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Adding PHP 8.3 to Ubuntu 22.04 Server

I have a newish server running Ubuntu 22.04, and I wanted to install a PHP 8.3 on it. It had PHP 8.1 running which is end-of-life with only Security Support Until 31 Dec 2025 Check your PHP version Check what version of PHP you are currently running with php -v In my case $ php -v PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.19 (cli) (built: Sep 30 2024 16:25:25) (NTS) Copyright (c) The PHP Group Zend Engine v4.1.2,…

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Yealink IP Phone Factory Reset Howto

Yealink IP Phone Factory Reset Howto

If you know the admin password for your Yealink IP phone go to Menu > Settings > Advanced Settings > Reset If you’ve forgotten or never received your admin password? Press and hold the OK button it could take 6-30 seconds depending on the model. My SIP T43U took about 6 seconds. It then asked Reset to factory settings? Cancel/OK. Hit OK. The factory default username and password is…

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Self portrait

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“you can’t make a lawful good character interesting and enjoyable”:

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I just wish there were links to the podcasts

I’m reposting this infographic on Tumblr with the permission of inkart. They first published it on Imgur where it got upvoted and reached most viral! Audio drama is really the new big thing. We recommend checking out some of the awesome shows on this list if you haven’t already!

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HQBroker to close soon. Management flee to Serbia, plan to relaunch under new brand

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12 Life Insurance Rules Of Thumb

American Express called this week. They’re selling a life insurance policy. So here are my dozen Life Insurance Rules of Thumb originally from http://wealthesteem.org/wealthesteems-12-life-insurance-rules-of-thumb/

1. For the Term of their natural life?, or Jargon Busters

Term Life Insurance is a straight-up insurance policy. You die (or some other defined incident) and the insurer pays money. Whole of Life Insurance has a savings component and surrender value. Commissions, fees and charges are higher on Whole of Life, plus it takes about 20 years for Whole of Life to offer a decent return.

What to do? a) Buy term – invest the rest. Note that second phrase. b) Build your asset base to provide sufficient income, until insurance is no longer required.

2. Never buy insurance from telemarketers, or On sweatshops and boiler rooms

How much money would it take to make you ring people at home in the evenings to sell stuff? They can’t pay me enough.

Nella used to sell trade magazine advertising over the phone. She gave great phone for greater commissions. Telemarketing is an expensive business and your premiums pay for it.

3. Cheap and “easy”, “no medical” insurance isn’t, or What free lunch?

Online, I compared three Term policies from two insurers monthly premiums.

INSURED AMOUNT MONTHLY PREMIUM CO. AMONTHLY  PREMIUM CO. B

$100,000    $15.07    $12.30

$200,000    $22.65    $24.60

$300,000    $27.28    $35.98

Most brokers can get an average person $500,000 coverage for the $300.000 premium.

4. Don’t smoke, or Can you say Yule Brynner and Steve McQueen?

You know it kills you? Well, your insurance company knows it. Smoking will add about 75% to your premium.

5. TPD? or Better than ADHD

Total and Permanent Disability cover is expensive and full of “exclusions”. That’s insurance speak for reasons not to pay you. However it is nice to get paid as soon as something bad is diagnosed. So I have Term Life and a much smaller $100,000 TPD cover. Should a bad thing happen I get money for treatment and to put my affairs in order. Term cover will then pay out when the end comes.

6. Only insure income producing assets, or Do you want fries with that?

Brokers love to up-sell. Your home-maker spouse allows you to work and you’d miss them on cold nights. Don’t insure them unless they make mortgage payments. Invest the premium instead.

7. Review your insurance at least every two years, or Know when to fold ’em

Once your assets are feeding you, do you really need half a million in Term Life? #Thinkaboudit !

8. Income Protection Insurance, or You don’t need it, till you need it

Can you afford 6 months unable to work? Would your investments eat you? This isn’t about maintaining your lifestyle but about surviving the valley. Watch out for medical history excluding you on this.

9. Get Term Life before 34 but not too soon, or How old am I again?

Most people can qualify for Term Life before 34. Does a 23 year-old without obligations need it? No.

10. Start investing, or That means today, slacker!

Do something about it today. Insurance companies only write business for the cashflow in order to invest. Their balance sheets and premium income streams are secondary to the investment income. There’s a lesson in that.

11. The most powerful force in the universe?, or Up, up and away

Compound interest. There’s an article in just this. You do know that at 10% p.a. you double your money every 7.2 years?

12. Add your own, or Whose life is this anyway?

I can’t tell you everything or you won’t learn. Get a piece of paper out and write a plan. Now. I’ll wait…

Then add a comment down there with the suggestion…

I’m waiting…

Really, I am…

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Next step is tracking down the principals behind this brazen scam

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An Idea to Stop Vehicle Terrorism

I've updated my blog post "An Idea to Stop Vehicle Terrorism"

https://zagz.com/idea-stop-vehicle-terrorism/

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Oh Dear God!

NO SPLENDA DADDIES PLZ

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I Support Girls’ Anger

i support girls anger. i support girls who yell. i support girls who get called bitches and cunts at parties because they’ll swear at guys who won’t leave them alone. i support girls who don’t believe in second chances and cut off people who hurt them. i support girls who say no the first time and flip you off if you ask them again. i support girls who will never allow themselves to be pushovers and constantly get shit for it. you’re fucking incredible. 

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This is a work of pure genius

Art. Not even once

Made by Team Detroit for College of Creative Studies (via)

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Browse and view the entire archival live stream from TEDxSydney 2015 HERE.

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at Paddington Uniting Church

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Why aren't we all working toward generating this sign at our shows? The Institute Of Musical Arts, Los Angeles

The sign says it all!  What a wonderful time.