in most 1st world countries
The US isn't a 1st world country. It just cosplays as one.
Arch is great when you're somewhat experienced with Linux. Otherwise I recommend an Arch + QoL distro like EndeavourOS.
I'm a developer using Linux for well over a decade and a half and I use EndeavourOS because it just adds a level of ease.
This phenomenon is primarily due to fears of high repair costs, lack of technical information, and long lead times for replacement parts.
Vehicles that use batteries as structural elements are more prone to being totaled by insurance companies.
I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I'm pointing out that Chinese auto makers don't have the same processes as more experienced companies. They're just slinging out cars into foreign markets with almost no extra work.
Besides, the article didn't say the cars are "fine", it quoted someone saying that they've seen some cars that would have been fixed quickly if it was a domestic brand because of part availability.
I don't understand why you're referring to China's regulations all the time. They are irrelevant.
I wish they were, but those cars are made in China. There's a lot that gets looked the other way.
And someone at Tesla said recently in an interview that they wanted to do a certain thing with the Cybertruck but couldn't because "we couldn't get the regulation changed on that one". (I don't remember what that specific thing was)
Aside from the batteries and fake auto-pilot, the non-Cybertruck Tesla's have a very good track record.
It's both. China's lack of regulations make a bad thing worse.
lmao I have a very strong disdain for Tesla.
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/chinese-evs-become-virtually-uninsurable-in-the-uk-says-report/
The reality is that I don't think any EV is "safe" as far as the batteries go
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1013638
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/bev-are-exploding-all-over-china.299443/
https://energytrend.com/news/20221018-30074.html
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-B5sIm_JmB4
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/chinese-evs-become-virtually-uninsurable-in-the-uk-says-report/
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/27/18761067/nio-es8-electric-suv-recall-battery-fires-china
Keep in mind that negative stories from China (anything that casts China itself or people/companies within China) are heavily and aggressively censored.
Downside is that it won’t work if my internet or power is out
If it doesn't work when your internet is out, then it's not local.
If you want yourself or your house to burn in a lítium battery fire, then sure, go for it.
Edit: I'm going to tag this post of mine and come back in a few years when all the stories about banning Chinese-made EVs come out because of safety issues. See you all in a couple years.
You're introducing an argument as a way to undermine the viewpoint that's opposite to yours.
No one said it's fine "when we do it". That's not the point being discussed.
The other bigger issue here is that these new cars are coming from a region that has a horrendous track record for safety and quality. EVs when done right are still a considerable risk with battery fires, but the ones manufactured in China are much worse for quality and safety. In the next few years, as these cars flood markets around the world, it will be a massive issue.
Pixelfed is the alternative we want
Not talking about cluster headaches
The difficulty in patenting and mass producing bacteriaphages is the reason we don't have them available in Western countries. But they are available in other places like Russia.
Bacteriaphages would be a huge boon to dealing with antibiotic resistant strains.
A process called rapid recalcification has existed for almost a decade. I don't understand why it hasn't made its way into dentistry yet.
I posted my sides across many comments. But the same argument applies to everyone saying the opposite.
Ok, now that's awesome! I'm installing it now. Thanks!
I'm using a Pixel 7 right now, and I love the camera. I'm not sure I'll be happy if I lose all the camera features.
Thanks for replying
Just a warning to anyone interested in the coming eclipse. Avoid the glasses sold at Canadian Tire. I just bought two pairs of eclipse glasses at Canadian Tire. I decided to test them right after I got outside and immediately noticed an issue. Both glasses have a hazy appearance around the sun.
With proper eclipse glasses the sun should appear crisp and not too bright. You should be able to distinctly see the edge of the sun and even see detail on the surface. There should be no haze of any kind. If you see any kind of haze, immediately take off the glasses and throw them out.
I knew the glasses from Canadian Tire were suspect because they had "NASA APPROVED" on the sides, which is why I bought them. I wanted to test them.
There is no such thing as "NASA APPROVED". NASA doesn't approve or certify anything. If you see that, it's a massive red flag.
One very good trusted source for where to buy eclipse glasses is the American Astronomical Society which has a list of trusted vendors. I myself bought a bulk quantity from solareyewear.ca and have tested the glasses to be working properly.
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters
Unfortunately, there will be a massive amount of scams going around with eclipse glasses and shady people trying to make a quick buck. Don't risk it and make sure your glasses will protect your eyes.
