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BigMikeInAustin

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BigMikeInAustin ,

Education of people is always(?) better, I'd say.

It's good to exercise the mind, just like exercising the body.

What if 25% of car drivers could handle their own car maintenance? The one downside people will scream at first is that fewer mechanics will be needed.

But that is too short sided.

More home mechanics will need to buy more tools, so that's more store jobs and more manufacturing jobs and more shipping/trucking jobs.

And more people who understand mechanics mean a better workforce who can invent new/better products or processes. And can do more research into manufacturing science, which would improve society.

This would also lead to safer cars because they are better roadworthy, and car manufacturers would have a harder time using low quality parts.

So all of those changes would apply to technology when more people know how to use technology.

BigMikeInAustin ,

More self hosting would improve the "average" person baseline.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Did you know how to do everything before you started?

BigMikeInAustin ,

I'm not saying that today everyone should push a button and start self hosting. I'm saying it would be great if more people learn to self host and that there are benefits to people learning more.

People don't just absorb knowledge. It will require education programs.

BigMikeInAustin ,

I am not talking about jank yolo prayer work. I'm talking about people learning how to do something properly. Duct tape a car is not the repair I'm talking about.

You are complaining about there not being enough skilled workers today. I'm talking about people learning the skills over time.

Look at how many types of food and products are starting to promote cleaner ingredients and more sustainable materials as people are starting to learn more about their health and the environment. People can learn and thing can get better.

BigMikeInAustin ,

The FTC is not taking specific action against any automaker at this point. Instead, the blog post is meant to be a warning to the industry.

So, the only thing that will change will either be a tiny EULA on the underside of the car, or car companies will hire better security teams to keep the data collection hidden.

BigMikeInAustin ,

These days companies see fines as just a little fee for doing business.

We've seen fines for other companies.

Worst case, they have to.pay, what. 10% of their earnings back as fines? That's still definitely worth it to them.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Not even an apology. They'll spend money smearing the FTC leader. And call it a witch hunt. And publicize all the people who will lose their jobs if the company has to pay these fines.

And they are hedging their bets that Trump becomes president and the FTC gets gutted, so there won't be any fines anyway.

BigMikeInAustin ,

development slowed considerably after people returned to offices that had been empty due to the covid pandemic and after a number of key employees left.

I wonder if those two things are related. Hmm.

Also, the return to office was a conscious and forced decision with lots of evidence against it, so boo hoo.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Do you really? That's pretty understanding and nice.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Nice. I would not have thought to clean the connectors.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Why can't this be "Vapes and tobacco lower women's fertility rates?"

Sure everyone should not smoke. But why is this worded as the responsibility of the woman?

What if a couple smokes and the woman is willing to stop, but the man doesn't want to because this only says that women should stop?

Why is this not, at least partially, the responsibility of the companies marketing a highly addictive product with no health benefits?

BigMikeInAustin ,

Hey, um, how is this name pronounced? Is it with a W sound? Slightly similar to "wong?"

BigMikeInAustin ,

As long as you remember before you turn off the computer!

BigMikeInAustin ,

That's pretty shitty, US.

BigMikeInAustin ,

You shouldn't force your diseases on people.

BigMikeInAustin ,

I just want to visit a major theme park without getting measles. Or get an education without getting a once-defeated debilitating disease.

BigMikeInAustin ,

And I bet you just want the right to decide which traffic laws to follow. Or which taxes to pay.

Go live on an isolated island if you don't want to integrate with society.

BigMikeInAustin ,

It was not a hard choice.

BigMikeInAustin ,

That's a neat idea of using an extra phone as a file server. I've only thought of phones as consumers, not providers.

BigMikeInAustin ,

"I've got nothing to hide."

Well, now your life insurance knows you were looking up information for cancer treatment.

BigMikeInAustin ,

I'm not saying this rudely. This sounds like a "read the manual" moment, since different vendors can have different settings.

Or at least links to the exact one you are looking at.

What is a simple server solution for Jellyfin and Nextcloud?

I have a really bad "server" (just a laptop) that runs Fedora Server and uses Docker Compose to host Jellyfin. It has been very annoying to update (the web GUI for Fedora doesn't even work half of the time), updating is painful, and it's a pain to manage. I am trying to redo my entire setup, so I will be getting a NAS to store...

BigMikeInAustin ,

I vote for CasaOS based on the videos I've seen of it. I haven't actually done any self hosting stuff myself, yet.

Laptops are cool servers because it has a builtin battery that usually lasts at least an hour, especially if the screen is off. You don't have to worry about UPS batteries that give less than 10 minutes and have a horrible beeping sound.

BigMikeInAustin ,

I thought it was first halfway proved. And then an extra 1/4th proved. And then an additional 1/8th proved. And then the proof went an extra 1/16th. So if you can wait an infinite time, it will be proved.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Waaah, "not all white people," waaah!

BigMikeInAustin ,

This is commentary about the state of rights in the US:

What's it like to live in a free world where people aren't the property of companies?

BigMikeInAustin ,

Just like: If you want the raise that was taken away, then work harder to raise the stock price!

