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pezhore , 3 months ago to politics in Supreme Court will hear Trump presidential immunity argument April 25

My hope is that they are going to say, of course a president isn't a god-emperor - and in doing so put to bed the argument for all cases outstanding.

Right now, there evidently isn't legal precedence that a president does or does not have blanket immunity for all crimes in perpetuity - we all collectively assumed that (along with a suite of other established practices that are not codified in law).

Trump thumbed his orange nose at things previously assumed like, "don't hire your daughter or son-in-law to positions in the Whitehouse" and "Hey, maybe don't hold foreign aid over a nation state in return for real or imaginary dirt on a political opponent".

As sad as it is, we kind of need SCOTUS to make a determination here, as Congress didn't pass laws after January 6th to specifically prohibit that activity.

pezhore , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in Self Hosting Fail

I didn't intend to use it on the chest freezer - it was mostly for the modem, but since I had spare battery capacity and outlets I thought what the heck.

The power load is practically nothing until it cycles, and even then it's fairly efficient - my current runtime is estimated to be about 18 hours, more than enough to come up with an alternative if we lose power in a storm.

pezhore , 3 months ago to Technology in Mr. Cook, tear down that wall

Seriously, make an effort. These took me 30 seconds and only a slight reprompt tweak.

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pezhore , 3 months ago to Interesting Global News in ‘A concern for everyone’: Tennessee poised to ban Pride flags in schools

The really sneaky and shitty part of this bill is enabling private citizens to sue - the Supreme Court decided that this is a valid run around first amendment rights in Texas SB 8. Now Republicans are using this citizen enforcement in all sorts of stupid areas that otherwise would be subject to federal injunctions or review for first amendment violations.

pezhore , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in Self Hosting Fail

While I appreciate the sentiment, most traditional VMs do not like to have their power killed (especially non-journaling file systems).

Even crash consistent applications can be impacted if the underlying host fs is affected by power loss.

I do think that backup are a valid suggestion here, provided that the backup is an interrupted by a power surge or loss.

pezhore , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in Self Hosting Fail

I agree that 99.999% uptime is a pipedream for most home labs, but I personally think a UPS is worth it, if only to give yourself the option to gracefully shut down systems in the event of a power outage.

Eventually, I'll get a working script that checks the battery backup for mains power loss and handle the graceful shutdown for me, but right now that extra 10-15 minutes of battery backup is enough for a manual effort.

pezhore , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in Self Hosting Fail

This is why I have about five of these bad boys: CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD.

One is in my utility room for my cable modem and our chest freezer, three back up my homelab and wifi AP, and one is for my office.

They've been bulletproof through storms, and when we've lost power, but not Internet I can't keep on working.

The big thing to look for is number of battery+surge outlets vs just surge outlets. Typically they top out at 1500VA - the more overhead for what you're powering, the longer you can go without mains power.

A screen/display is helpful for at-a-glance information like expected runtime, current output, etc.

pezhore , 3 months ago to politics in Trump's Team 'Literally Popping Champagne' Over Supreme Court Taking Up Immunity Claim

It doesn't matter. He can hold off on liquidation until November and if he wins, (which would mean there's a strong chance the Senate flips), have his cronies pass a, " lol god emperors don't pay for summary judgements" bill.

pezhore , 4 months ago to science in Embryo loss is integral to IVF. Alabama’s ruling equating embryos with children jeopardizes its practice

What I don't get about the fundies that think IVF is against god's will - what about any other scientific breakthrough? What about antibiotics? Cars?

Hell, every time you fly you're effectively spitting in the face of the "Almighty".

pezhore , 4 months ago to Privacy in Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google

What did you use? I don't really want to just delete everything - heck I wouldn't mind having AI generated a sentence or two to replace all my comments. 🤣

pezhore , 4 months ago to Privacy in Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google

I really need to get around to wiping my old content from Reddit. Much like Facebook, I just ignored it when I was done with the platform.

pezhore , 4 months ago to politics in Inside Trump's plans to deport millions from the U.S.

Sure, go for it and watch the American agriculture industry suffer. The immigrants (illegal or otherwise) are willing to do the incredibly difficult jobs of working the fields, harvesting difficult food, and so on. Here's a Newsweek article from 2021 that suggests 49% of the agricultural workforce is illegal immigrants [source.].

Those companies make bank by paying their workers under the table and under minimum wage. Maybe we should crack down on the companies hiring illegal immigrants instead of the actual workers?

But, oh right, this is just another case of the GOP looking to hate on the Other and rile up their base

pezhore , 4 months ago to Political Memes in Why do we even have to have this conversation in the first place

I think the best course of action is to just not vote! That way, I can be blamed when the United States becomes a facist religious country!

/s

pezhore , 4 months ago to World News in 'Cliff-Like' Collapse of Critical Current System More Likely Than Thought: Study

"The new study adds significantly to the rising concern about an AMOC collapse in the not-too-distant future," said one scientist. "We will ignore this at our peril."

Narrator: And everyone who could actually affect change, or meaningfully prepare the population for the collapse ignored it.

pezhore , 4 months ago to Asklemmy in What is the worst song to listen to in the car because of sirens wailing, brakes screeching, horns honking, or any other scary stuff?

The closest i have is Local H, Bound for the Floor. The staccato distortion throughout makes (to my ears) a sound very similar to a 1992 Ford Tempo's "Your seatbelt isn't latched" chime.

I would be driving like a madman to highschool after oversleeping and it would make me keep double checking my belt.