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- Comment on What bottles/containers should I use for shipping from sea level to places at higher altitudes? 9 hours ago:
Technically yes, but if this is a sauce that doesn’t need refrigeration (including after opening) anyway, just not as big of an issue.
Another comment had a great point that less product = more air = more sensitive to different air pressures. Ideally, the product is in a plastic bottle already and OP can squeeze a little out if needed, put the cap back on tightly with the bottle slightly squeezed, pack it safely, and send it off. If the lack of outside pressure is an issue, it’ll give the bottle a way to grow a little.
Source: I live in Denver and always have something (de-) pressurize when I go to/from sea level
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 2 days ago:
Flagging just means the money laundering team would investigate the source, determine that it doesn’t have other red flags, and quietly move on.
Exactly. Staying with OP’s hypothetical situation, potential investigation on its own does not mean it can’t happen. It just means there may be an extra step behind the scenes, very possibly without either party’s knowledge anything even happened. More importantly, if the benefactor insists on some dodgy payment method that’s an even clearer sign of BS because a normal bank doesn’t give as much of a shit as OP lets on
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 2 days ago:
Those are all extreme cases unlikely to be relevant to OP’s question.
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 2 days ago:
if there’s additional suspicious activity
Emphasis on this part. Either way, what you’re describing is generally for tax purposes. Going back to the original question of the thread, if I had billions of dollars and wrote a stranger a check, the bank is highly unlikely to make sure I meant it. At most they may report it to the government to make sure I pay gift taxes (which are paid by the giver, not the recipient, and even they apply far above $10,000 but you still need to report it at that level)
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 2 days ago:
Emphasis on “generally” in my statement. Of course there are exceptions where they would, but if I had a multi-million dollar check from Warren Buffett for replacing a few light bulbs in his house, the bank isn’t going to call him and make sure that’s a reasonable price or anything.
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 2 days ago:
Hypothetically: Banks don’t generally scrutinize the source of the money or why it’s being transferred. If the funds exist in the account, they just make the transaction. Also it’s on the gift giver to pay any applicable taxes.
In real life: Scammers posing as a billionaire are infinitely more likely to contact you than a real one. The scammers will depend on you thinking a normal bank transaction won’t work so you can jump through some hoops that will inevitably have you paying them real money instead.
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 1 week ago:
He said he’s pretty well off. If he’s in a different financial situation than you he may be cognizant of that. Also, not that I need to tell you if you live there, but customs in Japan are all kinds of weird. That could be related too.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the blockchain/smart contract 'revolution' we were told about? 2 weeks ago:
Hold up, I’m not trying to talk about crypto, certainly not in a wall of text. You said the distributed ledger has its uses outside of crypto and gave some examples. If those examples were truly clamoring for some kind of distributed ledger solution, why haven’t they implemented it by now? I can’t imagine crypto distracted that much to make it impossible, there must be another reason.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the blockchain/smart contract 'revolution' we were told about? 2 weeks ago:
But how much of that really demands a Blockchain solution in favor of what’s used currently? Aside from some developers’ time, nothing about crypto prevented what you described from happening and (presumably) it never did come to be.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the blockchain/smart contract 'revolution' we were told about? 2 weeks ago:
And what exactly should it have been used for?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Kinda sorta. Air conditioners seemed like a more common phrase to reference, so I just clarified that it’s the same thing.
Arguably it would be cheaper to cool than to heat, because the whole point is to move heat from one place to another. The heat is easy to collect in a hot house vs a cold winter outdoor setting, and you probably don’t need to change the temperature as much (if you target, say, 20C and you experience 35 in summer and -5 in winter, you have a 15 degree difference in one direction and 25 in another)
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Heat pumps are air conditioners that can be run backwards. That’s it. You’re running an air conditioner, and it’s summer.
- Comment on Ice cream trucks still around? 3 weeks ago:
Oscar Meijer Weiner
That’s not how you spell my bologna’s second name
- Comment on Why does Dairy Queen sell food? 1 month ago:
Oh, for sure. Especially during pumpkin pie blizzard season. Plus they always seem to feed my FOMO with some other flavor so I go twice during that season alone
- Comment on Why does Dairy Queen sell food? 1 month ago:
Here’s the fun part: while you’re all talking about their ice cream, technically it’s not legal to call their product that. You won’t see it anywhere on the menu. I think it has to do with the milk/cream/egg/sugar amounts? There may not be egg at all, but can’t remember for sure.
Anyway, all you’ll ever see on the menu is “soft serve”
- Comment on If youre bi do you have to prove it? 1 month ago:
If you like both vanilla and chocolate ice cream do you have to prove that?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
At 6 years old, you hardly understand how the world works. People generally realize that and act accordingly.
If anyone is getting divorced from something a 6-year-old did, either your parents don’t understand that (not your fault) or there was something much bigger going on already (not your fault) and whatever you did was the straw that broke the camel’s back (still not your fault, given the grace needed with a SIX-YEAR-OLD!)
