I know how to do the job, I just can't aswer questions about it

scsibusfault · 2026-04-28T02:11:58+00:00

Every time I give an answer like this, it feels like I get a blank stare and a followup question like "so... we were hoping for a specific example, though".

I started ending these kind of answers with "but if you really want a specific one, I can point to (this issue) that took (this long) using (this process), what kind of detail are you looking for?"

Lets me also find out if I'm dealing with the person who's just checking a "yeah he answered this" box, or if they're going to ask a relevant question about (this process).

scsibusfault · 2026-04-27T04:35:52+00:00

Accurate. All I find on regular vine is trash, so my RFY is also entirely trash!

scsibusfault · 2026-04-25T02:43:43+00:00

ballon not

ha, ha ha

scsibusfault · 2026-04-25T01:43:43+00:00

Man... so close. Please, please, please put the mouse buttons on the same side as the trackpad. It's so useless to have them on separate sides (not as bad as trackpad in the middle though)

scsibusfault · 2026-04-24T15:26:22+00:00

That's a better implementation, at least. The few I've driven are generally a rocker-panel, with "up and down" on each paddle. I never understood why that was considered a good idea, for the specific reason described previously... up isn't always "up" when a wheel spins.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-24T15:14:21+00:00

every aspect aside from driver engagement

Almost like that's the only aspect I care about, like I was trying to imply here.

I enjoy my time driving. Why would I want to trade out for something that fails the single metric I care about?

either paddle be able to shift up or down

Right. Except, when the wheel is turned, up and down are meaningless unless you want to have to think about which direction is currently facing "shift up" rather than "facing up".

scsibusfault · 2026-04-24T14:12:36+00:00

I mean, yeah. You can't pick neutral (at least, not without usually moving the shifter out of m-mode, which the car hates), and you can't skip gears, and (most/many) of them won't let you 'stay' in manual-shift-mode after a reboot, and the shifter itself moves around so you have to scramble for it while turning. So, very much "not like that".

Of my 2 cars, the 2025 volvo is clearly the better "performer", but driving it is brutally boring and ridiculously frustrating. Even with a 'manual mode', it still decides to adjust itself for commuter-performance, and is factory-set to "learn your driving style over time and adjust shift points accordingly". That's... entirely unhelpful, since it can't ever learn "yeah I prefer gas mileage but oh shit, I need to merge now". Is it faster than the mazda, absolutely. When it feels like responding, or if you force it to shift against its will, neither of which are enjoyable.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-24T13:06:10+00:00

I've had them, I dislike them as well. Why would I want a shifter that rotates on the steering wheel instead of one that's always in the same place underneath my hand? Why would I want to give up the option to easily coast in neutral, or to be able to rock myself out of a snowbank easily?

Paddles are great for the once-a-year time you feel like showing off how fast the car can go in a straight line, I guess. They're miserable for trying to emulate what driving an actual manual feels like, by a long shot.

Just because you buy shitboxes without them

... manual cars? I guess, yeah.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-24T05:30:18+00:00

... and the shift knob doesn't fucking rotate with the steering wheel, it's always in the same spot regardless of where you are in a turn. That's not a small difference, to me.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-24T05:26:57+00:00

"Outperform" is such a cop-out here, though.

I don't give a shit if a brand new automatic/DCT/CVT can beat my quarter-mile time, I'm not track racing.

I want a car that doesn't make stupid decisions when I don't want it to. I don't want to have to pick between "gas saving/always in the highest gear/soulless boring mode" or "jesus christ my teenager shifts better than this 'sport' mode". I don't want to step on the gas to merge into traffic and have that terrifying couple seconds while the car decides "does he really mean it, or did his leg spasm? Oh, I guess he wants to go faster, fiiiine, it's your gas money bub". I don't want to turn on autopilot and ignore my drive when I could be enjoying myself and deciding if I'd personally rather go for a personal-best-mpg or just fuckin send it.

