Allow me to list all the reasons why the government cares and all the repercussions that will come out of it:

Removed. Someone else already said this before. Also, please ensure you stick to the stlye guides next time, and be less ambiguous. SO could mean a plethora of things.

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Induction stovetops and ranges are expensive, but induction cooktops are cheap. I’ve been using this one to avoid my gas range for years now. Heats up faster than gas and it plugs in to a normal 120v outlet. Haven’t looked back, except when I absolutely need multiple burners. Maybe I’ll buy a second, lol.

It’s also great for camping.

I bought a toaster oven and a $50 induction cooktop, and now I almost never have the need to use my gas range. I hate that thing.

Mods, it’s this one right here

Agree, that’d be awesome. However, it’s probably not worth their time to create/maintain/support a self-hostable backup server/integration since this has been possible for many years now via Signal’s existing backup functionality. You can backup Signal to device storage, then sync that to a remote server using Syncthing or whatever else. Not super user friendly, but neither is hosting your own server.

EDIT: At least on Android

Abbott won against Beto 54.76% to 43.86%. With 4,437,099 votes for Abbott, that is about 19.6% of the voting-age population in 2022. Abbott is not wildly popular and a large portion of the state hates his guts. Texas is wildly disenfranchised.

The top thing I hate about it is that it releases toxic gas into the room, and I don’t (like most people around here) have a vent hood that vents outside. You can clearly smell when the stove, or especially the oven, is running. Better setups probably have less of an issue with this, but even commercial stoves need to be properly vented, and proper residential ventilation is just a rarity in the US.

There has been proper research that shows that pollution from gas stoves contribute to thousands of deaths annually, and that they release toxic gasses even while turned off. Gas furnaces are specifically designed to vent 100% of their air outside. That’s the general guidance with anything gas-powered, except for stoves and ovens for some reason, which vent exactly 0% of their air outside.

The next biggest thing is that it’s just plain slower and less energy efficient than induction (or even electric). Energy efficiency isn’t a huge problem, since gas is just waaayyy cheaper than electricity, but I love the fast heat up times of induction, which are partly due to the great energy efficiency.

Air quality is a huge factor, but I also just like cooking on induction better anyway so there aren’t really any downsides for me besides maybe a minimally higher electric bill.

I bought a $50 nuwave induction cooktop 3+ years ago and have since used it as my main stove, and even taken it camping. It’s still going strong and hasn’t shown any signs of wear and tear, other than a sticker peeling off a little. One of the best purchases I’ve ever made, I hate my gas stove.

Vouchers are fraud by design

State may lose its $69 Trillion “investment” if it shuts down its orphan-crushing machine

Quite the headline you’ve got there.

The taxpayers are on the hook for this dumbass bullshit anyway, may as well skip the crimes against humanity.

Alarm systems are often unnecessary. However, if you need one, I’d go with an old-school hard-wired system from a company like DSC. I’d avoid any “smart” devices unless you really want the convenience. For cameras, you can get a real CCTV system with beefy cameras that record to a local hard drive.

Wireless systems, like Simplisafe, are hilariously easy to bypass with even a weak radio transmitter. The devices run on very low power so put out weak signals that are easy to drown out.

Security companies will try to charge you insane monthly fees for crap you don’t need. There are companies out there that will tie into your wired system and do things like call you and the police when things go wrong for less than $20/mo. If you want the police to actually respond, I’ve heard you’ll need a camera system, otherwise they’re going to assume it’s a false alarm and get to it when they get to it, if ever. Any additional upgrades, like connecting additional smart devices to a security app managed by your provider, are generally scams imo.

Once you add networked connectivity to any of this, they tend to lock things down so they can charge you unnecessary fees to access your devices. The nice part of a dumb wired system, besides being unhackable, is that you can wire an esp32 up to it yourself and connect it to home assistant. I’d check for device compatibility with esphome before buying anything.

That’s all for actual security, though. It’s going to be overkill for 99.999% of people. The convenience of smart and/or wireless devices should not be overlooked. For something like windows, a few zigbee contact sensors from Aqara would have you covered for very cheap and the install is just sticking them on. I wouldn’t consider it a true security system, but it’s easier and more realistic. Throw in a smart camera and doorbell and you’re golden. Eufy lets you store video locally without a subscription, which is nice, but that doesn’t actually mean that it’s private.

Whoops, thanks for the correction! Fuck both of them.

Palantir is a mass surveillance company~~, not an AI company like the article suggests. They are those black cameras and solar panels you see popping up on every inch of road across the country. They track your every movement, logging license plates and car descriptions. Then they make it available to any highschool bully with a badge.~~

EDIT: Whoops, I confused them with Flock. Palantir is still a mass surveillance company that does shady stuff for the government, but they aren’t the car cameras.

No sir, officer

Well they weren’t on the roof

What’s the difference?