Posts by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #ArDGCfNYia0QMreB4C by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-02-17T14:56:50Z
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@futurebird It's a very interesting thought.When I was in 6th grade, I became aware of the "Vocational School" alternative to high school, and I liked the idea.It was because the brochure for the school showed people learning how to use computers, use CNC machines, fix cars, build structures, all things I wanted to do.But my parents insisted that I stay on the track to MAKE computers, not just USE them.
(DIR) Post #AsMJe4cI3NcKG6G0TQ by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-03-23T20:59:51Z
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I insist on trying to repair my own things, even if the manufacturer does not cooperate.Today, it was the fuel pump for a John Deere 350-series lawn tractor with a 21.5hp Kawasaki engine. It was sputtering, low power, even after changing fuel and air filters, and spark plugs. Only 40hrs use, practically brand new.The advice for consumers suspecting fuel pump problems is "replace it - not serviceable. Ha...#RightToRepair 1/x
(DIR) Post #AsMJe5he0xUhczlnSS by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-03-23T21:07:33Z
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@SlicerDicer Wow, note to self, buy an ultrasonic cleaner ! Maybe I can ask my dentist to clean my carb 😎
(DIR) Post #AsMJe8fcyufCpbqjEO by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-03-23T21:02:59Z
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So the first thing for me is determining the principles of operation for this component. It's non-electric, so from the connecting hoses, and educated guess, I decided this is a pump powered by crankcase vacuum. The little gold-colored patch of mini-metal-balls is an air filter/port. Inexpensive, but I could imagine the failure modes already...2/x
(DIR) Post #AsMJeDaUhQWo58UCQK by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-03-23T21:04:59Z
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Then, my usual plan - disassemble and clean it. I blew everything out with compressed air in both directions for air and fuel. Reassembled...Problem solved, for only the cost of time. No need to replace anything.3/3
(DIR) Post #AtLlAgHo3SVdiVeAxU by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-22T13:05:46Z
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@Nonilex It's interesting that someone else recently used that "fork in the road" phrase, is it not...https://www.theverge.com/policy/600995/elon-musk-trump-federal-worker-buyout-email
(DIR) Post #AtMAaYMed0OVWzLeEK by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-22T17:50:35Z
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@Nonilex It's also why I've cancelled my ParamountPlus/CBS subscription. Like the NYT and WaPo, they deserve none of my subscription money while they cave in to fascists.
(DIR) Post #AtMDZdfXigkPYXRGIi by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-22T18:24:02Z
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@Nonilex I have a different idea. Let's keep pummeling Putin and his paid help into the cold, hard, ground, then negotiate with them.Slava Ukraini !Fuck Fascists, as the founders of the US and signatories to the Declaration of Independence intended.
(DIR) Post #AtMrtkCh877PmV5SCW by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-23T01:55:52Z
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@Nonilex Does not my State of Maine have them beat by two weeks ?https://apnews.com/article/trump-maine-usda-transgender-sports-abfc3c0c63995764bed6fcee167a2509
(DIR) Post #AtORppPzak30IrhOQS by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-23T17:54:48Z
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All sanely-governed states must deny travel to visitors from Texas, with due process for appeal, until they get their measles outbreak under control. It's just like CA inspecting my vehicle for alien plants when I came in via RT 80 a few years ago.
(DIR) Post #AtORprwKDV6C7iqF6G by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-23T18:40:29Z
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@SlicerDicer You've gotta start somewhere. Any pressure necessary to help Texas overthrow their own kakistocracy is a good thing.
(DIR) Post #AtORptdbu3JjOG6KCu by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-23T20:07:33Z
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@SlicerDicer Nope, probably missed my chance to visit Austin, which seems like a nice island in a State that otherwise does not seem to want me, or half of its people, to be there.
(DIR) Post #AtatRuYaf5rmFPBB8C by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-29T20:19:12Z
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@Nonilex It's a complicated topic, and I'm not immersed in it, but is there a consensus on the approved way to express contempt for the policies of Israel the country, and Netanyahu the authoritarian leader, to protest them loudly here in the US and on campuses, without being seen as "antisemetic" ? Is there a way to stop conflating religious, ethnic, and racial identities with political/military actions taken by the governments of the Mideast ?
(DIR) Post #AtdCElwjeRHxDsqDUe by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-04-30T22:59:08Z
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@Nonilex Another way to think of it is that since Trump is a traitor, working for Putin/Russia and against Ukraine and US national interests, all the support from the "blank check spending" (mostly for US Defense Industry products, so self-dealing) has not resulted in the Russian defeat that should have materialized. Ukraine owes us nothing, and we owe them everything we have to stop Putin. Our job is to stop Trump before he kills us all.
(DIR) Post #AwPTiY3FDFIqjH4J9s by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-07-23T01:45:18Z
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@futurebird It's Malls replacing town squares, but in electronic form.
(DIR) Post #AxYoNlBNHZ6YdOm0xM by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-08-26T11:12:42Z
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@jmaris You guys just need to resurrect Nokia, open source it, and you could put Apple and Google out of the phone business (and make some money !). Software-wise, seems like PostmarketOS has it covered.
(DIR) Post #AxYttiEcHDxeWuLSwi by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-08-26T11:51:20Z
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@jmaris Good point, and I should know this because I'm one of the only US people who owns a Fairphone 5 running eOS !
(DIR) Post #AxliCxMhZc5cYy13Me by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-09-01T16:24:54Z
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@dalias Amen. Your post reminded me of this from a Brave browser a few days ago, operated by a human, with a correct clock...What in hell is anyone supposed to do with that error description...
(DIR) Post #B1Dybfso0PM4CvVrTE by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2025-12-14T01:50:01Z
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@dalias @PrivacyDigest I was actually wondering if some of the #Epstein datasets that people are downloading will eventually be flagged as CSAM by Copilot or something.
(DIR) Post #B21ZPwwWui6ODKdP96 by jab01701mid@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T00:00:25Z
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@dalias I was interviewing for a job at Roku once and asked "am I allowed to pronounce it 'Rock you' ?". They had no sense of humor about it at all, so I knew it was not worth trying very hard to get hired.