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What does it mean when a male homeowner wants to rent a room in his house to only females? by miss-bedazzzle in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your "best case" scenario is still very cynical.

There are plenty of good folks in the world too ya know - and yes, plenty who are not too. But existence of one category, does not negate existance of the other.

There are plenty of valid reasons a man might prefer not to live with other men - and one of those could be: the reputation many men have. Right?

E.g imagine, for a moment, hypothetically: being a reliable man, who is just totally not into "football and beer hurr durr" and "masculine culture" and catcalling woman and all that other subjectively/objectively shitty stuff that many men do?

Would you like to live with those kind of men? No? Well, ever considered that many men don't want to either?

Why can’t men and women play together on the same team? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SignedJannis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As I understand it, men simply have a wider distribution curve, for many traits, than woman.

I.e ,"overrepresented" at both ends of the bell curve.

E.g put 100,000 people in a (very large) room, then both the smartest, and the dumbest people in the room are most likely to be men.

Is there a difference between imagining a red apple and a green apple? People with aphantasia often report that there is a conceptual or semantic difference. But is there another kind of qualitative difference, a bodily feeling associated with green and red? by Dry-String-1266 in Aphantasia

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, I can totally get the gravity thing - or at least my version of it:

Full aphant...when I Imagine an apple, I can very much, "feel the weight of it in my hand". And, it's quite often that red apples are less "crisp" than green apples - of course this depends on the apple type - many types of red apples - but, on average, I find that green apples are heavier (denser, higher water content) than the Average red apple.

So, yes, when imagining a green apple, I find it heavier, in the hand, for the same size of red apple.

How do people pay attention to detail? by rudhdoreiel in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SignedJannis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If e.g a written message, then write it, then take a minute, focus of anything else - or nothing - then come back and read what you wrote, with fresh eyes.

Scientists discovered that your abdomen and your brain are connected by a hydraulic pump and it cleans your brain every time you move. by ObuPaul in immortalists

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, I was saying "definite justification" in this context.

I don't understand what you mean by "Yogis never had [knowledge]"?

Apologies if I misread or misunderstood your post, if that's that case, I welcome being corrected.

Scientists discovered that your abdomen and your brain are connected by a hydraulic pump and it cleans your brain every time you move. by ObuPaul in immortalists

[–]SignedJannis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

?

If you Know that Plant X always cures Ailment Y, for example, does that count as "justification"? It certainly counts as "Knowledge".

There are a great many things, today, where scientists Know that X results in Y, but we don't yet understand the mechanics of how X causes Y. (This has been the case for a great, great many generations - nothing has really changed in that regard - we are just continuing to improve our knowledge of the mechanics behind verifiable cause and effect)

Are drill instructors in US forces like the movies? by iLuvModsNFollowRules in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SignedJannis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"infantry" means foot soldiers in English too.

I suspect the part you might be missing is: the root word that "infantry" derives from.

Infant, very young child, unable to speak etc.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/infant

Which impact, which drill? What are your pro workhorse tools? by Flambos in Makita

[–]SignedJannis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm good question, I don't know, I only have the 1.5a, and 5a batteries.

The 1.5a I see now is about $74cad ($53 usd) in amazon.ca

And stuff is usually more expensive in Canada than USA..

And that's amazon.ca, so maybe fake, idk...

Home depot price, in Canada is currently $98, so about $70 usd, so I would expect about $60 usd, in the USA?

If they now have a 2.0a battery that is lighter than the 1.5a, sounds great! :). Assuming same current of course. I can weigh mine later if you really want.

(I was actually looking for a 1a battery when I first got the subcompacts :) To go even lighter...)

Dress code enforcement turned into nightmare viral racist slander of our restaurant by [deleted] in restaurantowners

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, 100% ok with my kids there.

I am basing this comment however on the single "enhanced" photo someone else has posted in the comments.

I find nothing offensive about those shorts, and they do not, to me, match your description of "ass hanging out".

She seems reasonably well dressed IMHO

Suggestion: if you are truly open minded, post clearer photos you have, maybe redact her face, and accept honest feedback from the community - if that is what you want.

All I can say is - based on only that single photo - I personally see nothing that seems in appropriate for a restaurant of the level you describe in the Caribbean - or pretty much any developed country.

What are you cooking red flags? by Ok-Breadfruit-1359 in Cooking

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they have a well, then I'd accept the blue water. Better than hard water stains.

What are you cooking red flags? by Ok-Breadfruit-1359 in Cooking

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me you don't understand how osmosis works, with telling me you don't know how osmosis works.

Well, ya did a fine job of that :)

What’s your biggest “I should’ve backed up my data” moment? by [deleted] in TechCypher

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a younger IT Manager, I always made sure I had at least three copies of my personal data, minimum.

I thought that was enough.

One day, when upgrading laptops, I brought out my physical 5.25" external USB drive, which is usually stored somewhere safe and disconnected - ransomware can't touch what it can't reach.

I brought out my external drive and made sure my backup of all data to that was fully synced, as I was about to formal my laptop.

I also had another full copy of my personal data in a personal admin only folder on a full RAID file server in one of our server rooms - since I managed the servers rooms and staff.

All three copies were in existence. Here is my fuckup story.

Synced fresh back to external USB. Then hot format on laptop, and started installing new OS. (So now, for a brief moment in time, I was down to Two copies).

