Wahots

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

For me, it wasn't that, but the ribbon cable inside. A 20 cent part broke, but Samsung won't allow techs to fix that. Their "fix" is to replace the hinge, inner, and outer screens, a $600 part. Maddening, considering the cable can be fixed.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reminds me of my childhood :)

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wish I had this for pollen when I'm out biking in spring.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

I always vote, local, state, and federal. I would never vote for candidates who specifically are out to destroy things, or do austerity measures. I also don't vote by party, but by values.

Because few people vote in my area, my votes have enormous impacts on society at large, which feels uniquely powerful.

I love the woods a lot, so I voted for a candidate that wanted to preserve them. My singular vote alone counted as 2% of the entire state, and the pro-Muir candidate won. And that was me alone, I also talked to friends and family about voting, which they did.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's cool, but $2,000 is way too expensive, especially if it has issues and can't last 5-6 years at least. My Samsung Z fold broke a few years in, and the cost to repair exceeded buying a replacement phone.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

RIP birdwatchers and photographers, haha.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd much rather have a cutting edge nuclear plant nearby rather than a data center. Especially since the nuclear plant probably wouldn't have much in the way of emissions, unlike gas turbines at AI data centers.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

Woohoo!! So excited to see new extensions :)

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It really depends on where these get implemented. If you want to live in a city, you don't really need a car as much. Washington apparently built the world's first floating train and appears to be leading the US in transportation infrastructure with trains and bikes. If anyone can pull it off in the US, it's probably them.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago

I remember interning at a place during uni, where something had broken, and a handful of 40 year olds asked me, a probably 19 or 21 year old intern, if I could fix it, as nobody else at the company knew how. (I had recently learned how through my classes)

That was the definite moment, along with a few others where I suddenly realized that adults didn't always know what they were doing.

But it was especially present at that internship. Outwardly, I was ready for the challenge, but inwardly, I was reeling that a company with decent profits and 100+ personnel was entirely relying on someone not too far out of highschool.

If they were relying on me for that, what else were people relying on at other companies, organizations, even governments? It made me really realize how ad-libbed our world is, having thought professionals in every sector had been firmly in control of the world as I had known it, up to that point.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 8 months ago

Maybe she just has a small head, but that Milei looks like that one of the creatures from [Where The Wild Things Are](. His face is huge.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 8 months ago

You might be in luck. Nissan is apparently going to release a base model called the S sometime soonish. This is the mid model release, like what Nvidia does with their GPU launches.

I also dislike the whole roof sunroofs because they tend to be terribly echo-y in every Uber I've been in. Feels like I'm in a McDonald's tube slide.

 

Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”


Only a matter of time till things start going this way. For Super Earth.

https://youtu.be/WcGJmev2718

 

Of the 121 pedestrians killed in traffic last year, 120 were struck by a car while one person died after being hit by an electric bike, according to city transportation department data compiled by Transportation Alternatives.

 

TIL that crunches and situps are bad for your spine. And sitting for long periods of time.

 

Rocks gathered along the Colorado River contained evidence of a bustling community of animals in an ancient sea.

 

After passing a Dark Sky ordinance to curb light pollution and save energy, Pittsburgh is installing adjustable streetlights.

 

“Negative publicity may adversely affect our stock price, damage our reputation and expose us to unexpected or unwarranted regulatory scrutiny,” UnitedHealth noted in its most recent annual report. The company’s shares have declined 40 percent over the past year.

 

“Negative publicity may adversely affect our stock price, damage our reputation and expose us to unexpected or unwarranted regulatory scrutiny,” UnitedHealth noted in its most recent annual report. The company’s shares have declined 40 percent over the past year.

 

I use Transit, but I'm always curious what else is out there, particularly for bike navigation on protected bike lanes.

 

In an interview, Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said the county did not have a warning system because such systems are expensive, and local residents are resistant to new spending.

“Taxpayers won’t pay for it,” Mr. Kelly said. Asked if people might reconsider in light of the catastrophe, he said, “I don’t know.”

The National Weather Service’s San Angelo office, which is responsible for some of the areas hit hardest by Friday’s flooding, was missing a senior hydrologist, staff forecaster and meteorologist in charge [said].

That office’s warning coordination meteorologist left on April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration used to reduce the number of federal employees, according to a person with knowledge of his departure.

 

I found it while looking for outfits for pride, and I really like the look. If it helps, here's where I found the source image:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/hercules-universal-xavier-serrano-models-relaxed-looks--252694229069998074/

 

I think art deco is one of my favorites. It still has a clean, modern look that ages surprisingly well, even a century later.

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