BillibusMaximus

I have an Anova, and I like it, but I wouldn't consider it BIFL. After a few years, the manual controls are getting dodgy and it's getting difficult to use without the app, which they've started charging for:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/smart-sous-vide-cooker-to-start-charging-2-month-for-10-year-old-companion-app/

But I think you're spot on with your other general recommendations.

There was a series of TV commercials in the 70s for a laundry detergent that focused on "ring around the collar". So I suspect it's a spoof of one of those.

Then you'll love this new product that's guaranteed* to reduce the amount of advertising you're exposed to!

*Warning: may cause blindness, loss of hearing, and inability to leave your room.

But in all seriousness... I hate it, too. It's fucking everywhere.

*sad brrrrrtttt noises*

With the caveat that I've done some, but very little, kernel development -

NDISwrapper allows(allowed? Not sure if it's still used) Linux to use network drivers written for Windows.

So that kind of thing is certainly possible.

You would likely need to implement the relevant parts of the Linux kernel API as part of your translation layer, then map it (with additional translation code for compatibility) to your OS's native functions.

But it would certainly be a big undertaking.

Back in the 90s, Windows NT had a POSIX compatibility layer that you could enable (it wasn't enabled by default).

The issue is that there are numerous posts instigating and encouraging everyone to defederate.

Why do you think that is?

Hint: It's not because people are against federation with new instances.

Anyone who has an issue can reach out to me and I can address their concerns.

Is that reasonable?

No. People have told you repeatedly what the main issues are. If you want people to stop criticizing, then perhaps you should actually listen to them.

It goes without saying that the Emus will retake Australia.

Since they're flightless, the rest of the world will be safe for a while. But when they form a navy or invent air travel, the rest of the world better watch out!

Edit: LOL, I just noticed your instance. You know what I'm talking about. 😛

I have sort of had enough of copy and pasting commands I find on the internet without having a good understanding of how they actually work.

One thing you could do is start trying to understand those commands.

Read the man pages or the documentation to figure out what the commands are actually doing. Once you have the "what" , you can dig deeper to get to the "why" if it isn't obvious by that point.

After enough of that, you'll go to copy/paste and already understand what it's doing without needing to look it up again.

Then from there, it's a matter of building the instinct to be able to say "I need to do X, so I'll use commands Y and Z."

The longer the distance, the larger the diameter of the wire you need, due to resistance/heat.

Typically, extension cords are going to be manufactured with the thinnest wire they can get away with based on the safety requirements, in order to save on materials cost.

So plugging 2 short cords together might cover the same distance as 1 longer cord, but the longer cord will use thicker wire to maintain the proper margin of safety.

At your local bank, surely not. But there are high yield savings accounts in that range with various online banks.

For example both Ally and Amex are at 3.8% right now, and were over 4% sometime in the last year or so.

Not really. There are a lot of variables, and it's not as cut and dry as many people think.

Bullet ballistics are complicated. A bullet's size, weight, speed, shape, and composition are all factors, as are barrel length, rifling twist ratio, gas pressure, and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting.

And then, shot placement is another huge factor in lethality. A small bullet in the "right" place can kill, a big bullet in the "wrong" place can leave you alive.

Then you add to that the funny dichotomy of the human body being both really fragile and extremely resilient at the same time, and you get people surviving all sorts of things that for all intents and purposes should have killed them.

Look... I can't say that I know what you're going through, because there's no way that I really can - your experiences are your own.

But I can tell you this - I know about the darkness and hopelessness. I've been led to it by my own experiences, and have been consumed by it to the point I thought suicide was the only means of escape.

But I was wrong. There were other ways out, and I did escape. And you can, too. If you want to.