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i did verify that the one screw was actually threaded into wood, because i needed to know which way to drive the rest of the screws and there was a nonzero chance it was just stuck in more spray foam

gods these people loved spray foam

The Hacker‘s Dictionary has a definition for #retrocomputing …

adventures in homeownership: "so yeah, that light was held in with one screw and a bunch of spray foam. now it has three more screws and some caulk, hope that's enough"

A son of a bitch

Reading some of the open tabs on my phone (you can do this? Who knew?) and get to the “near paper @cwebber linked in the vibe-bobsled essay” and that’s a whole-ass book that I’ve apparently had open on my phone for going on 5 months.
You, too, can carry this very interesting-sounding thing around:
http://zesty.ca/pubs/yee-phd.pdf

11 Jahre #Wärmepumpe (Heizen, Warmwasser, Wohnraumlüftung) problemlos. Quasi pay & forget. Musste nicht mal zwischen Sommer/Winter oder Anwesenheit/Urlaub wechseln. 👍️

Einfach nur Filterwartung und alle 2J oder so kam jemand vom Wartungsvertrag um ein paar Hunderter.

Wartung war im September. Seither 10-15 Fehler und nun spinnt die Heizung (Temp. von 27-29 Grad und ist nicht zu bändigen). Stromverbrauch entsprechend.

Anruf beim Hersteller. Verdacht, dass jemand vorbeikommen muss, um sich das anzuschauen. Eventuell ein Ventil kaputt.

Ein paar Stunden später kommt Kostenvoranschlag für Service um 2100€. Mit dabei eine 820€ Platine (ich denke nicht, dass die Elektrik eingegangen ist) und 700€ Arbeit allein.

Ist sowas normal? 🤔

Travelling to Bolzano for #SFSCON tomorrow. Never been to that part of Italy before, so will be doing some sightseeing as well!

Steam Achievement Sets — Now Available to Everyone https://steamcommunity.com/gid/[g:1:27766192]/announcements/detail/685269908095762672?utm_source=SteamDB

Steam Client Update - November 11th https://steamcommunity.com/gid/[g:1:27766192]/announcements/detail/678515036155543748?utm_source=SteamDB

In the midterms, voters called for relief from rising costs. Democrats heard it and are already proposing plans. Meanwhile, Trump heard it and answered by...promoting Stephen Miller? Interesting choice. I’m following both stories at The Big Picture. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-big-picture-november-11

This post was filmed in front of a non-existent audience

(it wasn't filmed)

*bolts upright from a troubled sleep*
maura labingi

Anticipation for Grand Theft Auto 6 might have helped Sony’s PlayStation 5 to finally top 100 million units shipped. https://www.pcmag.com/news/as-gamers-gear-up-for-gta-6-ps5-shipments-top-100-million-units

And yes, there are reasons to suspect that any attempt to remove a member of this administration by impeachment would probably fail, at least under the current political climate. But the process still has value. It focuses attention, puts facts on the record, and creates political and public pressure.

And look, I couldn't not make the forbidden salt joke, and I should have known it would get boosted, because everyone on fedi loves the forbidden salt joke.

Hell, I have a muscle tank that is screen printed to look like a desiccant packet, and I call it my "eat me" shirt. There's a reason it's a fucking meme.

Related, I really should know better than to crack a joke at a larger account than me. I just had notifications finally taper off from my radical art accounts should alt text their shit ffs rant, and then I made the mistake of dropping a forbidden salt joke on Cat Salad, and welp, RIP my notifications.

I had to set reacts and boost to following only to avoid having my phone croaking nonstop for the next two days.

harmony seemed to come out of nowhere. was it coded with LLM assistance?

Of course, the next congress (seated in just a few weeks) is free to vote on the same charges.

Although impeachment has some of the trappings of a criminal process, it is not one, and there's no protection against double jeopardy. When and on what grounds to impeach is entirely up to the House, and whether to convict entirely up to the Senate.