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by abawany 6y ago
In Texas, they 'lobbied' (bribed, imo) the state government to overturn Austin's plastic bag ban. It occurs to me that the most workable tax policy that can be passed in the US today consists of politicians raising their &#x2
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by abawany 6y ago
Mine was the UBPorts edition but I believe the latest shipped phone is Manjaro based. I was planning to try that as well at some point but the current version I have makes me happy enough to not want to experiment anymore :) . Edit0: s&#x2F
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by abawany 6y ago
I have a Pavilion 17" laptop from 2014 that is on 24/7 and still works[1] as of this day :) . I am also a big fan of the prosumer/business products (e.g. Elite) - love the easy user maintainability and support. Thank you. [1]
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by abawany 6y ago
I was miserable with my PinePhone until I found out about https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch - this is an Arch-based distro that works very well, ime. Previous attempts results in glacial response times,
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Canada border officer gave Huawei CFO's phone passwds to police(reuters.com)
4 points by abawany 6y ago|0 comments
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by abawany 6y ago
I pre-ordered the new (lower end) Nest thermostat and will likely also get the Pixel 4a 5G. I am a bit worried about them getting Cancellanched but oh well, life is full of adventures.
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by abawany 6y ago
Me too, re. Nest Secure - it seemed like a perfect no-contract product for managing security. It is a bizarre move given their investment/buyout (not sure) of ADP. Here's hoping Google's new year's resolution for 2021 is
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by abawany 6y ago
I moved my purchased music to YT Music in additional to having previously downloaded it but I am not super happy: the old model of buying a song or an album and then downloading it seems to no longer be an option in this craven new world -
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by abawany 6y ago
I have the same problem except it is the battery pack for my original Sony Aibo (1st gen robot dog.) I had the cells replaced once using an eBay service but they didn't last very long.
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Uber drivers sue over employment rights violations with aggressive in-app msgs(washingtonpost.com)
17 points by abawany 6y ago|1 comments
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by abawany 6y ago
My MC, issued by a US credit union, does require PINs. Most checkouts in the US or Canada require me to enter a PIN when using this card, though this somewhat seems to also be a function of the purchase amount.
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Lawsuit halts deceptive imitation of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange site(mailchi.mp)
1 points by abawany 6y ago|0 comments
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by abawany 6y ago
I've stayed for extensive periods in Montreal and this wasn't an issue for me and what I assume are the more permanent residents of the city. The transit system was excellent and accommodated people carrying groceries quite easily
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by abawany 6y ago
I wonder if things would change if the os updates were handled by a different vendor, i.e. a model where the phone makers sold hardware and os vendors sold installs/updates? Maybe if the motivations of phone makers were decoupled from
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by abawany 6y ago
My guess re. 'how close': approximately 48 quintillion light years away. The US has been corporatist for a long while and is blatantly so since Citizens United - the idea that a consumer protection law would pass in this environme
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by abawany 6y ago
One way that I know of: Twilio and (probably) other providers let you programmatically look up the number provider details for a given number.
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Epic Injunction Ruling (partial grant, partial deny)(twitter.com)
3 points by abawany 6y ago|0 comments
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by abawany 6y ago
You know, this hasn't been my experience. The ability to get CS via chat to work on subscriptions stops/cancels has worked for me, albeit with a non-blocking wait. Edit0: wanted to add that my subscriptions (personal, gift) were d
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by abawany 6y ago
I recall doing an experiment in high school where I added a drop of HCl to water and then applied an electric current to the water in the vessel - there were two vents and applying a flame to one of the areas near the bubbling electrodes re
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by abawany 6y ago
The login shortcuts make it somewhat worthwhile. Many of the finance apps have a 'quick view' function and also allow for faster logins via specific PINs and such. It is a convenience to quickly check balances or recent transactio
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Apple Removes Two RSS Readers from China App Store(techcrunch.com)
2 points by abawany 6y ago|0 comments
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by abawany 6y ago
Some of the cheaper LEDs are still not recommended in use for enclosed fixtures so I keep my semi-retired cfls around for use in such fixtures.
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by abawany 6y ago
Home Depot and etc. tend to have bins to dispose of them. The following site allows searches for disposal locations in your area: https://search.earth911.com/ , referred from https://www.epa.gov/cfl/rec
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by abawany 6y ago
Pine and others have an opportunity to pair with Kodi, like Pine did with UBPorts and etc. to market a Kodi device.
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by abawany 6y ago
I set my router dns to use the custom values nextdns provides for my account, which enabled it for the entire residence. It was fun to see the flotsam in the nextdns logs. I love this service.
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by abawany 6y ago
The thinnest razor delivers the sharpest cuts, apparently: https://www.axios.com/mitt-romney-trump-supreme-court-pick-8... .
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by abawany 6y ago
I see companies shifting manufacturing out of the PRC, though sadly not fast enough and not for human rights reasons. Cellphones made in Vietnam etc. (e.g Pixel 4a I think) would be preferable to supporting the current regime in the PRC. He
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by abawany 6y ago
I agree - the job that one is in makes a gigantic difference that is sometimes falsely attributed to software development but really just applies to the workplace in question. I have mentioned in other threads how working at places with bad
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by abawany 6y ago
The last 4 years have been very dark but I hope the following quote gives you a better perspective: "Take a moment. Breathe. And then we fight for our country the way she always did for us. Or we will lose everything." https:&#x2
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by abawany 6y ago
Hope you're right: https://www.axios.com/trump-ginsburg-supreme-court-10bf5f37-... . The threat of withholding money if they don't comply has got to be pretty effective to bring any independent thinkers in line.

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