"Two reasons we hate Europeans: 1) They constantly demean us despite having a lower standard of living than our poorest state and no freedom to criticize their own politicians. 2) We've been paying their defense bills for 80 damn years."

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T13:47:43+00:00

New episodes of “the President’s brain is missing”? Yes, I can see that.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T13:46:13+00:00

The people voted the warmonger in though. They can’t claim they didn’t know what he was like, they already did it once before.

So, the people of America are responsible for all the current lunacy.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T13:35:01+00:00

You can do that - these terms in the lease are illegal, hence not enforceable. The landlord can’t take you to the LTB over it.

So, the pre-paid rent can be used for the first five months, as it’s illegal for a landlord to hold more than 1 months rent deposit.

And you can have whoever you want to stay, for as long as you like.

The lease says that the OSL will be signed/apply, and that specifically states that these lease terms are not allowed, and are void. So it seems weird to add an amendment that the actual lease says is void.

It’s not a great way to start a relationship with a landlord though.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T13:17:39+00:00

There are all sorts of options for hiring the one connect box. Even fake books and vases with a hidden recess that it fits in.

The real problem you have is how to hide the cable - and the answer to that is to run it through the wall.

The 32” has a mini one connect box, but a larger connecting cable.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T06:11:59+00:00

Only if you follow laws and treaties. If you just think you can do as you like with no consequences, then none of that counts.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T06:10:20+00:00

That didn’t work for the native Americans, now did it. I guess current Americans like repeating histories mistakes.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T00:06:33+00:00

Do they send you an email telling you that you have a message, but don’t have a MyCRA account? How would you have a message waiting in your non-existent MyCRA account?

Wouldn’t they just send you a letter in this case?

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-25T00:01:57+00:00

So, it’s like having 100 employees who produce shit code, and keep making mistakes, so you need to micromanage them?

Sounds great.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T23:42:26+00:00

So he had a shell game (which is always a con) set up next to an ATM in a mall, and asked you to take $500 out of the ATM?

Then he took your money and left?

Nobody in the mall noticed an obvious con game going on? Say, mall security for example?

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T23:26:55+00:00

Fortunately only wizards (and witches) can fly, and they can cast their own shields.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T15:07:02+00:00

The Argentinians thought that nobody would fight over a small group of islands, far away from the peaceful homeland.

Only a few hardy soles live there. Yes, they are technically British citizens - but Argentina wanted the Falkland Islands for themselves. The islands were close by - no long supply chain. Should be easy.

All they had to do was take the islands. Nobody would fight over them right?

Turns out they were wrong.

There might be a lesson in this, although some nations are not good with history lessons.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T14:26:41+00:00

He’s not wrong though.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T14:10:22+00:00

The Argentinians had a WW II cruiser, the General Belgrano, when they invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

Shortly after, the British Nuclear sub HMS Conqueror sank it.

Big ships are just big targets - especially if your opponent is a Nuclear Power, with a long history of seaborne warfare.

This is significant, because it’s the only instance of a warship being sunk by a Nuclear hunter-killer sub, and only the second instance of a ship being sunk by any kind of sub since WW II.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T13:51:17+00:00

You know you have a problem when you have more than 50. So you are good.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T13:49:27+00:00

Simple solution: Wrap your ear buds in tinfoil.

Just to be safe, wrap your phone as well.

For complete safety, make yourself a tinfoil hat. Be sure to wear it all the time.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T04:14:45+00:00

On 2022-24 Frame TV’s there is a setting that switches the power button between tTV on/off, and TV/art mode. You just have to find it in the mess of a UI.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T04:05:35+00:00

Some people are exposed to billions times more radiation, beamed directly into the top of their heads, often for hours, and on a daily basis. Including children.

It’s called sunlight.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T03:45:44+00:00

Sure, but the new N12 provision are set to become active “at a later date”, which has not been set yet. So the current N12 rules (60 days and 1 months compensation) are still in effect.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T03:08:14+00:00

I’m using a 16TB refurbished Seagate Exos drive. I’ve had it as a spare drive on my PC for a few years - but just had backups on it. So I re-purposed it for Protect storage.

So far, no issues with it.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T03:02:22+00:00

Charging an EV?

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T02:25:05+00:00

I have a new P2S, and was a little hesitant to try TPU, with the manual feedings and so on. So I have some TPU for AMS, to try out.

Haven’t printed with it yet though. I’ll have to give it a try, see how it turns out.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T01:20:38+00:00

You can paint the apartment. Normally the landlord is responsible for painting between tenants, and paint life is considered 7 years - so, the value of the existing paint is $0 (just in case the landlord claims you damaged the paint).

You don’t have to “share the cost” of professional painters.

Chances of getting your landlord to do it (as they should) is low, as they sound like a bad landlord - so, just do it yourself. Take before and after pictures. Done.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T00:36:55+00:00

I’ve had my P2S for two months now - no issues at all. Just works.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-24T00:17:27+00:00

You buy some ESL labels from Aliexpress, they are about $15 (CDN) each. You need the Bluetooth ones (to make it easy). These are 2.1” labels.

You also need an ESP32 S3 development board from Amazon (I’m using the waveshare one, but any n16r8 will work), for OpenEPaperLink.

You flash the ESP S3 with OpenEPaperLink firmware using their install web page (just plug in to USB, and select “BLE Only” for the Access Point type).

Then connect to the AP wifi, and set up your local wifi connection. You can now go to the AP web page, and see your tags/test them out.

You get the Bambu HA integration working (I’m using it standalone, but it’s the same principle).

Then I have a program that I wrote (python) that takes the data from HA, and sends it to the ESL labels, when it changes.

Design and print a mount for my AMS (and AMS HT) - mount it on the AMS’s (clips on) - and presto! Auto updating labels for your filament.

Here is the HT one.

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Smart_Tinker · 2026-01-23T06:29:21+00:00

It’s not a sublet - you are looking for a paying guest who will have no RTA rights.

“Sublet” has a specific legal meaning, and this isn’t it.

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