tjhart85

joined 2 years ago
[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/activity/monthly#merged-pull-requests

API stuff is listed in the 'merged pull requests' section (quite a few times), so unless I'm mis-interpreting what that means, I think the API should be going live as long as this downtime is for the updating of the instance!

This will help a LOT with people seeing /kbin as an option ... the mobile webpage is pretty fantastic, but I'm really looking forward to switching to the Artemis App as my daily driver.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you're a single man with infants (under age 1) and/or children (under age 5) then, THEY are eligible for the benefits of the program. Women are specifically added in because the program is designed to also help pregnant, breastfeeding and/or postpartum women who have their own nutritional needs. Women who don't meet those requirements are also not eligible.

So, you don't get help with food for yourself, but you can get assistance for infants/children ... there are other programs to help you.

Search terms used on Google in Incognito mode: single man with children WIC eligibility
Brings you to this page: https://www.joinproviders.com/state/illinois/wic/
Which has the below information:
There are four kinds of eligibility for WIC:

  1. Categorical: you need to be a mom, child, or have custody of a child.

Moms have to be pregnant, up to six months past pregnancy, or up to your baby’s first birthday if you’re breastfeeding.

Children are eligible up to their fifth birthday.

Foster parents, guardians and single fathers who have custody of their children are also eligible.

  1. Residential: You need to live in the state where you’re applying.

  2. Nutritional: A health professional needs to determine if you are at “nutrition risk.” This might mean you have a medical condition like anemia, or a diet that could be healthier. You can see a health professional for free at a local WIC clinic.

  3. Financial: Your household needs to make less than the amounts listed in the income limit table below to qualify for WIC. A pregnant woman counts as two (or more) household members. If you know you’re having more than one baby, count each one as a household member.

The top link for that search is for a page in IL, but I saw similar for other states.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Is that planes that are packed to the gills or private planes that actually have space that people aren't crammed into?

Also, 3-4/6 liters of what? ICE cars and modern planes aren't burning the same fuel, so I'm not sure what this is intending to portray by directly comparing how much of each (in liters) that they burn (serious question, no snark)

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I am, I'll grant you I started looking for alternatives because Reddit went to shit, but I haven't looked back since I created a KBin account and have been quite happy with the change.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

+1 for AntennaPod, has tons of options but also gets out of your way if all you want to do is find and listen to podcasts.

I can't see Google ever adding in all the options people want in a podcast app into YouTube Music, it's just never going to happen.

I would expect they'll probably use it to try and switch you over to the video version (if it exists) since it's going to have the more expensive ads (I assume the video ads are more lucrative anyways), which isn't overall a bad thing, but also not really a good one either.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's scary because there is an incredible amount of data that can be gained just by knowing when your lights are turning on and off (when people leave/return for the day and when they're on vacation are examples). Combine that with information on what IP Address the app is reporting from and you may be able to get a decent bit of location data even without officially querying for location.

Without an account, potentially having this information is bad enough but mandating an account and then having it tied to your email address is worse (since most people aren't going to make a per-service address).

Right now, my Hue hub is prevented from accessing the Internet and everything using the local API works without issue, except the app is trying to force a TOS agreement and without agreeing I cant do anything with the official app (add/remove devices, adjust on/off state, adjust brightness, etc...). Home Assistant control works, so, my lights still come on automatically based on my motion sensors and my light switches through HA will still turn them on and off and adjust brightness and all that ... If I were relying on the official app though, I'd have no choice but to agree to their TOS or would now have to take all the bulbs out.

This really sucks because I paid a shit ton for these bulbs vs their competitors because I liked that they allowed local control natively without needing to mess around with anything to get it to work and had a quality product ... Had I known this would happen I definitely would not have paid the hefty surcharge I did and would have gone with a competing product.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago

8 cops all shooting at once would only need to fire 7 times and that even has a few misses. That could actually be done insanely quickly.

With that said, I don't think we need to play "devil's advocate" to justify this situation at all and I think it's highly inappropriate. Either the cops are highly trained professionals or they're scared idiots. If the police with all their 'training' can react like scared idiots then at least the same level of leeway should be given to the people they constantly assault.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe twice a week for me on desktop and maybe once a day on mobile.

Brave browser for desktop.
Chrome for Android phone.

The frequency for me hasn't been a big deal, but I can see where it would be if it happened every time you wanted to come to the site.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I'm glad someone got it!

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Haha, I do agree, but at the same time, people don't really know what parts of their language usage aren't universal until they get told.

Whether legit or fake, it's likely that it was only expected that their friends would see it, so, using local slang wouldn't be a problem for the intended audience.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That Eagles name -- Tobias the Red Tailed Hawk

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Is it though?

In my neck of the woods (that means area where I live and has nothing to do with wooded areas), the phrase means the same thing and I interpreted it as such and that the asshole started to pop off on her (that means suddenly start talking angrily rather than whatever your mind may have conjured if you hadn't heard the phrase before).

It's very likely a wish fulfillment fantasy story, why would it have involved the asshole only walking towards her (which is possible to do with obvious intent, but still ... what would he be apologizing for later in the story?) when you can literally make up anything you want?

I think I interpreted your "stretch" comment appropriately ... If you meant that Catoblepas was literally becoming a Mr. Fantastic like superhero, then I have no idea how to respond to what your said and I apologize for the wall of text that makes no sense in context.

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