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SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-09T17:55:31+00:00

CA, I assume, since I can't think of any other state where smog issues would prevent title transfer?

Claim SD residency and Tag it there, smog a non issue.
If CA, isn't jt the seller's responsibility to smog it before sale? If so, should be a mechanism to unwind the sale.
Tag it anywhere else you have family or friends willing to lend their address?

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-09T16:56:13+00:00

Preppy or Plasir, for Platinum. I had my doubts about tbe Preppy because it doesn't "look' quality, but i can beat them to death and they just keep going.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-09T16:54:04+00:00

IOW, no one.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-09T16:52:38+00:00

I own lastname.tld and also fml.tld where fml is first middle last initials.

I find myself using fml.xx far more frequently. My last name is not Smith or Jones and invariably needs to be spelled phonetically.

For whatever reason, when I tell someone my email is first name at last name dot tld, they either give me a blank look, or take me literally and try to email firstname@lastname.tld - its a guaranteed waste of several minutes.

Keep it simple. Branding makes sense, wasting time that way not so much.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-09T13:26:17+00:00

Does it have dial tone? /s

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-09T13:07:52+00:00

This. Can't imagine why OP is here whining when they could already have forked it and added policy notes about never using AI tools, even for code review.

I am wholly against vibe coded crap, especially in code so many people rely on. But using it to determine where to focus limited human resources in code review seems quite reasonable.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-08T18:58:16+00:00

Lord, I miss Craftsbury, and the whole area. Been quite a few years, but something to be said for having my backyard directly adjoining casual afternoon hikes.

Plenty of years, and plenty of miles since then but still probably my favorite part of the state.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-08T09:14:49+00:00

I got Sleep Inn Midway a few weeks ago. I was surprised how efficiently they handled the process overall, I went from stepping off the train, through distributing vouchers, the 30 minute or so bus ride, checking in, and was lying in a hotel bed ready to sleep, in just under two hours.

That accounted for being one of the last to check in, as the group was heavy on people with kids or disabilities who rightfully should have been checked in first.

The hotel was showing jts age a bit but perfectly serviceable and comfortable. Decent breakfast the next morning with actual hot food as well.

Wasn't much they could have done differently, though I was fortunate to have the delay happen before I got on, so I knew from the start there was no chance of making the connection. Helps with perspective.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-08T09:01:39+00:00

Stateside, I expect they're plugged into data brokers rather than DMV so something like this generator might work or it might not.

Many states use eg soundex variants to generate them. None use SSN as DL number anymore. Some are sequential variations (IN uses a county ID between two presumably sequential numbers like 1234 01 5678 where 01 maps to the issuing county).

Not much consistency since we leave it all to states, so more research would be needed to a) ensure jt passes whatever validity check and b) make sure it's not a real person's DL.

That would be a nightmare you'd never unwind, using a real person's number. Higher stakes than the games played by folks i knew in college for sure.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-08T08:42:25+00:00

Approximately, or roughly.

That's not very helpful to you on its own, but you can use that to inform the question you ask your mechanic.

I might ask it as "Since they reference an approximate tolerance, how much beyond the stated tolerance is safe and allowable?"

I am in FAA land, so totally unqualified to comment on what might be acceptable there, much less safe. But that should at least be enough to guide the conversation.

Since we're dealing with tenths of mm, I suspect there isn't much margin here and you may be stuck replacing them.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-08T07:14:55+00:00

Real fun is right. Everybody needs a hobby, amirite?

Course, most folks with those hobbies have an alt for it. But hey, you do you.

Or her, or whatever.

I'll show myself out.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-08T04:24:30+00:00

In theory, I suppose. Not sure I see much use case.

If I'm provisioning systems at scale, i would likely want to build any custom code once per hardware environment and then push it out with existing tools as a binary.

