qjkxbmwvz

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hah not at all! I need to remind myself to hydrate and fuel constantly if I'm doing any sort of exercise.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If you're exercising and you drink because you're thirsty, you probably waited too long to hydrate.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This type of thing is the nominal purpose of credit scores, I believe. (Whether they're implemented effectively is another story...)

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 155 points 2 weeks ago (20 children)

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.


Richard P. Feynman

I think the same is true for a lot of folks and self hosting. Sure, having data in our own hands is great, and yes avoiding vendor lock-in is nice. But at the end of the day, it's nice to have computers seem "fun" again.

At least, that's my perspective.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago

That's what I heard about Chevy's, too.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

What strings are you referencing here? Is the financial counseling mandatory?

Not everyone is eligible for this, but that's kind of a different issue.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago

Once I was biking home over the Golden Gate bridge and I saw two Osprey VTOLs fly under the bridge, pretty close to where I was standing. It was pretty awesome.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hobby 1: Ballroom dancing

No I'm pretty sure Strictly Ballroom is a completely accurate portrayal of ballroom dancing.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago

Whatever you decide for your laptop, I'm a proponent of a barebones off-site setup if you're trying for 3-2-1 backup or similar.

I use a raspberry pi 3 with a single HD (ZFS) retaining some number of daily/weekly/monthly snapshots. Daily rsync, everything over WireGuard+VPS (TailScale would work too).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago

From our experience in the US, the birth is nothing compared to the financial drain of the other expenses. And at this age, childcare dwarfs all the other child-related expenses.

We have great insurance and don't rely on family for childcare though, so the math is very very different for someone with "free" familial childcare and no/lousy insurance...

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