StrawberryPigtails

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I don't think that Harris's problem was that she was a woman. Her problem, same as Mrs. Clinton, was everything else. And that is a long list for both of them. Being women probably didn't help, but it also wasn't their main chute.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I would say that most Ryobi One+ tools fall into this category. Cheap and I've never had one fail where I wasn't using it far beyond it's design parameters. Others are more comfortable to use for extended periods, but they are also usually more expensive. That said, there are apparently a few stinkers in their mix, a dust buster style vacuum comes to mind, but I've not run into many.

To add to this, you might check out some of the free Hugo themes here: https://themes.gohugo.io/tags/portfolio/

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

since I don’t want to pay for SSL certificates to setup https.

You don't need to pay for SSL certs anymore, most of the time. You can get them for free from a bunch of different places now. I use Let's Encrypt. The web server/reverse proxy I use, Caddy is able to automatically get a cert for you, install it, and keep it renewed. The only time you need to pay for a cert is if you are handling financial transactions.

Are there security issues I should address preemptively?

WordPress itself has a generally good reputation for security, though depending on how the current drama goes, that may change. WordPress security problems have almost always stemmed from plugins or poor password hygiene. Remove any plugins you are not actively using, keep the ones you are using updated, and use a good password that you don't use anywhere else. A password wallet like Bit Warden can generate and store such passwords for you.

Better on the security front would be to evaluate whether you actually need something like WordPress at all. A static site would likely be far more secure. There's less moving parts that might be vulnerable.

While you could program a static site yourself, it's more common nowadays to use a static site generator like Hugo to build the site. You set it up once for how you want the site to look and then you write your posts in markdown or whatever your particular generator uses.

I don’t have anything to manage my dynamic IP

Most domain name providers have some sort of setup for dealing with dynamic IP addresses, a program called ddclient is pretty common and is available in most repos.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/24957830

So I had a taillight bulb go out on me this week, and changing that bulb was simple enough, but also not particularly obvious. Had to look it up and could only find a overly long winded youtube video on it. In the interest of saving some one else the headache of scrubbing through a 20 min video to get answer that could have been explained in 2 minute short, I figured I would write it out.

Tools and Parts list

  • Flat head screwdriver
  • 8mm deepwell socket or wrench (A standard socket might work, but a baby socket won't. Long bolts.)
  • Replacement bulb
    • The red brake and taillight bulb is a white 7443 bulb. )
    • The turn signal bulb is an amber 7440A
    • The reverse light is a 921

Instructions:

1.) Open the trunk. (Yes, I'm a smart ass :-D )
2.) On the rear (driver's perspective) corner of the trunk on the side with the blown bulb, look for a removable plastic rivet. Place under the center part of the rivet, a flathead screwdriver and lever the center part up, then pull the rivet out. If you try to remove the rivet before poping the center part up you will break the rivet.
3.) Pull the carpet to the side to reveal where the back of the tail light assembly should be. You will find 2 long bolts secured with 8mm nuts.
4.) Remove the 8mm nuts.
5.) Applying rearward pressure to the exposed bolts and the outside of the assembly, remove the assembly. It slides off to the rear, not the side. This will take a bit for force, but not much. Be careful not to damage the tail light assembly or damage the wiring harness. The wiring harness has roughly 8 inches of play.
6.) You now have access to the bulb holders for the tail/brake light, turn signal, and reverse light. The bulb holders twist loose and it shouldn't take much force. The bulbs themselves are a friction fit into the bulb holders.
7.) Reverse these steps to reassemble.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TLDR: Vote anyways, and make your voice heard.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, > or to the people. - US Constitution, 10th Amendment

The way that the US is setup, actual power and authority, does not actually exist at the Federal level. Not really. Not over you as an individual. And your individual vote at the Federal level will not really move the needle.

The actual authority and power over your life exists at the State and local levels. And this is where your vote can actually make a real difference as well, because elections at these levels are often decided by mere hundreds of votes. Your local elections are often decided by mere 10's of votes.

