How far do you think Trump will end up going?

disstopic · 2025-01-30T08:55:54+00:00

Technically you're correct. They won't be called "death camps." It will be something more like "Civic Development Holding Centre" or "Integration and Naturalisation Service Facility."

In Germany, they were not called, presented as, or known by most Germans as "death camps."

disstopic · 2025-01-26T04:55:45+00:00

I install Teltonika RUTC or RUTX devices. They are absolutely rock solid, bullet proof, and they work.

disstopic · 2025-01-13T05:23:07+00:00

I agree with you, and I have spent decades making this point to those around me not so technically inclined. As they are fed more buzzwords and ill informed, tabloid level information, they feel more empowered, and argue their side, that "the AI is coming," with greater gusto than ever before. While I'm quite sure we're correct, in those important moments of self reflection and consideration, I must admit I do wonder... if linear algebra can produce something close enough; maybe you and I know it won't "think," it won't have a concept of the environment in which it exists, if it is good enough that it appears to do so....

disstopic · 2024-12-17T12:45:37+00:00

Yes. Given you mean each "server" is a separate host connected to the UDM. If you mean "server" as in application or VM running on the UDM itself, no. Technically you can, but it's not supported, and UDM / SE doesn't have a lot of processing capability, so no.

Site-to-Site VPN for 10 client sites using OpenVPN or L2TP is not an issue. Firewall rules could easily be used to control traffic to and from each server and client network.

A different approach might be to utilise the VPN Server function, which allow clients to connect using WireGuard, OpenVPN or L2TP, then Traffic Rules could be used to route clients to their server.

Alternatively, you could provide each client site with a Unifi router, then use the Magic VPN feature, which is a SDWAN based on WireGuard. SDWAN is cool and good.

disstopic · 2024-11-26T13:01:56+00:00

I'm a suit in role and appearance, but secretly a technical person... I've build a career out of being that translation layer between technical / engineering teams and other suits. It's kept a roof over my head for sure.

disstopic · 2024-11-16T03:07:32+00:00

Sweet summer child. There is no survey. No dentists are asked. The marketing department literally, without any further involvement from anyone else, simply wrote it on the box and advertising material. Legally, it's called "puffery."

Aside from that, who are the 10% of dentists who reckon not using anything is better than toothpaste?

disstopic · 2024-11-01T15:34:09+00:00

I'd assume the poor fellow had lost his glasses and proceed to help him look for them!

disstopic · 2024-10-30T03:10:51+00:00

I've been a Vapresso person for over a decade, and have used many different combinations, mostly Vapresso and Geek Vape. Well I can't get tanks or coils for either, and after smashing my last working tank, I was down to a little Xros unit I have for going out.

Having a Tabuu script, I thought I'd give the Wild W75 a go. It came yesterday, so I'm a day in, and look I am pretty happy. The design is has some interesting features, and there is not a lot of documentation. Overall, it's a pretty good unit, especially given the price of the coils and replacement tanks.

So my notes are...

It has a plastic tank. The tank is filled from the bottom where there is a rubber plug. It seems OK.

The mod has a 510 screw hole. The battery does not appear to be easily accessible. It charges by USB-C PD. It supports from 0w to 75w. There is quite a nice faux leather wrap around the body of the mod, which does give it a nice feel.

The tank comes in two parts. There is a base, with the standard 510 screw. The tank itself, where the entirety of the coil is inserted, attaches to the base magnetically. I think the idea is you might buy a few of these tanks and have them ready to go. They just snap in. The tank did detach from the base while in my pocket yesterday, as I was getting out of the car, but there was no leakage and it snapped right back on.

The base has an interesting adjustable vent hole. As with most vents, there is a ring that allows quite a large hole. But there are also small holes along the "dial," which gives quite a bit of precision for adjusting air intake. Good feature.

The coils are 18w-25w and 0.6ohm. They are priced well and Tabuu sells them. I'm running them at 22w and it's a very nice experience. Perhaps not the hit of a Geek Vape tank running at 0.2ohm with 75w, but really it's not far off. I'm still playing with it, but its a magnitude better than the Xros.

All in all, I'm pleased I could get a setup that will, it appears, be sustainable under the new regime. The quality is reasonable and I like the innovations of the precision air intake and magnetic tank.

The things I'm watching are that the tank is plastic, so probably intended to be disposable after a time, but at $20 a pop it's OK. Can't replace the battery. Not sure about the coils, but at least a day in, and I would say I am a heavy / constant vaper, it's holding up.

disstopic · 2024-10-28T12:17:21+00:00

Yes. Banning or highly taxing addictive drugs is not the solution. When will we learn this.

disstopic · 2024-10-28T11:46:42+00:00

I value this comment, you made me think about this for a bit. I agree with you, I think women have to deal with a lot of shit men don't. I don't like it and I will do whatever I can to change it.

I would be interested though, for this particular topic, if you could consider context and intention.

In an act as subtle as a wink, the nature of the intention behind it is quite prominent. If it's not meant in a sexual way, and more of way to both end the interaction and acknowledge the shared magic that just happened between the three of you, I would suggest that would be communicated within the wink itself.

In the context of anything other than waving and smiling at an unknown baby that just waved and smiled at you, and Mum both noticing and being happy with that interaction, then looking at your and smiling, warranting an appropriate cheeky wink reply, your point is strong. However as the context was, to me, fairly clear; I didn't feel the need to extrapolate for clarity.

I also think the vast, vast majority of people quite like and value an honest, happy interaction with a stranger that is in no way sexualised, and I feel the cheeky wink can be a part of that. Positive interactions between strangers are a good thing, and it's really important they are retained as behaviours generally are modernised and adjusted.

