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pxeboot
4y ago
It is still possible to buy property in the US that is untaxed, usually in very rural areas.
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pxeboot
4y ago
They both work for me. I am using custom nameservers though.
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pxeboot
4y ago
In the US, at least in many states, you can drive a semi truck with a normal drivers license as long as it's not for commercial use.
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pxeboot
4y ago
I believe you are correct. The parent post is probably referring to traction control, or something else more recent than the original ABS.
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pxeboot
4y ago
This is actually how all gps devices still work, including the latest smartphones and watches. It's just that now, devices can pre-download the almanac over your data connection, mostly eliminating that delay.
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pxeboot
4y ago
There were many Personal Locator Beacon's that worked without a subscription. They were more popular before the inReach, but still available.
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pxeboot
4y ago
Many people in the (few) remaining villages without running water don't want it, and certainly don't want to pay anything for it.
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pxeboot
4y ago
> Both the ER-X and ER-L ran hot enough to cook themselves I must have a different revision of the ER-X. Mine only runs slightly warm to the touch, running off of PoE and powering an AP.
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pxeboot
4y ago
There actually is an optional installer included with the official installation media now [1]. [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/archinstall
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pxeboot
4y ago
Unfortunately, almost everything would need that label, rendering it meaningless, like the California cancer warnings. Even the best tap water likely flows through miles of plastic pipe before it reaches your home.
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pxeboot
4y ago
> Apple is using device serial numbers for anti-spam, supported by a fully-authenticated hardware and software stack that does not allow user modification. This can't be true. It is trivial to get iMessage working in a macOS VM with
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pxeboot
4y ago
I think the overlap between people with the skills to do this and who care about printing is close to zero. I suspect this is also why printer software/firmware is so terrible to begin with. The best, or even just decent developers are
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pxeboot
4y ago
Unfortunately, many services have started blocking any number not currently associated with AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon or a major regional carrier. Even legitimate 'mobile' numbers from tiny carriers and MVNOs are getting blocked
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pxeboot
4y ago
> You can't give prisoners free, high-quality education, no matter how helpful it would be to prevent crime after they're released, if you're not giving it to the general public, or else the general public would commit cri
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pxeboot
4y ago
> While you replace your phone if its outdated, you don't do the same thing with cars. I have family that work at a car dealership. Most of their business comes from people leasing or trading in vehicles every couple years (or less)
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pxeboot
4y ago
These things are all decided by individual states. Permanent license plates and zero inspections are definitely a thing in some parts of the country. Drivers licenses with very long validity periods were too, until REAL ID became essentiall
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pxeboot
4y ago
Is it still reasonable if it makes a contractor earn below minimum wage?
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pxeboot
4y ago
Anecdotal, but every library I have ever been in had a copier that patrons could use to make copies of books for a couple cents per page.
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pxeboot
4y ago
Wasn't this a carrier imposed restriction? I bought my 6t directly from OnePlus, and was able to unlock the bootloader as easy as a Pixel.
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pxeboot
4y ago
I agree, but they should need to tell you why they banned you, and offer a chance to appeal.
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pxeboot
4y ago
I would expect the monthly service fees to be included in the phone example. And transportation costs when going out for food or drinks. As a hiker, I have spent a lot of time calculating the cost and weight per calorie of food, and the fue
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pxeboot
4y ago
Before iPhone's were as widely available as today, there were similar problems with scalpers buying them all. Apple even banned buying them with cash [1] so they could limit purchases per customer. [1] https://www.wired.com&
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pxeboot
4y ago
Some states actually do allow non-residents to buy rifles, but I believe handguns are federally restricted to residents only.
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pxeboot
4y ago
Yes, or using DoH or another encrypted DNS protocol.
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pxeboot
4y ago
If you have the time and knowledge necessary to root most Android phones, bypassing root detection is just one or two more basic steps.
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pxeboot
5y ago
Google Cloud Print was shutdown [1]. [1] https://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/
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pxeboot
5y ago
Social pressure is a powerful motivator for many. I would speculate the issue has just been slowly progressing for the past couple decades. The same amount of negative social pressure from being 15 lbs overweight in the 90s may be closer wh
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pxeboot
5y ago
Obesity has become far more socially acceptable since the 70's/80's. Being the "fat kid" at school was a big deal back then. Now it is completely normal in many places.
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pxeboot
5y ago
It has been a few years, but when I last used Google Fi, all international roaming was handled by the T-Mobile SIM profile, except when using Three UK, which had it's own profile/shadow number. VoLTE roaming agreements do not exis
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pxeboot
5y ago
The opposite is also true. I have a Google Voice number that originally came from a cell phone, so many sites that otherwise block VoIP numbers let me use it. Really the only place that gives me issues is Chase Bank.
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