If someone tries to convince you that their glasses are genuine because they have ISO-12312-2 printed on them, it doesn't matter. I could print that on a pair of toilet paper rolls taped together, but that doesn't mean it'll protect your eyes.
Here are some resources to check out:
https://aas.org/press/american-astronomical-society-warns-counterfeit-fake-eclipse-glasses
https://opto.ca/eye-health-library/solar-eclipse-safety
LuSEE-Night is designed to provide never-before-seen glimpses of one of the universe's least understood eras.
I find it hard to believe that Popular Science would make such a mistake, but the author has reinforced the mistake by starting the article with "The dark side of the moon, despite its name, is a perfect vantage point for observing the universe."
But all the quotes from scientists correctly say "far side of the moon".
I know this isn't really "science news" but I couldn't find any other community to share this.
So this isn't meant to be a post bashing the devs/owner of OpenSubtitles. This is meant simply as awareness.
A few months ago I signed up for the VIP tier at OST ($5/mo for 1000 downloads a day) for a bit to populate my catalogue of videos with subtitles as my father uses my Jellyfin server and he's lost a lot of his hearing. I also wanted to support the development a bit. At first the service seemed to be downloading a bit, but then it stopped. I waited a few days and it would download at most one or two a day (despite a few thousand videos not having any subtitles). I look around online and found that OST had changed their API and the Jellyfin plugin still needed to catch-up with a newer release. No big deal, so I just waited.
Then the update released which specifically stated that the changes to the API calls were made. I waited a few days, nothing. I uninstalled the OST plugin and reinstalled, still nothing.
So I figured something was wrong either on my end or the server-side, but I didn't want to bother getting into it. I've been planning to rebuild my Jellyfin server with newer hardware with HW acceleration for decoding and encoding. I sent an email to OST support explaining what I've been seeing and asked if I could get a refund.
The person who responded asked for logs so that they could help troubleshoot. So I obliged.
!Email response from OpenSubtitles support confirming there was an issue
They said it wasn't much help and to get even more logs. Which I provided again.
!Screenshot of user CeeBee providing logs via email to OpenSubtitles support
I even removed over 14 thousand "[query]" lines to make the logs more readable. They said there wasn't anything there that was useful, and asked me to try again. I indicated that Jellyfin has a scheduled job that checks for missing subtitles and pulls as needed once a day. But I said that at this point I'm just looking for the refund.
A while passes by but then I get a notification that the subscription is going to be renewed again, so I cancelled before that happened and reached out again about the refund. At this point it was more about the principle of the matter as I originally just asked for a refund and that got side-stepped into a support request.
Then I got this as a response:
!Email response from OpenSubtitles support being aggressive and accusatory
Which resulted in this:
!Email response from OpenSubtitles support saying "I'm tired of you" and deleted my account
I waited over two weeks to write this post. I wanted to wait and see if somebody replied back to me with even just an apology or something. If they had originally told me that doing refunds is hassle for them I would have let it go. But telling me off and then deleting my account is just... special. I was astonished at the response and cannot fathom that being the response from any company taking payments for a service.
And I'm not holding a grudge of any kind and I get it, I used to do IT support and some days can be tough dealing with annoying emails. But in my defence all I asked for was a refund because something wasn't working. In any case, I just wanted to bring this to the attention of the Self-hosting community so that others can make more informed decisions. To be clear, I'm not advocating anyone to pull support. In face I think they should have more support as it's an invaluable service. Despite the treatment I still plan on getting the VIP subscription again at some point after I rebuild my Jellyfin server. But I also don't think that customers should be treated like this.
I have two systems right next to each other. One of them doesn't have a monitor attached and it's not simple to do so. They are both on the same 1Gbps LAN.
I'm currently using FreeRDP/xRDP to remote into the other system, but the latency is just terrible. I'm able to deal with it, but in some circumstances (like if dynamic ads or videos autoplay on websites) the latency just skyrockets to a a frame very few seconds. The remote system is Kubuntu 20.04 using X.org and not Wayland. I have just about every window decoration turned off or down. And just about every setting I can find to increase performance. The connection settings are the best they can be (I've looked through so many guides and posts about increasing performance), and they have helped a bit, but it's still far from ideal.
I've even tried VNC and AnyDesk and they're both just as bad, which is odd because I've connected to my brother's system in another part of the country on many occasions, and even when he loads up a Youtube video the connection and latency is buttery smooth.
Does anyone here have any recommendations or suggestions on what I can use or do to improve the connection quality?