SquiffSquiff

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Baltic artillery tower cutaway, 16th century AD in c/historyillustrations
[–] SquiffSquiff 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

What's with the wooden gallery out front? Seems a dangerous place to be

Ryugyong Hotel in c/wikipedia
[–] SquiffSquiff 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's North Korea. How much cash does anyone have?

German checkpoint guard, Eastern Front, WW1, 1915-1916 in c/historyporn
[–] SquiffSquiff 4 points 4 days ago

What's the German for 'Pimp Trooper'?

50s Gauges in c/[email protected]
Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls in c/nottheonion
[–] SquiffSquiff 49 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Maybe they do crossover marketing?

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Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by SquiffSquiff to c/nottheonion
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They linked to wicked.com when the movie site is at wickedmovie.com

Unreliable samba transfers - common issue? in c/[email protected]
[–] SquiffSquiff 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

If you're transferring Linux to Linux then I really wouldn't recommend samba. Why not SFTP/Rsync? Compression, and error checking built in.

what should one archive in a fascist regime? in c/nostupidquestions
What's science fiction without the machines? in c/sciencefiction
[–] SquiffSquiff 4 points 2 weeks ago
  • 'The Chrysalids' and 'The Midwich Cuckoos' by John Wyndham
  • 'West of Eden' by Harry Harrison
The .io domain might be in trouble in c/technology
[–] SquiffSquiff 3 points 2 weeks ago

I know right? I'm constantly confused by this when I'm dealing with kubernetes networking

The .io domain might be in trouble in c/technology
[–] SquiffSquiff -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You haven't addressed the case of migraine to a non geographic tld

The .io domain might be in trouble in c/technology
The .io domain might be in trouble in c/technology
[–] SquiffSquiff 4 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Oh wow! And that reservation makes so much sense under these circumstances. Obviously, we could never consider the possibility of a three-letter TLD for a country or migrating a two-letter TLD to a non country specific name because reasons.

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Taliban bans women from ‘hearing other women’s voices’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
submitted 3 weeks ago by SquiffSquiff to c/nottheonion
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Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and others pull onions after McDonald's E. coli outbreak (www.today.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by SquiffSquiff to c/nottheonion
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Literally, 'not the onion'

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Children’s soft play centre apologises over ‘body bag’ Halloween decorations (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 month ago by SquiffSquiff to c/nottheonion
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PwC to start tracking working locations of all UK employees (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 months ago by SquiffSquiff to c/workreform
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Trump Suggests Planes Can’t Fly When It’s Not Sunny (www.theatlantic.com)
submitted 4 months ago by SquiffSquiff to c/nottheonion
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Options for non-smart TV in UK 2024? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by SquiffSquiff to c/asklemmy
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I am considering replacing my old 50" 1080p TV which I use with (external) Chromecast and Roku. I would like a 4K display 60" or greater but I really, really don't want any smart features. I am aware that I could purchase a commercial display to achieve this and that's my fallback option. Can anyone here make any useful recommendations? I am in the UK so e.g. 'Sceptre' is not available here.

In advance, with respect, I am technically capable (check my post history) but could I ask to please avoid threads along the lines of:

  • 'non-smart TVs aren't a thing' - fallback is a commercial display
  • 'Nobody wants/buys non-smart TVs' - I do
  • 'Any TV not connected to internet is dumb'/ 'Just don't connect it' - This is no longer true since many TVs require a setup before use involving internet access and/or will seek access via open wifi/bluetooth/HDMI.

Thanks!

Edit:

Some commenters seem to be struggling with the 'why do you care if it connects?'. Some examples why:

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Where to discuss Home entertainment/TV hardware recommendations (self.asklemmy)
submitted 5 months ago by SquiffSquiff to c/asklemmy
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I'd like to ask about home entertainment hardware - I would have thought there would be an existing community or few but I am struggling to find any - can anyone point the way?

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Father pays tribute to ‘daddy’s girl’ found d**d at school before detention (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by SquiffSquiff to c/autism
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Trigger warning: self harm

Caitlyn Scott-Lee, 16, is thought to have taken her own life the day before she was due to have her first ever detention

The father of an autistic schoolgirl who is believed to have taken her own life the day before she was due to have her first ever detention has paid tribute to his “daddy’s girl” at the inquest into her death.

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Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’ (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 7 months ago by SquiffSquiff to c/nottheonion
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She should have said - well we tried calling first but were on the phone for quite a while- you said our call was important to you and you were 'experiencing an unusually high volume of calls'...

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Lemmy 0.19 compatibility? (self.lemmyconnect)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by SquiffSquiff to c/[email protected]
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Two instances I have accounts with have switched to Lemmy 0.19. This is a breaking change for many apps, including Connect. Is there any news re supporting this in the near future or is it time to look for another app?

Edit:

This is now working for me (at least for 2 separate instances) with Connect version 1.0.153 (details in comments below). Thanks so much for rapid response!

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Sea Vixen - twin engines, twin tail, twin cockpit, single canopy (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Re-posting one of my posts from the other place

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