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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • I tried to update my lemmy instance and it all went so horribly wrong. DB never came up, errors everywhere, searching implied I updated to a dev branch sometime in the past (not a dev, don’t think I did) and it’ll be console and DB queries for a fix.

    Ran out of time and overwhelmed, I restored backups and buried my head in the sand. Nope, not now. Future, yes, but oh not now.


  • If you’re considering life360, you’ve already lost the privacy game.

    There are different levels of privacy to consider.

    Apps: limit number of apps or essential only. Many have built-in trackers for developer kickbacks. Even developers don’t know the full extent of how the data is used.

    Device settings: harden the phone by checking all the privacy settings. Install an ad/tracker blocking VPN app.

    Evesdroppers: Your phone is a radio transmitter. Companies know this. Your mobile company may have privacy settings and track phones independently of any device settings or app. Also, bluetooth loggers are placed around high traffic areas, such as stores, to record precise location and movement. Disabling wifi, Bluetooth, or Mobile may be considered depending on level of privacy paranoia*.

    There may be some privacy respecting tracking options (well, as a family anyway) over on the selfhosted lemmy community if you’re ready to go down that rabbit hole.

    •It’s not paranoia if it’s real.





  • While I’d like this to happen, I don’t (currently anyways) see conventional protesting an effective demonstration against this particular administration that’s turned it’s back on so, so many Americans and citizens. Can’t shame idiots that pride themselves in shockingly shameful behavior.

    I feel like other forms of rebellion, boycotts and lawsuits are the most effective methods so far.

    The Tesla fires though… that poked a bear and gave me a smile.







  • I should clarify, it was a free inspection, courtesy of the shop, with the car in for a repair I scheduled, not at the request of government.

    We so have “star stations” where some vehicles can be selected for more elaborate smog-related inspections, but that can be a crapshoot.

    I’ve had one car pass only if we installed leaky OEM exhaust pipes on, and another fail because it did not have a CARB decal on the catalytic converter. (Fun fact, the cat we were forced to buy and install didn’t have a decal either, but it “passed” after. Yeah, it was a shakedown)


  • Not looking for perfect, but I’m not finding consistency with this math. I’ve had tire non-alighment related issues this year including a blowout and crunching scenarios doesn’t come up with a tax applicable to road wear.

    I ran rumbers on a few cars I have access to ranging from 2100 lbs to 7100 lbs. You can use estimated miles and load rating, but your tax would be worst case scenarios. I also put larger tires on a very light car because the amount it floated on the freeway stock was disconcerting.

    Point is, if everyone had to use OEM, it would be a bit more accurate. But the variety in material, application, and availability adds a lot of variable as to make this moot.

    My second lightest and second heaviest car in all my family use the same tire.