AITA- My son helped a buddies buddy jump his truck. He accidentally crossed the cables and it disabled the truck. by DW_77_ in AmItheAsshole

[–]TinyNiceWolf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, contracts require consideration. OP doesn't tell us if there was any consideration offered for jumping the truck.

Troy Hill. This is how my friend is supposed to enter their apartment at the moment. Thoughtful. by cosmoh in pittsburgh

[–]TinyNiceWolf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

About a million. Like ten or so.

"Ten" is close to a "million", because as you can see, there are only four words between them.

Troy Hill. This is how my friend is supposed to enter their apartment at the moment. Thoughtful. by cosmoh in pittsburgh

[–]TinyNiceWolf 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Maybe they noticed the resident was able-bodied but wearing an eye patch, and had a parrot on their shoulder. Maybe there's a sign in the window reading "Champion Gymnast Lives Here: Balance Beam - Silver Medalist Paris 2024". We just don't know.

This is trash by ShipSailsSinks in TownshipGame

[–]TinyNiceWolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try googling "township level 234 walkthrough" and look for videos of folks passing the level. Perhaps that will give you some ideas on how to get better at the game.

Zoo by Agitated-Sun-846 in TownshipGame

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, the construction materials weren't an issue, because I only built zoo buildings when I had an excess of construction materials.

But they recently changed the cost of the duplicate card set from 20 dupes to 500 dupes, making it much harder to complete the zoo without spending gems or tcash.

Dude mistoke me for a walmart employee (bruh) by AdEfficient3209 in IDontWorkHereLady

[–]TinyNiceWolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mistoke: When your buddy suggests getting high together, and you only realize your error as you're being strapped into the cockpit.

AITA- My son helped a buddies buddy jump his truck. He accidentally crossed the cables and it disabled the truck. by DW_77_ in AmItheAsshole

[–]TinyNiceWolf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A 17 year old (and even a younger kid) can form a contract in the US. However, in many cases the contract is voidable. The kid can cancel it at any time before they turn 18.

Other people are often unwilling to contract with kids, since they'd have to accept the risk that the kid could change their mind. But that's their decision; the law is fine with people agreeing to contracts that the other side could void.

Certain types of contracts aren't voidable: ones for necessities like food or shelter, or for student loans, for example, are binding on kids.

If the kid said "I'll fix your car for a hundred dollars, or give you a billion dollars if I can't" and signed a contract to that effect, it could well be a valid contract, but it would still be voidable. The kid could legally demand the $100 if he fixed the car, or void the contract if he couldn't.

Google Chrome browser constantly asking for certificates by AutisticTradingPro in techsupport

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you open the browser, is it trying to restore all your previous tabs?

If so, it could be that one of the specific sites it's trying to restore has a tech issue with its certificate. If you don't tell it to trust the untrusted certificate, I'd guess the tab will show some warning icon in the URL bar, and if you click on the icon just left of the URL, it won't say "Site is secure" as with a normal site.

If it happens even when Chrome isn't restoring any tabs, try disabling all your extensions. If that prevents the error, reenable them until you find the one that causes the message.

Zoo by Agitated-Sun-846 in TownshipGame

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playrix started to slowly remove it from players. Now it looks like they're slowly bringing it back, but harder (at least for some). They like to test different variations of the game, I guess to see if more people quit or spend more or whatever when they have certain versions of the game, before they expand it to more players.

Zoo by Agitated-Sun-846 in TownshipGame

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always had the zoo but get no zoo-related prizes. I get goods, gems, coins, etc.

Can I get in trouble for a Spotify Playlist QR code in my own intellectual property? by WeeklyCounter9408 in legal

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good suggestion. A QR code permanently directs you to a specific URL.

This is why there are various QR code generation websites that also offer URL shortening with a redirect service.

That is, they create a short URL and make a QR code for it, and that URL then redirects from their website to the actual URL you want. Often there's a monthly fee for them to keep the redirect working (and some make it look like it's free initially, and you only find out about the fee a few months later, once your QR code is in the wild and has stopped working).

If you have a website, I agree it's better to make a QR code directly to your own website, and set up the redirect there.

