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octobob

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  • What happened that caused you to call emergency services for the first time?

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  • I saw a dog sitting in the middle of a busy road. Clearly wasn't a stray, but just lost and confused and all the cars were just driving around it. I got out and lead it to the sidewalk, but my car is still just sitting idle at the intersection. Cue people honking at me to move, because of course. Some drove around me. Finally one dude hops out, tells me to move my car while he holds the dog, then I do the same for him.

    The dog has no collar or tags and at this point we're like well idk what to do now because this is clearly someone's dog. We poked around a little bit, then call the cops for them to deal with it. Cops show up, say they can take it to the pound to see if it has a chip. We're literally all picking up this big 80 pound dog into the back of a cop car when a lady comes running down this big hill and is like "that's my dog"

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    How do you secure your home lab? Like, physically? From thieves?

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  • There never used to be tornadoes in my area. Now there are. With climate change, anything's possible!

  • FFS Plex, the server is on my local network

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  • My friends don't have it set up. Some of them are friends of friends, and people I don't talk to regularly. I'm not going to try and convert them. It's also a bit more complicated via tailscale or VPN reverse proxies and Plex "just werks". If there's anything beyond just installing an app and clicking an invite, a bunch of people who use my library are going to have a hard time. Like my dad, he's pushing 70. My friends would also have to do the goofy networking setup for it to work for me.

    I'm also not even sure if people I share with have means of installing. My one friend who uses my library a lot does it through a Samsung TV. That involves sideloading the app to install jellyfin.

    Lastly, like I said, music. Plexamp is one of my #1 used apps. There's a lot that goes into that beyond just being able to play media. It curates playlists depending on what you just listened to or gives you similar artists, similar to how Spotify makes a "radio" after playing something.

  • FFS Plex, the server is on my local network

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  • Something that's getting glossed over in these comments is the ability to easily watch or listen to friends' media.

    I have my own library with about 1k movies, a bunch of anime and TV, and 10k albums. But I have like 6 or 7 friends with libraries even larger. My one friend has 37k albums, they all have thousands of movies I never even heard of, etc. It really makes it like my own mini streaming service, and I love throwing on a huge music library on shuffle via plexamp while driving to/from work.

    I paid like $70 for a lifetime pass years ago, so I'm along for the ride I guess. I really rely on the music aspect of it, I haven't had a spotify subscription in like 7 years.

    I know they changed a lot lately, and particularly what pisses me off is how vague and how they intentionally obfuscate how their model works now. I have friends that for years used my library, and recently have been like "I saw Plex started charging now so I stopped using it" and I have to be like "no it's still free because I have a lifetime pass". It's definitely just to trick people into getting monthly subscriptions.

  • What is your personal little luxury you aren't supposed to have?

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  • Hell yeah

  • How do people in cities have fun without spending money at every turn?

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  • I live in a big old house from the 1800s with my fiance and a roommate and a dog, with a little yard but it's tucked away from a lot of the hustle and bustle. My closest neighbor is about 100 feet away.

    This is still in city limits. I can just as easily walk, bike, bus, drive wherever to go do fun things. But what you were describing of being occupied at home by hobbies and things to do still applies to me. I've been slowly renovating the house myself over the years. Just been working a lot of overtime lately so it's a bit hard to find the time.

    This is in Pittsburgh PA. Most of where people live is in similar situations of old 100+ year old multi-bedroom homes. There are some new "modern" or "luxury" apartments going in around town but if you live in one of those you're literally just an idiot or an outsider to the area and think that $1.5k rent for a 1br is "cheap" (my whole mortgage is $860 split 3 ways for context)

  • What is the best advice you can give to teenagers?

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  • What is the best advice you can give to teenagers?

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  • What is the difference between pansexual, bisexual, and omnisexual? How do I know which one I am?

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  • Does it matter?

    When I was a teenager, I used to think I was straight. Now in my 30s, I know I only like men. I've been with the same partner for 10 years. At some point I guess I stopped being attracted to women or wanting to pursue a romantic relationship with them. It didn't happen overnight.

    Meeting the right person changed something for me. I wouldn't get too hung up on labels. Date whoever you want.

  • Has anyone else noticed how dead most bars/clubs are now?

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  • Can't tell if you're for or against it.

