[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

I wouldn't for a second think or hope that he endures the distress of poverty or feeling needy given where he started - he has tried to do good with his fortune and that is good enough for me...he is doing what he can for the world around him and should be comfortable as he does so. I hope to find my own (much less extravagant) comfort some day.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago

If you're in your 20's experiencing this you should, frankly, check in to an ER. Old guys like me have some similar issues but not as bad as you are describing. Get some help, son.

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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/19637893

Wifi networks and home automation systems are expected to last 50+ years.

I was reading up on the life expectancy of different building materials when I came across this gem.

Screenshot is of page 122 https://www.portseattle.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/SEA-SIPP%20Technical%20Report%20Appendix%20C%20Life%20Expectancy%20of%20Building%20Materials.pdf

I guess the ethernet cables could last that long, but they rate house wiring to a lower lifetime. Ethernet cables are not "wireless", however.

The only other wireless systems I can think of are garage door openers, but they are definitely not expected to last 50 years.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

I've found that if you want engagement then most communities are fairly quiet. This is not /r so there are fewer around. If you want to engage then find a post that resonates with you and engage with it. Lemmings are conversational but you need to poke them to get something back.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago

Being of use to someone else - something as simple as opening a door or something as hard as helping someone change a tire on the road. That karma is like a hit of the stuff I don't do anymore.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

no...just no! I refuse to succumb to the sad place I retreated to after the 2016 fail - that is not our future, that is not going to happen! I can not let myself imagine this future and you shouldn't either.

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I love playing with my HA and associated devices. I suspect that most of you reading this get a bit of a jolt every time you add and incorporate a new sensor, camera, integration and get to play with it.

I have all the door/window sensors and locks/covers, every angle of my exterior covered with cameras, alarm, network devices, appliances, sprinklers, household devices covered.

Any ideas for a new thing I can play with?

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

The dumb motherfucker who did this was just a homicidal twat. There was no "reason" or manifesto that was given, it was just some whack-job wanting to kill lotso-people.

Gun control is a joke in America...I'm sad about that.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

I have to use fragrance and dye free detergent or I am a total mess - hives, pimples, inflamed irritation spots and even fever. I am flat-out allergic to that shit!

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

WTF is actually up with these "civil warriors" who abstained? I live in TX and the general vibe is "if someone needs killin' I'm down to do the deed." Most people are generally willing to wade in to conflict if it happens upon them. How, TF, did these diaper-wearing sacks of tears manage to get their law enforcement credentials stamped?

If I ran away from my duties at work I would be fired immediately. They trained on their roles extensively - "how to neutralize an armed adversary, how to defuse an armed conflict situation, how to...for fuck's sake keep a child from being shot by an idiot." Every one of these cowards are still employed - whaat, the actual fuck, is up with that?!!

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 108 points 2 years ago

This is the most horrific thing I have seen in a long time and this the second time I have had to read about something like this. I work for a company that caused this to happen to another family in a different place using different fumigants but it brings me back to that time and I am weeping now.

I wept to my wife when I heard of my company's malfeasance in their failure to ensure that nobody was harmed in that other place. I have since witnessed a top to bottom realignment of priorities in my workplace to focus on safety...too little, too late - they did crime then that to meet profit margins and they still hold that most dear despite lip service to "safety first".

I'm so very sad that this happened again to another family and I hope that the perpetrators (most likely managers pushing production goals) pay a heavy price for their crime. (spoiler alert, at my company the bad guys were not properly punished and I am still salty about that).

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 222 points 2 years ago

The HR department at your company is the company's advocate they are not your advocate.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 122 points 2 years ago

Streaming videos on my phone using speaker for audio while at the restaurant eating lunch. I figured for sure, everyone would want to get in on that awesome stand-up comedy action or zany talk show that I enjoy with my meal. It turns out that (gasp!) some people even think it's rude...LOL.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Here's a hot take - they lose the appeal and the court draws their new districts according to law...sorry, your fascisism has been denied.

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