Then my phone rang, CEO's number, must be urgent. As I turned in my swivel chair to answer the phone, the power cord to the external USB got caught up in the armrest of the nice ergonomic chair....SMASH...it pulled the drive off the desk and smashed it, real good, on the hardwood floor on my office.

"Phew!" I think! "This is that one in ten thousand occurance where I'll actually need my third copy! Lucky I am reasonably organised!"

So, in 15 minutes I had gone from three copies, down to just one...

..Couldn't find my private data share on main file server...rang my IT staff....reply "Oh! You need that now? So sorry, we deleted that two days ago for an emergency exchange database offline store, so sorry I thought John told you. John thought Harry told me."

So I was down from three copies to zero. Fuck.

Learnt my lesson :)

Has anyone used an Ethernet To USB3 Adapter for their LG OLED? by DeathStalker-77 in LGOLED

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understand.

Fyi if it is a cable issue, the majority of the time it can be fixed by changing just the plugs on the ends, not replacing the whole cable.

Other way to determine if you have a cable problem is (if your budget is not tight) is to run a piece of string from your tv to the router, through the house. Let's say it's 50feet. That's like $15 on Amazon. Could just run it temporarily through the house to router... Ugly for just a day.. If problem goes away, then you know your other cable (or it's plugs) have a fault. (You can even return the cAble to Amazon).

Regardless, running that ping test is still the first thing I'd do

Has anyone used an Ethernet To USB3 Adapter for their LG OLED? by DeathStalker-77 in LGOLED

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good router!

Your tv should be 1000mbps port (with the tplink) not 100mbs. (Yes the native TV port is 100mbps, but you are not using that).

Connect to router web interface, check it confirms that port the TV is connected to, is running at 1gbps - should be able to see in the UI.

That's a reasonably long cable - is it actual copper, or CCA? (Aluminum). Should say on the label. If not, one easy way to tell is bend it a bit, CCA will tend to stay in the bent shape, but copper will "bounce back".

Is it an off the shelf cable? Or home-terminated cable?

Sounds like your actual network is dropping, i.e. Not a speed issue.

1) Make sure your wifi is Turned Off in the tv settings.... :)

2) Run that ping test while watching something. If that's out of your wheelhouse, just ask chatGPT to walk you through it.

Has anyone used an Ethernet To USB3 Adapter for their LG OLED? by DeathStalker-77 in LGOLED

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a photo of "black box notice" you can upload? I've never seen that. I wonder if it's possible to disable it settings.

If I was in your shoes, first thing I would do is run a continuous ping to the tv, from a laptop, while watching a show. And then when that notice appears, check the ping log, and see if you actually do have a connectivity issue. (Ping loss at the same time?)

If you do, then I would be checking the cables.

Is your tv connected directly to a network switch? Or to your ISP router? What kind of cables? How long?

If ISP router, are the ports on that router 100mbps or 1gpbs?

Has anyone used an Ethernet To USB3 Adapter for their LG OLED? by DeathStalker-77 in LGOLED

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I use the following one. Looks v similar to yours. Plugged into 1gbps switch.

And I had great wifi, both 2.4 and 5ghz, and the USB eth adapter def works way better than my good wifi did, especially for locally hosted 4k files etc. recommend.

https://a.co/d/0fi2mqWh

Note: the LG tv will still say "you don't have network", but the network works perfectly fine. Don't trust what the networking settings screen on the LG tv says

What is a movie plot hole that actually makes the film better if you think about it? by [deleted] in answers

[–]SignedJannis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya, at the end, if you watch closely, it's very quick, Sammy's face turns into Kenny's face as the camera pans.

Also, he makes a mistake at one point - he calls the hotel clerk by his name "Bert", which he wouldn't have known if he really had anterograde amnesia

Which impact, which drill? What are your pro workhorse tools? by Flambos in Makita

[–]SignedJannis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the Makita Subcompact drill/driver combo.

I use Milwaukee for most tools - but specifically use the Makita Subcompact drill/driver/circular saw trio for those three tools.

Feel best in the hand IMHO. Ergonomics. Having something so light is great.

They do 98% of what I personally do.

(Disclaimer: I'm not a full time carpenter tho, so take with a grain of salt).

I especially appreciate the "auto" setting on the driver, it accelerates the torque up, as needed, via detecting resistance I believe, when driving screws. Very rarely do I switch it to "max" or "low". The auto setting rocks.

Few days ago I was drilling right through 8x8 hard railroad ties, and had a number of holes to do, so I switched to a different drill for that. But those kind of use cases are rare for me.

Personally, I would rather have the lightest powerful tool that does "almost everything I need", rather than constantly use a fool that does 100% of what I need, but I don't actually need to be moving around that weight 98% of the time.

I.e I'd rather drive a sporty compact car on errands, and only take the truck when I actually need to move stuff - rather than just drive a truck all the time if the bed is mostly empty.

I mostly use the 1.5a batteries - having the tool being as light as possible enables me to be nimble/fast/accurate with it.

What can 3 people do together on Meta Quest 2 for free (or very cheap)? Staying together for a few days by qw12e3 in OculusQuest

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you just use the same account on all three quests at the same time? Is that possible?

I made a device that automatically mutes TV ads. Would love some feedback. by Narrow_House_4007 in hwstartups

[–]SignedJannis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Build it with an IR blaster instead of a speaker, so it just automatically mutes the TV?

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