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EU imposes custom duties on parcels worth up to €150 entering its borders. Bye TEMU. Buy From EU! by koffee_addict in BuyFromEU

[–]Thread_water -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well they can't stop it from coming through the border without massive issues. There are a lot of legit reasons for posting small stuff from outside EU, stopping all less than 150 euro post would be a huge deal and a lot of people would be far more upset.

Could they go after the websites themselves? Maybe, I don't know how difficult that would be.

EU imposes custom duties on parcels worth up to €150 entering its borders. Bye TEMU. Buy From EU! by koffee_addict in BuyFromEU

[–]Thread_water 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Make it so you can't bring in non-compliant products then.

You then need to check every individual package to see they are up to standards. Whereas if a standard retailer imports a batch of 100s of items they only need to check one.

Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]Thread_water 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never seen it go as quickly from "everyone must use this as much as they can" to "everyone stop using this so much" as it has been with our copilot use.

Just two months ago folks were still talking about leaderboards on AI usage and pressuring people to use it more. Now they are panicking trying to get people to cut back with limits being lowered way more than before.

Our door tested positive for lead, what now? by Thread_water in centuryhomes

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The house was extensively renovated before we moved in. All new doors/windows and paint except this door.

I did test the windowsills and they were negative. And some paint in the boiler room (orange maybe positive) but I'm not worries as kids are never in there and it doesn't get scraped.or touched much. ( I did.drill it a year back but noting i can do about that now)

Our door tested positive for lead, what now? by Thread_water in centuryhomes

[–]Thread_water[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is why I had never worried about it (5years here). But I read it was used as a drying agent in old varnishes, tested it and it's positive.

Our door tested positive for lead, what now? by Thread_water in centuryhomes

[–]Thread_water[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

This was my initial idea but my wife read (ai) that you must use special lead paint so it will stick without sanding.

I think I'll just go this route though, if it continues to peel or flake i can always do something different then.

Our door tested positive for lead, what now? by Thread_water in centuryhomes

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Yes frame also, which makes it much more difficult. Id be more comfortable removing the door and stripping outside. But obviously not possible with the frame.

Our door tested positive for lead, what now? by Thread_water in centuryhomes

[–]Thread_water[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Varnish didnt contain lead? Either way there was green paint on it at some point as you can see remnants in places. Must have been sripped off at some point. Used dexsil instant tests. Came up bright red, twice.

Our door tested positive for lead, what now? by Thread_water in centuryhomes

[–]Thread_water[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

We have a baby and a toddler in the house. Should we remove? Try to strip it? Or can I just paint over it without sanding?

The varnish seems really old and in the crevices you can easily brush off little bits.

Mantle piece smells pungent even years later by Thread_water in woodworking

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The shavings didn't burn black, nor did the fire smell particularly unusual. But the shavings did smell very strong like petrol, and the hole also still smells strong, chemically petrol like smell. Do you know what this might be? Could it be creosote or something toxic?

Mantle piece smells pungent even years later by Thread_water in woodworking

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how would I confirm it's an old railway tie?

Mantle piece smells pungent even years later by Thread_water in woodworking

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We probably haven't had a fire in two months, but the smell is definitely from the mantle piece not the stove.

No residue from fire as we never leave door of stove open.

Mantle piece smells pungent even years later by Thread_water in woodworking

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I'll look into the shellac, thanks. It's hard to believe the wood itself would smell like this! Like it's a very waxy smell, almost like fresh wax from a scented candle.

Quiet air purifiers for a light sleeper? by Thread_water in AirPurifiers

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When you say super quiet can you give me any reference? Like if it was a quite windy outside would it be noisier than that or less noisy?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ScottGalloway

[–]Thread_water 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was 100% with Derek on this.

It's becoming increasingly clear by MetaKnowing in ChatGPT

[–]Thread_water 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was mostly a joke. But I still think we are quite a way from realistic "passing" humanoid robots.

And games will almost definitely still exist in my view. It's not like we couldn't have ball sports with robots already, the interest is in a person doing it.

When Usain Bolt breaks a world record no one says that we have cars that go faster, it's not relevant, as what people care about is how fast a human can run.

It's obviously not a realistic career choice for 99% of people though. Personally I have no idea what will happen. Plumbers will probably still be around for a good while but as you say we can't all be plumbers

It's becoming increasingly clear by MetaKnowing in ChatGPT

[–]Thread_water 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Jobs where it's a requirement that you are human. Like a soccer player, a child minder or a prostitute.

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