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Cake day: July 22nd, 2023

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  • I’m not quite sure about this one. I think that the current design on the reverse is an issue. But the front doesn’t seem to break any laws.

    I’m assuming they print these under subsection Y of 31 U.S. Code § 5112 - Denominations, specifications, and design of coins. Which pertains to these 250th anniversary coins.

    The part I see mentioned in this thread frequently applies to a separate subsection (n) for a run of $1 presidential coins that has since ended.

    If you just read subsection Y in a vacuum, they are good to go. This part at the bottom though says that the reverse can’t be a ‘portrait’.

    So this isn’t really slam dunk illegal, but I don’t think that the draft of the coins reverse will make it to print. I would fully expect the front to come out just like that though based on my interpretation.

    (aa)Standards and General Provisions for Circulating Collectible Coins Under Subsections (x), (y), and (z).—

    (1)Prohibition on certain representations.—

    No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), and (z).






  • The version I’m specifically using is Adhuard Home, which runs on a raspberry pi that sits between your home network and the internet. Basically just like Pi Hole. So it will filter the DNS queries on your devices, including smart TV.

    One of the options for a blocklist was specifically labeled as Smart TVs, so I’m presuming that one would take the fuss out of watching the logs and choosing which requests to block. This list is likely available for pi hole too, so that feature wouldn’t be unique. I know sometimes these will also block firmware updates, so that’s something to watch for.

    https://github.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/blob/master/SmartTV-AGH.txt


  • Would anyone be willing to offer their opinion on a comparison with Adguard Home?

    Last week I was upgrading an old pi hole installation and ultimately decided to switch for awhile. Found the wild card blocking on Adguard to be quite nice for the pop ups that point out you’re using an ad blocker.

    But really the more technical details are a bit out of my wheel house, so if anyone could weigh in perhaps if with this new version one of them has clearly pulled ahead or they are so similar it doesn’t really matter?