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2026-07-18 21:27:30 UTC

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*Caused by Maryland drivers*

2026-07-18 20:40:06 UTC

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Set sail with all the yachts huh?

2026-07-18 18:53:44 UTC

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Gatekeeping are we?

2026-07-18 17:03:33 UTC

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Nabraska is an inside joke between me and myself. I can't believe Missouri is the one. And definitly can't believe delaware is that far up there.

2026-07-18 17:02:07 UTC

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Your other option is Virginia. Which is 100000% the move.

2026-07-18 16:59:26 UTC

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She typically chooses Maryland :barf:

2026-07-18 16:58:06 UTC

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Also I iirc there are some water rights stuff too. I know the VA government can be aggressive but so can the land owners. The gov has shifted the overton window quite a bit with more progressive and even aggressive stances against private property and most recently self protection, which raises tensions too. So much of Virginia has been bought up, chopped up and sold off some people are holding on for dear life.

2026-07-18 16:55:22 UTC

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What all 6 of them? Sorry 10.

2026-07-18 16:52:32 UTC

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XD hell yeah

2026-07-18 16:47:55 UTC

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btw. Nothing too eventful happend, but we did have to get the ladies in the car and put the hammer down.

2026-07-18 16:45:42 UTC

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That is important. Young ladies also need to be aware if they aren't accompanied with a large fella who can hold his own or remember pack some heat and know how to use it. Had a situation in GA once.

2026-07-18 16:41:19 UTC

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I don't fit in with them don't worry sort of I grew up in suburbia but my dad's family was from farmville midwest. He was quite the menace and it rubbed off.

2026-07-18 16:37:32 UTC

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Some of my now, closest friends grew up in the valley and I almost bought some land down there a few years ago before prices soared. I'm familiar XD

2026-07-18 16:21:25 UTC

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Woah hey now, I may have been part of that "good old boy" thing not that long ago XD There is a lot of variety there. What I tend to find is actually problematic is that people can often dismiss the outside world or general selfishness. Which is a hard thing to explain. But they tend to think they can get away with more than they can and just judgement that isn't helpful.
I'm okay with old fashioned mischief, bit of a silly goose myself given the opportunity, a few hundred horsepower and a straight road, or perhaps a cornfield. But plenty can take risks a little too far, hurt people and think they can get away with it.

2026-07-17 18:58:17 UTC

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I just checked out the flirc and it looks high quality. Curious how it performs for you

2026-07-17 18:48:37 UTC

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That's stupid. It would be nice to have a low box with a remote and all, but I just don't trust any modern tools because you get this. How many servers did it have to connect to to deliver those ads, and Im sure it didn't do a network/port scan when you turn it on..
It's far from convenient but I built a machine with the silverstone htpc case like 12 years ago and i slowly upgrade it. I switched to fedora + kde and sometimes KDE connect works and I can just use a smartphone to kvm touchpad and stuff. Now I just do the old fashioned KVM...
Anyway don't blame you for wanting a simple media player box, but we live in tech hell now. Time to mini-pc it up.

2026-07-17 17:54:40 UTC

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Or just end up like me without access to any entertainment XD OR dust off the black flag.

2026-07-17 17:15:02 UTC

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Know your diarrhea

2026-07-17 17:13:56 UTC

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It doesn't get any better until you pass New York XD. I remember last time I drove up from Florida it was the same temp + humidity as it was in PA in the same day.

2026-07-16 19:00:31 UTC

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TN is pretty high up on the places id like to end up. So pretty.

2026-07-16 18:50:06 UTC

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Yeah man. I don't know what the answer is but I know that it's not telling people "this thing fixes that problem". I'm personally growing tired of the idea that more software or technology fixes a people problem.

2026-07-16 18:05:05 UTC

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I don't know what to say other than yes. I've turned into one of those X is downstream from culture people. You can build your little private society and circular X and I'm not discouraging that but opting out is opting out. Ignoring the world changing around you is only going to delay the boot at your doorstep.

