xkcd #3223: Inflation Timeline

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Depending what corners of the internet you hang out on, 'regular' may at times awkwardly coexist with 'sexy.'

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3223/

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/35672426

Persimmons were still quite green when I picked them, as the birds had already gotten to the ripe ones first.

They also have very thick skin compared to store bought persimmons, which might be a good think, as I only found superficial damage and just one bug near their weakest part around the calyx

Guavas on the other hand... let's just say I won't need any extra protein in my diet for a while

Someone argued that I was actually probably Russian like their grandfather, not Polish because Polish and Russian is both Slavic and therefore the DNA test and our culture is probably wrong and I was Russian the whole time.

You're not productive if you don't use a lot of AI, says guy who makes all of his money selling AI hardware

I'm working on it. Maybe. Well, one day. Like when other Left of centre, anti trump, anti corpo type folks oppose the things I oppose in correct manner and degree, duh.

"Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" will end with its upcoming second season, Variety has learned exclusively.

Thanks for the suggestions on the router post I made a few weeks back! I think I'll try to repurpose a no longer in use Mac Mini into being my OPNsense router on a VirtualBox VM! If that doesn't work then I'll consider buying one of the devices ya'll mentioned in the last post.

But now I'm trying to look for an access point to flash Openwrt on and a managed switch to do my VLANs. I looked at supported devices on the Openwrt hardware list and looked them up on ebay and started saving some to my watchlist, and now I have a lot of sale offers that are gonna end in 1-2 days.

Based on Openwrt's suggestions, I tried looking for devices that have at least 128 MB (1024 Mb) of RAM, 32 MB (256 Mb) of Flash, 2 cores, and support both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz connectivity. The specs need to support up to 1 Gbps Ethernet speeds, I haven't really thought much about the Wi-Fi speed. Mesh isn't required but I guess it'd be nice for future purposes. We use Cox, but we're thinking about switching to T-Mobile, idk if it will be fiber (SFPs are expensive right? Sigh...). I want to find something that's under $100, shipping included. These are the ones I have saved in my list so far (these are the regular listings):

As for switches, I just need it to be managed (VLANs), have 4 ports (one for homelab PC, one for the AP, two extra for future). Here's the ones I looked at:

EDIT: I talked with a guy and totally forgot an important point, does reflashing the hardware prevent me from using features with the vendors i listed? I know companies can suck

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/49367302

Hong Kong police can now demand phone or computer passwords from those who are suspected of breaching the wide-ranging National Security Law (NSL).

Those who refuse could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to HK$100,000 ($12,700; £9,600), and individuals who provide "false or misleading information" could face up to three years in jail.

It comes as part of new amendments to a bylaw under the NSL that the government gazetted on Monday.

The NSL was introduced in Hong Kong in 2020, in wake of massive pro-democracy protests the year before. Authorities say the laws, which target acts like terrorism and secession, are necessary for stability - but critics say they are tools to quash dissent.

The new amendments also give customs officials the power to seize items that they deem to "have seditious intention".

Monday's amendments ensure that "activities endangering national security can be effectively prevented, suppressed and punished, and at the same time the lawful rights and interests of individuals and organisations are adequately protected", Hong Kong authorities said on Monday.

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The city has seen the arrests of hundreds of protesters, activists and former opposition lawmakers since the introduction of the NSL.

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WMO’s State of the Global Climate report 2025

As greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These rapid and large-scale changes have occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions for hundreds – and potentially thousands – of years.