+shift+g to type directory paths without clicking through the directory tree though.
Raycast is usually how I launch apps/find files though. And for anything code-adjacent I'm working with my terminal or something like VSCode to manage files.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
jackson Link ParentTaurine- keeps the screen on/computer awake for a set amount of time. Raycast- improved Spotlight search. Especially useful if you install plugins. We have internally-developed plugins at work...Taurine- keeps the screen on/computer awake for a set amount of time.
Raycast- improved Spotlight search. Especially useful if you install plugins. We have internally-developed plugins at work that are incredibly useful.
rcmd- quick app switching. Hold the right command key and press the letter corresponding to an app you have open to focus it (S for Slack, F for Firefox, etc). You can also set custom mappings.
rectangle- better window tiling. I don’t use the drag-n-drop features but use the keybinds all the time.
karabiner elements- keyboard remapping. I remap printscr to “lock screen” on my external keyboard.
iTerm- better terminal, I live inside this app. Highly configurable and can trigger custom actions based on keybinds.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
jackson Link ParentSeattle- Waste: Handled by the city, standard rate. My cost is a little different every month depending on people moving in/out of my building. Some buildings don’t have dumpsters so you have to...Seattle-
Waste:
Handled by the city, standard rate. My cost is a little different every month depending on people moving in/out of my building. Some buildings don’t have dumpsters so you have to buy expensive garbage bags (~$50 for a roll of 10 bags) from the city and just put them out on the curb (the price of the bags serve as your garbage fee). Nearly everywhere does garbage, recycling, and compost.
Water:
Also through the city. Apartment’s not individually-metered so I just get billed a proportion of the building’s water bill based on my unit’s square footage. Wastewater is very expensive, nearly 2x my water and water heating (includes electricity for the boiler) charges combined.
Electric:
You guessed it, through the city. Relatively cheap, rates are not variable through the day, but your first 10-16 kWh per day (10 in summer, 16 in winter) are billed at a lower rate. There’s also a daily service charge.
Bills are every two months, which is odd. I have my own account for this, while the aforementioned are tacked onto my rent.
Internet:
I have a lovely local ISP. $50/mo for gigabit service through a microwave dish on the building’s roof. My building has at least 5 ISP options, most downtown have at least 2 or 3.
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.