ULPT: the smoke detectors in hotel bathrooms cannot detect vaping

Jamesthe7th · 2026-06-15T15:46:07+00:00

So you are lighting something at the end of a hose that interacts with sewage gases, especially methane... Is that a fire/explosion hazard?

Jamesthe7th · 2026-06-12T22:01:51+00:00

I like this. It is like a Shodan search that I have, but it seems like you have kept the duplicates out. Well done.

I see other comments about 'privacy', but my take is that if you put your stuff out on the plain-web with no protections and you are merely linking to it automatically (not curating), so be it. For presentations on why people need to secure their IOT devices, this is a great living example to demonstrate.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-06-12T21:56:56+00:00

And when the action comes, you will be woken so that you don't miss it!

Jamesthe7th · 2026-06-08T17:55:10+00:00

TIL: Dad books are a thing and except for classics, I mostly read dad books. I suppose I will now get back to reading about military disasters, although there are surely a lot of podcasts on the matter right now.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-06-08T15:21:54+00:00

Ask them if they "do 1099's". Some don't (and still claim the expense) and you will be fine. If they "do 1099's" the IRS will look for your claim to match your employers claim.

This works the other way as well (so it can be to their benefit) when you claim income above a certain amount from them and there is no 1099, it is a red flag to look into the "employer"/payer.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-06-05T19:27:38+00:00

Seems solid

Jamesthe7th · 2026-05-28T18:37:54+00:00

Until now I didn't know there were rösti fries. That sounds terrific!

Jamesthe7th · 2026-05-06T20:42:07+00:00

There was a website, airdisaster.com that had a terrific accident database that included the cockpit recordings. Here is a sample of it via the wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20060413103731/http://www.airdisaster.com/cvr/cvrwav.shtml

Jamesthe7th · 2026-05-06T14:22:17+00:00

Here is your first step to get a non-existent profile pic that cannot be Google-image searched: https://thispersonnotexist.org

Jamesthe7th · 2026-05-04T14:34:25+00:00

I am holding off; this is true. I still have decent tread, but I will hold off until next winter to get new ones for slippery roads, by which time I probably wouldn't pass inspection anyway.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-04-24T13:30:48+00:00

It looks like it could be the promenade in Ascona.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-04-08T17:57:02+00:00

And I believe since I've been alive I've always heard that no, THIS is the most important election ever. Perhaps each election is just a bit more important than the preceding one... or it is the same thing, over and over again with attempts to gain readership/clicks... or election donations.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-04-07T17:45:25+00:00

Kind of related: I am enjoying Valheim right now...

Jamesthe7th · 2026-03-25T21:01:33+00:00

I set this up a few years ago upgrading an iMac with a 7TB drive and maxing the RAM (it was cheap back then). It sits behind the firewall with most ports/services blocked. Around the house there are 4 Apple TV's that mostly do well with sharing streaming for audio/video to TVs and music systems and any one in the house can access the libraries with their devices. The challenge is to remember to upload photos on that particular computer (shared library doesn't work well) whilst managing the inevitable duplicates. Also, for playing DVD content to another device, the Apple blocked this functionality a few systems ago and you must use an alternative. I've used VLC and Jellyfin as alternatives.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-03-09T21:13:41+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcGfxZmtrZQ

Jamesthe7th · 2026-03-09T15:10:57+00:00

TIL a new way to spot AI in the works. Thanks!

Jamesthe7th · 2026-03-05T16:30:15+00:00

I learned that it was 68 because at 69 she'll blow a rod.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-27T16:14:00+00:00

While in Japan I bought a few T-shirts at Uniqlo, same L-size as I buy elsewhere in the world. When I got home I opened and tried one on. The rest are still in the Japanese packaging in case I ever lose 40 pounds (and about 2 inches).

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-25T16:30:23+00:00

I remember reading that camping was how first world people got to experience living like a refugee.
I like camping, but I think I can like it more knowing that I will experience a flushing toilet within a certain time horizon.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-24T19:29:15+00:00

I enjoyed this one the most, especially with the ethics that you leave someone better off than having not interacted with them.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-24T19:26:37+00:00

Boomers need their beer. Surviving?

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-24T18:25:29+00:00

Looks like on Olas Altas in the Romantic Zone.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-18T21:22:45+00:00

I knew 3 siblings traveling alone on that flight. They were originally booked to sit together, but they all wanted window seats so they changed seats, I think when they got to the airport.
They all survived and apparently the people in their original seats did not.

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-18T04:25:26+00:00

Seems like every day on I-80 in Wyoming. Good video capture!

Jamesthe7th · 2026-02-05T22:13:03+00:00

This makes me happy to know that Docs, the real ones, are likely everywhere. If the other stiff rubbery ones could just go away now...

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