[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Maybe The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, by Ursala McGuin?

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Schlage makes a keyless entry lock that isn't strictly "smart" (no wifi or Bluetooth) but is pretty well made and as secure as any common deadbolt lock. I have two and have been using them for several years with no problems. I can't remember the model but they are in the $100 price class and most major hardware outlets have them.

As others have said, I'd stay away from any kind of fully remote lock.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

I was never gruntled in the first place.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

I have a landline, I hear a dial tone every time I pick up the phone.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Community colleges often hire teachers solely based on applicable experience. For K-12, teaching without a degree may be possible depending on the demand and where you live.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago

Precise time came to humanity with the railroad. Until then no one cared very much about whether it was 11:35 PM or "around midnight" or "way past bedtime." Train timetables were the first thing that made minutes matter to the general public.

Mariners cared about time and preferred to be as precise as possible, but did pretty well telling local time by the stars. Finding longitude was a problem until good clocks came aling though.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

We do, it's called Universal Coordinated Time. The time is now 00:37 UTC, or 16:37 Pacific Daylight Savings Time.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

The ad blocker fight is getting really strange. I don't use a blocker, but this morning I couldn't read an article on google news without disabling my ad blocker which I don't have.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You say it's priced at 85K, repairs 15K. Would you buy it if it was in perfect condition for 100K? If so, buy it. If not, walk.

I don't know what your local market is like, but in most places a seller won't entertain that much price reduction.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's been a long time since I looked at bar codes, but this link is to an old printer manual that has some useful information in its appendix: https://www.cognitivetpg.com//assets/downloads/105-008-02_Programming_Manual-HTML_revC2.pdf

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Storm windows are a thing in four season climates, basically just another pane of glass over the existing window in winter. I have known low income people to just staple clear plastic over the frame for the same effect. You might give it a try. Ugly, but better than boarding them up.

[-] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Something like that happened to me how once. I was at an art gallery and asked if photography was ok. The guard said sure, and flash was ok as well, so I flashed him and he threw me out.

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