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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Having a CC doesn't mean you have debt...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago

"Why the HELL should I have to press 2 for English?"


bumper sticker I would see on my bike commute back in the day.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The bank doesn't own the house, they just have a significant lien against it. Maybe a potato potato situation (how are you supposed to spell that phrase 🤔), but it is an important distinction.

Landlords can get pissed if you paint the walls/change appliances/remodel/etc., but so long as the property is properly insured (and you make your loan payments on time) the bank probably isn't going to bother you.

Landlords can


and do


place restrictions on quiet hours, guest policy, who is allowed to live there, etc. Owning is definitely different.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Some cities offer guides or services for native plants! https://sfpublicworks.org/services/plant-lists-and-palettes

It's even divided across the city's different climate zones (San Francisco is small, but can have huge differences in weather from one side to the other).

I recall a SoCal city even offering free consultation for native gardens.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago

With coherent detection I think the separation between eyes would allow for this.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Except that this problem doesn't specify distance between horseman, so I think it's a bit bogus


no need to resolve an individual person to be able to tell that they're there. And for hair color, if you make assumptions about the clothes being worn, you could perhaps infer color of hair, even if the hair isn't resolvable (a person being a "single pixel" would have a different hue depending).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago

Dipoles are, effectively, not


so if you have a charged bit and another opposite charged bit, while an inverse relationship might exist between either one, the net effect is that it drops off much faster.

The thing with gravity is it tends to go one way, unlike, say, charge.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We're in the market for a kid carrying ebike, and while REI makes the most financial sense, I think we'll be paying a visit to our LBS.

As an aside, I tend to prefer Sports Basement. Have had better luck with their bike department, too. No idea if they're better from a corporate standpoint though.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This is the real big brain hack with decibels


you can use a linear scale, it's just that the units are logarithmic instead.

(Yes I know most people would call a dB axis logarithmic, it's just a silly comment.)

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

My $4k piece of carbon and $3k hunk of titanium would like to have a word...

I would bet just about anything that the only reason profit margins could possibly be higher for a car is due to volume


which, if everyone rode bikes, wouldn't be an issue at all.

Absolute profit, sure


cars are more expensive, so they'll win out.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We still use leaded gas for aviation, as does (I believe) the EU (I'm guessing RoW, too).

(Supposed to be banned this year in the EU but AFAICT pushed back until 2032.)

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Deja vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.

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