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msh

@msh@coales.co

Proprietor of coales.co, Python wrangler, tech tinkerer, advocate for a truly free and open society. Lives in Moh’kinsstis (Calgary) 🇨🇦.

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dangillmor, (edited ) to random
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Does anyone know of a way to buy an EV that doesn't relentlessly spy on the driver/passengers and send the data to whoever the carmaker feels like selling it to?

Related: Does anyone know of a service in the Bay Area that will disable all the surveillance that was, without my knowledge or permission, built into a 2008 Prius?

msh,
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@dangillmor buy a car that is over 10 years old (or even better 15 years old if you find one in good condition) then convert it to electric drive

I am sadly serious. There is no other way at present.

msh,
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@huggypages @dangillmor OBD2 was introduced in 1994ish and mandated starting with the 1997 model year, and though it collects a fair bit of telemetry it is inaccessible without a scanner physically plugged into the diagnostic port and knows nothing about location of the vehicle or who is driving.The predecessor was widely deployed in the 1988 model year and collects fairly limited data and was not well standardized either.

In any case an aftermarket EV conversion would render the entire OBD2 system inoperable, hence the suggestion.

thatgeoguy, to random
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Correctly configuring so that you can use dovecot-sieve to filter spam is way harder than it needs to be and honestly I'm suspicious as to why this isn't a default package out of the box in the year 2024.

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@thatgeoguy and then there is DKIM and DMARC and SPF oh my!

An email server is like a Ronco Showtime Rotisserie™️ from Hell. You set it (which takes all day) and forget it (until it breaks, or Google or Microsoft change the rules)

Perrin49, to random

Why is it that I really should be in bed yet I'm sitting here thinking, "I've never tried to compile my own kernel in Linux. I wonder how involved that would be?"

To be honest, I have contemplated that before. It's also when I should be doing something else.

I should find a guide for that. Or is that an idea from the past and no one does that anymore?

I've just used Mint for my Plex server for a few years, but I do have another (ancient) ThinkPad I could try things.

msh,
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@Perrin49 this reminds me of the time I thought "Hmm maybe I should try Linux from Scratch on this computer"

linuxgal, to StarTrek
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msh,
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@linuxgal also starring Dabney Coleman as Tom Paris

Perrin49, to random

When Krispy Kreme opened their first location in Calgary, in a corner of the Sunridge Mall parking lot, it was packed. And it stayed busy for a couple of weeks. But that petered out, and eventually it was pretty empty there.

I would stop in for a donut and coffee, and they would give me a donut. I always felt a little guilty just buying a coffee, and their coffee was only okay. If I wanted a coffee only, I would have gone to the Good Earth inside the mall.

Eventually it shut down, only to be replaced by a Tim Hortons. And that location + drive thru is ALWAYS busy.

I don't think Krispy Kreme was worse. It's just that Tims has a devoted following. I still miss that fresh glazed Krispy Kreme and watching them being made.

msh,
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@Perrin49 I think the novelty wore off fairly quickly because Krispy Kreme had a pretty limited menu so you could try one of everything they had a few times within a couple of weeks. Tim Hortons has so much more variety.

Also there is Quiet Canadian Patriotism to factor in considering loyalty to Tim Hortons.

Of course I can't speak directly to the actual quality of Krispy Kreme asI had to switch to a Coeliac diet before they arrived here. But from what I understand their product lent itself extremely well to being revised with a quick nuke in the microwave so it probably always made more sense to sell them through supermarket bakery departments.

himbovoorhees, to random
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i missed out on cause im not feeling well so ill have to watch it by myself later, but i hope everyone enjoyed the speeders

msh,
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@himbovoorhees we enjoyed them but Shatner made us squirm a few times

Get well soon and enjoy #Monsterdon when you can!

msh, to random
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Spiders!

SHATNER!!

It's in THREE MINUTES! Follow the hashtag to follow along with the commentary from the peanut gallery as we watch "Kingdom of the Spiders"

Or, mute if you are terrified of William Shatner

Or spiders maybe

msh,
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And starts with sonic psycho intro followed by spaghetti western 70s style tunes

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This is the Nexus isn't it?

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Swabbing Intensifies

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I wonder if it was typecasting or if Shatner himself always came on stronger than Axe™️ Body Spray with the ladies

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This City Doctor is emitting Extreme Dana Scully Vibes

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That spider has special powers it made the City Doctor go Full Minnesota

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Shatner is definitely the creepiest part of this movie so far

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That horse's side-eye OMG

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Well they told y'all spraying would never work

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Shatner's got the feet of Fred Astaire when he needs 'em

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Health dep't gonna shut that kitchen down real quick

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County Fair must go on...how's that workin' for ya now Mayor?

msh,
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Well what did you think would come out of that trap door in the ceiling, TRIBBLES?

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This is Shatner Method acting at its finest

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And the whole county is Spider Food

THE END

Today on we learned you can accomplish ANYTHING when you Unionize even if you are just furry little spiders!

Thanks again @Taweret nothin's creepier than Shatner around the ladies!

jonny, to random
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Posting from one account to reply from another account to be on the feed without polluting the local feed. others who wish to do the same but don't have an alt can reply to this as well (but untag me)

msh,
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@jonny A little Psycho, a little Dukes of Hazzard, a little Kojak...musically this movie has EVERYTHING!

msh,
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@jonny cuz thousands of big furry spiders aren't creepy enough so we gotta have have that subplot too

ktemkin, to random
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important life lessons: a multimillion dollar company can, in years, almost approach the output of a ragtag group of lesbians working for two weeks

msh,
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@ktemkin sounds like a good reason to errr...nix the VC techbros

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