    I don't even smoke but I don't mind it. Lets me know where the cheap dives are and the vibe is better.

  • Has anyone else noticed how dead most bars/clubs are now?

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  • Down here in Pittsburgh I can still pay $2-4 for a beer, and smoke inside.

  • Which games made you go into an "addiction phase"?

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  • Have you played Factorio? Based on what games you posted, I think you'd like it.

    I'm at like 650 hours and it still feels fresh, challenging, allows for creative and logical thinking

  • What's the REAL minimum power supply needed for a RTX 5060 Ti?

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  • The power supply is only going to output what it needs, nothing more. The wattage is a max rating. Oversizing will never harm anything

  • FitGirl games installation stuck at around 0.0% (Linux)

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  • For Linux, this is kind of a stupid workaround but I've had success, add the installer as a non-steam game and run it through proton by switching to it in the "game's" compatibility. Running it through wine has been hit or miss for me, it'll crash or freeze up, but proton has worked pretty well so far.

    Then after unpacking, install the game's .exe as a non-steam game and run that through proton, deleting the first installer from your library

  • Top load agitator washers, and electric dryers; What do y'all recommend?

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  • I didn't go with speed queen because they're nearly double the price of all other washer/dryers. I know they're built like tanks and don't really fail, or if they do they're easy to fix. But I've also heard they can be tougher on clothes and wear them out quicker.

    Ultimately ended up going with Maytag. It's been solid for the past 6 months, no issues at all and I got a free 5 year warranty from the small local appliance store I bought it in, so maybe check them out opposed to the big box stores. They fix it if there are problems, not Maytag.

    Also look for one with a "deep fill" option. All new washers have a federal requirement now that makes them "high efficiency" which really is just using way less water and spraying them for an hour. Whether this fully washes your clothes is a bit of a debate, but I guess that's how most are in Europe now. The "deep fill" option is supposed to be if you're washing bed sheets or very soiled clothes, but I still use it to soak my clothes.

  • I got this error while installing Arkham City (GOTY) from Fitgirl Repacks. How to fix it

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  • For Linux, this is kind of a stupid workaround but I've had success, add the installer as a non-steam game and run it through proton by switching to it in the "game's" compatibility. Running it through wine has been hit or miss for me, it'll crash or freeze up, but proton has worked pretty well so far.

    Then after unpacking, install the game's .exe as a non-steam game and run that through proton, deleting the first installer from your library

  • Battlefront II is currently at 3,99€, offers ends on the 10th of July

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  • If americans come to germany and act like german public Transport is the best, how frickin bad is american public Transport?

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  • My city only has the bus, which is super unreliable and the times might as well not exist half the time, or what happened to me recently was they changed stops for a route and Google maps never updated. It's typical to wait for an hour for a bus, sometimes they zoom right past you, or you need to transfer between lines. They're also planning on cutting 35% of bus lines next year, raising the fare, and stopping service at 11 pm, all due to lack of funding. You can read more here:

    https://www.rideprt.org/2025-funding-crisis/funding-crisis/

    There is a train, but it only goes to the suburbs outside of the city. The bus is your only option when you're in city limits.

    I would take some more confusing steps over there not being an option at all.

  • What technology will disappear in the next 10 years?

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  • There are a few countries like Sweden and India that are pushing more and more towards all digital payments and slowly trying to wean off cash. I think this is terrible for a number of reasons.

    The big one is I work on the side as an electrician from my day job. I get paid in cash (it's usually only like 5-10 hours a week). I save up that money and have been paying my plumber or tile guy for work that I don't want to tackle on my own at my house. There's a whole undercurrent of labor and an economy that gets paid in cash that does not need uncle Sam's prying eyes. I imagine it will be a long time before banks would stop taking cash in countries pushing for everything to be digital, but who knows.

    The other reason is the more vulnerable people in society. You can't tell me that making everything cashless and only payable via smart phone doesn't massively screw someone over who's homeless. A lot of people only get by via panhandling and if suddenly they can't buy food or ride public transit without a phone that is connected to cell service, that is a massive barrier.

    Lastly, all cash restaurants and bars. They're still common in my area. Things are usually a little cheaper there and I like paying cash for a few drinks. Or like the one bar I go to is still kinda lawless haha, a PBR is $2.