CompactFlax
@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on Oil derrick camouflaged as Christmas tree, Huntington Beach, 1939. 1 hour ago:
Seems less of a disguise and more of an attempt at being festive.
Oil production combined with wanton tree removal. Perfection.
- Comment on A community turned to grift 1 day ago:
A lot of knowledge is lost. The forums are shutting down, because people moved to Reddit - or discord. Then people deleted their Reddit posts, and discord isn’t public.
- Comment on What happened to dancesafe? Used to they would sit outside of raves and test drugs with the cops help. That way you knew what it was laced with. How come this did not catch on? 2 days ago:
We’re all tired of everything.
- Comment on What happened to dancesafe? Used to they would sit outside of raves and test drugs with the cops help. That way you knew what it was laced with. How come this did not catch on? 2 days ago:
EXACTLY
- Comment on What happened to dancesafe? Used to they would sit outside of raves and test drugs with the cops help. That way you knew what it was laced with. How come this did not catch on? 2 days ago:
All drugs are bad. Prohibition and incarceration is the only way to be safe.
- Comment on Does anyone have advice for brain zaps? 6 days ago:
I still get them (very) occasionally. It’s been about 15 years.
Just gotta plow through. I wish they hadn’t prescribed it as a first line.
- Comment on ‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job 6 days ago:
Sounds like the job market as a whole.
There’s no job loyalty but the employers expect it for some reason and decide that someone with 5 years experience will stay around longer - though the reality isn’t that at all.
- Comment on Patriots owner Robert Kraft pledges $2 million donation after Macklemore outcry 1 week ago:
Robert Kraft intends to donate $2 million toward causes supporting people impacted by the war in Gaza
That describes most zionists in Israel.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Türkiye be like um, what about me?
- Comment on It's Only Game, Why You Heff To Be Mad 1 week ago:
If your hobby makes you upset and you take it out on spouse and kids, you need therapy and a new hobby.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
I had a suspicion. Water coming out of pipes is just kinda black magic for many people (not to be negative, irs just not worth learning about). Because the cold and hot water don’t combine until inside the tap, it doesn’t matter for the dishwasher. But pulling hot water out of the tap gets hot water to wherever the dishwasher ties in - in most kitchens, but not always in fancy ones.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
I’m not sure why you’re being chastised for using water while the dishwasher is filling. That is a non sequitur. But for most people, the answer is probably yes, it moderately improves performance.
- Comment on If I only have space/money for one exercise machine, what should I get? 1 week ago:
Kettlebells are a very good option. I will say, however, that they’re typically more expensive than a dumbbell, and there’s very little you can do with a KB that you can’t also do with dumbbells, and you will pretty quickly get stronger, initially.
Rowing machine is my votes I’m a Concept2 fan; they make great equipment. They’re in the USA but the company is a Perpetual Purpose Trust, so it’s different. I’ve heard good things about WaterRowers too. You’ll be able to test a concept2 at nearly any decent gym, as they’re the standard rowing machine (and thus will last virtually forever). I recommend testing, extensively, if you can.
Treadmills, to my knowledge, are expensive if they are going to last. They’re heavy and large.
- Comment on Anon hates tiktok 1 week ago:
Don’t forget scrolling while driving.
- Comment on Parents face extra bus fees over smartphone stance 1 week ago:
Utterly ridiculous to expect that parents provide an expensive and fragile piece of technology in order to receive a fare discount.
- Comment on UK deepens reliance on Musk's SpaceX, spending nearly $40 million on satellite services 2 weeks ago:
It’s so unfortunate that Musk and USA is in charge of this technology.
- Comment on Key UK Nuclear Deterrent Link Destroyed Over Yorkshire 2 weeks ago:
“The balloon would only be needed if all other failsafes have broken or been destroyed”, the source added. “Testing is to find the weak link in rehearsal – not on the day of the crisis.”
- Comment on Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 banned bike lanes and speed cameras. Now their neighborhood streets are turning into a lawless free-for-all 2 weeks ago:
What does bike lanes and speed cameras have to do with someone ignoring stop sign and the vehicle directly in front of them?
- Comment on The beef industry currently 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on There are solutions to our problems... 4 weeks 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... 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago:
Amazon, temu, wish etc. are all complicit.
- Comment on How can we revitalise the high street? 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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] 4 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 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on ‘Cheap travel is not a defence’: the parents facing court for school absences in England 5 weeks ago:
Indeed. But apparently 10 days gets one there, TFA doesn’t really explain itself.
