Reminiscing about smaller phones
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    HessiaNerd
    13h ago 100%

    I remember liking the design of the Xperia active. https://m.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_active-3998.php

    The fact that it was waterproof, had the built in strap holder for securing it.

    Make it lightweight durable and super long battery life (small screen, OLED) and you have a great device you wouldn't need to baby.

    Unfortunately it's never going to happen. They don't do niche phones now. Everyone seems to have accepted phones are going to be generic slabs of glass. All about the same size. Boring.

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  • Going to buy my first car soon—what brand should I choose that won’t hit me with anti-consumer practices later?
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 94%

    2nd buy used. I've never bought a new car and I never intended to. One time I bought a used car from a dealership and they were dishonest about the financing (I already had financing lined up from my Credit Union, they said they would be at the rate, they didn't but signed me up anyway). That, plus the fact that driving a car off a lot loses you 10-20% value new to used.

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  • Why can't a public trust buy 23andMe?
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 100%

    You answered your own question. So they don't need a warrant. For a fee, they can run ALL DNA collected against just about everyone, no probable cause required.

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  • Why can't a public trust buy 23andMe?
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 100%

    Honestly, the law enforcement implications of the government buying the database is just as scary as a 3rd party. Hell I bet a company buys the data and sells access to the FBI, and local law enforcement for a subscription fee.

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  • Why can't a public trust buy 23andMe?
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 50%

    They DID agree to share it.

    Should that have been an option? Probably not, but now you are talking about legislation with wider implications, not some half baked public trust to protect a small group of people.

    There are other databases of genetic code out there you know. The FBI can potentially accuse you of a crime based on your cousin uploading info to a genealogy website.

    https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/06/police-are-using-genealogy-sites-to-solve-crime-heres-what-to-know/69826173007/

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  • The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved webpages are back online
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 100%

    Can't help but wonder what was the point? My paranoia can't help but cook up someone wanting to scrub something that hadn't seen wide distribution yet, so pay a small group to slam the internet archive and wipe all traces away before anyone else gets a chance to back it up...

    Far fetched, yeah, kinda. But it avoids the usual Streisand trap from more conventional approaches.

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  • Why can't a public trust buy 23andMe?
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 78%

    Why should they?

    Anyone who used 23 and Me agreed that their genetic code was able to be used my 23 and Me for whatever they want. Why is it now the job of the government to jump in and give those people retroactive protection.

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    Jump
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    HessiaNerd
    6d ago 97%

    Is he talking about musk? Cause he isnt running shit. Owner, unfortunately yes. But he isn't capable of running a washing machine.

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  • What is the cheapest way to host my own server?
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    HessiaNerd
    1w ago 100%

    Any tips for learning docker. I got it up and running on a raspberry pi following tutorials but can't seem to figure out how to connect the dots with the project I'm trying to get running on it. The project assumes I know docker so their documentation is non existent. I can't seem to find what I need in docker's documentation. I'm kinda stuck.

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  • I'm just trying to buy a hoodie
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    HessiaNerd
    2w ago 58%

    The hive mind / group think stuff on Reddit is strong. I had a friend doing a section of the PCT and he was saying literally everyone had the same setups from socks to water filters.

    That kind of uniformity isn't good for anyone.

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  • en.m.wikipedia.org

    The Wikipedia entry has weird west in it, so I guess so. Such a good show. Loved Bruce in it.

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    Anyone have any experience with this? I recently got access to some webhosting and saw you could install node.js apps. I was hoping to install node red behind some password protection to play around. I see the getting started page has AWS and Azure, but nothing for this. I assume I just get SSL access and use npm to install, but I'm not sure if I need to set up the environment first? Before I go breaking things as is my usual approach, I thought I'd ask first. TIA

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