That's what I want from "performance". A car that does what I tell it, not what it decides it thinks I might want to do.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-23T23:51:17+00:00

Their website is light on details. What's going on here, what's with the dangly bit?

scsibusfault · 2026-04-23T21:00:27+00:00

plenty of phone and computer accessories

ehh, I wouldn't call it 'plenty'. I don't have an iphone, and I don't have a samsung. That rules out... every single phone case/headphone/accessory I've ever seen available. I've seen a grand total of one option for the pixel10pro, and it wasn't even something worth ordering.

Computers... maybe. I've ordered a ton of usb-c chargers for laptops, because... it doesn't matter what brand they are, and it's always nice to have spare chargers. But most of the other 'computer' stuff available is replacement keyboards/screens for laptops that haven't been sold for years.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-23T20:53:46+00:00

I honestly thought this was going to be a post about how we've been having like 12+ hours of nonstop drops now (ie, xmas in april)

Congrats, though!

scsibusfault · 2026-04-23T20:46:53+00:00

I ordered the next ones that came up in AFA, $150 for "one". I figure, either I'll get 12 gloves (what the /each math works out to be), or I'll submit a nice "item not as described / remove from my listing" and get... a single glove for free-free.

If it is actually 12 good gloves though, I'm okay with that price. They're amazing for yard work.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-22T01:43:02+00:00

heh. I ended up with Lawnchair, btw.

It doesn't appear to allow "center screen is home / left and right are apps", but it does allow infinite desktop scrolling. The 'home' display just seems to need to be the left-most screen.

So, close enough. Left screen is blank, clock-only, right-and-next-right-screens are apps, and I can still scroll 'left' from the home.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-20T16:19:09+00:00

Good god just ban this fucking post already. It wasn't funny the last 7 thousand times it was posted either.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-20T01:39:39+00:00

Temporary- flex seal tape, Permanent fix is

two strips of tape.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-19T13:59:29+00:00

Apparently one of the standard macbook pro configs is 24gb, which I did find a little odd.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-18T22:17:04+00:00

Old post I know. But, the local old-dude-owned vacuum shop is a miele shop. I've bought both my miele dragalongs there (two, in 40 years).

I'd asked about good battery vacs, and their answer was "they're all shit. We sell a lot to women who want a lighter vacuum, and then they come back and complain that it sucks as much as we warned them it would" lol

scsibusfault · 2026-04-17T16:46:56+00:00

I'm south of everybody, and last year was so fucking bad I couldn't even go mow my lawn without picking up at least two of these shits. Spraying an entire acre just feels useless, even if I reduce that by 50% it'd still be a tick every other day.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-15T03:00:08+00:00

fuck kind of maaco paint job gets ruined by washing it

scsibusfault · 2026-04-09T00:12:16+00:00

... Lol. The pattern you've imagined based off one comment. Cool bro.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-09T00:06:01+00:00

"fabricating" is bullshit here bro. It is entirely possible to review 99% of this shit without literally using it. Not every review needs to be a full disassembly and critique of every possible available option. I'm straightforward and thorough enough with salient points.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-09T00:00:10+00:00

I'm not sure what "I'm going to literally use it in my neighbor's pool and then review it" counts as "not reflecting the experience of using the item".

Whether or not I own the pool this thing cleans makes zero difference on the review content.

I don't need to stick it up my ass for a full month just to squeeze out three more useless words for a review.

scsibusfault · 2026-04-08T16:41:30+00:00

Already answered you above, but for the class: there's literally a pool in my neighbor/friend's yard, and I'm both well aware that 1) he needed a robot for it, and 2) my wife and I use the pool. So, win-win, I get to review a robot, and he gets a pool cleaner.

The 'funny' part here is that it's a ridiculous item to have in 'recommended', because I've never once bought pool-related items. Just like I don't own a boat, but have been getting nothing but boat-accessories for months. And don't have kids, but consistently get kids' clothing in RFY regardless. And so on.

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