2026-07-16 15:03:17 UTC

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Hey look if that's what it takes to live to nearly 90 years old and found a nation. I'm in.

2026-07-16 14:59:42 UTC

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;)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Committee_of_Five%2C_1776.png

2026-07-16 14:40:19 UTC

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Well your smoke is here... Making my sunny day look like sunset and my nose tingle.

2026-07-16 14:10:46 UTC

GM.
If you have been following me on EPA related injustice and the July 4th pardons, here is a podcast from the guy who wrote 5 of the 11 pardons that were granted. Thanks to Stewart, these men had their rights restored and gave people their freedom back. He's an amazing person and lawyer, and I can't be more grateful for what he's done and still doing after all these years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMB6OPMXss
Listen on 1.4x speed :)

2026-07-15 20:21:23 UTC

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this is a complex and nuanced topic I don't have time for, but while I don't think it justifies political violence in any way, to suggest that it doesn't showcase the express use of extreme violence to protect your people from injustice, more specifically governments who do not uphold Natural rights.
The declaration leaves much to subjective interpretation, but documents from other founding fathers I think you can argue the general consensus supports the idea that violence is the last resort and ultimately necessary - throughout history AND likely to repeat.
> We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States
And the big one from Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms. Drafted after the pushback of the Intolerable acts in the middle of 1775 before King George declared the US in rebellion, before the deceleration was certified by congress.
> Our Cause is just: our Union is perfect: our internal resources great, and if necessary, foreign assistance is undoubtedly attainable. We gratefully acknowledge, as signal Instances of the Divine Favour towards us, that his Providence would not permit us to be called into this severe Controversy, until we were grown up to our present Strength, had been previously exercised in warlike Operation, and possessed of the Means of defending ourselves. With hearts fortified with these animating Reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the World, declare, that, exerting the utmost Energy of those Powers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the Arms we have been compelled by our Enemies to assume, we will, in Defiance of every Hazard, with unabating Firmness and Perseverence, employ for the Preservation of our Liberties, being with one Mind resolved to die Freemen rather than to live Slaves.

2026-07-15 19:46:58 UTC

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I just have this spiny thing https://media.tenor.com/BiuqiEIOIUIAAAAi/propeller-pet.gif

2026-07-15 19:37:05 UTC

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did you guys gets a taste of these windows yet?

2026-07-15 19:23:46 UTC

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Code money don't know how to communicate with the dickless.

2026-07-15 18:34:55 UTC

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So this is for non-US citizens needing a connecting flight in the US to get to their destination outside the US?

2026-07-15 14:36:36 UTC

me taking this opportunity to say that noscrypt has remained drop-in upgradable for over 2 years :)
#nevent1q…e3g9

2026-07-15 14:19:07 UTC

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Careful or we'll threaten to take your trees privileges too

2026-07-15 13:42:27 UTC

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Not yet. But thanks for fucking up the clear skies.

2026-07-14 18:38:32 UTC

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I don't wanna.
https://media1.tenor.com/m/_qUJ8wRLxjEAAAAC/angry-penguin-upset.gif

2026-07-14 17:12:51 UTC

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They solved that problem didn't they? It's your choice! Vaccine or death pod. No one is forcing you into either decision but those are your options...

2026-07-14 14:43:08 UTC

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Just like when Trudeau reminded Canadians that the vaccine was not forced, you could always choose to lose your job and your home instead.

2026-07-14 14:25:21 UTC

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For big stuff GLM sometimes Kimik. For small stuff gemma4 and Qwen and Ornith. I finally have enough GPU to run these reliably with large enough contexts and speed to use them with tools.

2026-07-13 17:44:03 UTC

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Oh yeah bots and scrapers. It's all those smart TV relays the AI labs are running to scrap the internet with residential IPs

2026-07-13 17:32:13 UTC

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Brother I see almost that many IPs in an hour serving generic http git repos.

2026-07-12 17:23:21 UTC

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nip44v3 dropped. Noscrypt is getting a streaming API for nip44 encrypted data soon. A couple of noscrypt update/fix releases were made, while the ABI remains stable for the past 2+ years and can be drop in replaced since it was first released.
@npub1l5s…gx9z published Project Gutenberg onto relays.

