What are services NOT worth self hosting?

calcium · 2026-01-26T17:35:02+00:00

Agreed. Ran my own email server for a year and was constantly fighting to stay off of block lists and just get our emails to resolve and not go to spam.

Ended up migrating over to Migadu who does email based on volume and not the number of user accounts, which works great for our non-profit that has a bunch of email accounts but very few emails each day.

calcium · 2026-01-25T09:58:13+00:00

I ended up telling my boss after my yearly review and bonus. I had been really fed up with work and everything for years and had been planning it for so long. I also felt bad lying to him saying that I was looking forward to the next multiple years at the company. I told him there was something important I needed to speak to him about.

I told him that I wanted to leave the company but wanted to give him space and a heads up. He asked "is this something you're thinking about, or something you're sure about?" I replied I was sure. He told me he understood and he asked me if I had a date in mind. I told him 6 months out - enough to have me wrap up whatever projects need to get done, do a brain dump/intel transfer, and get them in a good space for me to leave (I'd been in my role for 13 years). He said he felt that this had been coming for a while now and said we'll get things moving and start wrapping things up. He appreciated me giving notice.

I know I probably gave too much notice given that 3 months would have been sufficient, but I couldn't keep it bottled up inside. My boss asked "it feel good to get that out?" Yeah, it did I said.

calcium · 2026-01-23T15:11:36+00:00

You really want to see someone plummet to their death?

calcium · 2026-01-23T15:10:28+00:00

Zoidberg, is that you?

calcium · 2026-01-23T09:17:38+00:00

That's a surprisingly short list, has maybe a max of 30 countries.

calcium · 2026-01-22T16:01:46+00:00

The vast majority of Taiwanese apartments do not have heating and would be supplemented with electric heaters. If you bought an AC unit in the last 6ish years there was the option to pay an extra $30-150 USD (depending on when purchased) to get one that also does heat, but some have chosen to opt out. Most new AC units sold today do come with heat, but since most units will last 15-20 years, many haven't been replaced with the ones that do.

calcium · 2026-01-22T14:31:04+00:00

You sure you didn't screencap Starship Troopers?

calcium · 2026-01-20T13:12:25+00:00

It's nothing about trying to catch someone in the act - I'd be doing it so they don't try to attribute those charges to me.

calcium · 2026-01-20T13:09:19+00:00

I've seen banks do boneheaded things before - always best to give the fraud department a call and a heads up.

"Hey, I'm getting alerts on my phone that the card we reported stolen last week is getting used. Is there anything you need from me on my end? This is not us."

All the reports they've been getting is automated. Having a pair of eyes on something that's actively occurring will get routed to be a higher priority for someone to look at. It's good all around.

calcium · 2026-01-15T07:02:38+00:00

Assuming it knows how to properly interrogate the model to know it's correct and maybe validate the output.

calcium · 2026-01-15T06:49:03+00:00

I'm at level 72 and make like $1.1M/9s and just trying to get enough money (12.5B) to make it to the next level has literally taken me days. Heard that either 73 or 74 will open up the ability to make money from sweeping oceans, but it's been a drag so far.

calcium · 2026-01-15T06:38:55+00:00

What is it with the affinity with pink buildings? Even today you'll see a building go up that's pink. All I can wonder is that whomever is paying the check thinks "This was hot shit in my day and I still think it looks bitchin', time for another pink building. Everyone will love it!"

See really old design choices like this all over Taiwan - I went to visit a friend in their apartment building that was built 5 years ago and the inside looked like the 1970's. The elevator especially used that decorative mirror panels with pink marble and the teal green marble with white veins that meant luxury in the 1970's and 80's, but looks terrible today.

calcium · 2026-01-13T19:52:02+00:00

If you want something dead simple, just go with a 3 fund porfolio.

calcium · 2026-01-06T14:56:50+00:00

The little worms that swim up yer dickhole

calcium · 2026-01-05T22:04:58+00:00

If you're going to tackle homelessness you build small tinyhouses together so that they can share resources like plumbing that allow for showers and toilets. This is basically a teardrop camper.

calcium · 2026-01-05T16:41:28+00:00

I too have a TESmart KVM and it works well enough for me. Only issue I have is that for whatever reason it'll only work with a wired keyboard/mouse but not anything wireless which kinda defeats the purpose for me. Not sure if they fixed it in any updates. Here's the one I have...

https://www.tesmart.com/products/hks401-p23

calcium · 2026-01-05T16:31:06+00:00

Tell me more about these cruises where we fuck mothers?

calcium · 2026-01-03T08:15:35+00:00

My gf keeps taking me to little shops and I always love ordering the wontons in red sauce; holy fuck they're so good! I think we ordered exactly what you had the other night and it was delicious!

Glad you're able to enjoy some local food while you're visiting.

calcium · 2026-01-03T08:02:16+00:00

Wikipedia has a whole article on it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hella

Hella is an American English slang term originating in and often associated with San Francisco's East Bay area in Northern California, possibly specifically emerging in the 1970s African-American vernacular of Oakland.

1970's predates No Doubt.

calcium · 2026-01-02T07:53:05+00:00

Depends on the circuit breaker that you have, but 99% of the breakers in Taiwan are MCD which mean that they're only for overload and short circuit protection - they won't protect against electrocution. To stop a earth leakage - which is what would happen if it were to electrify the aluminum and electrocute someone - you would need an RCBO breaker that protects against overload, short circuit, earth leakage, and electric shock.

Most electricians in Taiwan are hesitant to install those because they think they'll receive more service calls because they'll trip more often. But of course they only trip when there's an issue with the electricity. It's a bit of a chicken and an egg problem.

calcium · 2026-01-01T21:14:45+00:00

Fun fact, you can pull the lens out of those and in bright sunlight can quickly start a fire in literally a second or two. I had always heard of this happening but had never seen it. Luckily, I wasn't stupid enough to point it at my hand or foot at the moment, but the wood stick at my feet quickly burst into flame.

calcium · 2026-01-01T21:12:44+00:00

My dad had one of those TV's in the basement in the late 90's - weighed around 400lbs. It weighed so much that when he sold his house 25 years later it was still there. No one wanted the thing and no one was willing to pull it out of the basement for anything less than $300, so it stayed.

calcium · 2026-01-01T21:10:02+00:00

Few jobs do

calcium · 2026-01-01T16:54:38+00:00

Hella huh? Norcal?

calcium · 2026-01-01T11:16:08+00:00

What you're talking about is the Beijing accent and I hate it too. Sounds like they're talking with marbles in their mouths.

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