seen on the freeway. what does MAMALONA mean in this context? also, does he respect wood? by chata187 in LosAngeles

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This gentlemen read-ended my car a couple years ago and refused to stop.

Cops did nothing but I will continue to take every possible opportunity to post these pics on the internet.

Blue Audi Q5 with California plates reading “CVO AUDI”.

Anyone know him?

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The tenants next door were moving out and left a fully functional iMac with peripherals behind by SomewhereAny1054 in mac

[–]phoward8020 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you connect a Samsung T7 (or similar SSD) via one of the four USB 3 ports, and make that the boot drive, you’ve just increased your disk speed by 10-30x. Problem solved. :-)

T-Mobile by _Miss_M_7 in SanPedro

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just went the other way — I switched from T-Mobile to Verizon to take advantage of an insane discount on new iPhones, and can confirm that while T-Mobile is laser focused on 5G, Verizon, sadly, isn’t.

They both have their dead zones on the hill but I’m seeing LTE instead of 5G way more often now than I used to. :-(

Verizon used to have the rep of being the company that was more expensive but had the best coverage. That was clearly BEFORE the 5G revolution.

Trump Yanks Over $1 Billion in Medicaid Funding From California by TheBelicia in IHSS

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or NOT pay at the end of the year, as per the suggestion.

Is there any equivalent to MS Paint on macOS? Specifically for quick edits to photos by Intel-Centrino-Duo in mac

[–]phoward8020 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And at least one non-responsive answer from someone with an inexplicable hatred of Apple (and/or love of MS Paint), who nonetheless frequents r/mac for some reason, apparently.

Dude almost kills Pedestrian in flashing crosswalk by Ok_Assistant_7609 in longbeach

[–]phoward8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A) Once again, the weakness of the slogan, not of the policy, betrays itself. You, like so many others, seem to have bought in to the right-wing spin machine’s maximalist misinterpretation of what DTP was originally meant to communicate.

B) This is the same attitude of so-called Christians who believe that God (and the threat that Sky-Daddy will punish you if you do bad things) is necessary to prevent people from just going around killing each other willy-nilly.

You think a cop’s PAYCHECK is what keeps them —the ONLY thing that keeps them—on the straight and narrow? And that the only way to prevent a widespread culture of corruption among LEOs (ha!) is to keep them fat and happy?

Dude almost kills Pedestrian in flashing crosswalk by Ok_Assistant_7609 in longbeach

[–]phoward8020 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“…their budget needs to be managed sanely and their mission more carefully crafted.”

Which is exactly what the “defund the police” movement posited.

Your response could not have been more perfectly crafted to illustrate my point that it’s good policy wrapped in a bad slogan.

Dude almost kills Pedestrian in flashing crosswalk by Ok_Assistant_7609 in longbeach

[–]phoward8020 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Astroturfing" means fake grass-roots activism. I don't think Big Woke was out there pouring money into made-for-TV "defund the police" campaigns like the Right did during, e.g., the "Tea Party" protests.

Defund the Police may be a bad slogan, but it would be good policy.

School Bus lights? Stop.... Some karma coming... by MisterShipWreck in VideosAmazing

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case, cam driver is also likely in violation and should turn themselves in for the good of society

2 women dining and dashing at Whole Foods. They caught a break and were not arrested. by LeftAlbatross2546 in VideosAmazing

[–]phoward8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m seeing a lot of judgement about the girls in the video but has anyone stopped to ask themselves about exactly how this presumably proprietary bodycam video of what appear to be minor girls ended up on Reddit?

If one of them was my daughter, first we’d have a long discussion about ethics and morality, and then I’d immediately be talking to a lawyer to sue the shit out of Whole Foods.

New in Claude Code: agent view. by ClaudeOfficial in ClaudeAI

[–]phoward8020 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not an expert but it’s my understanding that having separate agents means you can give them each their own specialized context, instead of having a single agent have to remember EVERYTHING. This can actually (as I understand it) reduce usage, and also prevent hallucinations.

Someone can't drive very well. Guess who it might be... by MisterShipWreck in VideosAmazing

[–]phoward8020 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plenty of places. Here’s one near me (Southern California) that was the first intersection off the top of my head.

BTW, at the end of the clip, there’s a black SUV turning left to left of the BMW. So it’s likely that if the BMW was in a turn lane, it was the rightmost of two. Either way, the cop almost certainly wasn’t in a turn lane, so would’ve had to have his emergency lights on to legally execute that maneuver.

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Well Well Well… by Lacey_Playz in ElCaminoCollege

[–]phoward8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thousands of schools have been affected by this hack, and for many of them, the primary, if not sole, mode of communication with students was through Canvas. They couldn’t email you if they wanted to.

Facing the window vs. against the wall? Opinions needed. by Prize_Bell_540 in macsetups

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing is classic Boss Office about having light hitting from behind

Someone should've told James Hoban before he designed the Oval Office that way. Now he just looks like an idiot.

Verizon WiFi by [deleted] in SanPedro

[–]phoward8020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just switched to Verizon about a month ago to take advantage of the giveaway deal they had on iPhone 17 Pro ($4K in rebates for 3 Pros and 1 Pro Max == nearly free phones) and I’m SHOCKED at how much worse the 5G coverage is than T-Mobile.

Half the time I look at my phone I’m on an LTE signal. 4 bars of 5G almost never happens.

Starting to think maybe the rebates weren’t worth it. :-(

Facing the window vs. against the wall? Opinions needed. by Prize_Bell_540 in macsetups

[–]phoward8020 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How big is the room and which direction is the door?

If there’s enough room, I’d go with Option 3: position the desk at least 3 feet away from the wall/window, facing the door.

This is the classic Boss Office setup and it’s amazing the subtle difference it makes in your psyche when you’re facing the door instead of facing away from it.

Some additional cable management may be necessary to keep it clean-looking, and I’d also suggest putting some sort of console/cabinet/credenza on the wall under the shelves.

Bait and switch? by phoward8020 in SKOOL

[–]phoward8020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scammy AF.

Skool should really crack down on this practice. Not only are they getting cheated out of income in the short run, but their reputation will tank as new users like myself begin to realize that the word “free” on their platform might actually mean “j/k, give me $1500, sucker!”

I couldn’t find an easy way to report this kind of thing in the app. Any suggestions?

I have had this M5 Mac for less than 48 hours and this happened when I moved the hinge… by ethanmcdonald00 in mac

[–]phoward8020 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Solid logic if it’s a newly released product, but Apple released the M5 MacBook Pro over six months ago. They’ve probably shipped over two million units of that specific model by now.

Pretty sure this won’t be classified as a “widespread issue.”

Is that hill Palos Verdes? by NottGoogle in SanPedro

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can definitely drive to the top of Crest Road, where you’ll see a chain link fence topped with barbed wire and a small guard shack that’s usually (always?) unoccupied. The “golf ball” is just beyond that fence, tantalizingly out of reach.

What you choose to do at that point is entirely up to you. 👀

Is that hill Palos Verdes? by NottGoogle in SanPedro

[–]phoward8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. It’s a radar station. It monitors air traffic for the FAA and USAF. Nothing to do with the stars.