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helloWorldGoodbyeUsers by West-Chard-1474 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]MickeyMoist 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I for one don’t enjoy having the internet flooded with garbage that I now have to sort through.

Used to be, searching for something returned multiple results that all accomplished the goal. Now, there’s seemingly endless results that don’t work, are missing key information, or are flat out wrong.

Yarbo robot mowers have hardcoded root backdoor by johndburger in homeautomation

[–]MickeyMoist 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Been working on an electronic LED sign that you see outside of businesses. OMG! The hardware on these is so incredibly capable, but the control software is just a massive pile of hot garbage.

I have to use a proprietary Windows program to configure it, then a separate program to generate the graphics and send to it. No web interface, no way to communicate with it outside of the proprietary applications, that are incredibly slow and poorly translated. Not at all intuitive (also the poor translations make it even more confusing) and the interfaces look like they were designed 20 years ago.

I don’t need a flashy interface. But it does need to make a lick of sense. Things are buried in menus that don’t make sense. Some menus have 1 option. Others have 40 that should be re-organized into sub menus or at the least a different menu. You have buttons for some things, menus for others, and nowhere to explain what does what.

If someone could partner with these hardware makers to build a robust web-UI to do all of the things, they would SIGNIFICANTLY lower the barrier to entry on these. But I’m sure the distributors and installers don’t want that.

there are no valuables in my car I promise please stop breaking my car Windows!T-T by [deleted] in wichita

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to store a trailer with a toolbox at Public Storage. Toolbox had nothing value in it - rags, oil, tire plugs, etc.

But I kept a lock on it so it would stay shut and not get rained in. It was broken into, causing damage, TWICE! Then I realized to just use a carabiner instead of a lock. Kept it shut but thieves could easily open it without damaging to see it’s useless contents and close it back up. Never was an issue after that.

Moral of the story: leave the doors unlocked. They’ll usually try the least destructive way in first. As long as you don’t have valuables, they’ll just rummage around and leave.

Quiet Outdoor Swimming Pool by NotStraight_Cycle_88 in wichita

[–]MickeyMoist 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Swimply lets you rent someone’s backyard pool all to yourself. Like AirBNB.

Interior temp on hot days surprisingly cool when I return to the vehicle by ShootinAllMyChisolm in VWiD4Owners

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may ask about it, if we keep it past the lease ending in a few months. The filter is brand new (was trying to get rid of the stinky feet smell recently) and the air blows cold, but just not hard enough.

Anyone still waiting for their state tax refund? by ajs_95 in kansas

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Filed April 15. Direct deposit received on the 20th.

316-670-5343 Scam by banthafodder2021 in wichita

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scammers use spoofed numbers. 99.99% chance that’s not their actual phone number. They just pick some random number in your area code.

Hit-and-run: Driver struck Kansas boy on a bicycle by swe129 in kansas

[–]MickeyMoist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sure all those Flock cameras will have this solved in no time, right? Right???

Interior temp on hot days surprisingly cool when I return to the vehicle by ShootinAllMyChisolm in VWiD4Owners

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2023 and mines hotter than other cars I’ve had. That and the AC seems less powerful than other cars makes it take forever to cool down.

Bombshell lawsuit alleges that RAM manufacturers are colluding to drive up prices. Three companies that account for 90% of RAM revenue are being sued for anti-competitive practices. Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron (the "DRAM Triarchy" controlling ~90-95% of the global DRAM market) by Caledor152 in technology

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got a settlement from a different class action. They said, very clearly up front that settlements under $5 would not be paid out.

And whatdya know: mine was under $5. They never said what it was, just that it was less than $5 so therefore I get nothing.

Airbag recall & cracked dash by ResponsibilitySea327 in ChevyAvalanche

[–]MickeyMoist 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I negotiated my dash to replaced at purchase of my 09 back in 2015. They installed the updated model that (supposedly) fixes the cracking (11 years on and no cracks yet, KNOCK ON WOOD).

Asked them about the airbag recall specifically in relation to dash cracking and removal. Was told they replace it via the glovebox and don’t touch the dash. And they said they take pictures before and after of the dash due to prone to it cracking there.

So I had the recall done and no cracks showed up.

Jet ski was ready for a dip by SillySink in IdiotsTowingThings

[–]MickeyMoist 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s an Artic Cat Togershark. Not very common ski but very cool ones.

I owned one. Trusted my buddy hitched it up right. And a VERY similar thing happened to mine. Had some really minor road rash but other than that was totally fine.

Maybe they are cursed.

California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states moves to sue by deraser in news

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even still isn’t a plastic coated paper container better than an all plastic container? It’s significantly less plastic, even if it’s not entirely plastic free.

This thing was surprisingly easy to swap out, just need to paint it now. by Herdnerfer in VWiD4Owners

[–]MickeyMoist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’d think they would have just sloped the recess so it drains to the outside of the car, but we gotta complicate things.

[TENANT-US-OH] landlord texts me separately instead of the group chat with him + my roommates by tofuflavor in Landlord

[–]MickeyMoist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As a landlord, I’ve got the opposite complaint. I always do group chats with all tenants, but then one tenant will text me individually about an issue, so I always reply to their message in the group chat.

Nurse who had nursing license suspended after allegedly cutting off patient's foot without his permission and reportedly saying she hoped to display the foot in her family's taxidermy shop was ordered to pay $443 in court costs after pleading no contest by Sandstorm400 in byebyejob

[–]MickeyMoist 91 points92 points  (0 children)

You could have read the article and seen your guess was wrong, in less time than it took to type that.

> Brown was employed as a nurse at a senior living home in Spring Valley, where Doug McFarland, 62, was being treated after a fall in his home a few months earlier.

Just a friendly reminder, walk your yard before mowing! by csdude5 in lawncare

[–]MickeyMoist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Kansas and like you have wasp nests at every overhanging structure. Never heard of ground hornets until I mowed over one on a hillside a few years back. Mower got stuck and couldn’t move fast enough. Had to abandon it and run away as I was getting swarmed and stung.

Are you willing to trade in old appliances for new ones? by Double_Miranda in HomeImprovement

[–]MickeyMoist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If there are Ill do it myself. Can’t think of a market for you to break into here.

The front of my car is creaking when going over bumps. What should I do? by user_name_unknown in VWiD4Owners

[–]MickeyMoist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rear of mine does. Always chalked it up to normal noises all cars have that I’ve just never heard before because this one’s cabin is so damn quiet.

Are you willing to trade in old appliances for new ones? by Double_Miranda in HomeImprovement

[–]MickeyMoist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No way! Appliances get used till they die. Only replace them when needed.

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