dmention7 @ dmention7 @lemm.ee

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Risks exist on a continuum, and something not literally being forcibly banned doesn't mean there is zero risk in that thing, just that the risk is lower than those things that are forcibly banned or that the risks can be mitigated in other ways.

Same reason you go through a metal detector to check for weapons before getting within half mile of a plane, but were left pretty much on your honor to not bring a Samsung phone with a spicy battery on board.

That's asinine. It's like saying "If brakes really mattered, a cop would check your brakes before letting you drive to work in the morning". Brakes are pretty damn important, but very few places (in the US at least) have any mechanism for ensuring yours are in working order even periodically.

Proper risk mitigation takes into account (at minimum) the likelihood of an event occuring, the severity of the event occurring, your willingness to tolerate a failure, and the cost associated with implementing corrections.

Airlines have an EXTREMELY low tolerance for any kind of risk that could conceivably lead to a catastrophic failure, so the fact that you're allowed to have a device, despite potential safety concerns, comes from a combination of a few factors:

1. The chances of some kind of major interference with flight ops happening are demonstrably pretty low
2. People would likely push back quite hard on not being able to use electronic devices for entertainment on a flight.
3. Most people comply with the request.
4. Related to 3, there is little reason for airlines to change the rule, since cell operation is next to impossible in flight anyways, and wifi/bluetooth are not in the frequency range of concern.

The real issue is that airplane mode should really only affect cell signals now and leave WiFi alone since planes have WiFi now and a lot of applications share between devices with WiFi, and leave Bluetooth and NFC alone since they’re short range and low power and unlikely to cause issues.

I'm not sure how common it is, but my S22+ will remember if I turn bluetooth or wifi on while in airplane mode, and leave them on in the future. That's especially nice since I use a CGM that pairs to my phone via bluetooth, so I don't have to worry about accidentally losing that connection.

Spot on about there not being any point in having cellular service enabled. You're 6 miles up and traveling a mile every few seconds, so you might as well just shut that radio off and save a bit of battery power.

Huh... You have me questioning my sanity now.

Apparently they were the same imagery during the first seasons but in the last season they changed by episode. I have a few vivid recollections of seeing a motif from the intro show up in a key shot from the episode, but that must have all come from the last season.

Better Call Saul

Short, sweet, and generally relevant to the episode in an almost easter-eggish way.

Something hot in an open bowl sounds like the worst food to eat in a shower TBH.

I'd go with something cold in a tube, like an ice pop. Or maybe a beer in one of those fancy insulated tumblers with a closeable lid.

Costco sells bags of roasted pumpkin seeds that scratch a similar itch for me. Not quite as cheap as sunflower seeds, but about 10 bucks for a 2lb bag that lasts quite awhile.

Not exactly the same, but as a type 1 diabetic with a nut allergy, I feel you with how annoying it is that all the good low carb snacks seem to be packed with peanuts, cashews, and/or almonds.

Fortunately for me, I like dark chocolate or I'd be completely SOL.

As a former teenager, I apologize.

🫡

I know it's a random voice in the void, but I sincerely hope it's benign.

Rain and wine can be delightful if you're in the right mood for it.

I hope you find yourself soon in a place where getting buzzed and gaming is a positive instead of negative

Cheers 🤜

In fairness, you did pick one of about 4 topics that seems to really get Lemmitors (or whatever word we're using) riled up.

It's just too bad people forget that's literally the entire point if the sub and downvote anything that's not an ironic or memey "unpopular" opinion, because they are often interesting or overlooked POVs, even if I don't agree with the conclusion.

LMAO people are downvoting an unpopular opinion in c/unpopularopinion

OP, have you tried having a REAL unpopular opinion like "Media piracy is morally justified" or "Billionaires don't really deserve all that money"?

He's catching downvotes like crazy, but he's 100% correct that average is a poor statistic for comparing things like home price and salaries. More specifically, average is typically used as a shorthand for "mean", when what's really useful is the median.

Median home price (or median salary) for that matter, will much more closely reflect what the typical person is paying for a house, while mean is going to be skewed by the long tail of expensive prices.

And also to back up Pixxelkick, that single number still doesn't accurately reflect the situation for first-time home buyers, which is the demographic these articles tend to focus on when bemoaning high home prices.

So it's not like anyone's saying home prices aren't going up, and there aren't problems with that, but it does get really annoying to see these articles CONSTANTLY peppered with misleading or irrelevant statistics by authors who either don't know what they mean, or worse are exaggerating to drive clicks.

"Why are millennials killing the lemon industry? We asked 10 boomers for their opinion, and the top answer will SHOCK you"

For me it's watching steve1989 MRE reviews on YouTube. Dude has the chillest voice and demeanor, and the content is just engaging enough to keep my mind from spiraling off onto random shit, but not exciting enough to keep me awake. The only problem is waking up to my phone on the floor or buried God knows where in my sheets.

And just in case Steve browses Lemmy, I also like watching his videos while awake too! 😄

I always thought it was redeye love, in the same context as a redeye flight.

Congrats and Happy New Year!