Inflation, especially unexpected inflation, benefits debtors. The biggest debtors in the world are governments. It’s not zero sum. It creates winners and losers.

I have a reolink setup that I am about to expand. I had it set up initially through frigate, as others have recommended. However, I found that setup was not simple (although lots of documentation). More importantly, it was slightly burdensome on my setup. If you have a reasonably robust system, it shouldn’t be an issue, but be aware of the system requirements.

Instead, I decided to use on-board capabilities. It was not advertised, but the cameras I chose have an internal SD card slot. It’s a bit of work, but if you set it up on a closed network, you can access their features over IP directly without any internet access. Live feed is visible from home assistant or other options. Since the processing and storage is on the device itself, there is no drain on the server.

These normies just don’t get it. Being fired is just part of the joke lulz (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

/s

How do these websites determine who gets served a paywall? I don’t get one at all.

Most people enjoy hearing their favorite music from their adolescence.

Honestly, spend much more time listening than talking. Ask questions. Learn her story.

One general online retailer I’ve found useful for good deals is Mercari. It’s more like eBay than Amazon I think.

Polite reminder that Prime is not free shipping — it’s prepaid shipping.

I’ve begun to think that the concept of the large general store is part of the problem. In the before times, we would shop around for individual items and discover new small businesses.

Now when I need something, I make my first search off of Amazon. I usually find a specialty shop that is more than happy to help. Sometimes a large retail store is the only place to find something. Sometimes I don’t find what I’m looking for and decide it was an impulse buy anyway. Sometimes I find a better option than what I was looking for.

I’ve found that individual items typically cost slightly more but overall I’m spending less; I’m skipping more frivolous purchases and averaging better quality choices that require fewer replacements.

So, they did everything that users said would kill the site and it… killed the site?

Good thing they already banned or drove out all the top human contributors. There’s no one left to say “I told you so.”

Too many microtransactions on top of a very high subscription.

There is a minigame in it that is literally the entire GTA 6, so that’s kinda cool.

Yeah, once you complete the tutorial, although it sometimes causes gameplay bugs later on.

"Lol, that’s why it says no soliciting. It’s not for my protection, but for yours. Like ‘beware of dog’. "

To be fair, I encounter way more spammers and bots on corporate social media.

You’re not an idiot. It’s impossible to tell the difference between a robot and a bureaucrat.

Dr. Venture: Weapon? What are you talking about? Why the applications are limitless.

UN Science Director: Are you kidding me? You blew up a model city with it. What are we suppose to think? Look, it even melted all the little people and stuff. Awww.

Dr. Venture: Well, I suppose if it ever fell into the wrong hands it could be modified and used as a weapon after a fashion. But thats true of almost any technology.

How is it possible to lose money when your whole business model is based on theft?

Literally, what are their expenses?

Unfun fact, the creators of Return to Oz researched the top psychological fears of children and carefully built their movie around them.

Saw it on TV in the basement alone on a Saturday, and it is one of the most unsettling things I’ve seen to this day.

I very distinctively remember this, but I didn’t know that’s what it was from! Woah.

Hard disagree on that one. If every group of people you are involved with is “toxic,” then it’s probably time for a long hard look in the mirror.