AA5B

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I’ve only seen it as “what color was your first car?” But I learned to drive with my parents cars. They are not the same, nor even the same color

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

1976 Chevy Chevette, 4 speed

(And no even if I gave the color, I’m not helping anyone go phishing since it wasn’t my first car)

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

As long as it remains difficult and rare ….

  • Apple and Google regular close vulnerabilities so anything based on those is very temporary
  • I’m kind of fine if limited to intelligence agencies for national defense. For example partly brute forcing encryption would take significant time and computing power
  • there are no visible indicators that it is being done for police action
  • current us administration has no hesitation to do things like that to individuals out of personal spite, yet doesn’t appear to have
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago

And if he waits six months before declaring an emergency, there would not be time for the court to annul it

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

“Worst of the worst”. Clearly /s

But yeah, while I want to say something about lax security, this is typically just students who are supposed to watch the door. It’s not reasonable to expect to resist being steamrolled by armed masked thugs

So now they’re weaponizing missing persons. Now no one is going to help the next time someone is in trouble

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That’s the worst part, where the reality is the opposite.

  • my car has value because it exists as a physical thing that is useful to me. If I could download a car, it doesn’t take away from anyone, just adds value for me
  • the monkey could only have value in exclusivity. It is not a material possession nor is it useful to me, but can only have value if I can prevent anyone else from having it. If I could download someone else’s monkey, then they lose any value they think it had
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

First. I’ve always been “save the best for last”, but I’ve spent my entire life regretting never getting to the good part. I deserve better

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My older kid just texted about applying to an internship …… it’s an environmental justice role using his technical skills for an indigenous tribe! WOKE AS HELL, even in this age of dystopia!

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Plus you can trust that no one else has your car, whereas you have no way of knowing how may times your monkey was copied or how may exist outside the scope of your “certificate”

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The smoothest transition with least chance of damaging suspension is ….

Mostly stop long enough for the car to stop leaning forward. Then gently accelerate of the bump. No dip, no damage

Meanwhile I’ve paid to enough suspension repairs to not want to hurry up another.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It’s critically important to develop patience here in order to deal with people getting older and taking this to the next level

My mom is a great person whom I dearly love but she’s fallen into the stereotype of old people rambling. Nothing is a simple question or statement anymore. It’s always a long meandering story with lots of detours

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can’t follow the link without logging in …. Is this one of those pellet heaters? I thought they look pretty cool, plus I have a pellet grill so it seems complementary.

Obviously I would remind the ai that it’s an outside appliance so it should generate a deck pic

However the ads seemed mighty scammy and I don’t like the idea of fire in such an unstable (tall and skinny) object, even outside

 

Can anyone help with pointers for automatable garage heaters? So far my searches aren’t finding anything. My requirements are:

  • remotely preheat when I want to work out
  • alert if it’s left on, or automatically turn off

I’m in the US, looking for 240v maybe 5,000w electric heater. The basic item is cheap and readily available at home centers or online. I even see variations with Bluetooth remote and/or controlled by app.

I’m looking for something locally automatable. Matter/Thread would be ideal but I’m fine with Zigbee or z-wave. But I’m not finding anything like that, and getting stuck on some vendors portal is not ok. Any leads?

Or something that can use an external thermostat - I actually have an extra Ecobee - that can be locally automatable. Any leads? Any search tips that might find such a thing?

I briefly thought of automating an outlet, however even if smart outlets are available for those loads, that wouldn’t work because all these heaters have a safety feature to run the fan until the unit is cool

 

One of the environmental regulations we benefit from here in the us, is eu common charger rules! Basically all computer like devices now use usb-c. Thanks.

But it would be even better to be common to essentially every portable device. I’ve seen flashlights that charge over usb-c.

While I was travelling this past weekend, my toothbrush battery died and I didn’t have the proprietary charging base. I sure wish that took usb-c also. Looking online I see a couple but most electronic toothbrushes still use proprietary chargers

Which brings up: what are you guys seeing, where common charger rules are actually required? Looking across non-computer devices that are not required to be usb-c, are they?

