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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

"We know where the are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat." - Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense while being publicly questioned on the validity of claims of WMDs in lead up to invasion of Iraq.

Rumsfeld of the "known knowns".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Thank you for the syntax, I didn't know that. Wish that stuff was in a help box in text entry field or something so it would be quickly accessible so we could all learn it faster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

u/logos asked the same thing, I answered in the thread.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

If you're asking in earnest, the last decade has shown for profit corps know no bounds in using technology to extract, poorly protect, and often aggregate and then will make any attempt to monetize possible--often retroactively. While a dishwasher might not have much data in itself to exploit, if your internet connected TV, Car or phone which is constantly scanning for nearby WI-FI items or networks decided to start cataloguing them...well then that would just be a Tuesday for Google, Ford or Sony right?

The more data points, the worse. More breaches, more creepy facts about us floating around in some creepy company or regime's stockpile of data to be used, unilaterally against me. Or maybe the next company to buy the current company I'm happy with. Or the next regime that decides people like me aren't full humans. Between your computer and phone, most people's lives are somewhat laid bare, but add in car tracking which auto companies have stuck their funnel into during the last 5 years, add in appliances, put Wi-Fi if your shower handle...again the people adding Wi-Fi to things like a dishwasher that don't need it have only one thing to gain, monetizing your data and selling it to someone who wants to control you in some way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you, the FCC filing is a good idea, if you find something useful that would be great.

 

Replacing a dishwasher. Most of the mid-range options now come with fucking Wi-Fi. Found a model I liked, no info in manual and support from Samsung was of course, useless since it wasn't already in the manual and wanted to keep talking about their exciting "smart things" app. gag.

I saw a youtube video of a guy disconnecting wifi cable on a fridge. I'm fine doing that if I have to open up the board but it'll probably be smaller than the fridge and who knows if it'll be helpfully labled like the one in the video was. Internet searching showed me there may be oven keypress combinations to turn wi-fi radio on/off. Anyone have anything similar/advice for Samsung appliances, specifically dishwashers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

My running pants/spandex material have a stretchy pocket around the center of the back of the waist. I also hate bouncing while running and I never feel the phone when in the pocket. Still easy to grab, maybe a bit more practice to put back in the pocket but just as easy to take out as a regular side pocket.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

They supported Iraq invasion in 2003 without evidence when it clearly wasn't valid.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I want Elon musk ISP like I want him at my dinner table.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

What is the impact to dock labor, jobs, etc.? It may be that with increased ability to handle labor hours actually expand as the port handles more, but generally that margin comes from somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ready player one about covers it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This could be written about a number of topics, great article.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Or Truth Social LLM is released so you the entire thing is a hallucination.

 

Other than "dont' use Godaddy", what do I need to know? I've never owned a domain or had a website of my own before.

  1. Domain registration/host recommendations?
  2. Web hosting recommendations? Should I mix #1 and #2?
  3. Website template creation suggestions? Have fairly simple needs like service offerings and contact forms but want something without rotating construction cones.
  4. What else should I consider? Security? e-mail?
  5. Am open to all-in-one for the above, just would like to understand tradeoffs, what to look for/avoid.

TIA

 

Price range for retail seems to be $100-250 for IKEA stuff that will fall apart in 3 years, or $1,000+ for something better. Is there nothing in between? Would prefer to buy new with risk of bed bugs or other contaminants but open to other options if I'm missing something.

 
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