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Gov. Mike Braun says tolling needs to be an option for Indiana's road funding future
  • Federal funding for road projects (among myriad others) is being cut, so funding will have to come from somewhere.

    If they really wanted to target drivers passing through the state as that claim, they should exempt hoosiers entirely from the tolls. But I think they're just blowing smoke, so their constituents won't get mad.

    The alternatives, as I see them, would be increasing registration fees or gas tax. Gas tax increase is obviously a no-go, because people will complain about fuel costs rising. Higher registration fees could be possible since they've done it before on electric vehicles, but would be argued against as: reducing the ability of poor families to afford a car.

    If I had my way, I'd exempt anything below 2 tons, since the heavier vehicles do far more damage. Then use 50% of the revenue to build a cycleway parallel to Kentucky ave, and another at mass ave to 21st and/or 30th.

  • "Recommended System Requirements" for buying a used PC for selfhosting
  • Couple years ago I wouldn't have argued, but with graphics cards ballooning to 3+ slots, you have to be more careful about which slots on the motherboard have full enough lanes to support your cards. And you have to make sure your motherboard has the full x16 slot in the highest position which is less common on boards with m.2. otherwise there isn't room for expansion cards

  • "Recommended System Requirements" for buying a used PC for selfhosting
  • Jonsbo makes some decent compact nas cases with plenty of space for drives. Look at their N series N3/N4 etc.

    matx would be more upgradable than itx, but nobody is making either of them with 10gb Ethernet. So I personally would be looking at full ATX boards so I could add in a nic.

  • "Recommended System Requirements" for buying a used PC for selfhosting
  • It's not impossible, but first Gen Ryzen was surprisingly good after AMD shit the bed for a few years. Most major manufacturers weren't willing to take a chance, though you can find some 2nd Gen available on the used market.

    If it were me, I'd look for a motherboard/CPU combo and assemble it into your case of choice. That way you aren't stuck with the weird form-factors of pre-built office computers.

  • "Recommended System Requirements" for buying a used PC for selfhosting
  • If you're ok buying used, I'd go for a first Gen Ryzen 8 core. They're cheap as chips since they don't support Windows 11, but the cpu is upgradable so you can upgrade if you need more power or want to run Windows 11. Also it's a ddr4 platform so the ram is under $100 for 64gb.

    A GTX 1050 would be fine for Plex, and discrete graphics would be required if you go with the Ryzen recommendation. I think rtx 3060 is probably the sweet spot for a 12gb vram card, but you won't need that much unless your streaming to 5+ Plex users simultaneously.

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  • Saying we need blood right now to water the tree of liberty IS a call to violence.

    That would be true if that's what was said.

    But looking back, they actually said they that they fear that time has come.

    Expressing a credible fear of violence isn't a call for violence.

  • Utah lawmakers unanimously approve German-style balcony solar
    cleantechnica.com Power To The People: Plug-In Solar Now Legal In Utah Homes - CleanTechnica

    New legislation in Utah introduces a new category for small, portable solar generation devices, allowing residents to integrate plug-in solar systems into their homes more easily.

    Power To The People: Plug-In Solar Now Legal In Utah Homes - CleanTechnica

    Up to 1200w can be back-fed into the 120v sockets in normal homes. No net metering or other permission required, as long as it meets UL/NEC standards.

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