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dillonmckay··on Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
Did you have AppleCare?
dillonmckay··on Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
You could more easily swap out the entire screen assembly with a ‘compromised’ version.

Or as other poster mentioned, just swap whole units.

dillonmckay··on The saddest “Just Ship It” story
The first Android phone?
dillonmckay··on Project mouSTer – Mouse adapter for retrocomputers
Agreed. It is in poor taste.
dillonmckay··on The Slack Social Network
Better technology or better application of commodity hardware?
dillonmckay··on Where Am I? NYTimes or Google?
Yes, at what point does example.com lose control of their content and for how long?
dillonmckay··on It’s Time to Abolish Single-Family Zoning
Well, the tenants are evicted after several months.

The tenants, or their visitors, will park in other peoples yards.

The landlord will make deals to waive the security deposit in exchange for ‘fixing up’ the units, after the prior tenant trashes it.

So, ‘saving money’, is really externalizing the costs to the surrounding neighbors.

My plan is to purchase it, and raze it to the ground, honestly.

So, the neighbor that has a bunch of money, and sees the lot next door become ‘denser’, why not buy all the units and create a buffer?

dillonmckay··on It’s Time to Abolish Single-Family Zoning
That is semantics. The zoning determines what permits and codes are applicable to the zone.
dillonmckay··on It’s Time to Abolish Single-Family Zoning
Right to Quiet Enjoyment

https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/quiet-enjoyme...

dillonmckay··on It’s Time to Abolish Single-Family Zoning
I live next door to a single—family home that was ‘converted’ to a duplex in an area where vehicles are required.

There are only 2 parking spots available, and the upstairs unit was converted in such a way that the only way to get to the bathroom is through the kitchen.

The side of the house was ‘modified’ to provide a front-door to the upstairs unit. However, this door is less than 6 feet from my fence, so it is impossible for anybody to move furniture in or out of the home.

dillonmckay··on Hundreds arrested as crime chat network cracked
This sounds like a plot device from the most recent season of West World.
dillonmckay··on Running Postgres in Kubernetes [pdf]
How big are your DBs in terms of size?
dillonmckay··on 'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Like closing for a pandemic?
dillonmckay··on 'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Governing and campaigning are very different things, though.

What is the difference in effort between ‘selling’ a $15k website or application versus writing, maintaining and deploying said application?

dillonmckay··on Show HN: A Reddit reader that looks like the frontpage of a print newspaper
Also would be cool to have some sort of ML NLP that makes the headlines ‘read’ more like a newspaper.
dillonmckay··on Tesla lags auto industry in quality, finds new J.D. Power study
There were quite a few articles. I believe maybe half of US states sell driver’s license data, including photos.

https://www.newsweek.com/dmv-drivers-license-data-database-i...

dillonmckay··on Tesla lags auto industry in quality, finds new J.D. Power study
I would guess vehicle registrations is where they are obtaining the data from.
dillonmckay··on “You want to know something about how bullshit insane our brains are?” (2018)
Shock value.
dillonmckay··on Facebook to let users turn off political adverts
Why do you think it is ‘your’ feed?
dillonmckay··on Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficult emotions, says expert
Sometimes the best action is inaction?
dillonmckay··on Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficult emotions, says expert
Taking out the trash is easy, but mopping, that is a process.
dillonmckay··on Woman makes $420k by buying insurance on flights she predicted would get delayed
For sure, the guy was a scumbag.
dillonmckay··on Woman makes $420k by buying insurance on flights she predicted would get delayed
There was a slumlord in my area that used to buy flood insurance before a major flood, and then put a bunch of broken appliances in the units, prior to the flood, to claim the damages.
dillonmckay··on George Floyd Protest – police brutality videos on Twitter
I assume that is part of ‘qualified immunity’.

There is also the issue with police chiefs publicly declaring that they will not enforce the orders of their governor.

So, that is a bigger problem to me...

Deciding to only enforce the laws you ‘like’.

dillonmckay··on George Floyd Protest – police brutality videos on Twitter
But, not really resigning in the sense of no longer an employee, just, not responsible for that role.

So, still getting paid.

dillonmckay··on George Floyd Protest – police brutality videos on Twitter
Even worse is seizing vehicles that are still not paid off.

The police department will determine if it is worth ‘paying off’ the remaining loan amount, so they can seize the car and sell it at auction.

dillonmckay··on Dream Homes from the Past Century
So, I have been looking at high velocity air conditioning, but also the newer minisplit form factors, where you can have a lower wall mount, but more flat, or a hidden ducted unit, or even a ceiling mount unit.

I was surprised at the number of options.

dillonmckay··on Breonna Taylor case: Louisville police nearly blank incident report
At least the gangsters would announce themselves, on your scenario.
dillonmckay··on Breonna Taylor case: Louisville police nearly blank incident report
Don’t get him started on CATV franchises or residential zoning laws.
dillonmckay··on Breonna Taylor case: Louisville police nearly blank incident report
Wow. I did not realize the other apartment was located above. I thought it was next door.

Just, wow.

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