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Bitcoin and it's ilk are the perfect tool for government control. At first I was on board (be my own bank? sure, they're corrupt) but then someone pointed out that the Fed will simply use the technology built by these people to create a fed-coin and we will all be forced to use it. I hope I'm wrong, sounds like a nightmare. Can't even give cash for a birthday present without being taxed...

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Europe is currently off. Its a planned maintenance however. But what if they run into "issues" and the maintenance takes a few weeks? A month? Pure speculation of course, but these things do happen. I doubt they would keep it off forever, Putin likes Europe being dependent on him.

Probably because the governments like being able to purchase/subpoena private information about their constituents from FB? It is an amazing surveillance tool from the government’s perspective.

You can add custom words so that your iOS device will suggest them. Go to Settings, search for Text Replacement, add a new replacement with +, enter the same word for both replacement and shortcut.

I was blown away when the president claimed he "has never seen anything like Putin’s tax on both food and gas". When did Putin get the ability to raise taxes in the US??

I see this as well. I’ve been noticing this more often. Very annoying.

I recently found these too. Very handy! Got some for ~$8 delivered on AliExpress. The ones I got only work with USB-C with PD (won’t fallback to micro usb for example) but I’m in love. It’s so handy to know I’m charging at maximum speed.

Did not know about functools.singledispatchmethod, this could lead to some clean code in specific situations. I know I’ve missed overloading a few times!

The fact that your comment is being downvoted is why we need more free speech. The above comment is simply a biological fact. Many people are stuck in echo chambers that make them think their fringe opinions are from the majority, Twitter enables this enormously

Am I the only one who has gotten very tired of this meme? I laughed at a few of them, but now its just everywhere it seems.

I'm not so sure. The dependabot has been helpful on occasion, when it doesn't spam me too much.

Reminds me of the guy stuck in the wework elevator [1]. Bots don't understand human.

[1] https://i.redd.it/wqld5v9s5ln81.jpg

Locally mostly. Also, surprisingly on walmart.com.

Edit: Also from manufacturers' websites.

Had they actually had a backdoor, I would have unplugged it from the internet. Clearly the scammer did not have a backdoor.

Amazon US used to be as you describe. But now its mostly just cheap knockoff stuff. I hardly purchase there anymore. Its really sad because they used to have such a wide selection.

Had this happen to me when I was in IT. I got a cold transfer of an angry customer who wanted to talk to a guy who had a very similar name. I told the customer that they wanted the other guy, I was in the wrong department, and they wouldn’t believe me. They said “I know it’s you from yesterday, I recognize your voice!” How was I supposed to argue against that?? Eventually I convinced them and did a warm transfer to the correct guy. We do have similar voices…

I nearly got taken by a scammer because Amazon transferred me to one. I purchased a set of Reolink cameras on Amazon, (they've been great) one of them failed a couple months in. I contacted Amazon customer support (via my Amazon login and in their interface) and they wanted to troubleshoot with their technical team. Eventually the (very helpful) Amazon technician suggested contacting Reolink for support and started a 3-way call. The "Reolink" technician got my phone number and then said they wanted to call me back.

They called me back a minute later (now without Amazon recording the conversation) and asked me for my NVR's serial number so they could connect to my NVR. I was shocked they had a backdoor into my NVR but I figured I'd let it play out. A minute later the technician said that he was having trouble connecting because "an internet virus is corrupting my firewall". I was extremely confused and thought it must be a translation problem. Until he kept insisting it was a problem and became belligerent and angry. He said I needed to pay $300 to have an on-site technician troubleshoot the problem. I got angry because he was making some weird excuse for their camera not working, and wanting to charge me rather than just ship me a replacement. I refused and he started mocking me. I demanded his manager and he ignored me. Eventually I hung up and called Amazon back.

The Amazon technician was helpful and shipped me a replacement. I contacted Reolink via email to complain about their technician. They responded that they have no on-site technicians and that it was a scam!

I was blown away that Amazon would transfer me to a scammer. I contacted Amazon again and let them know what had happened. Hopefully they will figure out how their guy got this scammers phone number and teach him how to find a 3rd party phone number...

I’ve found that a 32” QHD monitor is the highest PPI my eyes can comfortably read. I tried to use a 4K TV as my monitor, but I needed something like 55” up close to read it comfortably. It was simply too large and I had to move my neck too much. Also, that was the day I learned some pixels are chevrons!

Thank you for the confirmation.

You really don't need an expensive shelter. It comes down to the amount of dirt between you and the nuclear fallout particles. Every 3.6 inches (9.1cm) of well packed earth will halve the gamma rays that make it to your body. So, with around 18 inches (45 cm) of earth, you reduce the gamma radiation exposure to 1/32. After around 2 weeks, the vast majority of the fallout will have decayed and it will be safe to evacuate if you would like.

Thank you for the archive. A deviation from the article, has anyone had success with the "download .zip" button on these archive sites? I have tried several (over months) and I only get a 404.

In Python you can force the use of a parameter’s name with *

  def my_sleep(*, seconds: int):
     pass

  my_sleep(seconds=3)

This will force those who use your function to use the parameter name. A sort of documentation I suppose.

Yes.

"If a Find My network accessory that's separated from its owner is seen moving with you over time, this alert is displayed"

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212227

To be clear, it’s sitting at a FedEx facility. I’m not watching some new owner ride around on the thing. But since people are so offended, I’ll disown it.

I think banning objects goes about as well as banning drugs did.

Rather than ban the device, punish the behavior. Apple has made it quite easy for anyone with an Apple device to notice if they are being tracked. Why punish someone tracking their scooter as if they were tracking some "daughter"?

GPS tracking of cars is legal in many place. Those devices don't report their existence to the owner. Perhaps we should start there?

Honestly I was worried I would have a knock at my door from this. The AirTag will make it quite clear who owns it.

But I expect someone familiar with returned items will say "Oh, someone forgot to remove their AirTag again. Throw it in the garbage." So hopefully no knocks at my door.

Should I drive over a thousand miles to pull it off? What do you expect me to do? I'm not sure what will happen if I disown it, it will probably attempt to be owned by whoever walks by? Can I disown an AirTag without being near it? And if someone who works for Fedex suddenly owns the AirTag, has the situation improved?

I really don't know what you expect me to do. I did this by accident. I thought it was funny.

Tile does not have nearly the network that Apple does. I attached an AirTag to an electric scooter, which I ended up returning. I forgot to remove the AirTag; I've been able to track the scooter over hundreds of miles with quick updates (even driving down a freeway). I've been having a fun time checking in on the scooter for months now.

I have a Tile attached to a generator at my house. Since I've disabled Tile on my phone in favor of AirTag, my generator hasn't been detected in over 31 days. Even with neighbors walking past my house constantly.

Nice info. A days lag would be better, or instant! I think a month would give them plenty of time to dodge the crash. Like happened in 2020.