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The year is 2045, after record profits of 18 quadrillion dollars and formal recognition by the UN, the new nation Republic of Google (formerly Cuba) announces closure of its final web product: Google Search.

I am different from Washington; I have a higher, grander standard of principle. Washington could not lie. I can lie, but I won't.

–Mark Twain

Check out a book called House of Leaves by Danielewski. You pretty much have to have an actual copy.

“Stand of the tide” is offered by Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_tide?wprov=sfti1#Misconceptions

Archive.ph link because the site paywall and cookie rejection options are garbage: https://archive.ph/VDbAd

Shhhh! I accidentally opened this thread while my phone was connected and EVERYTHING IS FINE RECALCULATING ROUTE.

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I used an LLM to write some code I knew I could write, but was a little lazy to do. Coding is not my trade, but I did learn Python during the pandemic. Had I not known to code, I would not have been able to direct the LLM to make the required corrections.

In the end, I got decent code that worked for the purpose I needed.

I still didn’t write any docstrings or comments.

What’s the best way to keep a C-5 running?

I used PiHole for a long time, then graduated to self-hosting a VPN so I could get as-blocking when away from my home network.

Ultimately I ended up using just AdGuard DNS via the DNS profile for iOS, and hard code the DNS into my home routers.

There might be a better setup, but this simple deployment takes care of 98% of ads.

A measly $3.2b. Can hardly afford a new yacht with that!

There’s also SDRUtah.org, WebSDR.org, and KiwiSDR.org. Each has a slightly different interface and following; different bands, antennas, and geographic locations. You really can listen to the world on these.