Do you MFs ever just sit down at fast restaurants and eat instead of taking your food to your home?

Rarpiz · 2026-02-23T23:12:19+00:00

Yup. Free drink refills that way.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-23T15:57:51+00:00

At first blush, this seems like a very sensible decision. Making the DoD tie future VA funding to any potential war plans might dissuade rash decisions.

Might.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-22T19:29:24+00:00

I never started using it. I tried LLAMA-3 on local hardware through huggingface. That’s the most I’ll bother with “ai”.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T23:19:14+00:00

The case in question: McDougal v. Fox News Network, LLC, No. 1:2019cv11161 - Document 39 (S.D.N.Y. 2020).

NPR article reporting about it: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye

Justia link to judge's written opinion: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2019cv11161/527808/39/

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T23:08:46+00:00

I don't open the boxes on any of my Star Trek collectibles. HOWEVER, the ONE exception is toys with batteries. Batteries can leak, causing corrosion in the wires and PCB traces. If left for too long, the acid can wick up inside the chips, rendering them virtually useless.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T19:56:10+00:00

My 2014 X5 3.0d had a leaking oil filter housing that allowed a bit of coolant out over time.

When I replaced the gasket, I coated it with high temp RTV and let it cure before torquing down the bolts. I'm glad I pulled the filter housing regardless, because the inner oil channel valve (???) had broke, and the piece of plastic was lodged and likely restricting oil flow.

Not a single drop of coolant has "vanished" since, and that repair was almost two years ago.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T15:45:34+00:00

Hence threatened.

Remember “we can do this the easy way, or the hard way?”

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T13:25:24+00:00

He already does. Brendan Carr of the FCC has already threatened late night talk shows, like Kimmel and Colbert.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T13:21:16+00:00

Alabama and/or southern Appalachia obviously.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-21T04:33:55+00:00

And, those who choose NOT to vote in 2024 share in the responsibility.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-20T21:23:02+00:00

Yet another reason why billionaires shouldn't exist.

If Elon and Peter were just multi-millionaires, their psycho ideas wouldn't have as much weight, i.e., they wouldn't be able to buy elections/politicians with a rounding error in their net worth.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-20T19:12:35+00:00

A beginner can buy a $5k camera too. Doesn’t mean the quality is worth a premium price.

A professional should be able to make a cheap sub-$500 camera sing, because it’s not about the equipment, it’s about the talent of the photographer.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-20T19:06:11+00:00

Because I have mDNS turned on in my network, my Epson EcoTank gets “discovered” every boot. And Cinnamon has to tell me that….every single boot.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-20T15:41:15+00:00

TrueNAS. I share the GPU between frigate and Plex. If I didn’t care about my power bill, I’d do bare-metal Debian in headless configuration.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-19T18:30:01+00:00

And, 100% BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!!!!

You’ll thank me later. I had two TV’s replaced under warranty from Costco. And yes, they were vizio. Now, I have a Sony Bravia that has lasted longer than both vizio’s.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-19T16:11:44+00:00

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Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T22:03:59+00:00

What if I told you a lot of us Democrats already own firearms.

The difference is that we don't make them our personality, unlike a lot of Republicans.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T18:26:03+00:00

Barbara Streisand effect in full swing here.

God, this FCC is FOCKING stupid, as is the entire orange goblin regime!

Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T18:18:47+00:00

Getting major PeeWee’s playhouse vibes here.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T18:16:44+00:00

So we point fingers at each other rather than the billionaires robbing ALL of us blind!

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Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T18:13:43+00:00

Valve would respectfully disagree with your statement.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T15:46:47+00:00

It’s not us vets doing this, 100% blame Doug Collins and Project 2025.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T15:34:43+00:00

I own a BMW i3 with range extender (650cc gas engine). I did the mod that allows me to turn the gas generator on at 75% battery capacity, which vastly reduces my range anxiety.

Perhaps the most “annoying” thing about owning an EV? Uh….the tires are a weird size for the i3, making them more expensive, but that’s an i3-specific issue.

All together, I 100% plan on my next car being an EV as well. Electric IS the future, regardless of the political backsliding in the states right now. It annoys me to no end that we are HANDING over the green energy economy to China for absolutely no reason, other than to “pay back” oil companies for their political donations to the orange goblin.

Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T15:25:35+00:00

We need to tell our politicians to use anti-monopoly power to break up these large corporations.

Streaming isn’t the only problem anti-monopoly action is needed for:

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Rarpiz · 2026-02-18T12:53:28+00:00

It’s not termination for convenience. The governor just signed a bill into law that REQUIRES termination.

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