Yeah I had to make 7 stops to find bags of ice. I have 3 med/large uprooted tree engulfing my house but thankfully didn’t damage it. The most insane storm I’ve been through.
What?? KMFDM back in the 90s were groundbreaking with their name and album art alone. Very stylized, nihilistic vibes aesthetically when I would see their albums in the record store - even before I ever listened to them. Hell, I even shoplifted a cassette tape from Camelot Records when I was a teenager just cuz I was so intrigued as to what this band was about.
You’ve awakened my “old man yells at cloud” vibes with this one.
I seriously have an emotional attachment to my car at this point. Driving something for so long, I’m going to be sad when it bites the dust. I’m shooting for another 10 years or until it hits 300k miles.
If I am going to interpret your question verbatim, I would feel pretty confident in saying 99.9% of phone calls will traverse a VoIP trunk when they are connected. Does that mean it’s a VoIP call?
You have to remember the Public Switched Telephone Network is a bunch of different phone providers interconnected through all kinds of different protocols. Anytime you’re making a phone call, it’s going to hit a VoIP trunk at some point regardless if you’re calling from one of the few true analog lines left.
And as many pointed out in this thread, even if you have an analog line at your home or office, the chances are pretty high it is just a “handoff” that is probably connected to a VoIP device right on the other side - whether it’s at your site or at the providers central office.
There are still true copper lines and T1s out there but providers really want to get out of that space and are jacking up the rates for these services so high that it is forcing people to move dedicated VoIP service.
Side rant: I just really wish fax machines would go away. They are a challenge sometimes to get them working over a VoIP connection…
I wouldn’t dare defile Douglas Adam’s memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:...
I’m conflicted. I have a parent who’s dying. I feel the void of the parenting I was supposed to receive. They never fulfilled any of the obligations I consider appropriate. I’m a parent, now. They did none of the things I’m doing for my kids....
Not a parent, didn’t have bad parents so take the below for what it’s worth.
All I can seriously offer you are my deepest sympathies for your situation. I really hope you find the answers you are searching for.
From an armchair philosophical standpoint, I don’t really feel like anyone should truly owe their parents anything. We didn’t ask to be brought into this world even though many people say life is a blessing. In the end, we all face death though and have to reconcile it in our own way. And if this person is truly one of the worst people in your life and mistreated you as a child then fuck em.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”...
Thanks for the guess. This was chess.com in an unrated game randomly matched up. I was white ~800 ELO and the opponent was black ~1800 ELO
I really kinda feel he just got greedy in the end and I started ignoring my threats while gobbling pawns. They were certainly very salty about it and supposedly reported me for sandbagging.
I comment a lot on stories having to do with state governments and legislation or regions of the country. It got me wondering how many people I’m accidentally disparaging when I don’t mean everyone in said state or region is terrible. So… Please be as specific or obtuse as your privacy filter requires. I’ll start:...
And they all have cars that contribute to our THUNDERDOME traffic situation these days. I legit don’t even like driving anywhere in the metroplex these days out of safety concerns.
Who is still without power?
This guy right here 🙋. I believe I am about to hit the 43 hour mark.
Hope you are all safe this morning. (www.wfaa.com)
We had some insane wind up here in Denton. Trees down, lots of power outages.
What's your most unpopular opinion about music ?
For me : Trippie Redd’s “!” Is actually a great album
It's not fair. (lemmy.world)
Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer (www.nbcnews.com)
Are all phone calls voip (voice over Internet protocol) now?
If you had to give one piece of advice that is pretty much universally applicable, what would it be?
I wouldn’t dare defile Douglas Adam’s memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:...
TIL John Krasinski fought for a deaf actress Millicent Simmonds to be cast in 'A Quiet Place'; she taught everyone sign language on set. (www.huffpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/21555777...
We may clown on him a lot but it's genuinely quite dystopian how much power Elon Musk has. (lemmy.world)
‘Happy Gilmore’ is getting a sequel, Netflix announces (www.cnn.com)
Laughing online across the world (mymodernmet.com)
"This is the best day of my life" (files.catbox.moe)
How should I feel about a dying parent who's worthless?
I’m conflicted. I have a parent who’s dying. I feel the void of the parenting I was supposed to receive. They never fulfilled any of the obligations I consider appropriate. I’m a parent, now. They did none of the things I’m doing for my kids....
Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.
Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place' (apnews.com)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”...
Guess the ELO (lemmy.world)
Tap for spoilerI got reported for “sandbagging”. I had no idea what it was and hand to look it up.
USA Lemmies: Where do you live?
I comment a lot on stories having to do with state governments and legislation or regions of the country. It got me wondering how many people I’m accidentally disparaging when I don’t mean everyone in said state or region is terrible. So… Please be as specific or obtuse as your privacy filter requires. I’ll start:...
i finally cracked the code: (infosec.pub)
TGIF, What are your plans / How is your week-end going?
ITS. DAMAGED. (files.catbox.moe)
The ending tho 🤣
Tough dog (lemmynsfw.com)
The security badge is a joke, he’s a teddy bear.