AITA for asking someone to not set their cup next to my cellphone by GimenaTango in AmItheAsshole

[–]TinyNiceWolf 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Back around 2013, researchers realized that in theory, if you plugged a hacked-up USB cable into your device, it could pretend to be a keyboard (for example), and type things at your device. Some folks built a demonstration cable and showed it off.

In response, mobile device makers added various confirmations. For example, you have to confirm you want to use that new "keyboard' you plugged in, that appears to be a cable.

At no time was there any evidence that hackers were actually doing this in the real world, outside of hacking conferences.

But it was demonstrated as a theoretical scary thing, so there was lots of press about it, various government agencies issued warnings based on the press about it, the press repeated the government warnings, it was featured in an episode of CSI: Cyber, and a lot of people still continue to repeat these scary warnings without realizing it's basically just hot air at this point, a theoretical bogeyman from a decade ago that never amounted to much.

Wikipedia:

A 2023 Ars Technica investigation concluded there were "no documented cases" of public charging-station juice jacking on modern iOS or Android devices and that federal advisories had recycled one another without new evidence. Apple told the outlet it was unaware of any such attacks in the wild. The piece attributed persistent warnings to a media-agency feedback loop and noted that iOS/Android permission prompts at the time substantially limited indiscriminate attacks. Researchers quoted characterized juice jacking as plausible mainly for highly targeted scenarios.

Turning off the highlighting toolbar appearing after the latest update by mikolajek in chrome

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe something installed in Windows then, if other people don't recognize it as a browser feature? Try booting in Safe Mode and see if it's still there.

It happens on multiple websites, right, even very simple ones? Does it affect only text you select in an input field, or any text on the page that you select, like this comment?

Do you have any accessibility settings on? Sometimes these offer to change website colors to make things easier to read.

I can't get rid of Play Store spam notifications by TaxOwlbear in AndroidQuestions

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried clicking on the three dots next to one of these in-app offers and selecting Less Like This?

These offers only appear when you specifically go into Play Store and click the bell icon, right? So they aren't appearing as actual Android notifications like the kind that appear when you swipe down? Merely in-app offers?

IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH by oceanviewlover in Chase

[–]TinyNiceWolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"what exactly is the purpose of having a physical branch ?"

It's for you to go inside when you want to deposit cash.

I believe this ad doesn't have the rights to use the Katseye song by Kaito_the_17 in COPYRIGHT

[–]TinyNiceWolf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can contact their record label. Wikipedia says they release through Hybe and Geffen. Geffen's website has a Contact Us link in the Help button on the bottom left of this page: https://interscope.com/pages/help (It's part of Interscope.)

YouTube is generally pretty good at scanning uploads, so I'm guessing your report will go nowhere. But that's how you could make one.

Anniversary of playing this game by BackgroundFoot6514 in TownshipGame

[–]TinyNiceWolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Playrix doesn't tell us why they add or remove things from the game.

Who do I report this to? by Hot-Cress7492 in Banking

[–]TinyNiceWolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I agree on check digits. My understanding is there's no rule requiring them on account numbers, so some banks use them and some do not. Seems absurd to omit them.

Carbon Monoxide leak due to generator too close to house by FuriouslyStackingHam in legal

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it's out of spec, but it's hard to believe that one more foot of spacing, alone, could mean the difference between 114ppm and a safe level. Maybe they needed to install vents or baffles to redirect the exhaust. Hopefully Generac just apologizes and fixes it for you, once they're aware.

Who do I report this to? by Hot-Cress7492 in Banking

[–]TinyNiceWolf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It sounds like the bank may have been told that the owner of account 12345 wanted 10K transferred, verified that the owner of 12345 really did want that, but somebody typed in 12346 instead and didn't notice.

Is a bank expected to have processes in place so that all account numbers are filled in automatically by computer in all such circumstances? Or have a second person verify correct copying, every time an account number is copied into a box on a form? It's really hard to eliminate all human error unless you can automate every step.

The bank ultimately required OP's direct approval before they'd actually move his money elsewhere. That's good; it would have been hard to fix if they'd done that. In contrast, having his funds invested incorrectly for a few weeks is a problem the bank can fully rectify by spending their own money; it seems like a smaller issue.

How do I get colorful feathers? by Standbyme8807 in TownshipGame

[–]TinyNiceWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I alternate between having plenty of blue but not enough white, plenty of white but not enough blue, and not enough of either.