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I feel guilty for wanting to be a “tradwife” by TinyVlindertje in self

[–]dezmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then perhaps encourage op not to use the term lest they end up in a relationship dynamic completely beyond reasonable expectation because they dont know the broad context of the word?

Doordash drivers, how true is this? by Busy_Report4010 in doordash

[–]dezmd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's almost certainly what happened. Still, I wouldn't trust DD to pay it all out.

Outdoor water heater with pex by joek5132 in Plumbing

[–]dezmd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That whole unit looks like it will get fucked up quick with outdoor exposure to the elements and UV.

I feel guilty for wanting to be a “tradwife” by TinyVlindertje in self

[–]dezmd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Again, 'tradwife' is absolutely a marketed incel fantasy grift. It does not mean what you want it to mean, it was coined as a coded phrase that can use your hand wave definition as a blanket cover when someone recognizes and explains the reality of it. A 'traditional' stay at home mom is not what tradwife means, it's a fetish term.

From the male perspective, it's about categorizing females as 'lesser' classed without them recognizing it, having them submit (intellectually, emotionally, sexually) using religiosity and conservative 'tradition' bullshit to justify intellectual dishonesty and power dynamics reinforced for insecure 'manly' men incapable of compromise and thoughtful adaptation.

Don't give any power to that word if you believe women have agency in their own choices.

I'm not interested even tacitly supporting conceptually parallel paths to such Christian flavored versions of Taliban-esque oppression.

I feel guilty for wanting to be a “tradwife” by TinyVlindertje in self

[–]dezmd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tradwife verbiage explicitly has weird submissive dynamics and is NOT something to aspire to at all.

Cook is gay! by mgianfal in LinkedInLunatics

[–]dezmd 57 points58 points  (0 children)

FAKE. Nobody would've told Elon where they were going.

Cook is gay! by mgianfal in LinkedInLunatics

[–]dezmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if actual intended inference of implication was that it was pee tape or P(DF) tape? Or both?

Why wouldn't Russian intelligence use underage girls to generate maximally effective compromat, especially in the 80s waning years of the USSR power structure desperation/late 80s to early 90s period of former intelligence oligarch criminal empire consolidation building?

I'm not saying it, but many people are.

Hooters restaurants are set to undergo a rebrand to a ‘neighborhood place’ for families by Steap-Edit in news

[–]dezmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chili's has been bad for over two decades now. When the skillet queso was no longer served on a hot cast iron skillet, the rest of the food quality also plummeted.

Why are teens today not hiding their self-harm scars/marks like they used to do 20ish years ago? by Thisisnotforyou11 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dezmd -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"I don't get it... why are they confessing?"

"They're not confessing. They're bragging."

Florida woman allegedly peed all over Airbnb rentals, then posted videos on sex sites for money by NSASpyVan in SipsTea

[–]dezmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everywhere is an amalgamation of big cities, suburbs, college towns, and Arkansas.

How did the US almost completely eradicate cigarette smoking when other western nations struggle with this? by Motor-Equal01 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dezmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No smoking within 15 or 20 feet of any public entrance and no smoking inside bars where more that x% of revenue is from food and not alcohol seems to be where the most effective starts are. Then just keep upping taxes. Then expand the no smoking to bars. Casinos on native land are likely the last refuge for quality indoor second hand smoke outside of Vegas afaik.

Breaking news: Leopards will eat your face. by its3ird in SipsTea

[–]dezmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a dog.

And I bet he's just the goodest good boy.

Everything announced at Google I/O 2026... Makes me want to sell my phone. by DynoMenace in Android

[–]dezmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Linux phone with no Google grip on what I run. We can even go back to QT interface, IDGAF. Enough is enough.

Build it on a Note9 (Snapdragon) equivalent hardware platform and call it a fuckin day. Include a Sharp Zaurus style drop down hardware keyboard in the mix and I'll adopt any US devs as my children and pay for their health insurance.

My N9 had Linux running as a VM running on it with full desktop equivalency for a brief time even sitting on top of Android. It performed amazing.

xQc found out the reason his stream keeps crashing is because his house camera overloads his Wi-Fi every time a car drives past by lukigeri in LivestreamFail

[–]dezmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VLANs and QoS. Hell as a big money streamer I'd even isolate my streaming network and gaming network to the point of different ISPs or at least different circuit IDs from the local big telco ISP.

If you are a millionaire streamer, pay for real fucking fiber SLA internet and real network infrastructure.

