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Re:Happy 10k Day on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @03:08AM (#43340600)
Despite all the FUD in the comments, the Comma is the single best thing I've ever added to any car, ever. From now on, I'll only ever buy a car that's compatible. It makes me feel safer by a huge margin (I might or might not have fallen asleep one night on a long road trip and awoken to my car driving along happily, and there may or may not have been numerous times when my car stopped me in time). Driving fatigue is nearly eliminated, and comfort for passengers is higher.

It's far better at driving than either FSD or Autopilot, though it doesn't navigate or change lanes without input, but for long road trips those things don't matter to me at all.

Re:Gooey rubber that's slowly ruining old hard drives on Monday March 03, 2025 @12:10AM (#43238496)
This reminds me of what happens to that rubberized coating that was so popular on plastic peripherals a long time ago. I have a relatively recent Ubiquiti AmpliFi device and it's just...sticky. I can't get rid of the stickiness no matter what I try.
Re:Every .gov Domain on Friday February 21, 2025 @03:29PM (#43132573)
Sometimes viewing the world through your own lens is harmful, as you've learned here from the thoughtful replies to your comments. If you haven't traveled to places like South Sudan, haven't been black, and have no real understanding of the psychology of propaganda, then your responses are reactive and uninformed. It's a less-well-understood version of the "deleting" of USAID -- a tiny financial impact even there, but immense human suffering and loss of trust as a result. It's the lack of understanding of the average citizen that has resulted in this emotional, baseless movement we are witnessing.
Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @12:18PM (#43104625)
Thank you for knowing how to spell "whoa".
Re:Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer on Friday October 04, 2024 @06:43PM (#41746193)
Wow. That brings back a lot of memories. Those escape codes, figuring how to insert a form consistently (line it up with the mark on the left, maybe click it three times or press an insert button to suck it in a bit), then continual adjustments until things mostly fit. Good memories!
Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @01:06AM (#41497331)
It's so stunning the word appears 13 times on this page.
Re:VoRS: Vo(IP) Simple Alternative to Mumble on Friday April 19, 2024 @08:15AM (#40085820)
unrelated, but I wonder if anyone can identify the terminal font used in the screenshot? I am looking for a good (free) serif monospaced font.
Re:Dog 'Language Geniuses' Are Rare but Apparently Real on Friday February 23, 2024 @05:14PM (#39486835)
How can I teach my dog the names of her toys?
Re:Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN on Friday May 05, 2023 @12:34PM (#35831678)
I quickly installed Outline on a free-forever Oracle VPS. This might be the best option for someone who doesn't want to buy a RPi, worry about SD card corruption, use any additional electricity at home, or spend any money. Even with the tiny free VPS provided for free, I'm getting great speeds of over 200mbps. And you can choose multiple locations to set up your free VPS.
Re:Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN on Friday May 05, 2023 @12:31PM (#35831635)
I use DietPi, which includes WireGuard and other things like PiHole. I've had my RPi 4 running without issue for more than 2 years, and can get 200mbps up and down.
Re:Good genes are nice, but joy is better (2017) on Monday April 25, 2022 @02:52PM (#31159082)
Even more obvious: Good relationships provide for a higher level of care and support. When health trouble arises, a devoted partner's presence (to identify issues and encourage action), care (when self-care isn't possible), and advocacy (within our challenging healthcare system) can make all the difference in the world.
From this video, I learned that it's quite hard to find, and if you're in the back seat, there's no emergency mechanism at all. https://youtu.be/QCIo8e12sBM?t=239
Re:Why Can’t I Leave a Three-Person iMessage Conversation? on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:17PM (#28830608)
I think that happens when people switch and forget to log out properly from iMessage. I learned that the hard way.
I can barely keep my Vivoactive 4 to maintain a Bluetooth connection with my iPhone. So frustrating, because one of the most useful tools, find my phone, is rarely available due to a broken Bluetooth connection. !!!