fionaellie's comments

fionaellie | 1 year ago | on: Happy 10k Day

Despite all the FUD in the comments, the Comma is the single best thing I've ever added to any car, ever. From now on, I'll only ever buy a car that's compatible. It makes me feel safer by a huge margin (I might or might not have fallen asleep one night on a long road trip and awoken to my car driving along happily, and there may or may not have been numerous times when my car stopped me in time). Driving fatigue is nearly eliminated, and comfort for passengers is higher.

It's far better at driving than either FSD or Autopilot, though it doesn't navigate or change lanes without input, but for long road trips those things don't matter to me at all.

fionaellie | 1 year ago | on: Gooey rubber that's slowly ruining old hard drives

This reminds me of what happens to that rubberized coating that was so popular on plastic peripherals a long time ago. I have a relatively recent Ubiquiti AmpliFi device and it's just...sticky. I can't get rid of the stickiness no matter what I try.

fionaellie | 1 year ago | on: Every .gov Domain

Sometimes viewing the world through your own lens is harmful, as you've learned here from the thoughtful replies to your comments. If you haven't traveled to places like South Sudan, haven't been black, and have no real understanding of the psychology of propaganda, then your responses are reactive and uninformed. It's a less-well-understood version of the "deleting" of USAID -- a tiny financial impact even there, but immense human suffering and loss of trust as a result. It's the lack of understanding of the average citizen that has resulted in this emotional, baseless movement we are witnessing.

fionaellie | 1 year ago | on: Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer

Wow. That brings back a lot of memories. Those escape codes, figuring how to insert a form consistently (line it up with the mark on the left, maybe click it three times or press an insert button to suck it in a bit), then continual adjustments until things mostly fit. Good memories!

fionaellie | 1 year ago | on: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

It's so stunning the word appears 13 times on this page.

fionaellie | 1 year ago | on: VoRS: Vo(IP) Simple Alternative to Mumble

unrelated, but I wonder if anyone can identify the terminal font used in the screenshot? I am looking for a good (free) serif monospaced font.

fionaellie | 2 years ago | on: Certain dogs are capable of learning the names for more than 100 different toys

How can I teach my dog the names of her toys?

fionaellie | 2 years ago | on: Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN

I quickly installed Outline on a free-forever Oracle VPS. This might be the best option for someone who doesn't want to buy a RPi, worry about SD card corruption, use any additional electricity at home, or spend any money. Even with the tiny free VPS provided for free, I'm getting great speeds of over 200mbps. And you can choose multiple locations to set up your free VPS.

fionaellie | 2 years ago | on: Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN

I use DietPi, which includes WireGuard and other things like PiHole. I've had my RPi 4 running without issue for more than 2 years, and can get 200mbps up and down.

fionaellie | 3 years ago | on: Good genes are nice, but joy is better (2017)

Even more obvious: Good relationships provide for a higher level of care and support. When health trouble arises, a devoted partner's presence (to identify issues and encourage action), care (when self-care isn't possible), and advocacy (within our challenging healthcare system) can make all the difference in the world.

fionaellie | 4 years ago | on: Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their key fob for remote start

From this video, I learned that it's quite hard to find, and if you're in the back seat, there's no emergency mechanism at all. https://youtu.be/QCIo8e12sBM?t=239

fionaellie | 4 years ago | on: Why Can’t I Leave a Three-Person iMessage Conversation?

I think that happens when people switch and forget to log out properly from iMessage. I learned that the hard way.

fionaellie | 5 years ago | on: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack

I can barely keep my Vivoactive 4 to maintain a Bluetooth connection with my iPhone. So frustrating, because one of the most useful tools, find my phone, is rarely available due to a broken Bluetooth connection. !!!