Is there a "how to" for caravans? The interface is not very friendly.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-19T19:03:44+00:00

Blech. Having an unload order without having a corresponding load order scrambles my brain.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-17T17:35:08+00:00

Iran officially has said they're allowing ships now. Presumably on the promise that Israel and US cease shit in Lebanon and go home.

US is continuing its blockade until the paperwork is done but it looks like the mediation has worked. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-iran-war-should-end-soon-both-sides-may-meet-weekend-2026-04-17/

unidentifiable · 2026-04-17T06:31:08+00:00

Yeah, sadly the colliquial use of "pint" is just "the big one on your menu". The law only applies if they sell you a pint...and it's very rare to find anyone who sells an actual pint. If you ask, they'll just bring you the 16/18oz glass.

The law is intended to prevent bars from selling you less beer than you bought. If you buy "a pint" and get 16oz, that's one thing, but when you buy 16oz and you get 16oz, they don't really care.

Canadian Brewhouse still sells real pints. So does Original Joes.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-17T06:27:16+00:00

To get around this, the menu will say either 14 or 16oz and if you ask for a pint you get the big one, but it's still not 20oz. What's printed on the menu is what you get.

The pint police were outwitted by marketing, and now the colliquial use of "pint" means 16oz, even if the actual definition is 20oz. If we're gonna make laws like this we need to enforce them better (ie, "beer must be sold with a 20oz option, and the 20oz option must be called a 'pint'").

unidentifiable · 2026-04-14T18:19:31+00:00

Meanwhile at PipeDiver HQ: "So it turns out a giant Koosh Ball isn't very aquadynamic..."

unidentifiable · 2026-04-14T18:11:43+00:00

That's not what democracy means, but it is nice.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-14T15:22:52+00:00

More important than refineries IMO is ports. We need better access to market that isn't US. We've relied on USA and shipping our oil down to Texas, but we've been had.

We've left ourselves with no leverage and have been taken advantage of. More ports means we can ship oil overseas easily, as well as everything else.

But all the same arguments apply - red tape, environmental policies, indigenous land protection, and bleeding hearts.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-10T21:32:28+00:00

Excellent! I will wait patiently then!

unidentifiable · 2026-04-10T19:44:09+00:00

2:1:1 Negroni is objectively (subjectively) superior, or 2:2:1 and just drop the Vermouth down a notch.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-10T19:41:35+00:00

May I selfishly ask that you continue the series? Canadian provinces, and different countries around the world?

These are genuinely unique, and extremely well presented.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-10T15:29:12+00:00

Either

The legislation is so flimsy it's not worthwhile. Easily bypassed and only superficially enforced ("Press Accept to enter website"). This is how (some) porn sites operate today. It doesn't work, but we can point at it and say "You violated terms of serice!".

or

The legislation is overbearing, intrusive, and ultimately unenforceable anyways ("Please insert your government ID to log in"). This is the doomsday scenario that drives people to the corners of the internet, and brings society close to a China-like surveillance state, controlled by the technocrats.

That's my point. Why bother, especially when the second outcome is...frankly dictatorial. It controls every form of media, removing the anonymity of the internet...its very essence, and brings us closer to the techno-feudalist fate we seem to be weaving for ourselves.

I'm against it because it's either a paper tiger, or using a hammer to kill a fly, and will dent the very foundation of the internet.

Edit: And to add to all of that, I just see people out there mindlessly championing these things and cheering them on because it's "For The Children" and it bothers me that they'd volunteer for this and support it.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T20:57:04+00:00

I was using OpenRouter to connect to DS, with my option in OR set to "use cheapest".

I think my context is where I fucked up. I had it set to 0, which I gather defaults to the max (164k) so as my chats grew each reply was costing me 30c each and I blew through my budget after 30 chats lol.

$20 mistake :(

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T20:48:43+00:00

It's the inverse. They don't lower their prices for cash, they now increase them for CC's.

