AA5B

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

That’s frustrating as hell

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Do they need to be precise?

  • I imagine Iran has missiles that can hit a city in Israel, assuming it doesn’t get shot down
  • since they wouldn’t have many and can expect huge response from Israel, they might try smuggling
  • us is tougher to reach so more likely smuggled into whatever harbor, so yeah, how precisely can you park a container truck?
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I imagine a big part of it is lack of infrastructure spendinf.

  • Is there a place to stop for whatever reason they’re stopping?
  • Are there always at least two tracks to prevent bottlenecks?
  • are sidings big enough to fit any train allowed?
  • are there sufficient non-grade crossings?

Or are we just letting freight lines continue to milk century old infrastructure without regard to anyone else?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Wait, does it even count if it’s still only women who can find it?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

So the fun part about nuclear proliferation is it’s no longer a world ending full out exchange.

So for example if Iran had one and decided to use it, it would be like one bomb on Israel or mar-a-lago or something. Most of us would survive it and be dealing with the effects for a generation or more

Then the question would be what would us do? End it? Respond in kind? END THEM? How evil will we have to see ourselves? Or if Israel did, would we finally start asking questions instead of blind support?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

The US doesn’t have a national language, but does have significant communities of many ethnicities. It is well recognized that a second language is beneficial and I have to assume most states require it, although my experience there is limited. However it’s not reasonable to mandate that everyone learn a specific one. You should learn the one specific to your circumstances.

That being said, most people have no reason to actually use the language they learned in school so are never fluent or lose it quickly. It’s a newer thing for schools to offer immersion programs to establish fluency

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

USDA has a page on this and estimates 21% of US farmland does this. More studies to better explain the “why?” Is always good

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

I’d definitely like to identify ones that have not been - these days it can be a challenge to sear chicken on the stovetop because of all the water.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Yes and no. The problem pattern of ammunition production follows defense contracts: buy enough for stock, then don’t buy anymore. The industry is not configured for steady production.

Now we’re using a steady number but don’t have steady production to replenish stocks, but it seems like more of a production or industry configuration issue than a usage issue.

It’s also part of the reason weapons are so expensive: there’s no steady market to support steady production

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

I always assumed they were such small jars because they’re I tended to be single use

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

I never said they weren’t cowards. A craven sycophant can still recognize how far they’ve fallen and have an attack of conscience

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

This is one of the signs of stagnation. Sure, high school was enough education half a century ago but the world continues to get more and more complicated. Why haven’t basic education requirements ever risen to match?

Free public school needs to be through an additional two years of what is currently called college/vocational/trade school

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44396235

I’m considering joining a CSA for summer produce …….

But getting produce this way can be expensive so not everyone can do it, but this one place also spends part of our shares to offer

  • “Food For All” where they offer half price food shares on request, no paperwork or shame involved!
  • you can buy shares with SNAP at subsidized prices so it’s at least comparable to grocery stores, but then put money back on your SNAP card!
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Food for All (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
 

I’m considering joining a CSA for summer produce …….

But getting produce this way can be expensive so not everyone can do it, but this one place also spends part of our shares to offer

  • “Food For All” where they offer half price food shares on request, no paperwork or shame involved!
  • you can buy shares with SNAP at subsidized prices so it’s at least comparable to grocery stores, but then put money back on your SNAP card!
 

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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Delayed (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 5 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 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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