I’m just this guy, you know?

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Cake day: June 12th, 2023
  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•I'm both happy and scared!English
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    27 days ago

    +1. Honestly, any of the three can be a recipe for disaster, especially when messing with DVW.

    Of all of them, gas is the one that can be explosive, although crossing electrical pairs is a big risk too. I bought my house from an electrician, and you probably would not be amazed at the number of 20A breakers on 14awg branches. There were at least 3 I’ve swapped back to 15A first time I cracked open my panel.

    To every man his domain, I say. Myself, I grok electric and plumbing. I hate messing with gas.

  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•I'm both happy and scared!English
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    29 days ago

    Congratulations!

    I’ve had my place 20 years. Here’s a couple of tips:

    If you’re not already in a fixed rate loan, refi into one as soon as its feasible for you.

    The Home Depot 1-2-3 series books will save you thousands in basic troubleshooting and repairs. YouTube is really good for general handyman advice too. Caveat: learn your limits and don’t take on anything you don’t know ypu can see through. Several hours’ research is generally all you need.

    Be judicious about home warranties. They’ll spam you with FUD. Just hang out at a local trades bar and chat with the regulars. You’ll learn a lot.

    Electric and water generally* pretty are easy. Don’t mess with the gas lines.

    If you DO undertake your own repairs, don’t cut corners and leave it for the Next Guy. That Next Guys will inevitably be you.

    Nothing will be plumb, square or true. You learn to deal with it.

    If you like to use rich colors in your décor, learn about tinted primers, especially when dealing with red paints.

    Equity is Capital. Don’t touch it except for capital improvements to the structures & grounds, and even then be judicious. I’m talking new roof, new sump, kitchens & baths. Do not usenit to pay off consumer debt or college loans. No matter how tempting.

    Really, Don’t Touch The Capital.

    Live there for you. Its your house. Make it your personal retreat from the world, and set it up how you like it. Don’t worry about resale until it’s actually time to sell.

    Again, congratulations and good luck!

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    * for basic repairs, receptacle replacement, and the odd new branch. Know your limits.

  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Time to start an internet war!English
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    5 months ago

    I love disco fries & poutine, but its not an everyday thing for me. (Disco fries are like an American version of poutine with beef gravy & yellow American cheese instead of cheese curds)

    I make a dipping sauce from ketchup & mayo and will variously embellish it with things like mustard/dill relish/sriracha or worcestershire/garlic/oregano/lemon juice

    I also make a “buffalo ranch seasoning” with cayenne, garlic, vinegar powder and powdered ranch dressing.

    Cheese & bacon bits with sour cream is another favorite.

  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•New travel policy on Boeing flightsEnglish
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    10 months ago

    TSA still won’t let them through, but the airlines will be more than happy to sell you a small tool kit containing a 6oz ball peen hammer, pop rivet gun, an assortment of rivets, flat & Philips #2 screwdrivers, and a 3m roll of duct tape. They’ll be available on the service card for $28 (please make sure you have the latest version of our app, and have a credit card on file!)

    Also, they’ll be passing along a new Enhanced Egress cabin fee for upgraded deplaning experience.

  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.ml•You probably don't need a VPNEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I happen to agree, but want to add that the thesis is “most people don’t need a VPN,” which is arguably true. Most people simply aren’t that interesting, and aren’t at risk of being individualky targeted by a motivated adversary or hostile nation state. As long as they’re using HTTPS while doing so, most people no more at risk shopping online, reading email, doing Social Media, or conducting banking at a Starbucks than they are in their own living room. That threat picture looks like DNS profiling, MAC address harvesting, maybe browser user agent fingerprinting, or DHCP device fingerprinting. Just run-of-the-mill data harvesting, and usually only for market research. Most apps rely on TLS or SSL which is generally secure, but leak info at the lower level utility protocols like DNS and DHCP. If you didn’t disable DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on your device and otherwise follow reasonable online hygiene, your data and gour identity is likely secure¹.

    Now: be a journalist, activist, organizer, politician even of local school board stature, dissident, expat or artist/performer of any notoriety, and congratulations! You have a complicated threat picture! Proceed to Go, retain a trustworthy IT firm, and work with them to furnish and maintain a private OpenVPN or Wireguard service on your behalf at a public VPS, also being sure to do your diligence and ask for a copy of their certificate of insurance from their cyber insurance underwriters.

    Anyway, unless a person has a technical reason to access private resources, or has a more-than-mundane threat picture in their life, a VPN is just a waste of overhead.

    – ¹ Not you, T-Mobile user.