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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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cassidy, to random
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Can (and should) I provide a door code for our front door for deliveries to our house when we’re not home? I’m sick of deliveries being put smack in the middle of the front step on a perfect pedestal for porch pirates…

I can set up a specific code for each delivery company and make it only work during certain hours/days when a delivery is expected, so the security implications aren’t too bad imho. My bigger question is: will delivery companies even bother with it?

msh,
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@cassidy It depends on who the shipper is in my experience

I think UPS and FedEx deliveries mostly follow delivery instructions, DHL a bit less so (coin toss) and Amazon...well if they bother even walking up to your door at all instead of just throwing your package at the house consider it a win

msh, to random
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So this year marks the 25th anniversary of my first email server going online, and I have been running it continuously ever since (seriously I still have "Happy new year the world didn't implode" emails from 2000 in my email folders)

Nonetheless I still get this mildly dreadful feeling I have been doing it wrong this whole time. As such I have decided to go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server and make a modest pledge in exchange for Sage Advice and instruction from @mwl on running your own email server in the form of a DRM free e-book.

I have always been bemused by the irrational fear many Very Smart People have regarding self hosted email. By no means is it easy to set up but maintaining it isn't THAT hard. I have also hosted a Mastodon/Hometown instance for 7 years and I out more work into that, and that same crowd hasn't developed a phobia towards elephants. The propaganda against self hosted email is very strong!

I encourage all efforts to wrest control of email back from Google and Microsoft!

msh, to random
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So far the biggest takeaway from this is that good housekeeping services were hard to find

msh,
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Only one person in the universe could rock a pencil moustache and a frilly collar

msh,
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Look around you sir. As you can see from the fabulous decore, I loved her like only a queer man could #Monsterdon

msh,
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Boy howdy it's bad enough discovering your parents getting it on imagine finding their BDSM dungeon😬 #Monsterdon

msh,
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Doctor be like "you want trauma I'll tell you trauma" #Monsterdon

msh,
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No man in the universe can swoon like #VincentPrice
#Monsterdon

msh,
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Deceased or not she was the most thoroughly interred person ever #Monsterdon

msh,
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This is pretty heavy on pit and light on pendulum so far

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Are you sure he is gone? You have a pretty bad track record dude #Monsterdon

msh,
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We've had enough pit now things are starting to get swingin' #Monsterdon

msh,
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When properly calibrated this is just mediaeval gender affirming surgery #Monsterdon

msh,
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The plot swung far more than the oendulum but any featuring is gonna be absolutely fantastic thanks for another great one @Taweret !

Louisa, to random
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"What was my sister doing [in the torture chamber]??"

"She could not keep herself away."

Oh I see, it's like that huh

msh,
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@Louisa so many shades of grey on display

YadyO, to random
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DM if you notice so we don't divulge it to others. Gen Xers, you have no excuse.

msh,
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@YadyO you don't know me but this toot makes me so happy

djsundog, to random
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Okay can I get a prototype or three for New Ellijay?

https://newatlas.com/transport/monocab-self-balancing-monorail-commuter-pods/

msh,
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@djsundog

MONORAIL!
MONORAIL!
MONORAIL!

msh,
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@djsundog Walt Disney had a lot of ideas but couldn't connect all the dots. The train, monorail and people mover should've been combined into one big ride at Disneyland

cypnk, to random
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Yes, hello

2018 Was 6 years ago

You're welcome ☺️

msh,
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@cypnk :ahhhhhhh:

thomasfuchs, (edited ) to random
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    msh,
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    @thomasfuchs besides all that, considering the recent track records of these companies with respect to job security, I would expect anyone with any common sense that is still working there to have their CVs updated and on file with recruitment agencies by now.

    As for anyone receiving a job offer from either of them...would you really accept it with the high likelihood they would dump you like last week's trash within five years or probably less, even if they weren't supremely shitty companies in general?

    msh, to random
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    I don't know if I have the spoons to process what was in my pocket this morning I can't even

    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-polyamorous-christian-socialist-utopia-that-made-silverware-for-proper-americans

    No fiction will ever be as wild as actual history

    msh, to random
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    "This YouTube Video could have been a blog post" challenge 2024

    futurebird, to random
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    What do you call a newly emerged queen ant?

    A debutANTe!

    (you can't blame me for this pun seaborn9000 told it to me)

    msh,
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    @futurebird there's a bug in your #DadJoke I'm gonna file a report

    ComicContext, to random
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    #ComicsOutOfContextAfterDark

    msh,
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    @ComicContext why does Superman have a mullet here?

    This question needs an answer

    ipxfong, to linux
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    I got my son a laptop for school. (Refurb T490s!) He's not super technical but, after watching his mom struggle with windows, he wants Linux. Here's the question. Do I install Ubuntu since most Linux software works with it and it's easy to admin or do I install something else? (I run Debian and BSD on my personal machines.) Thanks! #linux #distros #question

    msh,
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    @ipxfong I no longer recommend Ubuntu for new Linux users for... multiple reasons

    Debian is pretty solid and approachable with a simple GNOME desktop and compatible with a lot of stuff...it does pretty good with games and if Debian packages don't exist for what you want is much better than Ubuntu Snaps.

    Another solid choice would be @elementary as it has a very approachable desktop environment and app support and @danirabbit has done some great work with it.

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