Ebby 5d ago • 66%
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Shut up and take my resume!
Ebby 6d ago • 100%
Ha! You think you can scare me with a haircut?
Ebby 1w ago • 100%
I second this. It's an amazing utility for video encoding.
Used it for converting class projects back in the day. The queue feature saved my arse back when prores to HEVC conversions took days.
Ebby 1w ago • 100%
Excited for that jump. How do I buy tickets?
Ebby 2w ago • 100%
Weeeelllllll.... Yeah I guess you have a good point. If something did happen, finger pointing starts.
Gestures at wires
But it's right there! I need a 1-day OSHA permit just to yank crap out!
Ebby 2w ago • 98%
I kinda want one of these. I could load it up with my collection. It'd be awesome. I can imagine my SO's blood boiling already at the sight of "more useless junk"!
And what do you need an electrician for? Turn off power, open a panel, and disconnect the wires. Snip snip. Frankly, I'm surprised a dedicated switch/breaker for a 3rd party kiosk isn't mandatory.
If only I had the space ...
Ebby 2w ago • 69%
The graphic designer has a misinformed idea about engineering.
Cars are not meant to travel fast through cities.
This is true. City traffic planning was designed to maximize efficiency, not speed. This is no longer the case of many cities which now engineer congestion into design.
Rush hour traffic still goes to a crawl
People assume traffic represents failure, but the road still holds capacity, even if flowing slowly. Government data collection on infrastructure utilization and traffic recovery is prohibited in my area by vocal minorities to obstruct studies countering their goal objectives.
... Something something Trains
Trains are fun!
Just one more lane will fix it
I agree adding one lane won't "fix" traffic. Cities are organic and traffic balances out with infrastructure pressure and necessary.
On the other hand, many lanes around my area have converted to dynamically priced toll lanes; the resulting increase in congestion for remaining lanes drives up the cost of tolls. This has been very profitable for the government and flies in the face of this argument; if it were true, it wouldn't be so lucrative.
Ebby 3w ago • 50%
What? An item wouldn't have both dates. But almost everything has at least one.
Ebby 3w ago • 54%
So we're changing "Sell By" and "Best Before" to "Use By” and "Best if Used By”
I don't really see this helping food waste at the consumer end, but greatly benefits supermarkets by allowing products to remain on shelves longer and closer to spoilage.
However, in that case customers could have less margin to use their purchased groceries before they go bad.
I think this has a chance to backfire. There is greater incentive to dig around for the product with the most time. Those who frequently shop or most desperate would buy the items expiring sooner, but folks like me who only really check items I've been burned on, will start checking everything. I'm not buying a $3.99 head of lettuce with 2 days left.
EDIT: don't grocery stores already donate lots of near-expiration unspoiled food to support systems? I thought there was a organization in CA that coordinated all that. They may see a dip in donations.
Ebby 3w ago • 92%
Raises paddle
$2.50!
Ebby 3w ago • 100%
If I recall you still can through ADB, but it's a pain and they started locking that down too. Ad blocking VPN (at least the one I tried) didn't work.
There was a big update about a year ago that very clearly sent the message "this device will show what we want you to see."
Ebby 3w ago • 88%
While based on Google TV, they lock down the OS, control the app store, and force their apps. You're in their walled garden and it's a pain to break out in any meaningful way.
Ebby 3w ago • 100%
No thanks. It's all about data harvesting and ads now.
There was a time it was a neat product, but Amazon tech isn't entering our household anymore.
Ebby 4w ago • 86%
A % of customers won't return an incorrect product so an accidental sale is still a sale. It sucks, but statistically benefits the company.
I get tricked now and then too by products that ended up not matching my search. So annoying.
Ebby 4w ago • 100%
Totally right. Forgot what community I was in.
Ebby 4w ago • 71%
Don't most? Even Fitbit does that for ages. You can select what apps to receive notifications from.
Ebby 4w ago • 100%
Maybe they did mean hung, drawn and quartered.
In that case, I'd rather be hanged.
Ebby 4w ago • 100%
I'd be screaming in terror if the cockpit and flight controls were installed backwards too!
Ebby 1mo ago • 100%
I'd be more disappointed in the missed naming opportunity: Upperware
Ebby 1mo ago • 100%
It'll take me a while to respond to this, but it is hilarious you would refer to a voice for decorum and patience as "bully class" in an article/discussion about organizing obstructionists for maximum appeal.
First of all, thanks mods for your work. I know spam sucks and ain't easy. I'm new to this lemmy thing, but there seem to be a few bots out there that may be able to help or ban spammers. Could we maybe look into that and automatically suspend/ban posts that link to amazon? That would seen to put an obstical in this kickback scam going on. Just an idea.
So we're posting Celicas now? This is a project car I've been working on off and on for a while. Yup, there is still much to do (mostly cosmetic) but it drove for the first time since I totally rebuilt the engine... ... until the heater core hose burst and sprayed my leg with hot antifreeze. It's been a really fun project and hitting this milestone feels great!