rbritton

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by rbritton 9y ago
It’s appallingly sloppy. I can’t say I’m regretting my switch to essentially holding off on major OS upgrades until just before the next one is released. I wish Xcode’s current version still supported the most recent two OS versions, though
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by rbritton 9y ago
You could sort of work around that by just blocking their IP ranges: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11164738
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by rbritton 9y ago
One major benefit to running your own is that a non-zero number of PIA's IPs are blocked on many sites. A random VPS IP is much less likely to be.
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by rbritton 9y ago
DuckDuckGo’s extension maybe? https://spreadprivacy.com/privacy-simplified/
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by rbritton 9y ago
Same here. Depending on the temperature, I have to move it to a more internal pocket to keep the battery warm. Lithium batteries do not like cold.
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by rbritton 9y ago
We have the same issue on the other side of the state in Spokane. In the majority of the metropolitan area, Comcast is your only viable option. Where I live, I can get up to around 250 Mbit Comcast or 1-5 Mbit CenturyLink.
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by rbritton 9y ago
I can't answer for the grandparent, but it's not an uncommon situation in the eastern Washington/northern Idaho area. Much of it is rural enough that there's very little reason to be on many roads unless it's a deli
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by rbritton 9y ago
This is kind of the plot of The Chrysalids [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chrysalids
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by rbritton 9y ago
The "Deserts" episode of Planet Earth 2 (currently on Netflix) has a decent segment on the Harris hawk for anyone curious. It shows a group of them hunting ground squirrels.
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by rbritton 9y ago
I bought one for that purpose. What it does best is show you relative temperature levels, which you can then investigate further to see if they're real or not. In my experience, some are actual air leaks, some lack of air circulation,
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by rbritton 9y ago
Probably this [0]. They can get phone companies to issue a SIM for your number, which will then receive the SMS reset or 2FA code. [0]: https://www.wired.com/2016/06/hey-stop-using-texts-two-facto...
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by rbritton 9y ago
I use aliases (FastMail's term for custom addresses that go to the same inbox) for that reason. They work very well, and I've never had any problems setting up a new one on the fly.
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by rbritton 9y ago
I believe that is actually because of the billing period. You're billed at the end of the usage period rather than the beginning.
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by rbritton 9y ago
Allegations of sexual misconduct and an actual conviction are two very different things, though modern society tends to treat them as equivalent. I don't know what actually happened, but it's dangerous to ever let go of that legal
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by rbritton 9y ago
Same here in Washington.
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by rbritton 9y ago
I don't have much hope for that if there's not even anything done for people effectively doing the same on land they do not own [0]. [0]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/02/californ
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by rbritton 9y ago
I use that regularly. I also use this [0] for a bit more accuracy in finding actual towers, though its search interface is kind of restricting. [0]: http://www.antennasearch.com
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by rbritton 9y ago
If there's time, I'd also take photos of any higher value items you're leaving behind. It removes the risk of being unable to prove you owned something.
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by rbritton 9y ago
Problem is, I can't let go. At least, not all of the time. I'm a remote employee rather than it being my own endeavor, so there's a certain expectation of communication in addition to needing to interface with our various ser
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by rbritton 9y ago
I live in a fairly mountainous area of the country and prefer the more secluded spots away from major highways, which has been the main reason for the very limited cellular service. I'm pretty much the opposite of you -- I was actually
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by rbritton 9y ago
What do you do for internet? I don't have any intention to live full time in a vehicle, but I want to be able to take off for an arbitrary amount of time and work while away. I've done a few test outings but generally end up reinf
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by rbritton 9y ago
The sibling analogy doesn't really hold -- comparing the government to an engine has the inherent assumption that you're in control of it. I don't believe that's been the case in the United States for some number of deca
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by rbritton 9y ago
Mine never actually ran out of space, so there shouldn't have been any real maintenance done. The behavior I encountered only started after being up more than a week or so, and its timing was pretty inconsistent. The regular reboot &qu
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by rbritton 9y ago
Do you have their NVR, or did you install it on your own hardware? I have used both and had different experiences. With the NVR, I have had no problems, but with my own hardware I had the problem you describe if it was up too long. I was ab
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by rbritton 9y ago
In principal the idea would be nice, but all government expenditures are ultimately funded by taxpayers, so there's little reason for them to care how much it costs.
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by rbritton 9y ago
Looks like the answer is "maybe": https://www.dor.ca.gov/DisabilityAccessInfo/DAS-Docs/SERVICE...
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by rbritton 9y ago
Do they have some local law there that prevents forbidding ESA? The article specifically says, "Emotional support animals (let’s just use that as a catchall for any dog that provides comfort but does not perform a specific task) are sp
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by rbritton 9y ago
This site makes an appearance on HN somewhat regularly, but in case it's new to anyone, it tends to be a pretty useful forecast visual for wind: https://www.windy.com/?25.820,-67.720,5
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by rbritton 9y ago
I used to find them accurate myself. Now 90% of the time it's "Next hour forecast temporarily unavailable (radar station is down)." The radar station somehow still shows visually on the map, though.
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by rbritton 9y ago
For a quick shortcut, you can do weather.gov/<zip code> for any US location.

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