2026-07-12 17:18:23 UTC

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GM.

2026-07-10 02:41:52 UTC

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If you are willing to share any photos/videos id probably enjoy them :)

2026-07-09 23:33:03 UTC

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definitely recommended! Another option is nostr nip44.

2026-07-09 21:26:20 UTC

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Hes been saying it for a while but curious if he finally pulled the plug.

2026-07-09 20:41:04 UTC

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2048 bit modulus is okay for authentication but for encryption it's generally considered too weak. Especially considering we can just as easily use a 4096 bit modulus now.

2026-07-09 20:29:31 UTC

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Is rsa used for diffie helman with AES or similar?

2026-07-09 19:03:52 UTC

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Agreed. That's how I understood it as well. Semantics on the "backdoor"

2026-07-09 17:04:08 UTC

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The problem is mass surveillance and the state using footage to suppress individual rights. Not individuals.
Aim the gun of legislation at them if you must but I'll be damned if you point that gun at me.

2026-07-09 17:02:34 UTC

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I think you're stretching the word PRIVATE here. where my original disagreement still holds. The flock camera's EXPRESS PURPOSE (regardless if the name on the equipment (property) is held by a private entity) is for mass surveillance of public property.

2026-07-09 16:55:37 UTC

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If I have a PRIVATE camera aimed on PRIVATE property then if aimed at PUBLIC property is subject to dispute yes.

2026-07-09 16:45:38 UTC

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*PUBLIC PLACES* That doesn't involve my property. You step foot on muh property without permission you forfeit your right to privacy.

2026-07-09 16:40:46 UTC

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Filthy Frank is always around XD

2026-07-09 16:29:24 UTC

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But if you're suggesting trading private property rights for privacy. If that's not on the table I agree.
I mean this literally. I should be allowed to film my property, ESPECIALLY for the sake of protection. No permission. Full stop. However that surveillance tape cannot be used by the state for any purpose (initiated by the state). I should also be allowed to share the footage of harm to myself or my property.
Totally different argument. Lets align on that plane.
Saying that every camera comes with mass surveillance as a prerequisite is a problem with the laws around the equipment and installation. Ban the state from using the footage. If your arguing legislation is the lever here, that's where it should be pulled. Stop aiming legislation at the individual and start aiming it at the state.

2026-07-09 16:13:05 UTC

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https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/515/295/ddb.png

2026-07-09 16:09:35 UTC

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Also in the case of "ring" those are consumer devices - seen owned by the property owner not Amazon, or the state etc. In the case of flock, flock doesn't own the land that they're being installed on in the majority of installations, it's public land, making them owned by the state if we agree on the logic.

2026-07-09 16:01:31 UTC

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I'm against the state telling me what I'm not allowed or allowed to do on my own property especially if it involves protecting it. We crossed a line when we connected those cameras to a network used for infinite warrantless MASS surveillance.
The purpose of a warrant originally was "public" information, and we even disputable, you had to be notified. Now I even dispute warrants as they can happen in secret, without notice and are indisputable. A single party gets to present "evidence" to a judge with nothing but a supposedly impartial judge to uphold and protect my rights.

2026-07-09 15:52:48 UTC

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Yes but the VAST majority is public property. They install them at intersections.
> I also don't see the moral quandry. If it is fine to monitor and record everyone in public, then it is fine. It's not as if Americans aren't being recorded 360 degrees 24/7. The doorbells, the security cameras aimed at the street, the ATMs, the cars, camera phones everywhere, Google glasses, etc. Nobody had any problem with it.
That's dishonest and you know it. We talking mass surveillance. Yes I have a problem with ring doorbells, but not because people want to protect the property, but because the state can warrentless-ly tap into them with a single prompt "where was Chip today"
> I think American residents are just seeing these video poles and are suddenly realizing that they are living on live TV and it upset them.
Yes but not because they were being recorded, but because it's being designated by the state for the express purpose of tracking citizens.

