AA5B

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

The problem is the world is transitioning to EVs, and burying your head in the sand won’t change that. Legacy manufacturers could be trying to find their place in the new world while they can, or they can stick with technology of the past, let someone else come to dominate the new technologies, and be left with a ever shrinking market until they disappear

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Yep, it’s a great highway

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If they tried to send me to my country of ancestry, it no longer exists

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

As others say, ID has always been issued by states and is usually a drivers license, but also

  • until recently there was not standard security, so IDs that are not “Real ID” compliant have different standards
  • some states explicitly do not ask about immigration status. It’s better to have all drivers licensed and insured than for immigrants to drive unlicensed and uninsured
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

What about a “Real ID” drivers license?

While a regular license makes no claim about citizenship, id expect “Real ID” to only be obtainable by citizens

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I’m thinking the same thing but maybe not that small. I really liked the Honda Element for this, but it wasn’t right for me at the time. Maybe soon Rivian R2S or R3S, or if that’s too big, Slate?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Where can I read more about that? This is all I could find

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What a mess. Remind never to get a machine with built in grinder

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Except it’s also for any mold buildup

Another downside of Keurig machines is there’s no way to drain them

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (16 children)

That reminds me, I’m overdue to “descale” my coffeemaker

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

It’s a very small percentage of people who would come across a bear and need a weapon. Here in eastern us, you shouldn’t have them for black bears. However I can see long guns in places with grizzlies ….. im not convinced it useful, but I can understand feeling threatened

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s certainly part of it - here in the US, police need fewer guns, harder to get, better training. They need to be demilitarized. I don’t think I’m naive about what police need to be able to handle, but all too often it seems like their first reaction is to start blasting. Most police interactions by far do not need a weapon. Most do not need the escalation.

And of course a big part of that needs to be restoring “qualified” to “qualified immunity”. The current blanket immunity makes bad situations worse

 

Can anyone point anywhere (except Reddit or Facebook) with up to date info about Market Basket? What are the employees doing?

Last time around customers successfully supported the walkout, to all of our benefit, but are they walking? Is there anything organized this time?

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/castiron@lemmy.world
 

Was just browsing Lodge cast iron, wondering if there are some pieces I should splurge on. Are there non-standard pieces people actually use? Normally it’s just me for dinner but my two teens are back summers

I have the three standard skillets that I use frequently, with lids I use occasionally. I got the small Dutch oven thinking it would be good for beans, veggies, maybe a small bread loaf, but have to admit I’ve never used it.

What about

  • the minis, like 5” or 6.5” - do you actually do like individual apple crisp or anything? Which size is actually useful? How many?
  • tall frying pan - I’ve been afraid to try frying, but is this significantly safer than the regular skillet, for fish or something? Or should I just stick to the air fryer? Do people use this?
  • does anyone like the baking pan or cookie sheet? Do you use it enough to be worthwhile?
 

So many toddler toys and sporting goods on the curb in front of our house! Got my now college age kid to help.

We put up a huge “free” sign, and at least some things found a new home. Three bicycles, two portable soccer nets, and a pair of roller blades definitely gone but there’s just so much stuff that I really couldn’t say what’s no longer there

I’m disappointed the snow blower didn’t go. Yeah it’s older and needs service but it’s a nice two stage, self-propelled, auto-start model where bringing it back to life would be a fraction of the cost of buying something like that

 

I find this a bit weird, but I just fell asleep on the sofa while watching YouTube. The weird part was I had a very vivid dream that I was watching an entirely different YouTube video

 

This morning I made pancakes for my little one (ok, he’s a high school senior, and it was an egg, cantaloupe and some pancakes). His favorite is chocolate chip: I can do that!

As I was making them I realized I didn’t have enough chocolate chips. But I could still be the hero, I had mini-chips to make energy bites!

I don’t know if this counts as science, but I discovered the minis sink right to the bottom while full sized are easier to keep in suspension. The minis made it a lot harder to give each a consistent chocolate taste

 

The last several months, I’ve started watching YouTube.

I tried looking at what I’ve been watching:

  • lawn mowing
  • drain clearing
  • dog grooming
 

For those of us still impatiently waiting, what is your experience so far with “Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition”?

—- I ordered just 2 hours in but the vendor I used sold out in 21 minutes. I just found out I also missed the restock, so hopefully some time next month.

 
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Waffles for the win (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

Slept in and made waffles for my kids …. I got too damn excited making Liege Waffles for the first time. The kids loved them but it’s a lot of work, even more cleanup, and molten sugar hurts like the dickens

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Huge Costco trip (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

I haven’t been in about three months so I started running out of stuff. It almost got exciting, going while hungry and without a Christmas list. I should not have done that

And still no effing tissue boxes

 

The pop up reminder has been on my thermostat since October.

However the furnace couldn’t hold temperature and started short cycling so I had to. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the problem so I may need to call a guy (it’s always to replace the control board but I have yet to find a way to confirm that before spending $400 to do it myself)

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Did not sleep in (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

Already failed my first goal for taking today off, by forgetting to turn off my alarm clock.

So my grand plan for using one of my precious days off is (drum roll, please) ….. taking my kid to a routine appointment that for some reason had to be in the middle of the day

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