catloaf

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catloaf ,

made from modified starch that can completely decompose in nature—and do so within only two months

That's what I wanted to know. This is a huge improvement over current products that, while still plant-based, aren't really biodegradable because they have to be processed in an industrial composting facility. For products that need to be durable only in the short term (e.g. takeout containers), this will be great!

catloaf ,

Keeping the vehicle in orbit is essential to studying the issues, which occurred on the Starliner spacecraft’s service module — a cylindrical attachment that sits at the bottom of the spacecraft. The service module will be jettisoned and discarded as the capsule returns home from space.

Because the service module won’t be returning with the mission, engineers will not have an opportunity to gather more data about the technical problems after the astronauts land

So not an issue that would affect a return, they just want more time to look at the thing that had problems before they have to throw it away.

catloaf ,

"I may have committed some light murder."

catloaf ,

Yeah. I wouldn't want to eat a whole raw onion, but I could if I had to. I love raw onion on stuff like burgers and other sandwiches.

Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost? ( apnews.com )

Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor. The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in...

catloaf ,

Billboards are also illegal in Maine.

catloaf ,

Yeah but even if they leave they aren't going to be with their families. They work on ships, they're gone for years at a time anyway.

US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China ( apnews.com )

A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. ...

catloaf ,

I'm not sure why China is upset about this, because the current Dalai Lama is a mess, and China kidnapped the Panchen Lama and installed their own guy in his place. They've already got pretty good control over the future of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism.

catloaf ,

Sounds like socialism! I love it.

catloaf ,

Erasing a culture? I feel like there's a word for that.

catloaf ,

Right, but unfortunately we don't live in a perfect world with no thieves, so you should do at least the bare minimum to protect yourself. If you don't, you tend to lose people's sympathy.

catloaf ,

I myself have gotten answers along the lines of, “why aren’t you acting more like a paid IT person?” and it’s a little off-putting.

We're all hobbyists (though some of us do it profesionally too). Wanting your service to be reliable is a fair assumption. If you don't care if Jellyfin goes down while your girlfriend is trying to watch The Bachelor, or if you accidentally delete all your photos with no backups, then just say you accept that risk and nobody should give you a hard time.

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    catloaf ,

    Sounds like he'd be right at home in some parts of the Lemmyverse.

    catloaf ,

    You can do RAID 5 with three disks. It's fine. Not ideal, but fine.

    My biggest concern is what OP is using as a server. If these disks are attached via USB, they are not going to have reliable connections, and it's going to trigger frequent RAID rescans and resyncs any time one of the three disks drops out. And the extra load from that might cause even more drops.

    catloaf ,

    They didn't say USB, but they did say dietpi. I've never played with a rpi, but I don't think they have SATA or SAS ports, only USB.

    catloaf ,

    It's possible to convert drives to RAID in-place... but strongly discouraged.

    Since OP will have a blank drive, they could play musical chairs by setting up a new RAID on the new empty drive, copy data from one drive, wipe that drive, grow the array, copy data from the third drive, wipe, grow... But that's going to take a long time, and you'll have to keep notes about where you are in the process, lest you forget which drive is which over the multiple days this will take.

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    It just reads like a mugging to me.

    catloaf ,

    Same anywhere that reporting an injury means lost pay.

    catloaf ,

    I got a job that pays much more (going from underpaid to reasonably paid), so I'm probably in that 20% who didn't really notice. I also moved to a higher cost of living area at the same time, so some of it was attributable to that.

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    catloaf ,

    It goes something like "I bought a life-size map of the United States. I spent last summer folding it."

    catloaf ,

    The rule does not specify to whom we shall be civil. If anything, it says to all people.

    catloaf ,

    Start of thread: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/upgrading-pve-tries-to-remove-proxmox-ve-package.149101/

    Solution:
    wget http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve/dists/bookworm/pvetest/binary-amd64/proxmox-backup-client_3.2.5-1_amd64.deb
    dpkg -i proxmox-backup-client_3.2.5-1_amd64.deb

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    Their questions and suggestions still apply.

    catloaf ,

    Was each floor a separate unit, or were they all one unit?

    catloaf ,

    Grow a bunch, and get there before the birds do. A bird feeder might help too.

