bluGill

joined 1 year ago
[–] bluGill@kbin.run 9 points 1 year ago

firefox works great. You don't need an app for everything.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 89 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Peertube exists. Use it.

now I will admit that peertube is lacking content, but when you make something put it there. When you want something search there first and check out youtube last. This rewards those who publish there with your eyeballs

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if she will go for it get a 100 pack of rubber or silicon rings (dollor store) they look nice from the distance strangers should look and no worry about lost rings and no safety worries.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 1 points 1 year ago

true, but you still have to ask only for relakant qualifications. The law isn't as clear but you still have a case in court.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, I'd expect it to last longer than that, even a cheap one. You might want some weter treatment, get the water tested to see if it is destroying parts.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 6 points 1 year ago

Last I heard they have 3, but there are more on the way (but none seem to arrive) Of course the real numbers are classified: everything I have access to is potentially wrong though often people without access to classified information are able to figure out the truth they sometimes get it wrong.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 28 points 1 year ago (7 children)

China wants Taiwan. While some land in Russia might be nice it isn't a big deal. They like Russia getting away with attacking Ukraine because it sets a global precedent that large powers can take over weaker powers.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If the valve (as opposed to flap) is gone that far, then a good modern water savings toilet isn't that expensive and will probably flush better than the old one (good is key - there are many cheap toilets that don't flush well!). Consider replacing the whole toilet instead. You can also get a toilet style you like (I personally hate high toilets, but some prefer them). I strongly recommend a bidet while you are doing this as well.

I won't say you should always replace the toilet vs just the valve, but it is something to consider - the effort is similar and the cost isn't that much more. So if there is any reason to replace the toilet do it.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 8 points 1 year ago

Step one, get an accountant, and lawyer. Things will get complex, and mistakes can result in spending more than you have which isn't the goal. Thus an accountant to watch those numbers and keep me in the black. The big issue is taxes need to be paid so there needs to be enough left over to do that along with pay the accountant, but there will also be weird legal issues that come up.

Second, the money goes to charity. How it gets there will be tricky though.

The IRS looks at large donations and starts to assume I'm trying to dodge taxes by hiring a charity for something I'd do anyway - so my accountant will work with them to figure out what donation levels work for each that I care about. There are also some causes that I consider charity that do not meet the legal definition (often because they are political) and so the donation to them is still taxable (not that I'm trying to dodge taxes, but I'll take advantage of anything that will help causes I care about)

I will set aside some money as a fund for me. However I'll only allow myself to withdraw from it as payment for work done for charity. projects like KDE or FreeBSD can always use more help. There is a summer camp I'll volunteer for once in a while. Habitat for Humanity needs help... The important part is I need to put in 35 hours a week or I don't get money from the fund (I will allow 2 months of vacation and that summer camp will get 80 hours/week when in session which I will bank for more vacation). The important part here is I need to stay busy - doctors tell me sitting around doing nothing when you retire is deadly so I'm not going to do that.

Likely a lot of money will remain after I'm dead, so a trust fund will remain. However the instructions will be to drain the money as fast as possible. I know of several funds remaining from people who died 100+ years ago and the fund is now doing things I'm sure the original would oppose.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 2 points 1 year ago

Many cities try that. However it is very hard to pull that off when you have two way traffic, and busy cross streets make it worth. Two way traffic often means one direction has no cars, but the other does because the distance between lights is not something in control of the traffic engineers. And cross traffic means you need to handle the whole grid at once.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The exceptions you list make sense. However in the general sense if someone requires a drivers license and you are not operating equipment you likely have a law suite against them for unreasonable requirements.

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