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by dervjd 5y ago
They wouldn’t - the contract is between you and the cruise line only. The ticket contract’s forum/choice of law clause would have zero impact. However, unless your stowaway murderer has assets that could be used to satisfy a judgment a
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by dervjd 5y ago
Once you step up from consumer level (Nest/Ring/Wyze) cameras, you'll find that nearly every IP camera supports the standard RTSP/ONVIF format. They don't need any internet access to function. Standard practice is t
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by dervjd 5y ago
If you don't already have them: noise cancelling headphones. If you like earbuds, the AirPods Pro are great. For sitting at a desk, over-ear headphones are extremely comfortable and have enough battery life to go all day. You can get a
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by dervjd 5y ago
I love my Bose QC35 headphones. I purchased mine in summer of 2016 and they’re still working great. Battery life is still more than enough to get through a full day. I’ve had to replace the ear pads twice now, but otherwise they’ve been fla
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by dervjd 5y ago
Had no idea they streamed - came across them on Spotify last year. Definitely will be checking this out.
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by dervjd 5y ago
Item #4 on your list drives me nuts as well. I can't remember which, but either making the page full width or locking the page gets rid of them.
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by dervjd 5y ago
Siri isn't the same thing as Voice Over/Voice Control! [0] Apple has been frequently recognized for their efforts to make their products accessible - including by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) [1]. Not to come off as
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by dervjd 6y ago
EndOffice, out of Boston. Their website is somewhat of a mess, but they're legit. Been with them for 6+ months now with zero issues. I'll send you a message with details.
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by dervjd 6y ago
I'm doing something similar with a NUC that I colocated. $27/month for a gigabit port + 5 IPv4 addresses, and it's far more powerful than any VPS I could get for the same amount of money. It was a little bit of work to set it
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by dervjd 6y ago
Home Assistant automations have been incredibly useful/powerful, and make life a little more convenient. I have a few set up: - Play a chime/alert over my Sonos system if a door gets left open for longer than a minute ( https:&#x2
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by dervjd 6y ago
This author appears to have a bit of an axe to grind, so take his article with a grain of salt. From a much better researched take: https://blog.jacopo.io/en/post/apple-ocsp/ > No, macOS does not send Appl
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Show HN: Home Assistant Door Chime via Sonos with Pushover Notification(labzilla.io)
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by dervjd 6y ago
Have a look at the Dell Optiplex Micro line - I just picked up one of these. Sips power, ultra quiet. Runs ESXI with no issues. https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Optiplex-i5-8600T-802-11ac-Bluet...
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by dervjd 6y ago
|And that is when management was taught about redundant power supplies, and periodic UPS maintenance. And hopefully about setting up monitoring on your UPS to keep track of battery health ;)
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by dervjd 6y ago
| FWIW running generators for days at a time is NOT cheap. on my setup its about 20-30 bucks a day in fuel alone. What type/size of generator are you running? Might be worth taking a look at an inverter unit next time; they're
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by dervjd 6y ago
Forgot to add, I was living in Virginia during the June 2012 derecho blew through during a period of 100 degree weather ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2012_North_American_derec... ). I was without power for an enti
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by dervjd 6y ago
| Am I living in a bubble when it comes to electricity? Your electricity service may not be as reliable as you think - some utility power can be quite "dirty" with high levels of distortion. There's a lot of infrastructure
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by dervjd 6y ago
Filed a report here: FB7796744 This has driven me absolutely nuts as well...occurs when trying to visit wbay.com (instead sends me to ebay.com)
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by dervjd 7y ago
PDFs in Dropbox, stored in an encrypted sparse disk image ( https://www.sas.upenn.edu/computing/natsci/sparse ). I keep an additional copy of the encrypted disk image on a flash drive in one of those fire-resistant
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by dervjd 7y ago
As others have mentioned, Little Snitch + Block Block is a powerful combination that lets you (1) see what is phoning home, and (2) know what crap apps are installing in the background. I like to set up a lock screen message with your name&