johannesvanderwhales @ johannesvanderwhales @lemmy.world

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Bed sores are not a new thing.

A lot of times before I'm falling asleep I think about "you know, I usually don't remember anything from when I fall asleep so what if it's actually some horrific experience you have daily and just forget about?"

Not a thing I say much, but Trump is on the right side on this one. For completely the wrong reasons, of course.

Just don't remove the keychip

This is really only to prevent them from suing and claiming that the show is representing the actions of celebrities on the show as true fact. If I publish a newspaper article saying "Donald Trump strangled a baby" without evidence then that could be actionable, as it's a factual claim. But if I showed Donald Trump strangling babies as part of an obvious parody, then that would be protected speech. So their disclaimer is basically just to make it obvious that it's a parody. It's not a requirement, but they want to cover their asses.

Been using these for a while for cycling. I would say that the sound quality is not exactly great and that the pitch will change depending on where exactly they're sitting. Personally I mostly use them to listen to podcasts so that doesn't matter much to me. The Shokz design looping around the back of your head can also be awkward if you're trying to wear them with a winter hat. Overall I recommend them for people who need a open ear solution. They're also good just for daily life in a city where you want to listen to something while walking around, but want to maintain some level of awareness so you don't get run over or something. Another good use case could be in an office where you want some awareness if someone walks up and tries to talk to you (I often listen to white noise when I'm trying to focus).

On the other hand if you want something for music or you want something isolating, these aren't the right product IMO.

Well they are sold by weight so you know what you're getting if you pay attention.

I've switched to spray deodorant, which I'm sure hides just as much shrinkflation but seems more efficient.

Sure, they're lovely, superb...splendid even. But they're not as magnificent as some other birds.

Depends on the state.

Yeah, E Ink is actually a brand. AFAIK there's no one else producing suitable displays for ereaders at scale.

Keep in mind that only one company makes eInk displays. They're all using the same displays.

Astronomy is pretty neat. Took it in college and it's always maintained my interest.

Linux generally has a higher (perceived?) technical barrier to entry so people who opt to go that route often have strong opinions on exactly what they want from it. Not to mention that technical discussions in general are often centered around decided what the "right" way to do a thing is. That said regardless of how the opinions are stated, options aren't a bad thing.

And that most people are in multiple ecosystems...e.g. Android/iOS + Windows. So they can't use a solution that's not interoperable.

People not getting phished is in their interests. That doesn't mean it's not in yours.

Baseball fans are confused.

Wikipedia doesn't assert anything, it simply compiles information found in other sources. Which it cites.

Nah, upvoters are stupid and will often upvote anything with a pretty picture regardless of whether it fits a sub, regardless of whether it's been reposted 50 trillion times, and regardless of whether it's complete bullshit. Mods absolutely should delete a lot of posts even if they're popular.

My number 1 desire for a reddit replacement is some sort of meta restrictions on voting. Ban people from voting for a post if they're not subbed. Ban people who upvote bad content from voting in your sub. The more and more time I spend on reddit and the fediverse, the more I'm convinced that upvotes as implemented are a broken, shitty way to determine what content I see.

They run this same story about third party candidates every election year. The problem is they never show that the people who voted for the third party candidate would've definitely gone to one party or the other. People know what's at stake, why do you assume people voting for RFK Jr would've voted for Biden? There's nothing about his platform that is very left leaning. The most left leaning thing about him is his last name.

Edit: Just as an example, I voted for Nader in 2000. I'm someone who would've voted for Gore otherwise. But guess what? I was voting in a state that wasn't in close contention at all, so I could vote for a third party without really changing the calculus of who would get elected. The idea that votes for third parties are fungible with votes for major party candidates is just not accurate.