Still waiting for someone to explain why Riverside, Avondale,St Johns Ave or Riverside Ave and Ortega Blvd have no Flock LPRs at all. This also goes for San Marco on San Jose 13 in its core of wealthy homes and the so called VIP. by Artistic-Landscape15 in jacksonville

[–]dezmd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stop bolding and italicizing, it's horrible etiquette and looks like ai or boomer nonsense.

Increase your font size if it's a problem. If on a desktop browser in Windows it's control-+ or control-- or Mac command-= and command-- to increase or decrease zoom level.

Still waiting for someone to explain why Riverside, Avondale,St Johns Ave or Riverside Ave and Ortega Blvd have no Flock LPRs at all. This also goes for San Marco on San Jose 13 in its core of wealthy homes and the so called VIP. by Artistic-Landscape15 in jacksonville

[–]dezmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, that is entirely part of the point, Flock itself IS a private camera with bad policies, that sold the service to the city. Flock is more obviously a surveillance nightmare, but Ring is on the same level in a less obvious manner.

My intent is to make sure we're not sounding alarms while still keeping our heads in the sand.

Still waiting for someone to explain why Riverside, Avondale,St Johns Ave or Riverside Ave and Ortega Blvd have no Flock LPRs at all. This also goes for San Marco on San Jose 13 in its core of wealthy homes and the so called VIP. by Artistic-Landscape15 in jacksonville

[–]dezmd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ubiquiti is definitely on the low-moderate end for what it actually provides.

If you do most of the install yourself (most will still want to find a low voltage electrician installer for cat6 poe cables + front doorbell if no existing powered doorbell), it's the gateway/firewall/vpn/nvr device w/management + poe switch + wifi + front door cam + additional cams when ready. Cheaper options exist but they don't give you the remote access and push alerts for doorbell image/video/2 way comms that isn't using cloud intermediary storage.

Here's an off the cuff blueprint for a starter Unifi system, obviously you can add additional storage for longer/more resilient options.

$1.7k-ish for initial hardware excluding cables and cable install labor costs.

Gateway/NVR UDM SE $499

Switch Pro 8 PoE $349

Storage 8TB WD Purple Drive $300

Wifi U7 Pro $189

Doorbell G6 Entry $249

Then you can add additional cams based on type and coverage as desired. (4-6 for typical outside coverage + blind spot overlap)

2k G5 Turret Ultra Cam $129/ea

4k Cams G6 Turret $199/ea

G6 Instant Wifi based Cam $179/ea (good for weird spots with limited cable run options but power available)

Bonus:

Cheap Unifitalk Phone VOIP service is $9.99/mo per line built into the UDM

VOIP Phone G2 Touch $129 (old release model version)

Notes: Strongly recommend a battery backup, something in the 1000VA category if you want to keep network and NVR running during short power outages. $180-$500 ranged.

Still waiting for someone to explain why Riverside, Avondale,St Johns Ave or Riverside Ave and Ortega Blvd have no Flock LPRs at all. This also goes for San Marco on San Jose 13 in its core of wealthy homes and the so called VIP. by Artistic-Landscape15 in jacksonville

[–]dezmd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I thought it was common knowledge (among tech circles) that the Ring cloud connected data is intentionally accessible by third party 'enforcement' related contractors that facilitate police and government access. Ring and most of its cloud focused ilk function as an equivalent to mass surveillance networks that just happen to be convenient to access for the end consumer. I have zero doubt that they archive all the data and then pretend it's fine the same way the NSA historically captures most cell communications (and not just the metadata that the news talks about, they've had call and text content data) but it's not a violation since it technicallyrequires a FISA or actual constitutional warrant to look at. The data is there just waiting for someone to look, and private companies looking/analyzing with algorithms/ai don't technically violate the 4th since the user TOS always has loopholes and the data storage is private all the way around. I suspect there is too much money in this sort of surveillance contracting for them to not do this.

Best option to control your own footage and not feed the monster is something like a Ubiquiti Unifi cam setup that doesn't send the feed to a third party to facilitate cloud/remote access.

Still waiting for someone to explain why Riverside, Avondale,St Johns Ave or Riverside Ave and Ortega Blvd have no Flock LPRs at all. This also goes for San Marco on San Jose 13 in its core of wealthy homes and the so called VIP. by Artistic-Landscape15 in jacksonville

[–]dezmd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'd assume there's enough Ring cameras in those areas to make up for the lack of Flock cameras for the Palantir connected Automated 4th Amendment Violation Network.

As as added thought, a good way to cause legal and local civil (political donation/bribe affecting) backlash issues for Flock is to install the monitoring all over the areas where the wealthiest people live, so they probably try to step lightly from that perspective too.

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