2026-07-09 15:48:12 UTC

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Parking meters are owned, maintained, installed and controlled by private companies. Designated by the state and takes funds for "public use".
Traffic lights, utilities like electricity, water and sewage. All owned and maintained by private corporations, regulated and board members appointed by state in many cases, financed in part or in whole by public funding.

2026-07-09 15:33:31 UTC

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As far as I'm concerned the "private property" (equipment) ended when it was designated by the state and installed on public land.

2026-07-09 15:31:09 UTC

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A corporation has it's name on the equipment, but was funded in part or in whole by public money, designated by the state, installed on "public" property. Or better yet in many cases, installed in easements of private property for which the land owner must maintain the property and pay taxes on it as if it's theirs, but may be used for public at any time (curbs sidewalks, electric, sewer, parking etc).

2026-07-09 15:20:26 UTC

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Cmon, you know there is a distinction here.

2026-07-09 15:18:11 UTC

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+1 Yeah they are at basically every corner of every road now in the US. Slowly then suddenly. Now we're seeing them anytime we look outside.

2026-07-09 15:16:17 UTC

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Okay good because I was going to be like are we arguing of what term to call it because I'm pretty sure this has a name already. Fascism. Nationalizing private corporations.

2026-07-09 03:14:47 UTC

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4014 was "just completed" iirc. I don't think it's been run in a long time but I'm not sure. NF and UP want to merge so they got it running and have been touring the US to promote the merger

2026-07-08 21:05:50 UTC

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see also this thread :) #nevent1q…wq2t

2026-07-08 21:05:14 UTC

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It's the most powerful operating steam loco.

2026-07-08 18:46:37 UTC

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Yeah! I have friends that live near WV so I have to go through whenever I visit

2026-07-08 18:06:19 UTC

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I have to drive through Frederick once and a while I might have to get one for the novelty XD

2026-07-08 18:05:06 UTC

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XD Yeah, sometimes specialists don't like being "bothered" with simple injuries so i think they can be dismissive so I'm glad that was not your experience! I'm waiting for an ultrasound, earliest won't be till the end of next month so I contacted my old PT (were friendly now XD) and he sent me tests measurements and PT manual for this type of injury so we're just gonna do that and hope all is well by the time ultrasound comes around. Doc basically told me what the injury was but wanted an ultra to confirm probably not a bad thing to have done anyway. Although If it is actually tendonopathy like we think it is, it will only get worse by then so had to start now.

2026-07-08 17:04:07 UTC

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Well. I wasn't hit by a car, but I injured myself a few weeks ago, also struggled to get a doc, then I got diagnosed and PTing right now :)
Glad seeing the specialist was helpful! But what I think I've learned from injuring myself a few times recently is that anytime you're not feeling right, it's probably because you aren't, in relation to pain and soreness. Even if the doctors can be dismissive. Orthopedics be like that a lot ime. Show up for 5 mins, look at the X-rays, give it a couple pokes then go - yeah that's fucked up, go get fitted for some gear and schedule PT XD.

2026-07-08 16:53:12 UTC

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Classic. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish

2026-07-08 16:52:30 UTC

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dang. Retrofit much?

2026-07-08 16:50:57 UTC

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I mean I might look into something local if it exists. There really are only 3 providers in the US especially over here on the east coast. T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T everyone else is a subsidiary or leases network capacity from them.
We have metro-pcs over here which is t-mobile's budged brand. They allow prepaid an month-by-month plans iirc. They were the cheapest carrier around here, but T-mobile kind of stinks for coverage for me.
I was looking into data-only sim carriers because metro, verizon, and t-mobile offer cheap data sim plans like $15-20/mo for ~20gb with supposedly no extra "line" fees I doubt it though. I would then transfer my phone number to my voip provider and take calls over SIP instead. Then i wouldn't really need the phone until I left the house

2026-07-07 19:45:25 UTC

Who needs an lfu cache memory in a shared library?

