Hey thanks! I like that phrasing better. Less perfunctory, more sincere.

And then what happened?
That must be really hard for you.
Wow. You don’t deserve that.
How do you feel about it now?
Ugh. That sounds awful.
You’re handling this better than I would.
How do you even respond to that?
Tell me about it.
What can I do to help?
You’ve got this, but I’m here.

Edit: I wrote the above to illustrate how many options there are in the parlance of active listening. The formula is simple: imagine how they feel and join their side or, if you can’t yet imagine, ask questions until you can. That’s it.

I’ve wondered the same. Pretty sure they just lean on the ISP equipment offerings and outsource the rest to the cloud. Critically, I envision plug and play users who don’t give a shit about security or privacy, and that simplifies a lot.

Honestly if you take that setup from the ISP (which I think is often free and now usually includes a docsis 3.x with at least one repeater, installed) then just bump the default encryption and add a VPN, I wouldn’t say it’s a bad way to go at all, mainly because when there’s any issue it’s on the ISP to fix it.

It won’t be bleeding edge and you won’t be able to do any directed networking fanciness without your own gear, but the not my problem perk is nothing to sneeze at.

And yeah mesh is a headache. It’s all wired backhaul (sfp+ and copper) but nodes regularly fall out of sync and the mesh doesn’t heal properly. Main reason I kept coming back was the benefit of co-channel stacking, which makes your signal footprint small but really deep so neighboring routers move over.

Well since the ruler’s out, 133 here. It’s hell.

Explanation: mostly younger roommates. Majority of bandwidth goes to just 21 personal machines, 4 MLO devices in particular, 1 of which uploads a fuck ton of cam stuff.

That said, most connections are idle. In particular there’s a chunky subnet of energy monitors with a low hum of usage.

I say “hell” because it takes 7 mesh nodes to reach everyone (while playing nice re: antenna strength in a congested building), maintaining security and privacy for everyone requires planning, and the second anything goes wrong everyone loses their minds.

In case anyone needs to hear it: big red flag for lots of reasons. Don’t put yourself through a relationship like that. Find someone who wants you for you.

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Is the leather motorcycle jacket part of his Jobsian uniform now?

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Oh damn, you’re right! I skimmed past thinking it was one of these lol

Yeah no idea who that is in OP

Bodies are pretty OK with dietary bacteria. Same goes for dirt, bugs, and Will Arnett.

Yeah those plastic ones are probably a quicker install too. The tempered glass in the photo is heavier than it looks.

Too nice for any N. American prison, unfortunately. This is just a bathroom reno.

Since they put the vinyl film on the glass after assembly (to avoid scratches) there’s an opportunity for this picture during every installation. Frosted matte translucent film is most popular.

All good brother

True though I’d give them props for accepting correction and actually thanking the source of it.

If everyone behaved that way, online spaces would be far less toxic and misinformation wouldn’t spread so easily.

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Shit, have I been misinterpreting “Bicycle” this whole time?

Damn it Bobby

The trick is to save many jars of the stuff, so you can really go out in style.