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I'm curious as to what issues IP and DNS caused that were so glaring. I assume better methods were (and are) available for addressing and routing, but that seems more a discussion about network architecture design than the kinds of societal problems that "big tech" is generally considered responsible for (if I am interpreting OP's question correctly, that is).

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    It might be a big deal for removing a flag, but for me it doesn’t matter.

    Removing the flag is a symbolic victory for bigots. Even if the game still has queer representation, bigots still get to say, "We made you take down your flag to appease us" and that's a big win in their eyes. Like earlier this year when Philz Coffee planned to remove all employee decor LGBT flags from their locations, but then reversed course after backlash citing, "We had no idea that symbols of support and solidarity mattered so much to an oppressed community!" They knew. They just hoped they could withdraw their support symbolically before then withdrawing their support entirely.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    My favorite feature on my motherboard is a failover BIOS switch. So if something corrupts the BIOS, you just flip the switch and it switches to a second, factory default BIOS. Really made BIOS updates less stressful.

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    I wish League still worked on Linux. I haven't played regularly in years, but me and my old teammates would still fire it up and play once in a while.

    Then a few years ago they changed to their kernel-level anti-cheat and it hasn't worked since.

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    Dunno if this is actually radio related, but thought this community might know something about it.

    I was walking down a stretch of railroad that I haven't explored before when I happened across this metal sign nailed down to the tracks.

    It's pointing toward the nearest railroad crossing and says "790Hz". Is this a radio frequency one could listen on and hear when the train is passing by? Or something else? I don't know anything about trains

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    For many people, turkey day is tomorrow. If you're planning on making something, how goes your prep?

    I've got a cornbread casserole in the oven, which has gone smoothly enough so far. However I do have to run to the grocery store to pick up all-purpose flour. Turns out we had less in stock than I expected, and we typically make a lot of cookies each year. Hopefully I'll be able to get in and out no worse for wear.

    Edit: Sorry to everyone I didn't reply to. Seems there was some kind of federation issue with lemmy.world and I didn't see most of the comments until today.

     

    This is my second attempt at lactofermentation pickling. I tried for the first time last year and it went horribly wrong, so I haven't tried again since.

    I received some self-burping jars and glass weights as a gift and have decided to give it another try.

    This is 1lb of serrano peppers that I hope to turn into hot sauce when it's all said and done. The jars were much more full initially; the glass weights have condensed the peppers considerably at this point.

    Today is day 4 (of maybe a 14 day fermentation period). The brine has started to get cloudy and I can see bubbles forming beneath the surface, which seem to be good signs.

    Fingers crossed. If the whole process goes well, I'd like to bring some home-made fermented hot sauce to Thanksgiving this year.

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    Got a nice amount of mileage out of it. Went to go trim up my beard yesterday and it just fell apart. The battery hasn't worked in years, so it only worked if it was plugged into the charger. I picked up the charger and the plastic case around the plug broke in half, and one of the metal prongs meant to be plugged into the wall fell out. And the cable insulation split open, exposing the wires inside. I could've maybe just replaced the charger, but it's some random proprietary standard and the blades on the old one have obviously seen a lot of use, so I decided to get a whole new trimmer.

    Got the replacement today and enjoyed a good trim; shortest my beard's been in a few years. It's too hot to keep it so long.

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