aseriesoftubes

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[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As odious and obnoxious as Cruz is, let’s face it: he’s running for state-wide office in Texas. I don’t want him to, but he’s pretty likely to win.

LaCivita is probably looking at some internal polling for DJT that looks pretty terrible. He’s probably figuring that if he bails out now, he can avoid having a loss on his resume, and also gain a win.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In Texas, it’s easier to vote by mail if you’re in fucking space than if you’re in a black ZIP code.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

“bOtH sIdEs!” - The leader of a religion that has a well-documented, 1000-year history of sexual abuse, torture, turning a blind eye to genocide, and actually committing genocide.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it the additional data you give them to enter the giveaway?

Basically. You’re telling TP-Link that you’re a business that’s interested in selling their products. In return, their Sales team now has your information and can ~~pester you~~ tell you all about the latest TP-Link products.

Additionally, they’re putting their products directly in the hands of customers who could become even bigger customers. If you, as a company, decide you like the product, then you’re probably going to buy more of said product.

Finally, TP-Link is being selective about who gets the freebie—they’re not just handing them out willy-nilly. From the fine print:

Offer valid only for SolutionX partners. One Insight S445 (2.8mm) camera per qualified SolutionX partner. Approval is required, and TP-Link reserves the right to verify applications

So there’s probably some sort of “legitimacy threshold” you have to clear in order to get the goodies.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Everyone on the left who complains about the lack of choice in elections should take note of which party these three politicians are from.

I assure you, Republicans are happy to let first-past-the-post and two-party rule continue until they’re finally able to seize all the levers of power. The only feasible way to give third parties any power whatsoever is to take your medicine and vote for Democrats.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

More conspiracy theory bullshit about Hunter Biden.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 66 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Why does this motherfucker keep getting to interrupt?!!

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

“Spheres of Tara”

Leave Tara alone! What did she do?

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is he saying immigrants did Jan 6?

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Now he’s about to take the bait on the former Reupbs who are voting for Harris.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 76 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Fuckin dummy took the bait on the rally size thing.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The moderators need to stop Trump from talking out of turn. So much for the mute button.

 

This Topton-brand mini-ITX motherboard on AliExpress seems like a pretty decent choice for an Opnsense/Pfsense-based home router setup. It has four Intel 2.5gbe ports, an integrated 10W TDP CPU, and way more storage options than necessary for my use case.

However, I’m leery of just about everything from AliExpress. In this case, I assume security is probably a distant consideration after function and price point.

Am I being overly paranoid? Are products like this riddled with back doors and other exploitable components? Has anyone else out there built a router using this board?

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