Yep, I’m using qBitorrent + glutun + AirVPN. Works great.

qBitorrent + https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun

I had a Model 3 for several years. I didn’t find the quality that great. I actually was surprised how average/slightly shitty it was. The interior of my Kia Niro is way nicer than my Model 3 interior was. Everything feels way more premium on the Niro.

In terms of software, again, my Model 3 wasn’t that great. I constantly had problems with the screen bugging out. Sometimes I couldn’t adjust the air, sometimes ghost cars would appear around me while I was parked, the cars would be twitching out. The worst was when I was driving on a highway, going like 120km/h, and then the whole damn car decides to reboot. Luckily, I was able to continue driving, but the speedometer was gone, the air started blasting (and I couldn’t control it), the radio was stuck (I couldn’t control it).

Yes, the Tesla touchscreen was high res and responsive, but so are modern cars now. I have a Kia Niro with a fantastic screen, high res, responsive, and I can use Android Auto. The interior build quality is also way better than the Model 3 was. I also have an Hyundai Ionic 6, which also has a great screen, also allows Android Auto.

Both the Niro and the Ionic 6 have pretty comparable drive assist features too. Tesla may still be ahead, technically, but other car manufacturers have closed the gap significantly.

I don’t miss Tesla at all.

Hyundai Ionic 6 (sedan) or Ionic 5 (suv). I have the Ionic 6. It’s great! Even better than my old Model 3 because I can use Android Auto. AND I haven’t had the 6 reboot on me during highway driving.

(My Model 3 once rebooted while I was driving on the highway.)

I don’t really see a future of leaving unless they actualy start doing the “internment” stuff, this ICE thing is not “dangerous enough”

That’s the point of OP’s question. How bad is it gonna get? Should people start preparing to leave now? As you said, the process takes a while. By the time they start going door to door in Philly, dragging non-whites to interment camps, that’s a wrap. You waited too long to get out.

I get the allure of American Exceptionalism, thinking “Nah, this can’t happen here.” On the other hand, shit keeps getting worse and growing.

I can’t tell the future. Maybe things start getting better after mid-terms. Maybe Trump peacefully transfers power at the end of his term.

I feel like at least doing a little research into immigrating to another country is a responsible thing to do. IF things get bad enough, I want to have more or less an idea of where to go and how to do it.

“You blind motherfuckers, you aren’t even good at being racist; do I look Mexican to you?”

Right… because it was only a problem because you’re Asian… the stop would have been fine if you were actually Mexican… gee thanks.

I think most people in the US don’t travel to other countries, so they almost never see a 24h clock. Whenever, we do see 24h time, most people call it “military time”, probably cuz of movies or something.

I wish Hetzner didn’t require uploading my legal documents (they asked for my passport or ID) to verify my account. Otherwise, seems cool. I’m in the US.

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you’ll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud

We’re so doomed. A lot of people will probably buy into this because they can’t possibly be inconvenienced by owning a computer.

I was talking about AI with someone the other day and they said, “Wow, in the future we probably won’t be able to work without a subscription to ChatGPT. Oh, well.” Like. wat. teh. faq. People see the convenience trap, but can’t be bothered to do anything about it. I hate this timeline.

I don’t actually own a Meshtastic device… but I did blow off work to do a little browsing and found this:

Meshtastic does not require any license and is open for anyone to use.

• https://www.austinmesh.org/learn/

Meshtastic does not require a HAM radio license to operate

• https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/getting-started/

don’t need an amateur radio license for the low-power bands used by Meshtastic

• https://centralvalleymesh.net/docs/faq/#q12

setup with no need of complex licenses, it would be interesting

It doesn’t seem like you need any licensing, it’s like a walkie talkie.

it could prove as a useful city project for cheap, reliant, local communications

I’m not sure if that’s the right usecase. Meshtastic seems to be for short-range, line-of-sight-ish communication. Apparently, you can set up repeaters to expand the coverage area, but it seems like buildings, trees, etc will dramatically affect the signal strength. (I think?)

walkie talkie

Yeah, I think so. I saw a video where someone called it “a walkie talkie, but for sending text messages”. People use these for going on remote hikes, hunting trips, or protests. Basically, any area where you can’t use a cellphone. They’re not a replacement for cellphones, they fill a different usecase.

What about connectivity? I’m currently using Tailscale cuz it’s so easy. Maybe I should look into WireGuard? Also, how does Headscale fit into this?

Does anyone have a good guide for installing Seafile? I tried installing it a few months ago, but it’s so damn complicated with load balancers behind load balancers and a bunch of services tied together.

I gotta try again.

Leechblock and unhook are required browser extensions for me.

YouTuber is extra tricky because I can easily convince myself that I’m not wasting time, I’m “learning”. Even though I doubt I’ll ever need to know how to build a mud hut with a secret swimming pool underneath…

In general, I found if I remove the addictive elements from YouTube or whatever, as opposed to blocking the website entirely, I’m more likely to stick to being sober. I treat my phone the same way, I use YAM Launcher to help remove distractions.

Here’s my PR:

-A small and tidy task organiser 
+A small and giddy task organiser 

Most days I doomscroll fediverse

Yep. Same. When I worked at an office, my coworkers and I would play ping pong a lot.

Also, I would work on my own software projects. This has the advantage that it looks like you’re doing work work.

Or… go off into a corner of the office and play some games on Steam.

Take long walks. I used to be able to kill about half an hour walking around my old office park. Do more laps…

Drive somewhere kinda far for lunch.

Grind leetcode. Doesn’t hurt to stay sharp.

Ah, fuck.

Hardware

• AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X
• GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D Motherboard
• Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
• 64GB ECC RAM
• Noctua NH-U14S TR5-SP6 Cooler
• Intel Arc B580 GPU
• Fractal Design Torrent E-ATX Case
• Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 1600W 80+ Titanium PSU

OS

• Fedora

execute doesn’t mean to start, it means to stop…

No?

First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning “to carry (something) out fully : to put (something) completely into effect”

• https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/execute#h1