Edit: proprietary

 

In the last few years, car headlights seem to be much worse with glare. I don’t know if people no longer turn down their high beams, or if it’s raised trucks or aftermarket bulbs, or just shitty car design but it’s getting much tougher to see at night. And my teens complain more, so it’s not just me getting old

I’m looking for a way to improve my nighttime safety without adding to the problem.

Does anyone have experience with aftermarket LED bulbs for fog lights? Are they enough brighter to help see the road in the glare of oncoming high beams, while being enough lower to not just blind other drivers?

 

It’s coming down to the final deadline. I’m running out of time and need to decide ….

Kids are at college so buying in bulk is less important but I love Costco. My membership expired in May, but I’m down to three rolls of toilet paper, LoL

Do I renew Costco and continue to buy in bulk at the potential of wasting money, or do I give up on Costco and buy all supplies from the grocery?

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
 

Where are all you Apple haters when we need you? I was expecting my new iPhone today and just got notified of a 2-3 week delay because “unprecedented demand”

I ordered the day orders open (admittedly evening of) and we were getting excited, planning a dinner and stuff, time to explore the new features …. Now we need to wait?

Edit: delayed another 2-3 weeks

Edit October 14: Shipped!

 

May be interesting here because walkable cities and transit directly reduce unnecessary deaths

Massachusetts consistently ranks as the safest state for drivers in terms of fatality rate, with only 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people. Its success is largely credited to stringent DUI laws … Urban density also plays a role – Boston’s congested streets and statewide lower speed limits in urban areas reduce the opportunity for high-speed crashes. The state also has a strong public transportation network, which decreases total vehicle miles traveled.

 

wtf, Texas

Is even this politicized?

It may never be known exactly how many Texas women have died as a result of the state’s abortion restrictions … And the state is not trying to find out. The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, the body responsible for investigating maternal deaths, has announced it is not investigating cases from 2022 and 2023, including the immediate aftermath of the state’s almost-total abortion ban.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/cooking@lemmy.world
 

I found this online and tried it tonight. It turned out amazing, and photogenic!

The only catch was it called for pan searing the salmon 8-10 minutes but mine took over 20

Rice was just a rice cooker. I used broth instead of water and glopped in some lemon juice when it was ready

This is one of my last “good” meals before my youngest moves out to college, so it was a big deal to turn out so well.

 

This is a stupid question mostly because I don’t know where to ask it. Also it seems like an obvious thing but I’ve never read any news mentioning ……

I was just reading an article going over recent flooding catastrophes and one thing that stood out was a dam adding to the high water by having to release water while the flooding was still happening.

But can’t dam operators see a storm forecast and start drinking, er draining, ahead of time? It’s seems like you could make a big difference in controlling flooding with just a day or two pregaming. That can’t be profound, so why does it never seem to be mentioned? It could be a significant factor on many floods, a critical use for NWS data, forecasts, warnings, so where are the news mentions?

 

Can anyone point anywhere (except Reddit or Facebook) with up to date info about Market Basket? What are the employees doing?

Last time around customers successfully supported the walkout, to all of our benefit, but are they walking? Is there anything organized this time?

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/castiron@lemmy.world
 

Was just browsing Lodge cast iron, wondering if there are some pieces I should splurge on. Are there non-standard pieces people actually use? Normally it’s just me for dinner but my two teens are back summers

I have the three standard skillets that I use frequently, with lids I use occasionally. I got the small Dutch oven thinking it would be good for beans, veggies, maybe a small bread loaf, but have to admit I’ve never used it.

What about

  • the minis, like 5” or 6.5” - do you actually do like individual apple crisp or anything? Which size is actually useful? How many?
  • tall frying pan - I’ve been afraid to try frying, but is this significantly safer than the regular skillet, for fish or something? Or should I just stick to the air fryer? Do people use this?
  • does anyone like the baking pan or cookie sheet? Do you use it enough to be worthwhile?
 

So many toddler toys and sporting goods on the curb in front of our house! Got my now college age kid to help.

We put up a huge “free” sign, and at least some things found a new home. Three bicycles, two portable soccer nets, and a pair of roller blades definitely gone but there’s just so much stuff that I really couldn’t say what’s no longer there

I’m disappointed the snow blower didn’t go. Yeah it’s older and needs service but it’s a nice two stage, self-propelled, auto-start model where bringing it back to life would be a fraction of the cost of buying something like that

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