Aussie living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Coding since 1998.
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dan , to xkcd in xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas
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I'm not even going to fix that typo. We need more otter countries.

dan , to xkcd in xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas
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Most because of their lease ending and wanting the absolute newest

Technology is moving so fast that this seems like a reasonable approach to me.

dan , to xkcd in xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas
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This was originally allowed in the USA, but NHTSA banned it: https://www.teslarati.com/nhtsa-wont-allow-evs-to-have-unlimited-or-custom-pedestrian-alert-sounds/. Otter countries might still allow it.

dan , to Home Improvement in [RESOLVED] The plastic cylinder in my soap dispenser is loose and the soap no longer pumps. What's the best way to fix this? Super glue didn't hold.
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Huh, interesting site.

dan , (edited ) to KDE in "KDE neon is a Linux distribution built on top of the latest Ubuntu LTS release (22.04 at the moment)"
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My understanding is that 64-bit time fixes are only needed for 32-bit architectures, based on Debian's notes about the time_t migration project: https://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/64bit-time. 64-bit apps already have a 64-bit time_t, at least in Debian (and I assume Ubuntu too) with their standard compiler settings. It's mostly for 32-bit ARM CPUs. 64-bit architectures still need to be tested since build/code changes can unintentionally affect them too.

dan , to KDE in Is there any way to change this order in the Application Launcher?
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Unrelated to your question but which firewall app do you use?

dan OP , to KDE in Spectacle export to SFTP?
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That sounds reasonable to me.

It wouldn't help with the URL though. Maybe I could write a script that uploads the image then puts the right URL on the clipboard, and "share to" the script.

dan , to KDE in How fast is Plasma on old hardware?
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11th gen is just a few years old. Very different to trying to run something on a Core 2 Duo which is probably close to 20 years old.

dan , to Home Improvement in Leak and sheathing rot behind the end of a soffit. How do I fix this?
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I always say that owning a house is mostly water management - making sure water goes where it’s supposed to go, and doesn’t go where it’s not supposed to go.

dan , to Home Improvement in First time ever installing a water heater, or doing any plumbing...
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It’s not on a stand that elevates it off the floor either, so I’m guessing it’s not in California.

dan , to Home Improvement in First time ever installing a water heater, or doing any plumbing...
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This is interesting. Rheem used to be seen as a premium brand in Australia… I wonder if they’ve gone downhill.

Keep it on the “High Demand” mode so that it’s always using electricity + heat pump to heat the water.

How much more electricity does this use?

dan , to Fediverse in Lemmy and Kbin: The Best Reddit Alternatives?
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Right. I usually use lemmyverse.net to search for communities.

dan , to Home Improvement in Wall mounting TV
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I wouldn’t trust it with just one side in a stud.

This is the mount I usually use: costco.com/Kanto-40"---90"-Full-Motion-TV-Mount.p…. I’m in the USA, but a similar one might be available in your country. It’s somewhat expensive, but very heavy duty. Uses four or six bolts into the wall (across two studs), can hold up to 150 lbs (~68 kgs), and is fully adjustable - you can tilt the TV up and down, and swivel it almost 90 degrees left or right. I’ve got two of them - One with an 83 inch TV and the other with a 65 inch TV.

dan , to Home Improvement in Roof Maintenance Basics
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Do you know how old the roof is? If not, assuming your jurisdiction requires permits for roofing work, you should be able to find the permits for the house and see when the last roofing permit was issued. Some areas let you browse all permits online (this is the case in my area), whereas others are more old-school and require you to physically go to City Hall (or similar) and view hard copies of the permits.

Asphalt shingle roofs generally last 20-30 years. If it’s getting towards the upper end of that limit, you’ll want to consider replacing it.

Try to keep trees trimmed back away from the roof if possible.

dan , to RedditMigration in Twitter traffic sinks in wake of changes and launch of rival platform Threads
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As far as I know, a Threads site is coming. It only just launched so not everything is ready yet :)

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