• 9 Posts
  • 705 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: January 10th, 2024

help-circle

  • I think the old plastic rings have been banned in some states. For cans I’ve mostly seen beer cans now coming in a thicker but more widely recyclable ring. Sometimes they come in paperboard boxes like the larger packs do and suspect that’s where the industry is moving. I’ve still seen something like the old rings come with soda in plastic bottles. Really not sure why they haven’t changed.











  • People used to post Piped/Invidious links all the time, but that eventually became a problem because it meant the link often went to a different proxy than the one that might be a user’s preferred server, and it made it harder to copy the link for use with a preferred server. After some discussion, the consensus became that people should just post the YouTube URL as the main link so users could utilize the preferred proxy they likely already have configured, and then (optionally) include a Piped/Invidious link in the body text for those who don’t currently use a proxy but would like to try it.




  • I never understood how transactions were supposed to be anonymous if every single one ever made was recorded on the blockchain. The argument a long time ago seemed to be that the sheer volume of transactions would make it impossible to reasonably handle, but in the past couple years I’ve seen more and more stories where the FBI has tools that let them trace transactions and use them in arrests of people engaged in crimes that have netted millions of dollars. Maybe right now it’s still only worth doing on major crimes, but I assume it will only get easier and more available with time.