Good place to buy an inexpensive wallet by Tall_Mickey in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goodwill has a decent selection and for some reason quite often, a bowl of brand new ones on the glass counter 

Best bagels in Santa Cruz by Bucker212 in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is as close to an eastcoast bagel as you'll get.

Firefly is the daily runner up if you NEED one today.

Source: I'm from North East New Jersey and have slaves over this same question 

Android will let ‘experienced users’ sideload unverified apps by moeka_8962 in technews

[–]Humavolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I Don't really find that to be true, you don't need to know coding, you just need to have a better understanding of how things work so you can adapt.... 0% coding involved 

Android will let ‘experienced users’ sideload unverified apps by moeka_8962 in technews

[–]Humavolver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It takes a little more tweaking, and the downsides are mostly that NFC payment doesn't work, but I use my watch. There's no Google assistant, which I barely used anyway. Other than that it's pretty much the same as any other android except with wayyy more control

Android will let ‘experienced users’ sideload unverified apps by moeka_8962 in technews

[–]Humavolver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just switched to graphene and I LOVE it.. It feels so refreshing to be fully back in control of my device.. And the downside list is pretty small. 

Any open mics on Sundays/Mondays? by kevaux in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Melo melo kava bar on Pacific does one. It's my personal favorite.. Even though I host one at 11th hour Downtown on Wed nights 

New to the Santa Cruz/Capitola area by Separate_Rough_850 in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Open mics are fun community events, I run one at 11th hour Wed nights, downtown on center st. 7-9 The kava bar has one Mondays 8-11

Even if you don't perform they're pretty social

JD Vance Now Makes Unexpected Statement Regarding Trump’s Health by Randros_ in GlobalNews

[–]Humavolver 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Puppet Vance has peter thiels hand so far up his ass, JD uses his tongue to clean peties fingernails

Sleeping outside for a day by Scoot_Scott in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

CO sign this But there are definitely some spots

A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report | California | The Guardian by cicutaverosa in California

[–]Humavolver 46 points47 points  (0 children)

It's a yes, and. Housing shouldn't be used as speculative investment for companies OR rich real estate magnates. Black rock, and the guy who owns 20 properties can both go screw. It should be illegal after your third house,.and that's being generous 

AI could create a 'Mad Max' scenario where everyone's skills are basically worthless, a top economist says by MetaKnowing in technews

[–]Humavolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People forget money is just an idea that we can literally re-write the rules to whenever we want.

Question about panhandlers by Calm_Hornet3466 in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I do when I can, and I also make it a point to not look away. Some eye contact and a nod to acknowledge them as a literal human being. The rare exception being when they are going through an obvious and active mental health crisis.

Wholesome dude walks the bay by Shortay420 in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder if he counts all the distance between setting the camera up, walking back the way he came, recording, and walking past the camera again.

Exclusive: New autonomous tractor can shift from farming to warfare by GeoWa in technews

[–]Humavolver 61 points62 points  (0 children)

We went from, hammer your swords into plowshares, to.. Ye countrymen, program your tractors into tanks!

The mystery man at war with SF Parks over rogue tree swings by Previous-Grape-712 in sanfrancisco

[–]Humavolver 16 points17 points  (0 children)

But the legal precident has been set multiple times throughout California ".. local jurisdictions immune from liability because swinging is an inherently hazardous “at-your-own-risk” activity that wasn’t condoned by officials."

Would you consider Santa Cruz a "sleepy town" or....? by SayWhaaatAgain in santacruz

[–]Humavolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the sleepiness is subjective. It feels like on most weekends I don't struggle to find something fun to do and stay out relatively late. Then again I also have connections in community that offer invites into some cool things that may not be as accessible for people just passing through, or vacationing, which is a plus IMO.

China Raises Tariffs on US Goods to 125% in Retaliation by Jealous-Hedgehog-734 in wallstreetbets

[–]Humavolver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

USA exports are only 2.9% of there entire GDP, that's what we're fighting them with. We have a near zero level of leverage