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My dad fought the Nazi's they lost. The world knows it. What is the deal with their recent resurgence?

Neighbor has a tree that shits leaves and gunk all over our back patio and the roots are coming under our fence and fucking up our concrete. I want to start spraying the limbs hanging over our fence with salt water and pour buckets of the stuff down on the roots if necessary. Approx how much salt am I going to need and how long...

[labwc] baby steps with Alpine

slowly putting together a new system – I didn’t plan on it being a lightweight system, it’s just kinda ended up that way (and probably won’t be by the time I finish) – actually finding it kinda fun building up piece-by-piece...

Are your grandparents and parents nice or tolerant people?

I’ve just been out for food with parents (60’s) and nana (80’s) and I don’t know why I go as they leave me disheartened every time damn time....

The bloody cockwomble

On the way to work, i need to cross the road, so i use the zebra crossing, traffic slows down, i begin to cross, but a cyclist decides he’s overtaking the traffic which has now stopped, missing me by about a foot, im actually a bit dumbfounded, obviously i called him a cockwomble, and some other choice words, but seriously,...

Only took 12 years...

I’m Pissed

Knife vs. Gun Control?

Why are knife control laws so strong in the United States as opposed to gun control?...

Toy/game makers often list skills children learn while playing them. What skills would adult games develop?

I find no motivation in working for myself

The title is really vague, so I’ll try to clarify my intentions here:...

PSA: Download on your hard drives, never trust online hosting.

TLDR: Download your content offline before it gets lost forever....

What are You Working on Wednesday

Weekly thread to discuss whatever you’re working on, big or small, at work or in your free time.

Simple safe encryption for a server?

Hi, I’m running a ubuntu based backup server. And was wondering if there’s a simple way to encrypt my drives in case they get swiped or something by a break in. But also in a way that the computer can be restarted and decrypt the drive without me needing to stick a key in everytime. Any ideas? It seems basic but I’m not an...