Cows are smarter than they look. Long ago I worked in a dairy operation and they would do things to fuck with you… like if you weren’t super careful in a milking stall they’d casually lean to one side (“oopsie! my bad”) to squish you. Or let the poop rip at just the right moment.

I don’t blame them one bit.

These are facts whether you like them or not.

That’s cheap… I’ve paid over $500 -with- insurance.

I’ve had good luck with them over 3 pairs. I get the exam at Costco and then buy from Zenni. The most expensive pair so far has been $108 for progressives with anti-glare etc although that was during a sale. They are better quality and have lasted longer than almost anything I’ve got from the traditional optometrists places, even when I’ve gone higher end. Even better, you can select the distance for computer, mid or distance - I wear one of 4 pairs depending on what I’m doing - AND they don’t check your prescription so you can use an old one if you know that works for you.

Ain’t never going back.

Being internally happy and content.

Sure, right. Because I’m sure you are free and clear of centuries of systemic white supremacy… Uh huh.

The left has GOT to stop using race/skin color.

You first.

Yeah, Nebula is quite good. Really like Curiosity Stream too… I subscribe to both.

But alas, most channels I follow are Youtube only and not likely to change :(

But do you have a viable alternative in your back pocket?

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Stuff like that

In my experience pretty much all IP cameras phone home in some way at some point, so yeah, you are best off putting them on a separate VLAN and routing appropriately.

The only brand I’ve had a good experience with is Reolink. I don’t think the quality is appreciably different than a brand like Hikvision and the firmware and support is vastly superior.

Edit: Some good info on using Reolink cameras with Frigate. I use Blue Iris but would vastly prefer OSS.

So it doesn’t bother you there are only two choices every four years?

Of course it bothers me. Which is why I donate to and help with the campaigns for progressive candidates. But our political system is not going to change any time soon and throwing up your hands because the choices aren’t perfect is counter-productive. If you do that, you end up with LESS choice. By voting and voting consistently you open the door, even if it’s just a crack, for more progressive choices. By not voting you ensure that we continue to be stuck with two bad choices.

Real progress has been made. And the real enemy of that progress is apathy.

the ballot is one big trick question.

It really isn’t. It does require some basic engagement and research. Maybe 10-15 minutes max if you don’t care to get too in-depth. You can always skip ballot measures - they are more time-consuming, for sure.

You should stamp your feet. If nothing else it will undoubtedly make you feel better.

My state only does mail-in (AFAIK) and I don’t have a stable address.

Which state? I find it hard to believe this is a thing.

Don’t.

So you give up pretending Biden has any other accomplishments?

Not at all. I gave up pretending you had anything of substance to say.

We are fucked as a country but I’ll be fine.

Exactly.

No really I’m happy for you. Might want to read up on actual policies and accomplishments, but whatevs.

Good luck under Trump.

Horse shit.

To the point where it’s clear it’s a waste of time to list all the things the Biden admin has accomplished or all the good policies they stand for. You would just claim they are not important or didn’t happen to the same degree.

But truly I’m happy for you that you are in a position to be able to think only the macro level and ignore all the real positive change because it just doesn’t affect you. Congrats.