    How do I help my acer? ( i.imgur.com )

    I don't know anything about gardening but I have a small patch of gravel out front where I like to keep some potted plants. My acer's leaves came back healthy after winter but as you can see it isn't doing too good now. I thought the crispy leaves might be because I let it dry out (I was ill for a couple weeks when we had some...

    catloaf ,

    Yeah. It might only regrow very small leaves this year, but as long as it has its regular needs met, it ought to be fine next year (barring anything weird these guys do that I don't know about).

    catloaf ,

    I've already given mine. Why should rich people give less than their proportional share?

    catloaf ,

    At least melanoma isn't contagious.

    catloaf ,

    Also, sunscreen is natural. Elephants and pigs apply mud to keep the sun off their skin: https://www.foundation.sdsu.edu/sunwisestampede/meetanimals.html

    catloaf ,

    It means they're less profitable in this and the next quarter.

    catloaf ,

    I don't think anyone there wants him to be an editor, based on the stories I've heard.

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    catloaf ,

    It sounds a bit scummy, but it seems that's what they agreed to. They'd get paid to provide the knowledge, and he would make and sell the books, etc. And it sounds like the materials are provided for free for schools and other educational purposes.

    Sure, hate capitalism all you want, but it's the system we live in, and it's what enables the guy to be a linguist instead of having to hunt and farm and house himself. If the tribes want their knowledge kept within the tribe, they will have to do the work themselves.

    catloaf ,

    In the article, it says they do give free copies for educational purposes. It doesn't say whether that happened in practice or not.

    Clearview AI is Offering a Stake in Its Company to the People Whose Photos It Stole ( petapixel.com )

    Clearview AI, a facial recognition start-up that scraped more than 30 billion photos from social media, can’t afford to pay the settlement bill from its class-action lawsuit so is offering Americans a stake in its company instead....

    catloaf ,

    So it's bankruptcy, then.

    catloaf ,

    You're going to want a monitor and keyboard anyway. It's going to be pretty hard to troubleshoot a boot issue in the future without them.

    catloaf ,

    I wouldn't say it's completely irrelevant to gun violence, but it's very relevant to violence in general.

    catloaf ,

    The things you listed as being different and completely irrelevant.

    catloaf ,

    If they were fraudulent, is it really an interruption of care?

    catloaf ,

    Doctor-*"prescribed".

    catloaf ,

    The article quotes the DoJ as saying it was "for no legitimate medical purpose".

    catloaf ,

    And a lot more military-style equipment.

    catloaf ,

    I skimmed. The answer is "a lot of them". Honestly, just avoid extreme heat, regardless of whether you're medicated or not. If you are, be extra careful.

    catloaf ,

    I've seen some freaking health professionals go full anti-mask and anti-vax. Like one of my friends is an RN and she went full Facebook Karen.

    You can't fix stupid.

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    Because more people voted for it than any other.

    catloaf ,

    Unless you're already in, in which case they'll put you on a mental health hold for a year or two, in the worst possible conditions, before kicking you out on your ass.

    catloaf ,

    "I will make it illegal." -- Emperor Rutte, maybe

    catloaf ,

    "LCD screen" might satisfy you and be non-redundant.

    Trying to get my thoughts straight on the core fantasy of each dnd class

    Edit: It seems I never spelled out what my issue with 5e was. My grievance is that as a player the game doesn't empower me to do what I feel is the core fantasy of most classes. I can't fault the DMs for forgetting to include spell scrolls as loot or not do overland travel or whatever, they are small easy-to-forget things. It...

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    It's probably because they're complaining about the game, when the problem is their DM's play style.

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    That's definitely a problem with your DM, not the game. I have never played with rolled loot, nor even thought about needing to grind anything. Talk to your DM about why you are frustrated.

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