Master(bater) of none?

They don’t mess around with their requirements either and strictly enforce them. If you don’t follow their rules and your domain is deleted, there is no refund or recourse.

That’s usually determined at the registrar level, not the registry level, though of course there are always exceptions.

Some ccTLDs have strict requirements (looking at you .de), but most are fairly standard TLDs. The last time I checked, .tv (for Tuvalu) was responsible for something like 40% of the country’s GDP, so it’s not surprising that most ccTLDs are welcoming to outsiders.

Edit: I was curious so I double checked, and apparently as of 2019 .tv was closer to 9% of Tuvalu’s Government spending according to Wikipedia. In my defense, the last time I researched the matter was several years prior to 2019, and additionally I have no doubt that I’m misremembering and/or unintentionally exaggerating that figure.

Regarding .de domains, I’ve seen multiple examples of a registered domain being completely deleted with absolutely no refund or recourse because the Registrant/Admin contact(s) didn’t respond to a physical letter sent by DENIC via post in Germany.

Thanks for the clarification. Given the context of how this comment thread has developed, I didn’t know what to expect.

I’m not sure how to interpret this since I don’t wear glasses. I can’t tell if your response was intended as a compliment, insult, joke, or something else entirely.

Full disclosure, I’m on the spectrum so there is likely something that is going over my head. I can only hope that your comment was given with positive intentions and was intended to evoke positive feelings in the reader.

My understanding is that the Dr. was referring to her glasses prescription, but the numbers he provided were misinterpreted as some sort of rating on her appearance (or perhaps basketball performance).

He didn’t intend to cause that confusion, which is why he acknowledged that his choice of wording was not ideal. I hope that clears things up.

I’ve used this handle before that sounds like it would suit your needs. Of course it also requires Zigbee or Z-wave connected to your HA setup if you want to log locking/unlocking in HA.

That’s a lot of adapters to get from USB to USB. There’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere.

What’s the adapter between the 9 to 25 pin and 25 to 9 pin serial adapters? Looks more substantial than a typical gender changer, maybe one of those dip switch adapters upside down?

So sorry for the incredibly late response but this absolutely helped make it click for me. Thank you for the detailed explanation!

I know this obviously wasn’t your intention, but you managed to encapsulate the attitude of my ex and her family to the letter.

I grew up with food insecurity and poverty, she came from wealth. My family was always open and honest about our thoughts and feelings, her family had strict expectations and roles.

Both her and her mom would constantly engineer situations where I would be forced to prove my masculinity, regardless of how uncomfortable, scared, tired, or belittled I felt. This included things like going out to dinner during a snow storm, moving us from one apartment to another on my own, trying to convince me to physically assault someone else to “defend” her, and purchasing heavy items online that she couldn’t lift and while I was injured.

In hindsight I can see and understand how toxic that relationship was, but at the time I was excited to be receiving any positive attention from someone I was attracted to (whenever I was able to fit their mold), and didn’t know any better.

Apologies for the long rant, your comment hit the nail on the head and also apparently triggered those memories for me.

I absolutely agree! But as I said in my initial response, I personally would think of that as more of a flattering compliment than anything else. I don’t understand why the dad found the similarities so overwhelmingly funny that he was on the floor laughing, struggling to breathe, with tears in his eyes.

Apparently OP understood the context as a “sick burn,” and I’m assuming the dad was laughing for some sort of similar mean spirited reason. I just feel like I’m out of the loop and I’m not understanding why the comparison is funny or any kind of burn.

I appreciate you trying to help me understand, but I’m sorry to say that I still don’t get it. Are large eyeglasses inherently funny for some reason?

Full disclosure I’m on the autistic spectrum, so I’m sure there is something obvious that I’m missing. In my mind large eyeglasses make a lot of sense because they cover a fuller degree of the field of view for the wearer.

I think that’s awesome! Mirabel is an amazing protagonist and Encanto is a wonderful movie, in my opinion. I would probably be more confused by dad’s reaction than anything else.

And what a delicious, satisfying, and filling soup at that!

Bahaha great minds I suppose. I tried searching for a similar post before making mine and didn’t find anything, but clearly I didn’t search for long enough.

While wearing jeans!

Needs more jeans.

jennsview.com So close!

I just installed and chsh’d into ksh, does that count?

Never forget this Tom Cardy classic: https://invidious.f5.si/watch?v=Ap9GqyLoWyY

Or: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap9GqyLoWyY