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vwbusguy

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Do you use your powers for good or for awesome?

Senior #DevOps Engineer at a major research institution (views/opinions my own) and a severe #Linux and #opensource enthusiast. Also into #retrocomputing, #fountainpens, #Volkswagen, #music, and #cooking. #fedi22

Hoosier currently living in California.

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vwbusguy, to guitar
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If you want a very cheap or starter , has an incredible deal right now on FA-125's. I bought one to have for when I'm visiting family back in Indiana.

https://www.americanmusical.com/fender-fa-125-dreadnought-acoustic-guitar/p/FEN0971210-732

vwbusguy, to random
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We're one week into May, and we're already at our out of pocket maximum for our HDHP PPO plan for the year, which means I've already spent well over $6400 since January on medical bills (not including insurance premiums).

vwbusguy, to random
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I just somehow managed to get a round trip flight for six people from Santa Barbara, CA to Indianapolis for under $2000. Still not entirely sure how I pulled that off.

vwbusguy, to random
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The mallow plants have gotten 7 feet tall and have pretty flowers the bees are enjoying that have a wonderful smell and they've already started to fruit.

ToddPM, to fedora
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So that's 2 votes so far for " is nerds-only".

(I say this as a nerd.)

vwbusguy,
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@ToddPM I wouldn't say that it's nerds-only. More that there's plenty of stuff for nerds to appreciate about it. There are plenty of Fedora users who are categorically not nerdy in any way and just want to have a computer that reliably works.

vwbusguy,
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@ToddPM If this is about MAC randomization, MacOS and Android have had this for a while now. Most users aren't going to have a problem for it.

I would read it as Fedora might be problematic if you have advanced "nerdy" use cases but are adverse to reading the documentation, release notes, or engaging in public community discussions.

vwbusguy, to NintendoSwitch
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There a bunch of free or "free to start" games right now.

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/games/free-to-start-games/

vwbusguy, to random
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Just watched the original Tron with my son. He's now a fan.

vwbusguy, to random
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I'm selling my 9 in case anyone is interested.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/305548172287

vwbusguy,
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@myself It was my daily driver for a year and everything works. The kickstand on the Connex case is a little weak.

vwbusguy,
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@myself Biggest hardware difference between them is Zenfone 10 supports wireless charging.

vwbusguy,
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@myself For what it's worth, the only reason I'm selling mine is I bought a Zenfone 11 Ultra. I've really enjoyed the Zenfone line so far.

vwbusguy, to random
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's phone verification process is some specially hot garbage.

vwbusguy, to random
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The Starbucks app no longer gives you prices on anything until you log in. You can start an order and add stuff to it, but have to create an account just to see how much it will cost now.

mimsical, to random
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Most of history is people living nasty, brutish and short lives and modernity is a paradise by comparison, example 9,328:

Before the introduction in the 1920s of iodized salt, iodine deficiency was so widespread in the northeastern U.S. that it was known as the “goiter belt,” for the painfully enlarged thyroid glands that millions had as a result of this deficiency.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/05/01/iodized-salt-100-years-deficiency/

vwbusguy,
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@mimsical I grew up in Indiana and still go out of my way to buy iodized salt even though I live in Southern California where it's much less of an issue.

vwbusguy, to random
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Watching the crows take shifts of a half dozen at a time just pummeling a hawk relentlessly.

vwbusguy,
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Pretty interesting watching the crows rotate in and out while keeping a steady presence and chattering with one another. The hawk meanwhile is showing zero interest to engage or move.

vwbusguy, (edited )
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I'm watching nature's out here right now.

vwbusguy,
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Meanwhile, there's a chunky gopher that keeps coming up underneath this mess, trying to be discrete, and sneaking off with some weeds and back down the hole every now and then. I think the gopher is appreciating that the crows are keeping the hawk distracted while it tries to gather up some lunch.

vwbusguy,
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The square quarter mile around me right now is the scene of a violent murder (of crows).

vwbusguy,
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The crows have decidedly won the battle and left the area very quickly after. It's quiet now. The gopher has gone back to hiding.

pseudonym, to infosec
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From a friend's discord

vwbusguy,
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@pseudonym Hey @garethgreenaway , you might appreciate this.

vwbusguy, to random
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The amount of money I used to spend at Karma Records and Sam Goody.

vwbusguy,
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@stepschwarz I was always "wheeling and dealing" when I was poor. Selling or reselling stuff on ebay, fixing cars, doing odd jobs on weekends and evenings. When you (not you specifically) are used to doing that to survive and you get extra income, you tend to immediately spend it out of reaction because of the sense of if you don't you're going to have to pay a parking ticket or something with it instead and CDs were something that could last you years.

fkamiah17, to random
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WEEK 31: Victory to the students at UC Riverside!
See, all you need to do is sit down calmly and work to find a solution like a fucking grown up.

vwbusguy,
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@wooliex @fkamiah17 According to Wikipedia, they have donated food to IDF in the past.

chimera, to random
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What's your favorite Android launcher?

vwbusguy,
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@chimera I like it for its simplicity. I've also used Nova launcher for cases when I wanted something AOSP couldn't do.

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