DrownedRats @ DrownedRats @lemmy.world

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What are you implying here? That self driving cars are actually driven by bored call centre employees?

Kobo was on my short-list not long ago. They seemed like the most polished non-amazon option to me. I haven't switched for now because my old kindle 2 is still clinging to life and because of it being long out of support from amazon I just keep it disconnected from the internet and sideload whatever I want.

With that said though, now that some decent kindle jailbreaking options are available, an old second hand kindle from eBay might actually be a very good option.

That'd actually very similar to how trig points work! It's a giant orbiting trig point. Someone call the ordnance survey!

Whats that guillotine used for cutting off? That hole is far too small for a neck to fit.

No, because even cheap smart phones are often expensive and difficult to repair. My current phone is an s10 ive had since 2020 and even today it would cost me £50 to replace the screen myself.

I refuse to treat my phone as disposable so when i very rarely buy a new phone, ill buy one that i could repair myself and with internals that will last a long time.

Budget phones are usually out for me because they usually become annoyingly slow after only a few years which means i usually end up spending more for a mid range which means repairs cost more if i need them. Therefore putting a decent case on it makes sense.

That reads to me like someones about to get smote by a lightning bolt lol

Hoenstly, if youve ever seen a favourite spot or trail get absolutely overrun by instagram tourists and the general public youd understand that feeling.

Theres beautiful spots in the peak district that get so clogged up in the summer that youve got cars parked up and down every single road in a 10 mile radius.

Ive volunteered with groups that do weekly litter picks at some of these spots and trails and we'll often run out of bags.

I dont think its selfish to wish these spots just never got discovered by the public. As soon as one of these beauty spots gets big, its a losing battle against the general public and everyone who wants to make bank from them

Idk what cables and devices youve been buying but ive seen an insane difference in durability going to micro to c.

For a start, none of my usb c cables have lost their gripping strength, one of which ive been using daily for over 6 years.

None of my usb c devices have had the central pin blade thing fall off or fatige to the point of not making a connection,

The one down side ive seen to usb c is that when i accidentally rolled my chsir over a connector, it did crush the oval inwards but i pried that open again and stuck it in my desk mic and its been working fine since.

Also, lead walking! Most cats can be trained to be very receptive to lead walking especially if you start them young. Your cat still gets the enrichment from walking around outside and all the lovely smells and sights that entails but without the danger of cars or the cat killing everything is feels like.

I mean ive never tried it. Perhaps theyre onto something?

I have to second the akko v3 cream blues. Super nice tactile switch and yet somehow still significantly cheaper than the competition. By far the snappiest tactile ive laid hands on so far and yet still very smooth on the uptake. Big fan!

Yup, electronics tech here and we have to bake our boards to remove moisture from the mid-layers before conformal coating them. We do boards which go through pretty harsh conditions so moisture trapped in the boards could cause massive issues at sub zero temperature and swelling from evaporating liquids cause issues at high temperatures.

Less of a concern for consumer tech but can be a huge concern at industry levels.

On the bright side, ill bet the smuggling business will be booming over the next few years!

Yes, more of this please!

No idea why it has no stereo though. That feels like a pretty basic feature. Doesnt even need to be built in. Just iso standard head unit bay would do.

1 or 3. I cant stand forks with curved outer tines. 2 is good but i prefer a straight handle over a curved one. My preferance leans towards 3 though as 1 looks like it would have slightly sharp stamped edges.

If someone tries to srike up conversation with me in the toilets my first thought is that im about to be mugged

Josephine by terrorvision is about a guy realising that his roommate and friend is trans and that shes perfect wife material!

What you just described is pretty much exactly my experience with colemak and split keebs too.

When i was learning colemak i decided to take the time to teach myself proper touch typing at the same time. Now i can only touch type colemak on a split ortho. I cant type qwerty at all on it.

As if thats not bad enough, someone wrote an entire book that contains the exact date and manner of my death and put it in the library of babel.

You can emulate almost any Nintendo game from before 2016 on a steamdeck. Just got to wait a few more years for the switch emulators to get efficient enough to run well on the steam deck!