BigMikeInAustin ,

To end this, I will subject myself to being the test image. We'll crop on my o-face while I'm doing your mom and your dad is a cuck in the corner.

What? Some people would call that art. And it will just be my face. We won't see your dad with anal beads and cock cage in the picture.

If we only see my face in the picture what is the problem? Only you will know that the only time your mom could orgasm was with me.

You are strong enough to handle using this new picture, right?

BigMikeInAustin ,

The continued subjugation of women as merely a sex object makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

BigMikeInAustin ,

To end this, I will subject myself to being the test image. We'll crop on my o-face while I'm doing your mom and your dad is a cuck in the corner.

What? Some people would call that art. And it will just be my face. We won't see your dad with anal beads and cock cage in the picture.

If we only see my face in the picture what is the problem? Only you will know that the only time your mom could orgasm was with me.

You are strong enough to handle using this new picture, right?

BigMikeInAustin ,

To end this, I will subject myself to being the test image. We'll crop on my o-face while I'm doing your mom and your dad is a cuck in the corner.

What? Some people would call that art. And it will just be my face. We won't see your dad with anal beads and cock cage in the picture.

If we only see my face in the picture what is the problem? Only you will know that the only time your mom could orgasm was with me.

You are strong enough to handle using this new picture, right?

BigMikeInAustin ,

To end this, I will subject myself to being the test image. We'll crop on my o-face while I'm doing your mom and your dad is a cuck in the corner.

What? Some people would call that art. And it will just be my face. We won't see your dad with anal beads and cock cage in the picture.

If we only see my face in the picture what is the problem? Only you will know that the only time your mom could orgasm was with me.

You are strong enough to handle using this new picture, right?

BigMikeInAustin ,

To end this, I will subject myself to being the test image. We'll crop on my o-face while I'm doing your mom and your dad is a cuck in the corner.

What? Some people would call that art. And it will just be my face. We won't see your dad with anal beads and cock cage in the picture.

If we only see my face in the picture what is the problem? Only you will know that the only time your mom could orgasm was with me.

You are strong enough to handle using this new picture, right?

BigMikeInAustin ,

To end this, I will subject myself to being the test image. We'll crop on my o-face while I'm doing your mom and your dad is a cuck in the corner.

What? Some people would call that art. And it will just be my face. We won't see your dad with anal beads and cock cage in the picture.

If we only see my face in the picture what is the problem? Only you will know that the only time your mom could orgasm was with me.

You are strong enough to handle using this new picture, right?

Google will start showing AI-powered search results to users who didn't opt in (www.engadget.com)

If you're in the US, you might see a new shaded section at the top of your Google Search results with a summary answering your inquiry, along with links for more information. That section, generated by Google's generative AI technology, used to appear only if you've opted into the Search Generative Experience(SGE) in the Search...

BigMikeInAustin ,

Well, you aren't a Google search user, so you won't get it. The headline addressed that.

BigMikeInAustin ,

All the talk about how much computing power and electricity AI uses, and then Google and Bing just run it for every (most? many? some?) search.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Water went in the pp? Hmm.

BigMikeInAustin ,

It really does.

I've seen some weird stuff on the internet, but I've never been in that "rabbit hole."

BigMikeInAustin ,

This is what life is like for women. So many men are taught to not take "no" for an answer, and just keep pressuring her, waiting for her to wear down and give in.

BigMikeInAustin ,

It occasionally freezes and needs a forced reboot

So, it runs at least as well as Windows?

BigMikeInAustin ,

OneDrive does work for many people. But not everyone wants it. They might have other tools, not have reliable internet, or just not want it. That's doesn't mean Windows should keep pestering.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Yes! It really is that. Just like how so many men are taught to never take "no" as an answer from a woman, and to keep pestering her until she gives in.

BigMikeInAustin ,

When did Reddit answer to any users?

BigMikeInAustin ,

If you don't need the I/O pins, look into a mini PC. In the US, used can easily get you something under $100 US. New would probably be around $100-$150.

If you get a low CPU, they idle around what the PI would be doing.

A PC would give you faster, more durable storage, inside of a case. And maybe memory upgradability, if you need it eventually.

A PC would be bigger, but some are not much bigger, especially if you add any USB dongles or external storage to the PI.

The YouTube channel "Hardware Haven" has a bunch of random old "junk" computers he's worked on.

BigMikeInAustin ,

The last video from "hardware haven" I saw (not the last released, just the last I saw) found:

Fuzzy memory on details: a 5th or 6th gen Intel idled at 7 watts vs an ultra efficient at 5 watts. He calculated out that it would take 2-4 years, depending on your electricity, to pay for the cost difference of a new ultra low power machine. CPUs and even graphic cards have gotten much better at idling very low.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Reddit can just ask Russia to create more bot accounts.

BigMikeInAustin ,

Dot Matrix FTW!

BigMikeInAustin ,

Awesome!

Last time I tried to print from a library, it was print-to-pdf wasn't an easy thing, and laptops were rare and underpowered. So printing from a different computer was hard if that computer didn't have the same programs.

I'm glad things have gotten better and you are able to use the library!

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