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Right now Gab is the only place left where you don't have to worry about censorship. Just be prepared to block some people (freedom isn't always convenient).
guido
We will never tell.
guido
I can't wait for places and events. I'm going to have fun with them for sure.
rpstitz
This is the other half of the project, it contains an Elegoo Mega R3 microprocessor, a 2.8" color TFT LCD touch screen, a DS3231 real-time clock module with battery backup and an infrared sensor (so I can set the clock and adjust program parameters, etc with a wireless remote control). I'm not sure if the most fun part was designing the case, or writing the software that makes it work, but as you can see my last name is the first thing on the screen. The program is minimal, just enough to make it work...so version 1.1 is already being worked on. Yeah I think the programming is my favorite.

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These relay modules were very inexpensive, and as you can see most of the ink has rubbed off of the relays. I'm not very impressed because two of them have gotten sticky and won't turn off the lights consistently. I may need to clean up my power supply or else find some heavier hardware. The lights aren't very many watts either, so yeah there's a problem.

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This is part of a project that I've been working on. It controls relays that switch 110VAC for lights, fans and humidity control equipment. It's really cool to be able to use my computer to turn ideas into 3D models, and then even cooler to be able to use 3D printers to make them into something I can hold and use.

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Since quitting the mainstream social media platforms, I find less need to post. Maybe it has to do with the overtime at work and the fact that I don't really have time, but I'm getting content to not posting much. I sure hope I have time to go to the river and swim soon.
rpstitz
The Russian hackers attack our pipeline and Biden says it's a private company, not his problem. Now ransomware has our biggest meat producer shut down. If Trump was President, Putin would already have those people in custody. Biden equals weakness
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Hello Spring! It's about time!
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The website was down all weekend again, Powweb is the worst hosting company and we DO NOT recommend them.
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We will be back soon, the SSL wasn't being enforced (that's what the tech said) and so he clicked the "enforce SSL" switch. How that switch ever got thrown in the first place remains a mystery but you can rest assured that eventually the site will just magically start working again when they turn it back on. No refunds this time.
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Biden explained the reason blacks are disproportionately damaged by voter id is that they don't know how to use the internet to find out how to get an id like white people do so it's unfair to require an id card. I find it hard to believe that nobody has a problem with the leader of the democrats thinking blacks aren't as smart as whites. Is winning so important that you'd put up with a racist leader to achieve the win? Also he said that poor kids are just as smart as white kids. Oh and most of the dem funded (the stimulus gave them more than it gave you) planned parenthood abortion clinics are in non-white neighborhoods, so they're disproportionately exterminating the offspring of non-whites while making them appreciate having the right to "choose". What the democrats are doing is sickening, twisted and despicable and everyone who votes for a Democrat is an accomplice.
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Dinesh D'Souza is a true patriot. Here he explains in how our country ended up where we are today. Thanks Dinesh!


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Water is thawed, the truck isn't having any trouble getting out yet, but there's more snow coming in the morning. I'm going to try to get to work, even if I have to stay in Dexter overnight. They're talking about this next round of weather being bad and maybe taking down the power lines. We just got our big LP tank filled up today so we have enough heat for several months even without electric if needed. The worst part of no electric will be no water, but we have several gallons of water in jugs and also two cases of bottled drinking water. With luck and prayers we should be ok.
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We got about 8 inches and it is 7 degrees here right now. Our water is still frozen although I put heat tape on it today and new insulation. Hopefully it will thaw soon.

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The ice storm really made things slick for the past couple days, they sent us home early yesterday and called off work for today because of it. Tomorrow, we're working starting an hour late, and only if it's safe to be there. I live the furthest away but I have a 4x4 Dodge Dakota so I'm going to try to make it.
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The Democrats seem to think that I believe the election was stolen with illegal votes, faulty voting machine software and underhanded practices at the polls. This isn't true. Yes, Trump said the election was a fraud and all of that, but every loser says something and most losers contest the vote. The fact that Trump contested the vote didn't make me think the election was stolen. No, the election was stolen when Youtube, Factbook, Twitter, Google, Apple and Amazon (the libtech) took away free speech. President Trump was silenced, along with everyone else who was trying to tell people about Hunter Biden. That's wnen and how the election was stolen. Now, it's simply a matter of replacing every Republican who turned on Trump, and making sure that the right people win elections. All I can do is exercise my vote and my voice. If we all do that, things will be better. Do I believe that votes were stolen and there were problems with the election? Yes, just like every other election in history. Nothing new here, just higher stakes is all. Yes, we all got really mad and said things that we didn't mean and would never act on. Now it's time to get to work.
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I had never heard of The Weeknd but I love his songs. Half time show was well worth the watch.
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OMG 21-6 Tampa going into halftime. POO!!
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Best Superbowl commercial ever! Pringles causes Nasa not to notice the astronauts splashdown, and then again when a ship goes by and misses seeing them for the same reason. Makes me want to play Kerbal. Oh and Brady just got a touchdown. Booo! LOL
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So far, posts on other people's walls and friend requests sent are the only events that generate notifications. Since commenting on posts is already possible, I think that's the next thing that should generate notifications. Then I'll see about likes and notifications for those as well.
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When I was a kid my dad worked in a factory in a big three auto union. They almost went on strike once, and when one of the local supermarkets told them that they wouldn't support the picketers, the supermarket had to go out of business just a few short months later because none of the union workers or their families, or their families' families ever went there again. Yes, most were Democrats and they stick together better than most religious groups. We have to take a page from their playbook and start standing together on who we give our time and money to.
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woke.com is a domain that is available. I think it's the perfect name for a new social network that doesn't take any bull from the left and all of the politically correct idiots. I have been woke by the tech war, how about you?
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It's snowing!

