Florida water is weird here in the NW. Tap water is fairly “hot” in the summer since the lines are close to the surface. But YMMV. Our bathroom water is distinctly different than the kitchen water, in a tiny house, 8-years old. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think I might as well, and I’ve taught corporate information security classes.

Everyone reads books? Over half of Americans read at a 6th-grade level, at best.

I run Windows but my VPN server is Debian.

That’s somebody’s house, somebody with teeth and claws. Do not stick anything in there.

PRO TIP: You can get a clue if an animal hole is inhabited by looking at the ground in front of the entrance. Buncha leaves and crap? Empty. Fresh dirt in a spray? Somebody in there.

1991, gf and I are visiting Broken Bow Reservoir in the very SE corner of Oklahoma. (Stunning place BTW! Seriously.)

Me: “What in the world are all those tiny blue tents?”

GF: “Roosters for cockfighting.”

Me: “They still do that?!”

Later that night, outside our cabin.

Me: “What is that noise?!”

GF: “Roosters.”

Same trip, we hit a convenience store to inquire about an ATM. I’m watching the girls behind the counter point and laugh at her. I could SEE her turning red before she storms out the door.

“What the fuck was that about?”

“I explained that I use this card to withdraw money from a bank machine and they laughed at me!”

Poor gf. Imagine being genius-level IQ and growing up in Oklahoma.

Another funny thing about that trip; Two broke college kids only needed to scrouge $100 for gas all the way across state, food, 2 nights in a private cabin and a day’s boat rental. $238 in 2025. Imagine that.

Anyway, felt like telling a story.

I’ve seen 100 shitty job postings for rating AI results. It’s rather complicated and pays pennies.

That’s on the university admins for poor setup. SOURCE: I’ve setup such machines.

There are sites where you just plug in the URL and the video downloads.

Florida here, gotta use my VPN anyway to get to PH. 🤷🏻‍♂️

During the pandemic, percussion caps for black powder guns were unavailable and I got those types of caps to work marginally well.

Imgur bans my IP from a Digital Ocean droplet of my own build. Just sayin’, they’re not only operating from known IP ranges.

Edge of town in a poor(ish), redneck, American suburb. Like I said, people don’t usually bike unless they have to, just no demand I guess.

I should note, not talking about the nice sorts of bikes like you probably have. Anyone with a truly nice bike is parking it in their garage. But I can’t imagine someone trying to break a lock for anything short of an e-bike.

If you need a pair of wheels that goes? They’re everywhere. Bet I could find one on the curb (as trash) right now, nothing wrong but a busted tube, if that. We’ve hauled home loads of kid’s bikes, had people come out and ask us to take them when we stop and look.

My wife and I are continually astonished at the things people toss, even in this lower-middleclass hood. I could show you our house and all the things we found/repurposed/recycled, for an hour straight without repeating myself.

Must depend on the place. Biking isn’t a big thing here. About the only bikers are people who can’t afford a car. This is a pretty poor town, but again, bikes are so cheap no one cares. Both my wife and a neighbor have bikes in the front yard as decorations.

Oh! I hadn’t thought that through. Guess we don’t have laws to cover hold AI responsible and the company can simply dodge responsibility.

Do people still steal bikes? Used bikes are so cheap around here no one even tries to sell them, especially kid’s bikes. I’ve picked up 6 little ones and 2 adult sized. I often see unlocked bikes. Not super nice ones obviously.

For example, I can get a pretty nice bike at the thrift for $10-$20.

That’s what has me grinning! I’m not replacing a Jesus nut with anything that didn’t come straight from the manufacturer.

Gotta use a positive tone and smile:

“You’re no better than you ought to be!”

In America:

Section 230 of the Communications Act provides immunity for online platforms and users, stating they generally aren’t liable for content posted by others, allowing them to host third-party information without being treated as the “publisher or speaker”.

I’m guessing Europe has a similar provision.

I’m screaming this every day, and lemmy is especially ridiculous given our views on capitalism.

In a thread about fast food prices last year, I was told I was privileged for suggesting that, “maybe stop buying their shit?”

If every American had my wife and I’s spending habits, the economy would collapse in 3-4 months.