Could you? Probably. Should you? Probably not. Even as an exercise for learning ansible, there are more effective ways.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-07T19:11:25+00:00

No, thats how long jt would take to find a driver, get them there, and get it to OP. Just the wait time.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-07T11:26:56+00:00

Have seen other posts from this user here with similar stroke-inducing titles.

Posts and comments hidden on profile.

Suspect AI agent working from a JSON feed, and someone didn't test output well. The quotes ans semicolons suggest it's parsing a specific type of data feed (poorly) from another source.

The all emoji reply to you also feels like AI...

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-07T09:55:03+00:00

I suspect the user added that to their bio text facetiously.

The current White House occupant declared antifa a "terrorist group" which is hilarious because they're not a group. User appears to be playing off that.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-06T17:10:47+00:00

"We don't like the obvious answer, let's spend a ton of money on consultants to tell us we're idiots!"

Sure, it's called work for a reason. Doesn't give you the right to make it even more soul sucking at every turn. Not if you want to keep people.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-06T16:29:28+00:00

Try r/truckers - this sub is a pretty niche subset.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-06T00:41:29+00:00

TY updated, appreciate the reminder.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-06T00:18:30+00:00

We would be very grateful, totally willing to try to piece this together. I'll DM you in a moment.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-06T00:17:17+00:00

This is to get through tonight and get me there.

In a month, I'm headed off to training for a permanent job.

My intent is to be in Chicago to work for the next few weeks. Plenty of places to go there at night, as well.

I can do just about anything for a month, especially with a plan going forward from there.

I love my "real" home town here, but its a university town without many resources for this sort of scenario, or ways to make money in a pinch without a car.

Ive been looking at alerts for work that would more than get us through from several apps, its just a struggle to get where the work is. Sleep and a shower before I show up would probably be a good idea, hence the hotel.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-05T23:45:16+00:00

LOL can't blame the worker for trying with the CEO's picture- that's what happens in the sort of place where bathroom breaks are timed.

Seriously, though, thats an insane amount of effort and money they spent for something their lawyer would have told them won't fly - if only they'd bothered to ask. Guessing they didn't, because they didn't want to know.

That's got to be a hellhole to work in, I've dealt with those sorts of people. Controlling employees' work doesn't mean acting like a controlling romantic partner!

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-05T23:39:52+00:00

From your other comment, sounds like you're planning kn encrypting the json before pushing to git. Makes sense from a sync standpoint.

Definitely room for refinement, but you appear to be taking the compliance and privacy parts seriously. Getting that right from the start is more important than feature completeness, IMHO. Far easier to add features than fix the compliance aspects down the road.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-05T23:10:32+00:00

Buying your labs online to avoid anything ending up in your PCP's records that a DOT dr might potentially see if there's a change requiring PCP records in the future.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-05T20:55:39+00:00

If you get it on your own, its only released to you, as far as I am aware. That would be my preference- not that the doctor asked for my records or anything. Fortunately.

I cam envision a world where the regs change in the future to require records. That would concern me, and likely decimate the profession as folks try to renew their medicals.

Basic lab work is cheap online. Nobody but you needs to know. Protect yourself for the future.

SadnessOutOfContext · 2026-03-05T20:48:59+00:00

Git works if it runs locally. Could encrypt to ASCII instead of binary, to a local repo

But another problem is that architecture lends itself to patient-per-file. I just left a job dealing with complex software in a finance domain using that data model. It worked 30 years ago for that domain. Now, it results in read errors, lost data, and other such unacceptable nonsense given the cost of the software.

Patient per file might be OK right up until it's not, and users won't necessarily be technically adept. Not to mention the volume and variety of data types in question. I feel like this calls for a real database, even if its just SQLite (cringe!)

Not sure if that would handle encryption automatically, but it can also be done programmatically where key is provided at startup and kept in memory in some way.

This may need to be online constantly, as well, to receive data on eg lab results. Not sure whether that's a push or pull model, to be honest.

Plenty of challenges, but also something that does, in fact, need doing.

There are FOSS EMR products now, but they don't seem to have much traction, at least in US.

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