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It would be awesome to have a social networking platform that runs on each member's computer and doesn't rely on a web hosting company that could shut it down. If only two members were using it, it would still work and if a million used it, it would work using the processing power and bandwidth of each member combined.
rpstitz
If you register, know that your full name will be public, along with your username and any profile picture that you upload. Your birthday and email address, which are required to sign up, will not be public and won't be shown to other members unless you post the information yourself. Later I will make a way to set different levels of security for each pii item, but for now the settings can't be changed.
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The main feed looks much better on my cell now, it wasn't centered. I'm picking one problem to fix at a time, it seems to go easier that way.
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Stitzweb condemns any and all violence. Did you know the vast majority of people who incite violence on social networking are liberals? Did you also know the vast majority of people censored and/or banned from social media for inciting violence are conservative? It's true. The left causes most of the problems while also causing most of the bitching about the same problems. They blame the right of the very same things they do, knowing that it looks like retaliation for the right to point out the activities of the left. We must remove them at the polls.
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I want to hear an explanation on why President Trump should have been impeached. I've heard that it is for inciting insurrection or a riot or both, but I haven't heard him say anything that in any way incited anything other than a peaceful gathering. The FBI says there is evidence that the break-in and seizure of the capitol building had been planned well in advance of the speech when President Trump was supposed to have said something wrong. So please, will someone send me a link to the video where President Trump incited violence and insurrection against the great nation that he loves so dearly?
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Masks aren't effective, so now Biden wants us to double up on masks. Fauci: No need to wear masks walking around. Fauci: if one mask stops some viruses, then it just stands to reason that multiple layers would stop more. Unless you're walking aound? I'm confused. Poop.
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Deaths are way up, but now that Biden is in office the country is opening. It was never about safety, it's all about politics. Not only was the election stolen, but the pandemic is being used as a political tool with absolutely NO CARE WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS IT KILLS. Are you tired of being lied to?
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I think that profile pics on this site need a border. The border color could indicate the type of member and verification status. Instead of making badges, colored borders are much easier and are just as easy to see and recognize. I'll try it out and see what it looks like. Maybe gray for unverified members and green if ok? IDK. Maybe gold for influencers? We'll figure it out.
rpstitz
Every Republican who gets a nomination at the convention must be a Patriot. We have to take back the party or get a new one.
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The 5 rinos that voted to impeach Trump in the Senate are: Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Because there weren't more Republicans who flipped on Trump, he was saved from the (second) illegal, unconstitutional impeachment. These five so-called republicans aren't Patriots in any stretch of the word, and must go. WE MUST TAKE BACK THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AT THE CONVENTION!
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John Matze is wanting us to play together, perhaps he's about to put Parler back up so we can all have a voice.
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I'm having left kidney pain, it's either an infection or I'm about to pass another stone. After what just happened with my gall bladder I'm about done with stones and doctors lol. Damn I'm not up to this.
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John Kerry says that we've been absent from doing our part for the past three years so now we've got to pay, pay, pay! Truth is, since Trump opened up all of the fracking and drilling, so many coal plants have switched to gas that we've been below the emissions regulations without having to be told by do-gooder Kerry. The left just can't admit the successes that Trump had so they're erasing them one by one. The history books will tell how we've been saved by the only one true savior President Biden, from that evil twisted tyrant Trump. LOL yeah cancel culture is coming after the rest of us next.
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LOL

Things like this are what I like to see when I'm using social media.

