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owenfromcanada

@ owenfromcanada @lemmy.world

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  • There's no such thing as a wrong number any more

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  • There's a store in my town that either had a bad receipt printer, or had their number wrong on it (my number differs from theirs by one digit). Either way, I get a call for them every few months. I don't really mind.

    I don't get that many spam calls anymore, and the ones I do get, I just have fun with them (practice my very rough French, try out a new accent, or just wait about 10 seconds and burst into song). Unfortunately most of the junk calls these days are bots :(

  • Why do you use the distro you use?

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  • I've used Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and Manjaro. All viable options. I'm currently using Mint on my daily driver, Ubuntu on my HTPCs, and Debian on my servers.

    I liked the rolling release aspect of Manjaro, but I missed having a system that works with DEB files. I'm not a fan of flatpak/snap/appimage due to the size (I've often had to use slower internet connections). I settled on Mint for my daily driver because it has great and easy compatibility for my hardware (specifically an Nvidia GPU). It worked okay on Manjaro as well, but I've found it easier to select and switch between GPU drivers on Mint. And Cinnamon is my favorite DE, and that's sort of "native" to Mint.

    I'm using vanilla Ubuntu on my HTPCs because I have Proton VPN on them, and it's the only setup I've found that doesn't have issues with the stupid keyring thing. And Proton VPN's app only really natively supports Ubuntu. The computers only ever use a web browser, so the distro otherwise doesn't matter that much.

    I'm using Debian on my servers because it's the distro I'm most familiar with, especially without a GUI. Plus it'll run until the hardware fails, maybe a little longer.

  • my first ban

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  • At worst I would have categorized your question as insensitive or maybe inflammatory. At worst.

    Ah well, that's .ml for you.

  • Does anyone else intentionally have no ISP-provided Wi-Fi at home and instead ration mobile data for Internet access?

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  • I switched to a home-oriented 5G system from T-Mobile. The price was decent for my area ($50/month), and most importantly, Spectrum got nothing from me.

    Before that, my wife and I would use our phone hotspots for internet (Visible has plans that have unlimited throttled hotspot). The speed was capped at 5Mbit/s, but it was enough for us (and was only $25/month/phone at the time).

    I've since moved back to Canada and am using a reseller (Oxio), which has been great so far.

  • If you could create an additional day of the week, what would you name it and why?

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  • I'd bring back Logsday.

  • Is killing/anger a sin when God does it?

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  • Don't be sorry! These are great questions.

    One thing to note about anger: anger itself isn't a sin. We're told to be "slow to anger," that is, patient. But there are things that can and should make us angry, just as Jesus was at certain points. Even killing itself isn't strictly a sin, the ten commandments specifically condemn murder (unjust killing). Though unlike anger, I don't think Jesus ever condoned killing anyone.

    In terms of the OT fire-and-brimstone and genocide, there are a few lines of thought among Christians that I know. One line of thought is that God has the ultimate authority to destroy what he has created if he sees fit--he is the only one who has the authority to decide these things (thus when humans decide on their own to kill people, it's not justified). The other lines of thought suggest that God himself wasn't the one summoning fire and brimstone, but cities like Sodom wouldn't listen to him and were destroyed because of it (this is a more liberal interpretation of the biblical accounts).

    Generally speaking, since Jesus came to earth, God hasn't resorted to directly or indirectly killing people, so I don't see any justification for that today. But anger is still very much justified, we just need to be careful to direct it properly. Instead of directing our anger at people (who are fellow creations made in God's image and who God wants to redeem), direct it at the brokenness and unjust systems that are the root of it all.

  • Trump admin walks back tariff exemption on electronics

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  • a clearly defined plan

    I believe it was a concept of a plan

  • Do it

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  • Nothing at All in My Ass

  • Your next phone could have a 10km Bluetooth connection

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  • Does it count as Bluetooth if it extends that far? I haven't looked into the SoC, but that seems misleading at the very least.

  • Little Rule Dress

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  • It must be Link

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  • I'm less of a former Christian and more of a thinks-outside-the-box Christian, but I think Mat Kearney is pretty solid regardless of what you believe. Sufjan Stevens is awesome too, but a bit of an aquired taste.

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  • My first concert was Newsboys and Supertones (Newsboys was the opener, it was pretty early for them). Saw FIF a year or two later. Saw Insyderz at a smaller event a few years after that. To this day I get to say I've seen the three "big" Christian ska bands live.

    What a wild time. Jars is still on a regular rotation for me (Flood and Liquid are both bangers, and their Christmas album is one of my favorite holiday albums).

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  • What other band is going to write a song about Different Strokes? FIF is still part of my regular rotation.

  • Quack

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  • This isn't a meme, it's a call to action

  • House votes to overturn Biden-era rule limiting bank overdraft fees to $5, sends to Trump to sign

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  • "Hey, you know that policy that benefits working-class Americans and has virtually no drawbacks except to like five people? WELL IT'S IMPEDING OUR FREEDOM SO LET'S GET RID OF IT!"

    /s (I wish)

  • Safe passwords

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  • If you're looking to see how strong a password really is, check it here.

  • Do you have a unique pet name for your sweetheart?

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  • Not sure if it counts as it's not really a pet name, but when one of us is looking for the other, we make dinosaur noises. The query has an upward inflection ("raahhhh?") and the response has a downward inflection ("rahh!").

    At first it was just around the house. Now it's in public too.

  • I wonder how many male, middle aged US filmmakers regularly call it a "director's cut" when carving up the thanksgiving turkey for their family.

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  • I shamelessly crossposted this to c/dadjokes

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    I wonder how many male, middle aged US filmmakers regularly call it a "director's cut" when carving up the thanksgiving turkey for their family.

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  • There are some benefits (depending on where you live), but if it's not for you, keep doing what you're doing. If your family or friends give you pressure, you might need to have a serious talk with them at some point, but otherwise you do you.

    There are some situations where there's a significant advantage, though. Adoption is one--most agencies will consider (legally married) couples before unmarried folks. Which is unfortunate, but it's where things are at the moment. Probably some other cases too. But if you and your partner are of a similar mind, you can go to the courthouse and sign the paperwork, and even have a prenup in place if you want, and it doesn't have to be a "thing."

  • THE_PACK @lemmy.world
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    GOTTA GET ME A BEEF AND CHEDDAR

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    In a thousand years, will historians regard today as the digital dark ages?

  • Doodles of beans @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Bean

  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    The waveform of a whip sound mildly resembles a whip

  • OpenStreetMap community @lemmy.ml
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    Is there a way to do live location sharing?

  • shitposting @lemmy.ml
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    The gummint's puttin 4G in the yogurt!

  • The Onion @midwest.social
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    "Raiders of the Lost Ark" Review-Bombed by Republicans for Opposing Constitutional Rights

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Posting a cat rule or smthn idk

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    I was really nervous about my first day working at Olive Garden

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    I never reserve pasta water

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    I miss my tools

  • THE_PACK @lemmy.world
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    GOTTA HYDRATE ARROOOOOOO

  • shitposting @lemmy.ml
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    My Beans :(

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Egg nog is just a holiday milkshake

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    My wife didn't seem to like it when I whispered sweet nothings to her

  • Dogs @lemmy.world
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    Sleepy Void

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    HALP! TRAPPED IN THE VOID!

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    Half Void!

  • Writing Prompts @lemmy.ml
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    WP

    You've made it to Hero High.