The most powerful of all, however, are the local school boards, which are often elected positions. However, decisions made by school boards don't make changes to your community over night, however. It takes years for the children they teach to grow up and begin exerting their control over the system.

What if we vote and the problem continues?

That will happen. I'm sorry that's not the answer you want. It is difficult to make large changes to society or governments in a hurry. You can think of society and governments like large boulders. The larger the society or government, the larger the boulder.

Newton's First Law of Motion, also known as the Law of Inertia, states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. This law, originally formulated by Galileo, is fundamental to understanding motion and forces.

A handful of people might move that boulder slowly over time, more people though, can move that boulder more quickly. And of course, a much faster or larger boulder could always strike it and move it quickly, though not necessarily predicably.

What if voting gives us the illusion of control?

Sticking with the physics frame of reference, as an individual person, you have all the control you could ever want. You just don't have enough power or "force" to make much happen at larger scales. The physics frame of reference breaks down somewhat, though, as a single voice, well spoken and well presented, at the right time, can not only move all the smaller pebbles (people) and the boulder (society or governments), but an entire damned mountain and can move it precisely.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 62 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Tomorrow (November 5th) is Election Day. Go vote. And get informed and vote in every election, local, State, and Federal thereafter. If you don’t, this will continue to happen. The States have this power only because we, the citizens of those States gave it to them, or worse yet, said nothing as they took it for themselves.

If you don’t vote, then don’t go complaining later if the result isn’t what you want.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If I reading your docker ps result correctly, you seem to be forwarding docker port 2283 to host port 3001.

Try http://ip_address:3001 , if that fails try https.

So if he's taking full accountability, who's the new CEO of Dropbox? /s
Dumbass.

More and more I'm appreciating my decision to selfhost Nextcloud when I decided to start moving away from Google. All nonsense like this affects for me personally (should Dropbox crash and burn) is some redundant backups.

Off-hand? Algorithm driven social media, “news” media generally, politicians, family/kids. The last is at least usually tolerable, or at least correctable. The rest should be taken only in moderation with a mound full of salt.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Check the data sheet or user manual for your equipment or battery, but generally batteries should be stored indoors at a human comfortable temp and humidity.

Here’s the manual for mine, but yours may differ:

https://556aa8d9de68ea9c4f29-0a8acad11a4df5016d26cc39a7429843.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2/OP40204_404_504_604_339_trilingual_03.pdf

Ryobi really needs a better URL for their manuals to be stored at. If the direct link to the file sketches you out, for the moment at least this, this link will lead to the same file:

https://www.ryobitools.com/help-plus/details/46396040428

 

So sue me, I don't keep up all that well with all the changes in Home Assistant and I recently found something that is quite useful to me.

Because I live in the American South and because we recently had our water plumbing explode, the humidity in our house tends to be sky high. Like 60% or higher high. To counter this, a while ago I picked up a large dehumidifier from Amazon which has worked pretty well controlling the humidity in the house until recently.

Recently though, I noticed that the humidifier kept turning off and on. Dehumidifier was set to 35 but the household thermostat was reading 55% humidity. As a check, I set the dehumidifier to run continuously. It stayed running and the humidity in the house started dropping and went to the 30’s in the room where the device is located and down to 46 at the thermostat. My conclusion was that the humidity sensor on the device had failed.

I could go the hard route. Take apart the dehumidifier, try to find the problem and do a board level repair. Go the expensive route and replace a generally functioning dehumidifier. Or I could take cheap, simple, and admittedly jerry-rigged option. Home Assistant.

Turns out that Home Assistant has a new (to me anyways) helper called a Generic Hygostat that can connect a humidity sensor like this one to a smart outlet or plug and control that outlet based on a humidity level you set. It can be set to control either a humidifier or dehumidifier. Once you've created the helper you can add the helper to your dashboard and it gives you thermostat like control over your de/humidifier. Pretty slick.

 

A question here recently brought up memories of listening to this song growing up. Long since lost my copy and had to hear it again. Figured some here might get a trip out it.

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