Got called out by a mod in Myanmar for posting a local protest video

I shared a clip from Yangon showing a small demonstration last February, thinking it was public info. A moderator from the country messaged me saying that video got people arrested and I was spreading risky content. They explained how the junta monitors foreign forums to track dissent and target individuals. I ended up deleting the post and now I check the source context before sharing anything from restricted regions. Has anyone else had to rethink what they post based on feedback from locals in sensitive areas?

Just realized a cheap camera housing trick for deep checks

Been fighting with fogged up housings on 100ft+ dives in Seattle until I tossed in a silica pack from beef jerky - crystal clear every time now. Anyone else got a random hack that saved you gear money?

Suction line ruptured on a job near Mobile last Tuesday

We were pulling sand out of a pond for a housing development, about 50 feet of 8-inch hose. Around 3 PM the suction line just blew apart at a coupling. Lost about 15 minutes of production before we could get the pump shut down. Had to rig a bypass with spare hose sections we had on the truck. Cost us half a day overall because we had to reprime the whole system. Anyone else dealt with old couplings giving out at the worst time?

Was talking to a journalist from Turkey and he said some stuff that made me rethink the whole 'free press' idea

Lost 8 hours because of a hidden default setting in my firewall

I spent an entire Saturday last month trying to figure out why my home server kept dropping connections every 10 minutes. Turned out the firewall on my router had a default setting that blocked ICMP packets after a certain threshold. I must have rebooted that thing 15 times before I thought to look at the actual config file. The problem was right there in black and white, but the web interface didn't even show that setting. Who has time to dig through a command line for basic troubleshooting? I'm still annoyed that a product aimed at "easy setup" would hide something so crucial. Has anyone else dealt with a router that just silently killed your traffic like that?

Question about fighting a parking ticket from the City of Edmonton

Saw a guy at the courthouse last week who got $150 knocked off his ticket just by asking for a review, has anyone else here actually had luck disputing one of those camera van tickets?

That google AI demo with the leather jacket was a total mess and nobody's talking about the real problem

I saw that whole Google Gemini demo last week where the guy asked about leather jackets and got that weird response about not being able to help with that. Everyone's laughing about it being woke or whatever but I think people are missing the real issue. The AI clearly didn't understand context or sarcasm at all, it just had some scripted filter that blocked certain topics. I run my own electrical shop so I deal with software that makes dumb decisions all the time. Last year our inventory system flagged conduit as a dangerous weapon and locked up for 3 days. My point is these AI safety guards are way too blunt, they block everything instead of actually understanding what's being asked. Has anyone else noticed these systems getting more restrictive and less useful at the same time?

Taped a ceiling with wet mud instead of setting-type compound. Never again.

Dean canceled the scheduled hate speech debate last minute

I was in the auditorium at Ohio State last week. 50 students showed up for a debate on campus hate speech rules. Dean walks in and says it's off because 'tensions are high.' Just let us talk it out. Has anyone else had their event shut down without warning?

Found a way to avoid those stupid ATM fees on vacation

I travel to Chicago a few times a year and got tired of paying $4.50 at random ATMs. So I opened a checking account at that local credit union on Clark Street, and now I use their ATMs for free. Has anyone else found a bank that refunds out-of-network fees? Mine doesn't.