2026-07-07 18:41:06 UTC

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Yeah this the line of property rights and public heath is here I won't dispute that. What is true though is that the lines are ambiguous because there is not agreement because there probably lacks some real science and so long as this benefits the administrative state there will never be.
It's likely something like this -> all NOx is bad. and all carbon particulates are probably bad so we should stop making them to be safe. But then we can't use combustion with atmosphere... If we can't use combustion then we can't do most things that require energy right now. So that's not realistic.
The environmentalist goal post is close to 0 and the property rights doesn't care.

2026-07-07 16:27:15 UTC

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No injuries are fun injuries (arguably all injuries need rehab) but these turn out to be pretty not great XD I know complex joints like knees, ankles ( :sadface: ) wrists and so on, but there are so many sensitive things down there you gotta watch out for as dudes :)

2026-07-07 16:19:19 UTC

Hey fellas something worth sharing. If you developed groin pain (likely due to injury) you should get not delay getting it checked out! There are so many different injuries and basically none of them heal without intervention.
Most common are hernias and tendonitis (which can become tendonopathy) so I'm told. Hernias need attention and likely surgery and some can tear without presenting a bulge. Hernias will NOT heal on their own.
Tendonopathy needs rehab somewhat quickly before the tissue deteriorates (3-5 weeks after injury when pain starts to subside), very slow and long process compared to other muscle/tendon tears apparently. The good news for this is that PT plans are super easy to find from your local rehab. Some even allow walk-ins for a consult especially for sports injuries, and they can give you an at-home rehab guide. Most of the exercises are super easy and there are tons of videos online if you know what to look for.
Other issues could be testicular and you'd really want to get on that quickly, most diagnostics would also be helpful for cancer detection too!

2026-07-07 15:10:43 UTC

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https://www.vaughnnugent.com/public/resources/downloads/1604230085452.jpg

2026-07-07 15:00:09 UTC

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+1. mine is just a wallet at the moment because custodial is 100000 easier for nostr zaps.

2026-07-07 14:59:13 UTC

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I don't disagree but I could understand why. nip46 would be the priority for best compatibility so it would make nip55 redundant and therefore lower priority i think.

2026-07-07 14:55:08 UTC

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> Like I don't know why any Android client would implement nip-46 but not nip-55.
Because nip46 is more ubiquitous and we don't like to repeat ourselves :) nip55 would be redundant except for the security argument. Also feature exhaustion I think we get tired of maintained 1000 different specs too.
> Why the hell would I want to pass signing requests though a relay and back to the same device?
Also a non-zero amount of users are also running citrine? on their device too to handle that :) or at least a healthy number of people did, not sure how many still do.

2026-07-07 14:51:25 UTC

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What self custodial? There are like 2 usable software options...

2026-07-07 14:47:37 UTC

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The only think I don't like about nip46 is that unless your client and signer do direct bunker connections you're transferring data through relays that could store them or allow others to sniff your nip-46 messages. If those less-secure keys (because they're stored directly in your client possibly browser local storage) leak at any time ever, your captured or stored traffic is vulnerable. Not to mention it can leak more of your usage activity. I could watch for ping/pongs to see if you're possibly still active on your client and/or your signer is alive (if you use a mobile signer like most do see that your phone is still on). I could get a pattern of your encrypted DMs and if you use a client that decrypts them every time to sign on.
Im still not super keen on the model nip46 presents. Direct to signer where no one can listen and capture your 24133 events. Is it better than having your nsec in the client, yeah 1000% better. At least if the temporary key is stolen only the captured messages can be decrypted, and cannot sign on your behalf unless the session was stolen I suppose.
Then there is also spam, you could poke the remote signer a lot.