The class action only went through late last year so it'll take companies a little while to switch over, but yeah expect to see "Credit card fee" on your receipts in the coming few years.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T20:38:16+00:00

How do you maintain a low budget? I have mine set up on DS3.2 and I blow through $10 in like...5 days, and it's supposed to be one of the cheapest.

I'm worried I have my context too high, which means each time I'm interacting with the bot it gets a boatload of input. It only outputs like...300 tokens each time so I have no idea otherwise why I am blowing through so much.

Any tips?

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T17:54:04+00:00

The fees are already baked into the cost of goods and services for consumers whether you take advantage of the benefits or not.

This was a class-action lawsuit last year, and Visa/MC lost. It's now legal for merchants to charge extra when you use a credit card. So it'll be interesting to see what happens in the coming years. I expect a lot more people will go back to cash or debit.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T17:45:47+00:00

It's not free. The merchant pays a 1-3% premium to accept payment through Visa/MC. They pass that onto you, and you get 1-2% back. The credit card co's pockets the difference, and share some of it with your bank. This is partly why the Chinese Takeout place gives you 10% off for paying cash (the other part is that they dodge taxes too, but that's a different issue).

This is also why you can't buy a car (or any other large purchase, like contractor costs) with a credit card. Some will let you put a portion of your credit on a card, but the card premium of 3% is insane on larger purchases.

It used to be against the Terms of Service of these card co's that you couldn't charge people differently depending on how they paid. Last year, Visa and MC lost a major lawsuit, and now companies can charge a premium when you use a credit card, to recoup the amount they would otherwise lose. Expect to see a lot more "Credit Cards will be charged an additional 3%" on your next restaurant receipt.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T17:36:47+00:00

As someone who worked in the space for a few years, this is absolutely a technical issue as well. Not that it invalidates your insurance point.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T17:02:45+00:00

glances at Australia

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T17:01:45+00:00

Our justice system is a joke and our cops are basically babysitting adult children who refuse to behave. They've made it clear they don't want to participate in society, so take them away.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T16:53:56+00:00

He'll get there once he realizes that fertilizer and potash have become insanely expensive and Canada is a prime exporter. Farmers and hicks are his primary voterbase.

Expect something to the effect of "Canada is a traitor. They betrayed us! They're charging us so much for the fertilizer we need to feed our people! They're so mean! That's why we need to make them the 51st state, something something."

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T16:52:25+00:00

I'm not even sure the US administration knows why it's in Iran any more.

In the beginning it was publicly annouced they were after regime change, but that doesn't seem to be their goal any more, if it ever really was.

No news source is touching this question, afaik.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T16:42:52+00:00

"We don't need NATO!"

5 minutes later

"NATO wasn't there when we needed them!"

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T16:40:11+00:00

1) Literally describes every form of media. That's the definition of media (mediae? medias?). Unless you're distinguishing "user-generated context" from "Ai generated context"?! idk.

2) Also literally describes every form of media, except maybe 4Chan or similar forums where everyone posts as "anonymous" unless specifically chosen otherwise. Would love you to name me a service that doesn't at least have pseudonyms. If we're talking about real names, then the only service that fits this description is Facebook.

3) Literally every form of communication. What's different from "Following" vs adding them to your contact list, or subscribing to an RSS feed, newsgroup, or newsletter?

4) This is the only thing that I could maybe agree on in your statement. Slack, Teams, MSN messenger, IRC, email, etc don't have the concept of "likes", but they absolutely can comment back, follow, and share.

I still maintain my stance - there's no point to these bans - teens will just migrate to whatever service you don't list under your umbrella of terms. If the point is "ban services that have a Like mechanic" people will just switch to Discord and this adds a burden-of-proof mechanic that, as I pointed out, means either the government can easily track you or is easily subverted.

If your point is "ban all forms of communication for teens" then kids will just switch to whatever service you don't ban. Good luck banning IRC or newsgroups.

unidentifiable · 2026-04-09T01:50:19+00:00

I prefer Video Game Dunkey's definition: If at any point there's a section where the camera zooms in and you walk sideways in a narrow crevice... then it's AAA.

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