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vees

@vees@epistolary.org

Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. (he/him)

:baltco: :maryland: :react: :csharp: :bash: :radio_tower: :masonic: :vim: :BLM: :ally:

Work: Software Developer, System Architect.

Hobbies: #HamRadio Operator, #Freemasonry (PM AF&AM :maryland:), #Flashlights, #Scouts, #PTA, #RaspberryPi, #arduino.

Interested in: #React, #RubyOnRails, #Python, #DevOps, #ProjectManagement, #SocialJustice, #Equity, #LocalGovernment, #LocalSchools.

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ItsSheVee, to random

The hot new temper tantrum in Baltimore seems to be preferring a risk of a gas explosion over having a gas regulator on the front of your house. Don't get me wrong, I agree they're pretty ugly but I also significantly prefer my house not exploded https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimoreans-set-sue-bge-over-equipment-city-council-plans-hearing-on-issue/44336750

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@ItsSheVee I have a regulator on the inside wall of my basement with a tiny vent on the outside. I'm not sure why they're not doing this.

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@ItsSheVee After people protesting RF electric meters for being harmful to their health ("from the radiation") I've given up on finding the logic.

StillIRise1963, to random
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Why don't we have clothes dryers in the U.S. that need no exhaust out of buildings, windows? I'm using a dryer in Spain that collects the water in a "drawer" that you dump out. You just plug this sucker in, needs nothing else. Why do we have to live such shitty lives.☹️

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@StillIRise1963 So it's more of a dehumidifier than a dryer, it just happens to have clothes in between the recirculating dried air?

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@ricardoharvin @Cbfoley @StillIRise1963 I was asking a clarifying question because I was unfamiliar with it. I might have been born a white guy and moved to Maryland, but you chose today to be an asshole.

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@ricardoharvin @StillIRise1963 My bad, I thought question marks were the universal notation, like /s

renwillis, to baltimore
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    @renwillis Under JFX needs fewer gabions and more big natural rocks.

    vees, to solar
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    Wind and are Saving from Brownouts during deadly Heat Dome, but Republicans want to Abolish Them
    https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/brownouts-republicans-abolish.html

    stephaniewalter, to CSS
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    Very cool CSS effect: frosted glass (that lets you partially see what's in the background). I love that we can do coll stuff like that now: https://frosted-glass.shud.in/

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    @stephaniewalter Seems like another fun control to tease actual content from me from behind a paywall

    debcha, to random
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    I realised this weekend that what’s been my single favourite feature since my first iPhone is not universally known, which means I get to share it!

    When you’re in the Calculator app and you rotate your phone in landscape, you get a scientific calculator.

    Calculator app in landscape mode, with the many additional keys of a scientific calculator.

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    @debcha If you like this you'll love PCalc

    briankrebs, to random

    Given that ransomware groups appear to be targeting FTP appliances left and right, this is probably a smart move. But 2024?

    OFAC will retire its public-facing file transfer protocol (FTP) server (ofacftp.treas.gov) on or about June 10, 2024.

    In order to comply with updated Treasury security policies, OFAC will retire this FTP capability associated with the file transfer protocol. OFAC is aware that many users utilize ofacftp.treas.gov to automate their sanctions list data downloads. OFAC will maintain this server for one additional calendar year to allow users sufficient time to develop automation that utilizes the list content hosted on the agency's website at the following URLs listed below. Members of the public may contact OFAC at O_F_A_C@treasury.gov for technical support related to this decision.

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    @briankrebs Geez guys just pop it up on S3 with a .torrent extension and be done with it already.

    vees, to baltimore
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    City won't make projected revenue on I-83 speed camera fines because drivers slowed down. You love to see it.

    jspath55, (edited ) to random
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    "CONSIDERABLE CLEARING OF LINE WILL BE REQUIRED TO VG THE AZIMUTH MARK."

    VG?

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    @jspath55 Since it’s talking about azimuth I assume it’s some sort of reference to a vertical gyro?

    SecureOwl, to random

    Had new HVAC installed last week as part of the reno.

    The old HVAC performed 16 years of solid service.

    The new one hasn’t been able to run correctly for more than 48 hours.

    What happened, america

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    @SecureOwl

    The job cost stayed proportional to property size and value.

    Wages went up.

    Material costs got pinched.

    “Optimal” engineering design practices filled the gap.

    jcrabapple, to random

    The air quality is looking a little less yuck today.

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    @jcrabapple that’s strange Apple weather is giving it a 182 score and saying it’s worse than the same time yesterday.

    vees, to random
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    I'm looking to get my next "walking around" device that I can use to get personal things done with a keyboard and reasonably sized display outside the house. I can do 70% of what I need from my phone. This is the "pay bills and write a research paper" device. The options available for my price point are absolutely paralyzing. Does anyone have a device they absolutely love that's performant, sips power, has USB-C and lets them do 95% of what they'd do on a desktop at home under $700?

    vees, to random
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    of rejected as vendor in

    baldur, to random
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    “I can just suck up all of the data in the world to build my model and not pay anybody anything”

    Later…

    “WTF? Why is everybody closing up, charging for APIs and access, and suing AI companies? Not fair”

    Tech broke the web’s social contract and now everything is closing up

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    @baldur Scraping has been the social contract of the web since the 90s.

    vees, to random
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    This is amazing advice for and life in general. H/t Mandi Walls, PagerDuty DevOps Advocate at @lnxchk

    vees, to random
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    Kicking off in this morning with an keynote and a seat next to @asciiphil. :baltcity:

    jcrabapple, to random

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    @jcrabapple The trick is to teach your brain to be intrinsically interested in other people, Stephen Covey style.

    vees, to random
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    Maryland Highway Administration quietly closed my service request from February to review a terrible intersection design. They did not realize that I have a Kanban board called "Local Government" with regular reminders to follow up on service requests I file.

    This morning I escalated the close and extracted a promise of adding "guide marks" though the intersection.

    Don't try to out-bureaucrat me, I've been forged and sharpened in the glowing furnace of federal contracting project management.

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    @jemal The Baltimore City DOT cheat code appears to be social media itself.

    textfiles, to random
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    "It's pipe organ repair day at the Internet Archive" is a weird sentence, but also a true one.

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    @textfiles All I can think of is "Finally got my EMACS set up just the way I like it"

    vees, to random
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    My primary vote for Sen. Cardin's replacement in Maryland's U.S. Senate seat is going to go to the most outspoken progressive on the Democratic ballot. That's literally all I'm looking for.

    heycaseywattsup, to random
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    Overhead in

    “I don’t hate him because he’s gay, it’s just… there is no reason to bring that to work”

    😔

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    @heycaseywattsup

    Here you go:

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