aseriesoftubes

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[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 34 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And sadly, it’s perfectly legal according to the 13th Amendment.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

It’s not an apples to apples comparison. The fact is that many Amazon employees can make 25-50% more, with better work-life balance, better benefits, a less toxic environment, and the ability to work from home.

Source: former Amazon employee who got out a few years ago.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

I feel like it would be more realistic to repeal the Apportionment Act of 1911. At the very least, it would correct the massive inequality in congressional apportionment. It would also increase the number of electors in the largest states, which would mostly benefit democrats.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, it’s a reference to George Papadapolous, a national security adviser to Trump who had extensive contact with the Russians, including working on setting up meetings between Trump and Putin. He was then caught lying to the FBI about these contacts. When the news came out, Trump dismissed his one-time advisor as a “low-level coffee boy.”

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Low-level coffee aide

Edit: If you missed the reference, read up on George Papadopolous.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

As I remember it, this was after a rally that was billed as being the biggest ever, but in fact K-Pop fans figured out how to game the ticketing system, and as a result the rally was empty.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Don’t listen to those weak-kneed pencil-pushers, Mark! Stay in the race. You’re helping deliver the Governor’s mansion to Josh Stein and hopefully NC’s electoral votes to Harris-Walz!

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

My money's on the classic “dead girl or live boy.”

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As odious and obnoxious as Cruz is, let’s face it: he’s running for state-wide office in Texas. I don’t want him to, but he’s pretty likely to win.

LaCivita is probably looking at some internal polling for DJT that looks pretty terrible. He’s probably figuring that if he bails out now, he can avoid having a loss on his resume, and also gain a win.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Texas, it’s easier to vote by mail if you’re in fucking space than if you’re in a black ZIP code.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

“bOtH sIdEs!” - The leader of a religion that has a well-documented, 1000-year history of sexual abuse, torture, turning a blind eye to genocide, and actually committing genocide.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it the additional data you give them to enter the giveaway?

Basically. You’re telling TP-Link that you’re a business that’s interested in selling their products. In return, their Sales team now has your information and can ~~pester you~~ tell you all about the latest TP-Link products.

Additionally, they’re putting their products directly in the hands of customers who could become even bigger customers. If you, as a company, decide you like the product, then you’re probably going to buy more of said product.

Finally, TP-Link is being selective about who gets the freebie—they’re not just handing them out willy-nilly. From the fine print:

Offer valid only for SolutionX partners. One Insight S445 (2.8mm) camera per qualified SolutionX partner. Approval is required, and TP-Link reserves the right to verify applications

So there’s probably some sort of “legitimacy threshold” you have to clear in order to get the goodies.

 

This Topton-brand mini-ITX motherboard on AliExpress seems like a pretty decent choice for an Opnsense/Pfsense-based home router setup. It has four Intel 2.5gbe ports, an integrated 10W TDP CPU, and way more storage options than necessary for my use case.

However, I’m leery of just about everything from AliExpress. In this case, I assume security is probably a distant consideration after function and price point.

Am I being overly paranoid? Are products like this riddled with back doors and other exploitable components? Has anyone else out there built a router using this board?

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