It’s nuts how companies get to pass on the disposal costs of a defective product to the consumer. “Contact your local municipal waste handler” as a million batteries get thrown in the landfill.

It sounds like ‘Strayan plumbing code enforcement is funded by Big TP

lol it’s milquetoast and that gives me hope for Lemmy not being entirely populated by bots right at this moment

Torx ftw

Not sure of the etymology of that one either… I assume having one’s finger up their butt isn’t exactly a productive use of time unless the task at hand is butt stimulation. Congrats on the sex though

They haul it and dispose of it in the sewer.

Where do you think the truck that empties your tank goes?

True, if you had AC units powered solely by on-site solar and if they never operated powered by the grid (so never at night) you could potentially save water. But any grid electricity comes with exponentially more water use so realistically that will never happen.

But they’ve been used for decades effectively at a fraction of the energy use vs air conditioning. The problem is climate change pushing temps above their operating range. Do you think burning more coal so your paper stays rigid is the pragmatic solution for society?

Good ol spud gun. Made one back in the day. My buddy went overboard and had one manufactured out of steel and used ether as a propellant. Was pretty wild compared to the pvc version.

I run my main pihole on a pi and the backup on a NUC mini pc. Le Potato is a cheap pi alternative.

eBay for NUC. Le potato for a pi alternative.

I’d first change DNS servers to quad9 or something other than the default

Then I’d try accessing behind a VPN a couple times and a couple times without VPN to ensure it’s repeatable

If they are blocking it, very odd and annoying

That’s too bad. I joined because of piracy. But they are a bit rigid in their ideologies as one would expect from a niche tech community but this is too much. Where should I go next?

Yes a homemade sploof to hide the aroma

Agreed, that’s an awful feature

Sounds kinky

Do you know why there aren’t many jokes about Jonestown?

Likely due to jalapeño, no? Chile pepper = ñ to non Spanish speakers

It’s called a connection fee that is levied whether or not you used any energy that month. Those fees will likely go up to make up for decreased energy distribution revenue.