Curious to see your list of blocked instances (and if you remember why for each one).

I’ve only blocked a couple, but I’ve seriously thought about many more.

I’ve thought about blocking the instance you’re on. Lots of garbage from that instance.

Probably because the ISP modem/router has limited capability.

I’ve done 2 routers like this for years (out of laziness more than anything) because cable modem router suck from a capability standpoint.

I’ve seen a diagrammatic chart showing the difference, but damned if I can find it on my phone.

Starbucks is burnt crap with a bunch of cream and sugar added so people can’t tell

For just files I’d use Syncthing or Resilio (I keep hundreds of gigs synced with ST). Resilio has a feature that’s very useful - Selective Sync. This allows you to setup a sync job that syncs the index of files, but doesn’t sync the actual files until you select a file(s) to sync on the remote device. I use this to access my media files from anywhere (3TB) which I obviously don’t want to try to sync the entire folder to my phone, etc.

But since you effectively are on the same LAN, you can use any file copy tool the respective OS’s support.

Though for WAN connections, I prefer tools with some redundancy/resilience, since those connections can be slow or experience drops, and regular copy tools aren’t designed to contend with that (in Windows the only tool I can think of off hand is Robocopy, but I think Teracopy will at least show you if a file copy fails).

It really depends on your use-case, what you’re trying to solve for.

Hahahaha, you’re kidding, right?

Should mods be able to alter the body too, “for clarity”?

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But I would quietly edit it

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And buy more things when you realize you need something that’s in product V but not product A.

But, no Foss dev wants to do anything about it because SMS sucks balls.

So regardless of how many messages are sent FOSS devs aren’t interested.

Yea, I’d take the approach of having the server monitor a folder, and then just drop files in that folder to be converted.

There are a number of ways to transfer files to that folder, tools like FolderSync (Android), Syncthing or Resilio (every OS) can handle this.

Have you listened to any sports commentators? They all talk about <insert current game on tv> as if it’s the most important, world-changing event ever, and every little detail had some significance.

My god, baseball is a game for (as Brits would say) boffins. Fans of the game could put meth-head ravers to sleep. I’ve worked on more exciting spreadsheets for business planning.

And football has become just as bad, with the incessant pre-game/post-game commentary examining every nuance of a play - “I’m pretty sure if the inner aglet of his left shoe had moved the other way, we’d be talking about a completely different game”.

Bread and circuses, appealing to our base nature. The difference between WWE and “actual” sports on tv is only a matter of degree.

This seems relevant.

Excellent approach, putting that in my book of tools.

I’d also be sure to ask the second person to finish what they were trying to say after person 1 was done.

There are 2 reasons:

1. Never know if they have a different perspective or other ideas. They may also have thought of something while listening.

2. In the help desk world you learn these kinds of people get worse when they get shut down. If you actively engage them (even if you don’t really want to), they’ll feel heard, and maybe be less likely to feel compelled to interrupt. Plus you come across as a Good Guy® at work.

Worked with a plumber and HVAC guy for a summer. So much fun digging out septic systems.

The rest of the work sucked less by comparison. Crawling through 100%+ attics to fix A/C systems, or under a house to install/repair ducting. Some houses were so low you could just barely roll onto your side to work.

Fucking printers, right? (And copiers too).

Some of the worst tech I’ve ever dealt with.

There’s some truth here, like poorly-treated children probably have difficulty with empathy, except I’ve known a few people that had very hard childhoods and are some of the kindest people I’ve ever met, as if they developed past those issues to understand how important empathy is.

I also come from a large family, and while my siblings and my cousins had very similar upbringings, the variability in things like empathy and justice is extensive even among siblings (notably including twins).

To me it seems like there’s a strong element of innate character trait with this stuff, as we’ve watched kids grow up and seen their character at 2 years old remain consistent into adulthood. If this stuff were driven mostly by environment, then at least most kids would be similar… And we’ve found they aren’t, it’s all over the map, unpredictable by the environment.

Not to say environment doesn’t/can’t influence, it certainly can, but I don’t believe it’s usually the primary driver, just in cases where the environment is notably negative

The same ones you’d use with a wire.

WiFi is just Wireless Fidelity… A play on HiFi. It’s just a wireless equivalent of wired ethernet. You still have an IP address, you still have a router (without a router only one device in your house could connect to the internet, typically your wireless access point is a combination router with a wireless access point in it).

Yea, this is why I think the “remain friends” think makes no sense.

You broke for reasons, seems those reasons would preclude wanting to be friends.

For backup check out SMS Backup/Restore. I have 10+ years of sms backup with it, all readable as text or using Excel.

I’ve never found a good solution to this SMS problem - there’s seems to be nothing out there (probably because FOSS devs think SMS needs to die, and I agree).

I did find my solution last year: JMP.chat - I think they’re considered a virtual cell provider. Port your number to them, then all your SMS/MMS gets piped into XMPP, which you can access with an XMPP client on any device - Gajim on Windows/Linux, Cheogram and Monocles (plus others) on Android, Snikket and others on iOS. My SMS works even if my phone is off. Prices are really good, so good that I use a different SIM in my phone for a data connection, as I no longer need an SMS/voice connection (calls are routed via VOIP in Cheogram/XMPP).

Interestingly I just watched the Archer fugue state episodes yesterday…

More than boomers entered the workforce - much of GenX did too