IndefiniteBen

@IndefiniteBen@leminal.space
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Does this normally work? They removed support for location based reminders over a year ago, so that might be why it's struggling so much. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/06/the-google-assistant-is-losing-location-reminders-one-of-its-best-features/

Though last time I tried assistant responded "I'm sorry I can't set location based reminders anymore". Either they've removed that warning, or this image is over a year old...

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Cultists obsessed with their leader's face?

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I'd like him to do more, but maybe he's done everything interesting enough to make it onto his channel. I'd rather he stop than start making lower quality (in terms of topics) videos.

Maybe he's just embodying the quote: "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain".

Interesting that this is focused on the UK and mentions Europe. I (like other commenters) expected this was about the US market before I read the article.

That would mean they were subject to EURO emissions regulations.

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The best way to get people out of cars is to give them good alternatives, so I think you need to start by improving infrastructure and public transport.

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No shit. There's a reason they are killing the nice and simple Windows Mail app; it allows you to sync with your email without Microsoft servers between.

Also, the biggest issue for me is the UX. I use outlook for my work email and like to separate my work and personal life, so soon I just won't have an app for my personal email on my PC.

If anyone knows of a similar windows mail app with good touch support and without such a traditional mouse designed UI, please share it.

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The "normal" way of starting a puzzle is to start with the edges. You can find the edge pieces easier due to the flat side, which makes it a good place to start when you have many pieces.

You have to spread all the pieces out when you get them out of the box, so it makes sense to separate out the edge pieces while you're spreading and flipping pieces.

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Will ears be provided if we don't have our own?

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Apparently integrating fish like this reduces the methane emissions:

In California rice fields, golden shiner minnows introduced by the project have reduced methane coming off fallowed rice paddies by 64 percent.

https://www.wired.com/story/tiny-hungry-fish-fix-rice-global-warming-problem/

If you're on a motorbike, behind a camper van that's braking heavily, and you on your much lighter and shorter braking vehicle still hit it... I don't think the Tarantula is to blame.

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The deflated snowman fits the scene so well!

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"This game you like got a good update" okay cool click
"Disable adblocker" okay thanks for the news; I'll just search for the official post on the game company's website.

At least they have an excuse if it's mounted over the fireplace.

What compelled them to mount it so high on an almost blank wall?!

Because using the lives of innocent Ukranians as a bargaining chip is in bad taste?

Are you implying that bowl cuts weren't cringe 20 years ago? The top will at least be in style when they are wearing it.

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When I had Plex play trailers, it was only ever before movies, with trailers for movies. Seeing it every time you watch an episode of a show is too much.

More accurate response:

Pareidolia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

Pareidolia is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one sees an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. It is a type of apophenia.

Common examples are perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations, seeing faces in inanimate objects, or lunar pareidolia like the Man in the Moon or the Moon rabbit.

Just a guess, but maybe they were deleted because of the Reddit info, which is shitty exploiting of someone's post by a company.

I mean, many (several?) sites tried optional subscriptions where you pay to get rid of ads, but that doesn't seem to have worked. Judging by the fact that most sites that have subscriptions instead of ads use pay walls.

People have come to expect free access, so if you can easily use an ad blocker, why would you choose to pay to remove the ads that a blocker removes for free.

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I wouldn't be surprised if they are using the information recorded from people who click the close button to better train their algorithm for detecting adblockers.

Consistency and quality of sleep are also important factors, but so is your diet and the times you eat.

Feeling well rested after a night of sleep requires much more than "8 hours sleep".

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But then you haven't travelled 7 inches. If you want to measure how far someone has travelled, you measure the distance from a body part in one position to the same body part in the second position. If you measure from the back of the foot in one position why would you measure to the front of the foot in the other position?

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They're asking for it? WTF.

But hey, I think the value of a tip is the appreciation it shows when it is not expected.

Out of all the different ways Americans pronounce words differently, hearing sodder is the only one that makes me cringe.

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It already does this. I frequently get ads for other shows when starting a show on Prime video. I can barely accept the existing ads.

That's about 900 k short of a million, but your point still stands. I don't have 100 k to lose.

100's. It's easy when using a tool like tree tabs.

I have several different ongoing projects with different avenues of research and I use it like a temporary store until I organise and store them.

I mean, there's a solution that doesn't involve altering the landmark, but would those people support actually fixing the problem?

Ensuring people's basic needs are met and they have access to mental health support is a lot more difficult than putting an unsightly band-aid on the problem.

Here's an article about the chips for those uninterested in business crap: https://www.servethehome.com/amd-instinct-mi300x-gpu-and-mi300a-apus-launched-for-ai-era/

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I'm sure it does nothing, but every time DPD/other fucks up a delivery by failing to even ring the bell and says "we missed you", I call up their customer service and waste their time complaining about the small amount of time allowed per package delivery.

I ask for drivers to be allowed more time. It's not entirely their fault (but some seemingly have no situational awareness).

And companies that need to print more frequently probably already have some kind of subscription, because there are already printing companies that fill that niche.

Now how am I meant to make an oversized panorama a couple of times a year!?

The privacy concerns are not that Meta will read your messages (because they can't, as you mention), but the metadata they can read such as your details and who you contact.

“So, Facebook can track who sends WhatsApp messages, when, to whom, from which location (if a user allows), etc - but not the content itself,” Rykov says “This creates a privacy concern for people who want full anonymity. These people should consider using more privacy-enhancing apps like Signal, Threema, Wire instead.”

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/a-cheat-sheet-for-whatsapp-privacy/

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Sounds like the battery itself will have a QR code, so I imagine manufacturers of interchangeable packs will have to print the QR code on the battery pack itself.

It shouldn't be checking anything during a ride. If it needs to be turned on at the start of the ride, it should do all the checks and give a green light or a red light (or some other clear indicator) before they start riding.

That way, the only way it doesn't go off if someone wears it while ignoring the "system is not active for safety" warning.

Shouldn't be a subscription in the first place, but hey, this is just a weird hypothetical.

This complexity is the problem. Thanks to insufficient funding for education, many people find it difficult to understand to understand complex problems and their full context, so they want simple "solutions" that are black and white, instead of the grey of reality.

It just takes a single measurement to avoid this... Measure/estimate width of the cabinet, look at the TV width, look at pictures of the TV. Then, if the TV is wider than the platform and has wide legs, don't buy something that probably won't fit.

I agree with the others, OP rushed to buy this on black friday without enough thought and now regrets that decision.

If UBI is done right, no one will need to work to survive, so they can just quit that exploitative job.

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I sure am glad the scientists found the ice that Antarctica lost.

You can read about why they have the current share sheet instead of the native one in this GitHub issue. There doesn't seem to be activity on the issue, but with the expanded functionality of the share sheet in ?Android 14? maybe the decision can be re-evaluated.

As for the design, I don't really see the issue. Could you share screenshots to explain the issues?

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