Just remember that this site isn't just for political rants, but it's probably going to see its fair share. The main thing I think it should be used for is promoting 3d printing. But that's just me.
rpstitz
I just edited the links offered on the links page, references to organizations that have recently acted unfairly because of differing political beliefs have been removed. If anyone reads this it may seem funny to them that my feeble attempts to get even for being silenced on my favorite social network aren't going to be noticed by anyone, but it feels good to strike back even if it's just in my own little world. It makes a difference in my life so it is worthwhile. And if EVERYONE who got butt hurt by the big tech companies when Parler went down reacted in some small, individually insignificant way, it would put them straight out of business. So don't underestimate your individual power and don't be afraid to exercise it even if it seems insignificant or you don't think it will make a difference.
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We need to make a list of all of the companies that anti-trusted us and make sure we protect ourselves from future outbursts by securing the same services elsewhere or else creating the services ourselves if they aren't otherwise available. These companies can't be allowed to monopolize and control our freedoms. I have no problem using the big companies so long as it's not mandatory. When they get all of the control, that's when they play ugly. We have to be able to switch away from bad behavior. I'm not calling for boycott, simply for protection from being subjected to control by a company that feels that I am a threat to them.
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If anyone comes out with a cell phone with Linux that works as well as an Android, has NO affiliation with ANY of the tech giants and costs less than $500 I'm in.
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Parler is a victim of the tech giants, and we now know that we can't put our faith into one platform. No single company or group can have total control. If there is ever a situation without backup again, it will be unacceptable. I think we need a common logon system so that several of us can host platforms that will combine when online, but scale if some are taken down. Perhaps this decentralized strategy could be a whole new way of social networking. With adversity comes adaptation and advancement.
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We need a new social network, one that will run without any of the big tech companies' blessing. Even if we have to redesign the internet itself to make it happen, these companies must not remain in control of our speech. They have anti-trusted themselves permanently as far as I'm concerned, and we now know how vulnerable our freedoms are.
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Google, Apple and Amazon have tried to take away my voice. I wrote this website several years ago and it's been sitting here ever since as a ghost town. Well Google, Apple and Amazon can kiss my ass because this site is my voice. I wrote all of the code that makes it work, and while it may lack the polish that their sites have, it is mine and not theirs to control. My voice doesn't get any recognition here but that doesn't bother me. I never posted on Facebook or Twitter to get responses, I did it to get things off my chest. This works just as well and won't ever be "improved" without it being my choice so it's really much better for me than Facebook ever was. The only two times I ever tried to sell anything on Facebook they said I broke the rules and took my posts down (a duck painting, they said was a live animal and a pair of shoes mom bought that she should have just took back to the store, Facebook accused me of trying to sell counterfeit shoes) so they haven't really ever been of use to me anyway.
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I just saw where Biden didn't wear his mask TWICE while on federal land after signing an executive order that masks are required at all times while on federal land or in federal buildings. Then his press secretary (who looks very familiar) said the reason was that he was partying on this historic day and that we have more important things to worry about then him not wearing his mask that day. So this means that he nor his press secretary (who may or may not have been stuck in a closet somewhere in the white house since Obama left) are really trying to bring us together. They're still right there shoving it in our faces that he's better than us and we are to do as told, not as we see him do. Who is this supposed to unite? Now to clarify, I normally wouldn't give two shits if someone wore a mask or not because I'm not a crazy fanatic but he is a hypocrite and I do care about that. I'm sick and tired of the elite c*%k su$%^rs that think they're better than everyone else, and they're so convinced of it that they don't even make an attempt to hide it. The reason we love Donald Trump so much is that he's NOT AN ELITE POLITICIAN and he's better at doing their job than they are. He's rough around the edges and doesn't act like a politician because HE'S NOT ONE. We're sick and tired of politicians lying to us and acting better than us and now that we've had a real person in the White House we know that things really CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED if you get the politicians out of the mix. They even went against him and he STILL GOT THINGS DONE. More things, in fact, than any other president. WTF? Don't think for a minute that just because you got rid of Donald J Trump that we aren't going to find more REAL PEOPLE to put in the Oval Office.
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I don't believe in defunding the police, in fact I think that's a really stupid idea. I do, however, believe that we don't need to be policed at the level that we currently are. Any system that makes part of its money by fining its citizens is faulty at its core and needs to be changed. There should not be any incentive to arrest and/or fine people other than safety. All fine money should be donated to unrelated causes and all expenses should be paid by taxes.
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President Trump needs to give his base instructions on who to vote for in the primaries and who the rinos are. We need to take the next 4 years to clean up our party. And then we need to fill the Senate and House with Patriots and make political views protected. Also we need to protect the title "news". Anyone who uses it in their company or show name should have to live up to a certain minimum standard of fairness and honesty or else lose their licenses. And now that we're faced with half of the nation going bat shit crazy, we need to set a standard of what is right and wrong and acceptable behavior, somehow, that is sane and consistent.
rpstitz
I need a javascript programmer that can write a script to watch the contents of the new post input field and take appropriate actions when people type tags. For instance, if I type #thisisatag a link should be created for the tag and clicking it should take the user to a page with a list of every post containing that same tag. If I type @rpstitz it should automatically see the username tag and link my page. When you hit the 'enter' button when typing a message, it just adds blank lines. While this might seem like it could help format a better looking message, the blank lines are removed when the message is posted. Javascript could capture the 'enter' key and activate the click event on the submit button, making it easier to use the website. These changes along with making adding pictures a little easier would be fairly easy to add if I knew javascript or had someone who did, and it would make the site much better.
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This is my first public post, I just made them possible. I hope I don't get too many complaints because my gui needs styled. I need a good java programmer to line out this new post form, but other than that all I need is the infrastructure to be just as useful as Twitter or Facebook. In fact, with some good old fashioned values (fairness) dictating the policies, I'd say users would start making money and be in charge of their own data (and could leverage it to make even more money). Yeah, we're being screwed by Google, Facebook and especially YouTube. We need a change.