Is it really unethical if it benefits the organization? Even if that’s not really the goal.

I’m going to change the world by staring at Excel spreadsheets 24 hours a day. Who needs a family when you have Power Query and Pivot Tables?

/s

A phrase that, depending on the context, can mean either:

“I am so sorry you’re having to deal with <insert-situation-here>.”

_or

“You dumb bitch.”

“He’s hurting the wrong people.”

He was only supposed to hurt the poors.

Having a static IP is not the same as exposing your local network to the internet. It also does not automatically make you a target for DDoS attacks.

If you don’t have public facing web services, its incredibly unlikely that anyone is going to DDoS you. That would be a total waste of time and resources.

Every modem connected to the internet (WAN) has an IP address. Most of then are dynamically assigned by your ISP and can change occasionally.

Static IP’s are also assigned by your ISP but are assigned to your account/modem and do not change.

If the API you’re trying to connect to absolutely requires a static IP, you can ask your ISP for one. If they offer them – some ISP’s don’t for residential accounts – they’ll probably charge you a small monthly fee. Mine is $10/ month.

If you get a static IP, you will need to know how to configure it in your router. Its not super complicated and can be done with a little bit of research.

If you can get the API provider to forgo the static IP requirement and you aren’t self hosting any public facing services, then you don’t need a static IP and it would be a waste of money more than anything.

Side note: you should definitely not expose anything on your local network to the WAN unless you absolutely know what you’re doing.

And healthcare.

OpenAI created a model so intelligent that it totally escaped its sandbox and hacked another AI company. Sam Altman said so. What more proof do you need?

/s

Good call. My low grade tinitus should have reminded me of this one.

Textbook.

There are so many issues with this video.

When using power tools, safety should be your number one concern.

1. Never use an angle grinder without the blade guard installed. Is it inconvenient at times? Sure. But you know what else is inconvenient? Trying not to bleed to death or being blinded over what should have been a quick and easy job.
2. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE). That includes a heavy long sleeve shirt, gloves, safety classes, a dust mask, and a hard hat (especially when cutting poles or other materials that are vertical and have a risk of falling).

My first marriage, because she has an undiagnosed mental illness and leaves a trail of destruction everywhere she goes.

When I was a young man, I was afraid of being alone. I learned that being with someone who makes you wish you were alone is far worse than being alone. Thankfully that was a long time ago and my life is much better.

I remember when I learned how to transfer files from my IBM Thinkpad running Windows 98 to my Compaq iPaq pocket pc over the built in IR transmitters. It worked, albeit very slowly.

You have to give the channel a more covert name. We have a Teams channel called “Work”. It consists entirely of shitposts and memes.

I dumped T-Mobile when they decided to cancel the plan I was on and move me to a newer, better, and more expensive plan.

Call the bondulance!

Lakes in Minnesota are frozen something like 30 days less per year on average than they were in 1975.

Climate change deniers are either stupid, greedy, or both.

My dad had an 87. It was my favorite car as a kid. I can still close my eyes and smell the leather.

'06 Ford Ranger, which was just a rebadged Mazda. It was a base model 4 cylinder, 5 speed, RWD. You could throw some sand bags in the bed and climb sippery hills in the winter as good as any 4x4 I’ve ever owned.

Nice! Is that pump on a shallow well? I’m guessing those fittings are compression fittings? Are there any significant advantages over soldered joints?