2026-07-06 20:34:30 UTC

I'm not sure how pardons work, but it looks like Trump called these guys personally to tell them they had been pardoned.
It turns out I do in fact I am familiar with who most of these fellas are. I was checking in on the old diesel communities to see what's been going on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-announces-pardons-pollution-violators-fixing-their-car/

2026-07-06 18:22:00 UTC

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402! Im happy with that for being distracted and not playing one in well over a year :)

2026-07-06 16:30:07 UTC

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It's such a weird spot to be in. I never wanted to have an opinion, figured the government would stay out of the way so long as I stayed out of the way.
And honestly man some of these guys _were_ doing stuff they knew was wrong and falsifying documents. In my specific situation which was not criminal thankfully, we were the scapegoat for the "classic truck idnustry". While I was a lowly employee my name was on everything. And it was purposuly ambiguous. They couldn't say "you can sell that!" So we were told "screw them they can't legally tell you to shut your product down without charging you".
Just that you get sent an RFI via email directly. Then you are forced to self report, you're not told what you did wrong just that we think you "defeated emissions" What say you sir!?! That you're required to prove your innocence based on your own self report.
The worst is that you are required to throw every company you work with under the bus too. That's how they got us. They got one of our dealers then followed the chain to the dude with the computer.

2026-07-06 16:23:20 UTC

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Yeah more or less. He appointed the administrator at the time and personally approved the compliance initiative set by the administrator. In previous administrations it was a revolving door for revenue. Like most regulated industries just have 1/4 extra profit stashed away to pay for annual legal fees, pay them penalties and "Hey see you next year have a good day!" kind of thing. Then he made them part of the DOJ giving them power to pursue with criminal powers.

2026-07-06 15:09:22 UTC

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Like I said i can't speak for these people in particular. I also don't trust that the "right people" were pardoned but that's not my call to make. Generally speaking I don't think there should have needed be pardons because they shouldn't have been in prison. It was his policy in his 2016 term that put them there in the first place.
If all you were able to convict someone of is a conspiracy - like literally a statement of a guy talked about doing X but the rest cannot be proven, why is someone in prison? That's just a blanket. Sure almost all of these were plea bargains but if you had concrete evidence someone committed a crime why is talking about it even on the list of things able to be bargained, reduce the sentence.
Id have something different to say if they said - removing X equipment on personally owned pickup trucks is illegal **because** Y. They cannot they simply say well touching anything on our car is _probably_ illegal so don't do it. They won't say "well all that matters is that X quantity of Y must not be present at the tailpipe".
it's generally known among the community that such emissions components exist and removing them will trigger alarms in the ECU preventing operation without software workarounds. But there is no clear reason why. They're calling us bootleggers without the prohibition part. Which btw these "regulations" don't apply to them. They will arrest you and put you in the back of an SUV without emissions equipment because they know it's too unreliable. Hell they will even show up to your shop with a license and ask you to remove the equipment yourself, but you so much as work on a modified vehicle owned by a civilian without reporting it - straight to jail.
And don't even get me started on "penalties", "culpability multiplier", and "inflation surcharges" for non-criminal cases.

2026-07-06 14:37:09 UTC

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I think EGR is a cool technology, but yes it's been a complete failure in terms of complexity and reliability. By that I mean diesel engine produces a significant like an order of magnitude more NOX compared to spark ignition engines because of the excess air in the cylinder that becomes superheated (at any load under 100%). Since we can't throttle them, filling the chamber with inert gas is a clever and nearly free thing to do. Except it's really hot, too hot and full of particulates that clog up all the egr equipment.
Same for DPF imo. All engines (not just diesels) spit out lots of nasty carbon strings carbon loves long contiguous streams. The EPA has somewhat proven these carbon strings are pretty nasty to humans. They have not prove that enough of the bad carbon strings come out of the tailpipe to contaminate our water supply, hurt plant growth, etc. The equipment is expensive, half baked, unavailable right now, and simply talking about touching out loud will send you to federal prison for up to 5 years.

