confusedbytheBasics

@confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world
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Joined 12 months ago

Proving Netflix could be replaced by five hard working people.

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Also William Gibson wrote about foiling facial recognition with makeup over thirty years ago.

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In the past I agreed with you. Now that I've worked with professional diversity and inclusion experts I can't anymore.

It is true that the larger group has more power so their stereotypes will cause more harm.

At the same time it's true that the act itself is wrong.

We all need to be the change we want to see in the world. Everyone needs to let go of harmful stereotypes for society to move past them.

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Select text to copy. Middle click to paste.

Don't use Ctrl...

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Let's be clear, I will absolutely use my vote in whichever way is most likely to keep Trump out of office.

But which primary should I vote in? Will the Dems even have a primary? Should I register with another party that has a primary?

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That not a logo, that's a thumbnail of a large graphic asset. It does not follow any logo design principals and professional designers wouldn't consider it a logo at all. It's cool graphic though.

Does anyone disagree with this? My city gives out smartphones to people who can't afford them because it's cheapest way they can get access to city services. Much more efficient then having staff in an office to enter data and make calls on their behalf.

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Having had vegan girlfriends and a wife who was vegan for a bit I can attest it makes a difference. Maybe not rainbows but they tasted much sweeter and more mild than average.

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9 jurors agreed on by both prosecution and defense decided unanimously that the crimes occurred and he was guilty of them. How is that political?

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If your average house only has one person showering at a time an 18 kW 3.51 GPM Tankless Electric Water Heater would work. It would cost about $500.

To replace that with Keurigs would take some work. They draw 900 to 1500 watts depending on model. So it would take between 20 and 12 Keurigs to match the power draw. I'm not sure what the inlet/outlet tubing diameters are but it seems some replacement parts labeled 1/4" so that's half a gallon per minute max. You'd need 7 or 8 running in parallel to move enough water. Probably 21 900 watt Keurigs running in groups of 3 would come closest.

I estimate about $2000 in Keurigs plus another few hundred dollars in fittings and a lot of time to reproduce a purpose built $500 water heater.

And of course Keurigs break frequently and you'd definitely void any warranty.

Good luck!

Starving children, bombed hospitals and schools, whole neighborhoods reduced to rubble... Yeah let's worry about properly defining "civilian".

Self-hosted Bitwarden. I just pay $10 for their pro hosted version because they've not given me any reason to doubt them yet but I hear self-hosted is easy.

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Pissing like a race horse does not mean more frequently, it means more volume or longer duration.

I'm not surprised that people who reject a platform with centralized authority for shifting to "deliver value to shareholders" mode would be more leftist.

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Bragging about not helping others isn't the flex you think it is. :(

I would say this is more transparent. It's less predictable but you actually have some idea who your money is going to.

Are you referencing something or is this satire?

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This is like 90% accurate.

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You choose to visit Facebook. They've always provided services funded by your data. Now you get to choose between that model or compensating them directly.

Where does the coercion come in?

PS, I hate Facebook and don't use it in case that matters somehow.

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I wonder what country this is. The penalty for publishing piss videos without the right paperwork is probably much more severe than the penalty for pissing in an empty alley.

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Be careful saying homeopathy only removes money from wallets. Yes it does that but it can be worse. Most of the vials are just water but any with a 1x or 1c designation actually do have some of the herbal element remaining and can cause problems.

I'm curious about the permanent ability to roar. Who has experience with that?

Who are we paying these interest payments to? Retirement accounts? Billionaires? Other countries?

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Weird day... I've eaten:

  • Fiber powder
  • 4 eggs with hot sauce
  • 1 can of sardines in olive oil
  • 1 can of tuna
  • 3 roasted almonds
  • A few bites of sauerkraut
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Is it just me or is this shilling for drug companies? I read the whole thing and it says on average it reduces symptoms by 1 day. That hardly seems worth over prescribing an antiviral.

Oil makes the AC work. Duh. Cheaper AC is what these people want.

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I like it. A note that says, "I thought I could squeeze in but there wasn't enough room. Sorry about the damage." Might make them reconsider doing this again.

I've seen that decal. Can you explain the caption? What does mind reading have to do with anything?

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Edited to remove untrue information. Thanks for the corrections everyone.

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Even better... I'm cracking up over here.

Yeah, cat poop smells way worse than baby poop.

Wait... you would get behind ruining Wikipedia just so you wouldn't have to see fundraising banners when you use it?

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Except you are incorrect and trying to marginalize people who nobody else was trying to marginalize. :(

You acting like an authority is the issue here.

CMD.EXE is eye cancer. Whatever launched when I searched for powershell was a slightly better blue version. What are you using that you actually like?

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That does sounds kind of fun. Are they still around and doing this?

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Until Google "kills" passkeys as a default for personal accounts? They probably won't. Google can't kill passkeys in general btw, it's an open standard not a Google thing.

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If Biden was full of bravado around breaking the government so we wouldn't have more elections like Trump I wouldn't vote for him either. It's not about the D or the R. It's about the choice that most likely to lead to a peaceful transfer of power in the next election. There are no good options but I choose the one that's going to allow future, hopefully better, choices.

If I want to slow charge I use a USB 2 port on my PC.

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I'm half done. I've kept up my health and I'm trying to improve it even more. When I hit 65 I won't be too old to do much.

But the real question should be what are you waiting until retirement to do and why not do it sooner?

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I agree. Premium modern plastic or resin beats metal or glass any day.

Better grip. Better duribiliy. Transparent to radio. Easier to repair or replace. It's just better.