If someone else said to you what you were saying to us, would you agree that “yeah, you must have been ‘born bad’* - that sucks”? And hold them to that same standard? Probably not. Don’t do it to yourself
* that’s not a thing, by the way
- Comment on If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed? 3 months ago:
Basic geography could go a long ways, if people believe you. At this point people were exploring the world trying to find the spice Islands, but didn’t know WTF they were doing. Magellan navigating the strait that would be named after him was impressive at its time, but now we know the best way from Europe to Asia (and spices and stuff) by sea without any modern canale is by going around Africa. Like, it still sucks and it’s a long trip but it’s doable compared to going to damn near Antarctica.
This assumes I don’t die, can communicate, and am not in the then-unpopulated (and quite landlocked) current location of Denver, Colorado.
- Comment on Why is the NFL draft day so "special"? 3 months ago:
Totally with you there (probably a big selection bias on Lemmy, of course). Especially the draft. It’s… Announcements of people getting job offers. Yay?
That said, look up some of Jon Bois’s videos on YouTube if you have some time. I only learned about him because he’s a delight on Bluesky, and he has a kind of interesting/entertaining way to tell stories about sports. At least, the couple videos I just started watching have been!
That said, it may not be the best for current events.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
How much could it cost to have a handful of requested groceries for a few chefs, knowing some of whom won’t move further, compared to the entire cost of producing the show?
- Comment on I'm looking for a no frills, physical key EV. Am I looking for something that no longer exists? 4 months ago:
Sounds like you’re looking for something that only exists in the used market, which may be your plan anyway.
The Mitsubishi imiev never took off, but it’s probably the least-frilly EV you can buy. But as Doug Demuro will tell you, it’s a bit quirky. Assuming you’re American, yes, is was released in the States but no, you probably wouldn’t have heard of it. I’m not sure I’d recommend it necessarily, but it’s an option
That said, I have a Chevy Bolt. Pretty easy to find on the used market (and with that, get service if you need it) no dumb features nobody asked for. It does have Android Auto/Apple Car Play, which is actually pretty awesome (I believe it’s the 2022+ models with wireless car play). Their base models are pretty barebones (some don’t even have DC fast charging, watch out for that) but higher trims do have some nice features to them. It’s kind of a car you’ve seen on the road but didn’t know you actually wanted.
By the way, backup cameras became mandated a while ago. I’m not sure the screen size requirements (I’ve seen some cars put it in the rear view mirror, which was kinda cool actually) but since most cars need a screen now to support that, and higher trim levels will use that screen for other things, and making multiple pieces of hardware for the same car is an annoyance for car makers, you’ll probably see a screen on most cars. Just FYI.
- Comment on how is it to work everyday but Wednesdays and Thursdays? 4 months ago:
Split days off sounds pretty bad to be honest. Wednesday and Thursday doesn’t sound terrible and has its advantages, but as a M-F worker I would have a hard time meeting up with someone working a schedule like that.
I would suggest taking off Friday-Saturday or Sunday-Monday. Little bit of the best of both worlds, plus you can avoid some of what you mentioned earlier.
- Comment on Does not the constitution say something one should not be charged or something to vote? If so then why does my home state charge 50$ to get a regular id to vote? Is that no illegal? 4 months ago:
What state are you in? Some states have a free ID for voting purposes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still shitty that you have to go through that but see if yours is one of them
- Comment on Oops, something went wrong! 4 months ago:
An apology would be nice, but do you really need to explain to the server that you still haven’t received your food? I think they know that
- Comment on Oops, something went wrong! 4 months ago:
How does telling someone about a problem they’re already aware of help you?
- Comment on Can someone recommend me a wireless headset? 5 months ago:
Have you looked into bone conduction headphones? I’ve had a set for about 3 years now and it’s still going strong. It has its pros and cons for sure, but I’m a huge fan. Mine is the Openrun Pro by Shokz. Maybe a hair beyond your budget, but should last really well for you
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
Even if it is his birth name… If it were my birth name, I’d use a nickname
- Comment on The price breakdown of my flight is kinda funny, 80% taxes and fees 5 months ago:
No, if you find a flight you like and, instead of putting your credit card information right there, you drive to the airport, pay for parking, wait in line at the ticket counter, tell the agent you want to buy that itinerary you just found online, argue with them when they say they can’t/won’t so it because it’s freaking Frontier, pay for your ticket, walk 10 minutes back to your car in the parking ramp, pay for your hour of parking, and drive home.
Probably not worth it for a single person/purchase, but if it’s charged per person, per direction (I think it is but not sure) and you’re paying for your whole family it may be worth it.
- Comment on The price breakdown of my flight is kinda funny, 80% taxes and fees 5 months ago:
That’s only really done now for nonrevenue (employee) travel and changes in existing itineraries (trying to get an earlier flight, getting rebooked to a full flight because you missed your connection and that’s the next one, etc)
Some flights during certain seasons (spring break in Florida, for example) are so full that you hardly stand a chance of getting on, and of course that’s the airlines’ fault
- Comment on The price breakdown of my flight is kinda funny, 80% taxes and fees 5 months ago:
Well, half of it is a “carrier interface charge” - basically, you’re playing to buy online. Fees are taxed differently, but they have to be optional. If you buy at an airport, they don’t charge it.
That Frontier for ya. The Ryanair of the US