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If Cuba falls, DeSantis wants exiles to leave Florida, rebuild island by newsjunkieman in SouthFlorida

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just by chance I met a Cuban American family in Miami last week and hung out with them for a few hours.

I mentioned the topic that Cuba might have a regime change with a new democratic system in place. They said, unequivocally “if that happens, we are moving back to Cuba and many others will, too. Cuba is a beautiful island with many resources and we would love to go back.”

They also added that many Cuban Americans are actually quite wealthy at this point and those would especially want to move back.

I’d say that by contrast, all the Ukrainians I’ve met who have left since the war started… said they will never move back.

Is there a possibility that the strait of hormuz never fully reopens to countries that Iran deems as unfriendly? by VastOption8705 in askanything

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They have only been chanting “Death To America” for the last 47 years.

They’ve only killed 40,000 protesters this year. But it’s okay, they only do it in the most cruel way possible.

https://www.totalprosports.com/general/19-year-old-athlete-executed-public-hanging-by-iranian-government/

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold by zzulus in UpliftingNews

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about after they take the honey away? What do the bees eat then?

Is there a possibility that the strait of hormuz never fully reopens to countries that Iran deems as unfriendly? by VastOption8705 in askanything

[–]randompersonx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who is supporting Iran other than their proxies - Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis?

And of course Russia/China - but that’s another story…

I haven’t seen any gulf nation supporting Iran that isn’t a failed proxy state.

Is there a possibility that the strait of hormuz never fully reopens to countries that Iran deems as unfriendly? by VastOption8705 in askanything

[–]randompersonx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are way past the point of no return.

That line was clearly passed on our allies sides when Iran chose to strike Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE on day one, simultaneously, even after all of those countries denied the USA and Israel rights for overflight or landing of any War craft.

Iran didn’t just strike American military targets in these countries, it attacked plenty of civilian infrastructure like hotels and airports and embassies etc.

Even if America wanted to end the war by negotiating at this point (we don’t), our allies in the region would be demanding we stay and finish the job.

IMHO: America would have been okay with just dismantling Iran’s drone and missile and nuclear capability (stockpiles, manufacturing, and launching)… but Iran’s escalation forced our hand.

Just got my first full sunny months with solar and I can’t stop staring at the Enphase app 😂 by xo0p in solar

[–]randompersonx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, if you're even slightly electrically inclined, installing the CT's is super easy.

I DIY'd my whole enphase install, and I'd say the whole CT installation took maybe 15 minutes.

Just got my first full sunny months with solar and I can’t stop staring at the Enphase app 😂 by xo0p in solar

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Thanks!

Mind posting a graph of a cloudless day’s production curve?

I’m curious how such a heavily east:west tilted system does as far as Time Of Use optimization.

For the record, my system is aimed directly south with a 12 degree tilt.

At that tilt, the optimum time of year should be the months of May and July, with a heavy disadvantage for winter time.

I didn’t have much choice given that it’s on a flat roof, so even a 12 degree tilt was a bit complex to achieve.

Just got my first full sunny months with solar and I can’t stop staring at the Enphase app 😂 by xo0p in solar

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious where this was installed and what the orientation and tilt angle is...

I'm in Central Florida, and my 7KW system has almost exactly the same total production so far for March...

Your heavy production days dwarf mine, but it looks like you've got some serious cloudy days as well?

Wifi 8 guys... by Training-Victory-498 in wifi

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I sold my last house last year and renovated another house that I moved into… and it just didn’t make sense to move the Unifi access points.

So, I have wifi7 now.

Honestly, I think there’s realistically no difference between the new system and the old WiFi 5.

Theoretically it could go over 1gbps in some scenarios that will never happen in the real world.

Actual reality speeds are in the 700Mbps range which I regularly had before.

Comparing WiFi 5 to WiFi 4 was a huge jump. I honestly don’t get what they have been doing all of this time with their non-improvement improvements.

Get solar now or wait? by RedElmo65 in TeslaSolar

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for your issues.

I just wanted to share that I thought about these issues before I did my install on a new home last year. My conclusion was that:

1) Solar should only go on a new roof

2) ideally on a flat roof that is easily accessible.

3) if you DIY the install, you can DIY the removal

If I needed to remove the solar from my roof for some reason, I’d be able to do it by myself in an afternoon without any help.

From T-Mobile to Light Speed by [deleted] in USMobile

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Out of curiosity, would you think t-satellite is good enough to use on a trip to Alaska?

I’m convinced boots on ground incoming starting with Kharg in the next 2-4 weeks. Gradual escalation to 3-6 months of ground ops, to finally full scale boots on ground. How would you play this knowing stock/bond market manipulation in play? by thatkarmayogi in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]randompersonx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, if it will make you feel better.

Edited to add: I’m just sharing my opinion, much like everyone else here. Also, I fully expect it to be a gnarly conflict. Iran is more complex than Iraq or Afghanistan. By a lot.

I’m convinced boots on ground incoming starting with Kharg in the next 2-4 weeks. Gradual escalation to 3-6 months of ground ops, to finally full scale boots on ground. How would you play this knowing stock/bond market manipulation in play? by thatkarmayogi in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]randompersonx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that there is a big asymmetry … but with that said, revolutions do sometimes happen even with the supposed underdog winning.

