I have a family member living on my property in a separate but adjacent living space, close enough together to share my router’s wifi. She likes to let her youtube app endlessly autoplay talking head news videos at full volume due to her hearing loss, and this goes on for a few hours in the mornings. The sound through the...
when the telco here ran fiber out to the edge of town where the schools are, they moved all the customers along that route to the new fiber (and disconnected them from the copper network at the same time). they offered internet speeds starting at '10 meg' (10mbps), going up to 1 gig (1000mbps). many customers chose the slowest and cheapest option (dsl over copper was topping-out at about 15mbit at the time), even though it was only like $20 more to get 100mbit.
to this day, over a decade later, there's still customers on that 10mbps plan. and because the telco does telco things. those customers are paying the same rate (or more) as a new customer signing up for 100mbit (or the comparable 'fastest available' dsl on the copper lines, which is 60mbit these days). no automatic speed bump up, no discount for the slower plan, and zero communication about rates and options. the money flows in regardless, why tell the person giving it to you that they're getting shafted.
The reason I think this is needed is because a large percent of Internet users cannot afford hosting personal websites.
that isn't really the case these days. there are a bunch of free options available--from companies large and small, non-profits and user groups, shared public servers, etc. you can't run a large download server or a resource-hogging scripted application off something like that, but you won't be doing those things off your phone and mobile data, either.
if i could go back and re-pick my high school classes, i would definitely have opted for home ec electives.
all i got in school was a trimester of home ec (which included sewing and cooking) each year of junior high. it was part of the core classes everybody took.
I’m a conservative. I don’t mind the liberal stuff here. It’s good to learn the other side, but I don’t want a liberal echo chamber. I’d like to be more politically balanced in the fediverse. Is there any way I can do that?
the walmart peanut butter isn't bad, and it's still packaged in 18oz jars, not the shrunken 16oz jars nearly all others come as (18oz = 2 cups = two batches of cookies).
my directory of 'portable' programs has about sixty different things in it. some of which are used daily and are either in the path or are windows' default for something.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that his committee, which has been investigating the foreign business dealings of President Biden’s family members, will eventually move to subpoena the Biden family — a move Comer hinted could include the president himself....
A New Zealand supermarket experimenting with using AI to generate meal plans has seen its app produce some unusual dishes – recommending customers recipes for deadly chlorine gas, “poison bread sandwiches” and mosquito-repellent roast potatoes....
Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...
i guess those calls did end awhile back. but now how am i going to warranty my precious '71 amc gremlin, two-seater, two-tone--metallic purple and rust? the bastards kept hanging up on me.
those tools are mainly for handling incoming mail. neither will stop the scammers and spammers from knowing your true email address, as it's still right there. an aggressive one will strip or change position of the '.' and strip or change the '+ codes' on every send.
the relay type service is better as it actually keeps your true email address behind that protective layer.
In case you ever wondered, cats CAN climb ladders. Somehow this thought had never occurred to me until I walked into the room to see this guy at the top of the ladder staring at me.
it's not really a feature you'd use at home except to power essential items during a power outage. so maybe they're looking at marketing these mostly in Texas.
What's the Best Non-Alcoholic Alternative to an Ice Cold Beer at the End of the Day?
What’s the Best Non-Alcoholic Alternative to an Ice Cold Beer at the End of the Day?...
Can I faraday cage my ISP-issued router in order to use my own?
I have a family member living on my property in a separate but adjacent living space, close enough together to share my router’s wifi. She likes to let her youtube app endlessly autoplay talking head news videos at full volume due to her hearing loss, and this goes on for a few hours in the mornings. The sound through the...
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Cooking classes should be mandatory in school.
We’re in an obesity epidemic and most people don’t know how to cook even very basic meals....
Is there a more politically conservative part of the fediverse?
I’m a conservative. I don’t mind the liberal stuff here. It’s good to learn the other side, but I don’t want a liberal echo chamber. I’d like to be more politically balanced in the fediverse. Is there any way I can do that?
Amtrak Might Bring 200+ MPH Japanese Bullet Trains To Texas (jalopnik.com)
I know this isn't shocking anyone, but I just want to say that Walmart's "Great Value" brand name is a fucking lie. "Worst quality legally possible, for cheap" isn't value— certainly not "great value"
It’s also not even the cheapest. A lot of food at ALDI is both cheaper and of a better quality....
Trump barred from having phone over "tendency" to "hold onto" materials (www.businessinsider.com)
Judge Chutkan ruled that Trump can’t have any electronic devices while reviewing discovery documents in the DOJ’s January 6 case against him.
Do you pay with cash or card?
Does your choice depends on somehing? And from what country are you?
This post knows where you're viewing it from (Lemmy doesn't proxy external images) [ARCHIVED]
Note: This post now archived and as such no longer works...
Not everything needs an app
I have an app for programming my chicken coop. My 401k company just created an app for onboarding new participants....
House GOP will subpoena Biden family, says Republican chairman (thehill.com)
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that his committee, which has been investigating the foreign business dealings of President Biden’s family members, will eventually move to subpoena the Biden family — a move Comer hinted could include the president himself....
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas (www.theguardian.com)
A New Zealand supermarket experimenting with using AI to generate meal plans has seen its app produce some unusual dishes – recommending customers recipes for deadly chlorine gas, “poison bread sandwiches” and mosquito-repellent roast potatoes....
Pastor alarmed after Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as 'weak' (www.rawstory.com)
Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...
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Snapless Ubuntu
Not sure what others are doing to use Ubuntu (23.04) without snaps, but this is what I am doing:...
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Did you know cats can climb ladders? (startrek.website)
In case you ever wondered, cats CAN climb ladders. Somehow this thought had never occurred to me until I walked into the room to see this guy at the top of the ladder staring at me.
GM says all of its EVs will be able to power your home by 2026 (www.theverge.com)