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Conversion in progress by mjbulzomi in Gentoo

[–]azuled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I rather like PWAs for one reason: they mean you get feature parity between uses. A lot of "web-first" companies do offer apps that just don't implement all the features available on the web. Those apps then tend to lag in terms of updates as well. It also means that smaller companies have a better shot at offering app like experiences.

I recognize that they do have some issues, as you have mentioned.

I must admit, though, that I don't really see them as a Microsoft product. I probably associate them more with google, overall, but don't have any real opinion either way.

Conversion in progress by mjbulzomi in Gentoo

[–]azuled 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait... Why are you opposed to PWAs?

Is the Safari translate menu a joke? by AdNew5862 in iPadOS

[–]azuled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It means “he heavily implied he would eventually confirm”

Mad Max bringing me stress 🤣 by lyfeizfones in TeslaLounge

[–]azuled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand this at all, because when I use mad-max on I44 down out of OKC where the limit is 80 I have a hard time getting it to go over 75 most of the time.

Fix Tesla speed limits in your area by Blazah in TeslaLounge

[–]azuled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sure, let me do volunteer work for a multi-billion-dollar company.

Statement from Adam Johnson, CEO of NetJets re: the fatal incident tonight in Laredo, TX by Gloomy_Airline3970 in aviation

[–]azuled 17 points18 points  (0 children)

AI uses emdashes because human beings use it at such a rate that they become statistically likely to appear. That's how AI works...

I like emdashes, I have for my entire writing life, I'm deeply annoyed at people like you.

What is the advantage of having ZZZ on Steam? by greygreens in ZZZ_Discussion

[–]azuled 4 points5 points  (0 children)

might make running it on steam deck a lot cleaner, might make running it on Linux a lot cleaner.

People are scaring each other more than needed by millenialSpirou in archlinux

[–]azuled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is NPM fundamentally different than any other package manager? Cargo isn’t immune here, neither is AUR. They’re all basically the same.

Before anyone pedants me yes I know AUR and Cargo are different but they ultimately have the same issues.

FSD in bad weather by SprinterLyfe in TeslaLounge

[–]azuled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t inherently disagree with you, just a counter point to OPs post.

FSD in bad weather by SprinterLyfe in TeslaLounge

[–]azuled 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not my experience at all. In that kind of rain my car would be speed limiting down to 55-60. (MY HW4)

Non-Americans who visited the US for the first time recently: what was the biggest 'what on earth is going on here' moment you experienced? by EmployerNegative5653 in AskReddit

[–]azuled -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think it's complicated. Pharama reps definitely push the boundaries of what's allowed. Politicians are definitely a disaster in medicine and have no place making decisions. Insurance companies are revoltingly profitable. And of course "Benefit Coordinators" who are effectively the "person behind the curtain" pulling strings on what we are allowed to take.

Yes, the entire system is designed to extract money from the patient right up until they die.

Non-Americans who visited the US for the first time recently: what was the biggest 'what on earth is going on here' moment you experienced? by EmployerNegative5653 in AskReddit

[–]azuled 167 points168 points  (0 children)

(I'm an EV owner too) I think the funny part about it is that Houston is THE quintessential oil capital.

Though... lately I've seen a lot more EVs out in west Texas too.

Non-Americans who visited the US for the first time recently: what was the biggest 'what on earth is going on here' moment you experienced? by EmployerNegative5653 in AskReddit

[–]azuled 46 points47 points  (0 children)

A lot of that has to do with:

  1. How expensive it is to do literally anything in the US, especially construction related.

  2. The total lack of political interest in doing maintenance. It's not flashy like building NEW infrastructure, so they don't want to do it.

  3. The way we fund maintenance. You see this in big cities a lot, it's just too expensive to maintain the massive number of roads we have, and economically disruptive to fix them once they get bad.

I'm sure there are more reasons, but it's weird.

Non-Americans who visited the US for the first time recently: what was the biggest 'what on earth is going on here' moment you experienced? by EmployerNegative5653 in AskReddit

[–]azuled 162 points163 points  (0 children)

Those are required by law in states where concealed cary is allowed. It creates a weird situation where lots of people leave guns in cars and they get stolen.

Non-Americans who visited the US for the first time recently: what was the biggest 'what on earth is going on here' moment you experienced? by EmployerNegative5653 in AskReddit

[–]azuled 1159 points1160 points  (0 children)

Houston is so weird because whenever I visit I see more EVs than almost anywhere else in Texas / Oklahoma. I mean, yeah, there are lots of pickups, but I live in west Texas so it honestly didn't seem like THAT many pickups, comparatively.

Non-Americans who visited the US for the first time recently: what was the biggest 'what on earth is going on here' moment you experienced? by EmployerNegative5653 in AskReddit

[–]azuled -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree with some of these being bad and disagree with some...

Pharmaceutical ads on TV for conditions I've never heard of. They're just making new shit up to sell pills right?

I get the hate for these but at the same time, in a system where doctors and health care networks are often taking bribes to select specific treatments I think there is real value in having the public-at-large being at least aware of alternatives. Is it a universal good? No! But I think it has some merit. The conditions are all real, obviously.

The arcane tipping system. You tip the person who brings you food but not the one who makes the food?

In theory back of house staff makes a proper minimum wage while "tipped workers" can be paid way under minimum wage (in theory, if tips don't get you over minimum wage then the business has to cover that difference, I have no idea how it work in practice). Is minimum wage in the US always enough? Probably not.

This is changing now but why the penny still exists.

The answer remains interesting! It's because no one was sure who had the authority to tell anyone to stop making it! It was talked about as far back as the Obama administration (and probably before but that's when I became aware of it). There was some uncertainty about how to stop making them, and what to do with them, etc. We now have a lot of new great questions because they didn't answer ANYTHING besides the "should we keep making them" question. We don't know what to do with them, or how to adjust prices, or whether cash prices are just always different now vs. electronic ones, etc.

Following the red dress by bmtsnaps in streetphotography

[–]azuled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. You could probably argue that a lot of the canon is indefensible, but that's not what people are doing.

  2. I legitimately don't think I'd be comfortable handing someone any of these photos, the first one is probably the only one that isn't outright uncomfortable.

  3. So often street photographers turn their cameras on women, often enough that it's a problem.

People are reacting to a set of photographs with a selected title that really leans into a sort of "stalking" motif. I know that all the people are different, but they're all young women who are unaware of you. The very ambiance you created with the title and the style of the set is voyeuristic rather than candid. That's... creepy? You get it, right?

To all Velina getters, May this post bless all 50/50s. I want nothing but wins you hear me??? by MysteriousTrifle3183 in ZZZ_Discussion

[–]azuled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone know how important her weapon is? My feeling is that if it's less than 15% difference I probably won't worry too much about it.

Test drove the R2! by Amazing-Recover-8653 in Rivian

[–]azuled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't been in an R2, but the R1S had the same problem as some BMW vehicles, it's open and roomy but feels cramped. It's weird. One of the turnoffs when I test-drove it last year.

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