2026-07-06 14:13:48 UTC

I cannot find a single un-polaraized opinionated article on this but you'll have to take my word that trump pardoned fellons convicted by the FBI and EPA of "violating the clean air act". Most were convicted under his previous administrations "Diesel Compliance Initiative" not long after making the EPA part of the DOJ giving them guns.
I can't speak for the people pardoned (nor can I really find any true information on these people) but the information you find will blanket label these people as criminals, charge them with a felony of 5 up to years in jail for having a chat at a diner about "taking that damn dpf off my work truck it cost too much" (im serious most of these guys including at least one that was pardoned was charged with CONSPIRACY to tamper with emissions equipment). The only people I know personally that served a prison sentence were charged of conspiracy.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardons-emissions-bypass-abramoff-partner-8e252cb7bc28288c1a3e4bb8d7bed72c
Like bitcoin/crypto and other administrative state markets the EPA does not release information including emissions targets that allow the aftermarket to comply. There is no regulation - you just can't modify your vehicle. They're supposed to allow you to submit a "reasonable basis" claim after being investigated but they aren't obligated to look at it, but you can try to fight it in court - except that the EPA has never lost a court case on consumer vehicle emissions.
There are plenty of guys who took this too far by deliberately removing emissions equipment despite knowing the would probably be prosecuted (you get a culpability line item btw), or turning up the smoke. Simply irresponsible, disrespectful sure. But guess what, there is no definition for a defeat device, there never has been and there never will be because it's the only magic wand the EPA has to put anyone they don't like in prison.
If you want to have an argument over greenhouse gases, carbon emissions etc. Give me numbers, give me quantities, give me something to work with. I'm not a regulate me harder daddy person, but you can have both. Don't leave it to the administrative state to decide what's a bad greenhouse gas and a good one. Because we still can't seem to decide (as a state) what a greenhouse gas actually is and which ones are "the problem" (greenhouse gas stuff was just changed again and trump is being blamed for it.

2026-07-06 00:24:04 UTC

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Still expensive but at least I feel a little less uptight about driving it XD

2026-07-05 19:59:18 UTC

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I have yeah! However it's a little to simple, and is a twitter-like feed imo. My daily driver is nostrudel v0.42 from 2024. So i love the control, but it's becoming a little more incompatible these days and just kind of chunky.

2026-07-05 19:30:51 UTC

#asknostr Any new web clients I should try that aren't obviously vibed in a weekend? Id like a more personalized feel. Aesthetics don't mean much to me, I just care that it works well with aggressive privacy protections.
For example. I have a small whitelist of allowed relays, don't allow 3rd party scripts or fonts etc. Most bulky clients are actually unusable for me like they are just a blank screen. The common JS frameworks for nostr also explode when you block relays they just seem to get stuck in loops and hog resources without returning any results.
Getting away away from the twitter-like UI is a plus. Another plus is that I can host it myself, most of y'all use cloudflare or vercel and I'm not on an approved IP so probably can't get to it.

2026-07-05 19:02:05 UTC

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To avoid damaging my reputation, I must inform you my reply was "for the bit" as the kids say. Hot coffee is usually black for me :) Iced, however gets some cream and sugar

2026-07-05 18:42:49 UTC

Diesel prices finally coming down. Topped off on my way back home last night. So glad it's under $200 if I needed to fill the tank.

2026-07-05 18:27:06 UTC

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Just a splash

2026-07-05 18:22:37 UTC

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Peaches, strawberries raspberries all good in cream :)

2026-07-04 15:52:16 UTC

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Days be like that! Recently had a buddy blow two tires on his pickup. Called me to meet him at the shop he was towing it to so I could help get it ready for the shop to quick fix it with my tools in their lot. Okay. Place is jam packed and my truck is too big for the lot. I back up like 1000 feet into another lot (because I can't turn around lol) thinking I'm good and BAM. Hit a concrete pillar that was too low to see in my mirror. Thankfully the body damage wasn't all that bad, but my ego was bruised. We get his truck setup and start to head over to other buddies house to help him unpack and turns out my exhaust popped off when hitting the pillar the hanger and was grinding on the driveshaft for 10 miles XD. So we spent the afternoon re-attaching my exhaust, then I spent 1.5 hours in bumper-bumber traffic. All with a hangover headache.
Both of us would have been far better off staying in bed. Neither of us helped the move, and it just cost us time and money to get there XD
I'm sure I have worse/funnier stories but that one was recent XD

2026-07-04 15:12:46 UTC

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Thank you fren :)