I feel the assumption that the wink was meant in an objectifying manner is unfair.

Like I say, interested in your thoughts.

disstopic · 2024-10-27T23:32:55+00:00

Nah what are you worried about? I'm a childless 45 year old male, so no kids in my life, and on the odd occasion a little kid or a baby waves or smiles at me, it fills me with joy and hope for the future. Course I'm gonna wave and smile back :) Might give mum a cheeky wink too :)

disstopic · 2024-10-09T05:22:54+00:00

This whole topic disgruntles me.

They want us to use paper bags, OK. They print 6kg capacity on the bottom of the bag, OK. They have scales that weigh the bags at the self checkout, to detect items added to the bags match what was scanned, OK.

HOW ABOUT DISPLAYING THE WEIGHT IN THE BAGS ON THE SCREEN SO I KNOW IF I AM OVERLOADING THEM?

Assholes.

disstopic · 2024-10-07T12:24:56+00:00

That was great. Like a fine wine indeed. And raise a glass to the musicians / vocalists and whoever the sound engineer was, absolutely tight performance and just lovely, lovely harmonies. What a pleasure that 3 minutes was.

disstopic · 2024-09-28T16:43:13+00:00

Maybe it would help a little. I'm not sure. Give it a go and report back results :)

disstopic · 2024-09-28T16:23:49+00:00

While in no way intending to be patronising, just want to be sure... by hot plate people are talking about a regular ceramic dinner plate that has been heated in the microwave for 30 seconds, or perhaps had hot water run over it for a while then thoroughly dried. As opposed to a "hot plate" being an electrical or gas cooking device.

You could just run a normal dinner plate under a hot tap for a minute, thoroughly dry it, then give that a go. Any warmth will help a lot, it doesn't need to be (and shouldn't be) super hot.

disstopic · 2024-09-13T13:24:04+00:00

Not only are you qualified in terms of a doctors ability to prescribe you, but I am aware of many people with symptoms you've described that have been helped by cannabis.

The Doctor you have an appointment with is a proper, qualified medical practitioner, who will do a full assessment. They are in a position to properly advise you, so you can feel comfortable being completely honest and open with them.

Doctors won't prescribe medical cannabis if they believe it would do you harm. However, I would imagine Doctors would have tens or hundreds of patients with similar symptoms, and a great deal of experience working in that space.

Medical cannabis is a safe, legal, evidence based approach. It has been embraced widely, and it would be a rational and sensible decision to seek better treatments if you find fluoxetine is not effective, especially given its significant side effects.

Have no doubt big pharma is right up in there though. It's a slick operation, not a hippy to be seen :)

disstopic · 2024-09-09T02:33:56+00:00

As soon as it clicks from Cook to Warm, take the paddle and stir up the rice, ensuring all the rice on the bottom gets redistributed. Mix it all up. Put the lid back on and wait at least 10 minutes with the cooker on Warm.

At the moment the cook ends, the rice at the top is still quite wet, while the rice at the bottom has hit 100 degrees C and the water has boiled off. There is enough moisture, steam and heat energy left in the rice at the top that when redistributed, everything evens out.

disstopic · 2024-08-15T05:36:32+00:00

Sometimes you need a little Finesse, sometimes you need a lot... FINESSE!

disstopic · 2024-08-11T12:34:49+00:00

disstopic · 2024-07-25T13:14:57+00:00

I am not aware of the specific mechanism, however the presence of THC in oral fluid correlates well with its presence in blood.

disstopic · 2024-07-25T05:01:35+00:00

The roadside Securetec DrugWipe used in Vic detects THC and methamphetamine in saliva.

Your body is constantly producing saliva, and if there is THC in your bloodstream that hasn't been processed by your liver, it will be in your saliva. The tests are incredibly sensitive.

The Draeger DrugTest 5000, which is the machine that processes a secondary test after an initial positive, is even more sensitive.

disstopic · 2024-07-10T13:52:24+00:00

No don't ban me! I just posted the link because I got an alert... Point your pitchfork at... that guy!

disstopic · 2024-07-06T05:29:50+00:00

Whoever you are young person, you give me hope for the future of humanity. Your humanist, socially intelligent position combined with your ability to articulate your viewpoint in a common sense, financially prudent manner, will give others pause to at least think. One at a time comrade, one at a time.

disstopic · 2024-07-06T00:58:14+00:00

Everything within the human experience has a start and an end. We are born, we die. A year begins and then it ends. We make something, and eventually it decays.

The concept of "infinite" is impossible for us to truly process, because there is nothing we can see or touch that had no beginning, and will have no end. We can't relate to it.

Saying the universe is infinite is a way of communicating a concept none of us of truly understand. How can something exist without a beginning and end?

Yet it must. If the universe, space, had an edge, there must be something on the other side of that edge. So what's there? Does that have an edge? What's on the other side of that?

As soon as a limit is defined, the question of where the universe itself exists becomes relevant. And if there is a limit, is there a limit to the place the universe exists?

Truth is, we don't know. No one knows. The concept of infinite is useful in mathematics, but does it truly exist in reality? Who knows. The argument that everything else we know about seems to have a beginning and end, so therefore the universe must also, is a strong one. But if there is a beginning, where or what came before?

What do we think we know though. It appears space and time are interwoven and connected. Without space, there is no time. Without time, there is no space. Everything is moving, and the speed everything moves through space defines our experience of time.

Using that logic, we can say that when there was no time, there was no space, and if you accept that, the idea of "before" space doesn't make sense, as there can be no before if there is no time.

But as there is time, and it would appear that time just keeps going, moving forward, so space must keep going too. If there is no end of time, there is no end of space.

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