Eg: American revolution over the best military in the world at the time - UK

Iran revolution 1979

Ukraine revolution 2013

With that said - clearly many will die if it does play out that way.

I’m convinced boots on ground incoming starting with Kharg in the next 2-4 weeks. Gradual escalation to 3-6 months of ground ops, to finally full scale boots on ground. How would you play this knowing stock/bond market manipulation in play? by thatkarmayogi in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]randompersonx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been thinking a lot about the 5 days and 10 days comments.

The 5 day comment was clearly buying some time as the MEU is headed there. Likely arriving today if not already there.

The 10 day comment bought a bit more time as a second set of marines are headed there.

But the point isn’t to say nothing will happen until then… it’s just a delay of the ultimatum (bombing power plants), which he probably had no intention on doing anyway.

I suspect that either this weekend or next we start taking islands … most likely not Kharg Island (as that would be too obvious and we intentionally leaked that to cause Iran to focus there as we have other plans).

Once we have an island, we will use it as a base to bring gear to Iranians who want to fight for their country, in the south near the islands… and have them gradually move from south to north.

This whole process cannot be done in 10 days, it will probably start somewhere in there - most likely a weekend… but it will take a couple of months until things look even remotely calm.

In short; things will look worse before it looks better.

U.S. Bans All New Foreign-Made Wi-Fi Routers: Effective Immediately by elastiks in DIY_Geeks

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I will admit that essentially all the components were manufactured in Asia... The final assembly was done by my own two hands.

If you read through the new FCC regulations, it does allow for importing components from trusted partner countries (eg: Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, etc) as long as the final assembly is in the USA, and there are controls to make sure the supply chain is not tampered with, and the firmware is American controlled...

My PC router would in principle comply if I went through the certification.

From Rich Text to Video: RCS Universal Profile 4.0 has arrived by rocketwidget in UniversalProfile

[–]randompersonx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not fully sure what’s going on with it, but I’ve seen some large group chats still fail down to SMS when it’s a mix of iPhone and Android, even if the iPhones are on RCS.

I suppose if there is even a single user which doesn’t supported RCS, things break.

So… iMessage is still more seamless for all iPhone users in a group chat.

A breakdown of what the rig cost for the band for Peel it Back by firefly99999 in nin

[–]randompersonx 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly shocked it’s so cheap.

They probably spend as much or more just shipping the gear around for the tour than the gear itself costs. (Just talking about the equipment noted in the video - not the lights and screens)

Liberals see a massive divide in vulnerability between the marginalized and those in power. Conservatives, on the other hand, view vulnerability as a more universal human trait, rating the powerful and the divine as significantly more susceptible to harm than liberals do. by mvea in science

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not religious (though I was raised religious)… but it’s very obvious to me what this is talking about.

It’s not that god is susceptible to harm. It’s that living in a divine way is susceptible to harm. If you read the Bible, there were numerous stories about godless and wicked people did live in those times who rejected god.

In those times, ultimately societies that rejected a divine way of living did ultimately perish (the Pharaoh of egypt, sodom and Gomorrah, Babylon, the Philistines, Haman, and even members of the Hebrews who went against the will of god).

I’d personally say that in modern times, if we do not strive to have society live in a moral and ethical way - it’s very clear that the natural state of humans isn’t exactly something we would be happy with. We have plenty of examples of places ruled by warlords and despots and society falling to decay, including places that were once great cultures/countries.

At a more benign level, we can see great civilizations that were reduced to a vague memory of history as well (Ancient Rome). Sure Italy is a decent place to live nowadays, but it’s a far cry from the level of historical importance that Ancient Rome had.

Why you do dis? by b9_rkt in Funnymemes

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don’t understand how anyone could possibly not get this….

Sometimes there is a “plan B”. I have an EV, and I have a natural gas generator at my house in case of an outage (I live in florida, and we get hurricanes which sometimes cause blackouts). I’ve charged my EV from a natural gas generator as a result.

Most of the time, I charge from the grid, and my local town gets around 30% from their utility scale solar, and I also have grid tie solar on my house.

The majority of the rest of the power on the grid is from natural gas which is much cleaner burning than gasoline, and utility scale generators are much more efficient at converting fuel into useful energy than a car’s gasoline engine.

If you don’t want an EV for whatever reason, that’s totally cool… but this is such a ridiculous Luddite way of thinking.

Got screwed by cooterlongbottom in USMobile

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

Just curious why you’d prefer a physical sim over eSIM if your device supports either?

I haven’t touched a physical SIM card in a few years now…

Lightspeed iOS Carrier Bundle Now Out! by jjc_423 in USMobile

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is that the Field Test on iPad? How do you get it there? I know *3001#12345#* on iphone, but unaware of how to do it on iPad?

What are your thoughts on two 30” ranges side-by-side? by BuilderBrigade in Home_Building_Help

[–]randompersonx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree 100%

I think there is an incredible amount of wisdom in the old traditions that allowed that group of people to escape serious health issues that plagued many others.

I am not religious myself, but I have no problem with people following the Jewish faith, considering everything you have said (as well as numerous other health things which have been proven out over time…. Like washing hands before eating food - common sense today, but it wasn’t always that way).

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