CompactFlax
@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on The beef industry currently 1 week ago:
- Comment on There are solutions to our problems... 1 week ago:
It is complicated ending homelessness.
Treatment for mental health and addiction is probably half of the problem though. Homelessness exploded when governments closed sanatoriums. Is living people away in a Victorian sanatorium the best way to deal with mental illness? Probably not in most cases. But it was an attempt.
- Comment on There are solutions to our problems... 1 week ago:
I believe there will always be individuals who put themselves first in any scenario.
- Comment on Buying new electrical outlet, and the grounding are just a decoration 1 week ago:
Amazon, temu, wish etc. are all complicit.
- Comment on How can we revitalise the high street? 1 week ago:
Tax Amazon in some way, and zoning laws to encourage walkable development
- Comment on Thames Water creditors accused of ‘shuffling deckchairs’ with plan for new board 1 week ago:
Current value = assessed value of assets less the assessed investment and maintenance gaps, and just have the government seize it.
- Comment on Philips shouldn't exist. Torx plus is the best fight me 1 week ago:
Philips and JIS are interchangeable; it’s Pozi that’s not.
- Comment on Philips shouldn't exist. Torx plus is the best fight me 1 week ago:
Torx is great until you can’t really see the bolt in question and think you have the right bit but actually it’s slightly small and rounds off the bolt entirely.
It is a good idea in general though.
- Comment on Philips shouldn't exist. Torx plus is the best fight me 1 week ago:
Check out the Toque Test Channel on Torx drivers. The companies have different patterns for their heads with different advantages and disadvantages.
Philips is bad. Pozi-Drive screw with Philips head is awful.
- Comment on Technology Connections - My water heater is cooler than yours [58:44] 2 weeks ago:
It was a bit inevitable. I’m curious to hear how he reconciles taking heat from an already heated room, or if it’s a split system. Lunchtime video next week to find out!
- Comment on The Vancouver Police 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on ‘Cheap travel is not a defence’: the parents facing court for school absences in England 2 weeks ago:
Indeed. But apparently 10 days gets one there, TFA doesn’t really explain itself.
- Comment on Innit 2 weeks ago:
Miles and miles of stroads!
- Comment on BBC puts up their favorite 2 weeks ago:
“We have to show all sides” and when one side is complete lunacy, I suppose any fair reporting would count towards the “other side”.
But in reality, some opinions need at the very least editorial context, or perhaps don’t need to be aired.
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 2 weeks ago:
There is a point to having both - or at least giving an idea of how much an item typically weighs. One cookie might be 200g or 50g; people may typically reach for 1-5 cookies, for example.
A misleading serving size (eg “per 1/4 cookie”) is indeed not helpful at all, but I don’t think it’s illegal.
- Comment on BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is a warning sign: we were promised a transport revolution, instead we got cars tracking us and serving us ads 3 weeks ago:
Connectivity and telemetry starts off about improving the product and ends up with subscription features and selling your behaviour.
- Comment on BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is a warning sign: we were promised a transport revolution, instead we got cars tracking us and serving us ads 3 weeks ago:
I still need to look at it to hit the target.
- Comment on BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is a warning sign: we were promised a transport revolution, instead we got cars tracking us and serving us ads 3 weeks ago:
The marvel series is USA propaganda.
- Comment on Nah nuh nah nah nuh nuh nuh nah nah nuh nuh 3 weeks ago:
I’m certain this is an acquired taste.
- Comment on MoreThanTV (MTV) is dead 3 weeks ago:
RIP
- Comment on "It's not work" - Austrian Chancellor Stocker declares that in his view caring for children isn't work 3 weeks ago:
The next generation supports the current adult generations.
Investing in the next generation is vital to ensure the continued success of the nation.
Early child development is incredibly important to long term success.
Understanding this is beyond the capability of many politicians.
- Comment on Ecosystem services 4 weeks ago:
Fun fact: rats can’t vomit.
- Comment on Hey jackass, this is why trucks with large tires are supposed to have mud flaps. 5 weeks ago:
It’s awful for the steering geometry to have the wheels offset so far from where they’re supposed to be. So not only does it eat tyres and ball joints, it also handles worse than it already would.
RIP your windshield.
- Comment on the Home Alone house then and now 5 weeks ago:
Millennial grey, because it’s important that you don’t mess up your investment by personalizing it.
- Comment on the Home Alone house then and now 5 weeks ago:
Due to a weird law, in the USA manufactured homes must be built on a permanent chassis.
Most homes in the USA are built entirely on site.
- Comment on It's becoming widely accepted that it's not safe to put pictures of your children on social media... (cont. in post) 1 month ago:
The social media platforms themselves are pushing age verification.
They have proven repeatedly that they never do anything that doesn’t benefit themselves, so how can I support them?
Also, the implementations of age verification are terrible.
- Comment on Nintendo says users voluntarily paid higher prices, have no right to tariff refunds 1 month ago:
Guess I’m not buying another Nintendo product. The Wii is fun. Fuck these guys.
- Comment on Is starlink internet worth it or shit for gaming? 1 month ago:
If you have a wired connection, it is highly unlikely that Starlink will be superior in any way.
Satellite internet, even Low Earth Orbit providers, should be the absolute last resort, particularly as the two constellations that are or will be available to consumers are run by billionaires.
It is not physically possible for a satellite connection to have lower latency than a fibre connection unless the fibre route is in some way excessively convoluted.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
That and layoffs. When someone is with a company for a long time and becomes senior, not only do they have immeasurable value in their institutional knowledge but they are also the “person” for their area of expertise. They know things or know the person responsible for things. When they leave or are forced out, less senior people don’t have a way to bridge the siloes (outside of dealing with layers of management), so problems go unaddressed.
- Comment on Train Surrounded by Flames in Armstrong, Ontario 1 month ago:
That happened 20 years ago but it doesn’t matter as long as shareholders get value.