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Wouldn’t another possibility be active fare dodging?

All train access is a scan and turnstile. Scan ticket to get in. Two through triggers an alarm, holding it open triggers an alarm. Cops are all over the place on normal days.

Not going to be an issue I’m sure.

Yup, I misread. The 2 injured were the one person shot, and the shooter was injured but not by getting shot. So two injuries but only one shooting victim.

Were enough people injured for it to be considered a mass shooting? I thought there was only one person who got shot.

Checking…

Yep, one person plus the shooter. I think it needs 4 injured to be considered a mass shooting for most definitions.

But they are douches anyway, they’d smile like that after any shooting that doesn’t directly hurt them.

Also true, I was just working off the implications in the comment I was replying to

I’m not him so I couldn’t say, but considering I know he does volunteer cleanup days at the trails, I really dont think he looks down on garbage pickup the way you and others seem to be, that its only fulfilling because of money.

Or turn the lights on.

Tbh I’d kind of trust them more. Even if they got off thinking of my feet later (which, who cares, have at it), they are going to put a lot more effort and get a lot more knowledge than someone just doing it for the high billing rate, dont you think? And probably care more about the quality of my arch than the guy writing a prescription for orthotics because the manufacturer just bought him a nice dinner.

Just because they are pervs doesnt mean they’d be bad at it, I’d say they’d be even better at it than most. Wouldn’t you think?

For example i doubt that many people enjoy working at garbage disposable or basically any waste disposal

Ehhh I bet you’d be wrong. Only anecdotal obviously, but at practice and games for the kids, a lot of dads just chat when there isnt much going on. A couple of them work for the local garbage company. One of them commented that he doesnt know how I stay inside and work all day, he really enjoys being outside with the trucks in the morning, then enjoying the afternoon outside with the kids. Another one is a mechanic for them, he always thought the trucks were cool, and he still enjoys working on them (though he will 100% tell you, in great detail, which manufacturers suck for various parts). Haven’t talked much with the last one about work, I think he is the only one just straight up doing it for money though.

And who knows, maybe the guy who likes being outside says that to be positive about his choices in life, but I see him at the park with the kids a lot, I’ve run into him heading out to the trails on his mountain bike, etc, so I believe him that he’s perfectly happy doing it.

Automation for unwanted tasks is great though, I agree, and where automation should be focused.

Check b stock.

Typically its scratch & dent, sometimes demo or trade show use.

Still gets a warranty (which is better on commercial in most cases), and usually a pretty sizable discount. If you can find a local distributor, they will sometimes sell off prior year stock for a really good price.

Depends on the model, so you’ll have to take a look at each. The really big ones usually have a port rather than a captive cable, the smaller ones it varies wildly.

Sabrent. Bit more money, but I like the ones with built in power switches per port (handy for testing disconnection events), and the build quality is solid. Power supplies they provide can be a bit bulky, but I mount them in my rack so its not really a problem for me.

Anker I like for their slimmer powered hubs, but those mostly sit in my laptop backpack, not the daily driver on my home office desk.

For my work, I personally have:

• Webcam
• Mic
• Dongle for mouse
• Dongle for headset
• Wired keyboard
• Monitor 2 touchscreen
• Macropad
• Ethernet adapter 1 (connection to work network)
• Ethernet adapter 2 (connection to small switch with no uplinks, for device testing)
• Ethernet adapter 3 (connection to local avoip network)
• External drive
• Microcontroller programmer (universal, let me cut down on a few other adapters I had)
• Serial adapter
• Card reader
• Video capture - analog
• Video capture - digital
• Audio interface for xlr I/o and my good headphones
• NFC reader/writer

Then a couple of loose cables for connecting the random devices, like a tablet for adb purposes, DSLR, etc. Not including the built-in devices on the laptop which show up as USB devices, like the crappy built-in webcam, microsd only card reader in the worlds stupidest spot, etc.

I’d say its easy to hit 15 - thats only the USB devices attached to my work laptop.

… Seems like its worth a try.

Being subjected to the whims of clueless adults is miserable.

Sounds exactly like adult life with a job when you phrase it that way.

Yes please!

I could use a few more modern tiny/mini/micros to make into useful Linux boxes.

So basically In Another World with my Smartphone?

Ive already got xmpp, its more a client thing for them I think.

The discord-esque look I think works. Though if you’ve got a client rec for xmpp with a similar feel, for that I’m all ears.

https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer

Neat

Maybe I can spin something up for family to use instead of SMS.

internet connected

The key part.

My robovac is great, but it doesnt see the internet. And its running valetudo, of course.

Subscribed - New - if I’m subscribed, I’m going to look at all of it, so new is best.

All - Top/6hrs - All I’m looking for what has been interesting to others, maybe find a new subscription, maybe looking at things I don’t want to subscribe to (like some political news comms, where I want to read but dont want it to take over my subscription feed).

Local - Scaled - just handy for finding interesting local comms IMO.