JDubbleu

@JDubbleu@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon makes money⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t forsee a 14 mm chain being cut by bolt cutters that would be reasonable to carry around. Especially considering the hardness of the steel it’s made of. I just don’t think it’s worth the effort given the amount of people using cable and D locks that can be cut with handheld shears.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon makes money⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s two things that will get your bike stolen. Having a shitter lock than everyone else or a nicer bike. I’d heavily recommend having a better lock

  I have an ebike worth about $2k given it’s range and top speed. However, I only lock it to extremely secure objects, and use a 10lb, 14 mm chain to secure it. So you’ve either gotta pick the lock which took LockPickingLawyer 2 minutes to do in a vice, cut whatever it’s attached to with an angle grinder, or cut through the chain.

  I doubt anyone is picking the lock, so they have to get through whatever it’s attached to, at which point the chain is still locking the awkward to carry, 100lb bike stationary. If they go for the chain I figure they’ll likely misalign the cutoff wheel at least once and it’ll explode in their face. Needless to say I don’t worry about my bike for day to day use, and if you get a similar lock setup you won’t have to either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zero to hero⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m willing to die on this hill with you because I find it hilarious

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s actually pretty common to say 0th index, but it depends a lot on context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I used to be with it, then they changed what "it" is⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anything for the gnar points

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have unlimited cellular data on my phone but not if I use it as a hotspot.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Every method I’ve encountered in the past was thwarted by a good ole VPN. This was all on unlocked or rooted phones though so YMMV work carrier phones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you work for a gig app in the US they make you go thru this charade when doing taxes where you're treated and taxed as an independent business owner. joke country⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Something people don’t tell you is you can file federal and state taxes at completely different places (they’re 100% separate anyway so it really doesn’t matter). I did this one year using freetaxusa for federal, and some other tax software that did state for free but charged for federal.

  This next year though I’m hiring a CPA because my shit has become complicated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is it possible to start a business if you have no money and skills, but have an idea?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Software engineers experience the same shit. “It’s Facebook, but inconsequential feature that no one will use”. I’ve started quoting people twice my hourly rate from my full time job and it’s gotten it to largely stop.