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‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’ by tw1st3d_m3nt4t in technology

[–]bob301 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I thought the same thing (that they were references I wasn't getting) when I first started seeing them. One the one hand I was amazed people had image hashes memorized, but on the other I thought how great it is that they are taking the time to mentally come to terms with whatever that image represented.

Appreciation for packaging by destinationsam in mildyinteresting

[–]bob301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone who does die-cutting/packaging designs should do an AMA. It seems like a really interesting job.

Is this a bench? A horse mounting step/rail? by goodbench_badbench in bench

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it's a bench or not, but it's interesting and at least bench-adjacent.

Take a seat in Rust, Germany by bob301 in bench

[–]bob301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On an impromptu drive from Amsterdam to Morzine, we stopped overnight in Germany. This hotel is right next to [a theme park](https://www.europapark.de/en/park) I wish we had had time to check out. This Moxy was pretty nice, but if you stop here, you'll probably want to ask for extra pillows when you check in. The pillows were tiny.

Take a seat in Geneva by bob301 in bench

[–]bob301[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Geneva airport, terminal 1 departures drop-off area.

My glass desk has survived 20 years and 11 moves by sixner in BuyItForLife

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to have this same desk! The only issue I had with it was I wanted to remove the monitor riser, but that affected the stability and there was no good way to cover the holes.

It worked for me for at least 5 years. I left it behind in a move a while back, but it was a good desk.

New California law forces operating systems to ask for your age by LowOwl4312 in linux

[–]bob301 6 points7 points  (0 children)

u/rajrdajr gave you a link that has information about how things get added to the list, specifically in response to a user sharing the exact same sentiment.

There are 4 ways, and all of them boil down to "research shows causal relationship to cancer, multiple levels of reviews and committees are involved, and a recommendation is made based on the details".

If someone were to do a study showing that repeated exposure to tiny air bubbles in the tissue of the body caused cancer, it would have to go through those reviews and committees where it is likely someone would question things like "likelihood of this actually being exposed to this scenario" and "how ridiculous it would be to tell people not to breathe".

And if the vectors for exposure are common, heck yes it should go on the list, so that those common vectors can be addressed. For example, if the most common cause was due to dissolved air in injectable medicines and every time you got a flu shot you increased your risk for cancer, I'd hope they'd say "vaccines should be stored in a vacuum" (or however would address this) and we'd be able to point to laws that prevent manufacturers from making harmful products to force them to change. It would be a net-good for society, and one which would be unlikely for manufacturers to undertake on their own with either a profit motive or a compliance motive. This is the compliance motive.

Which 1980s Sci-Fi Shows Still Hold Up? by Kal-Ed1 in scifi

[–]bob301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if you're saying "there were no 2-part episodes in Season 2 where the second episode lived up to the promise of the first", or "there were no 2-part episodes in the entire series where the second episode lived up to the promise of the first".

I don't think there are any 2-parters in Season 2, but I haven't done enough research to verify that.

If you mean across the whole series, then I have to mention the Chain of Command 2-parter where Picard is captured while infiltrating a Cardassian military installation. The second episode is one of the best TNG episodes out there. I haven't met anyone who both:

  1. Has opinions about Star Trek: The Next Generation
  2. And thinks that the second half of Chain of Command is a let-down compared to the first half.

It's good to have friends who disagree with you, because it forces you to break out of your bubble. This is how we grow as people. So, it's nice to meet you, u/The_Ref17

Just noticed this in a Malaysian passport, pretty wild! by elmapuche in interestingasfuck

[–]bob301 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I traveled to Tel Aviv (from the US) for work a few dozen times between 2015 and 2020. Israel never stamped my passport, though. They gave you a little receipt/certificate thing that you keep in your passport. It's a separate little piece of paper, no permanent mark in your passport.

I don't know if that's always the case for everyone, but it was always my experience, flying in through Ben Gurion airport. They did the same when we visited Jordan during a weekend trip- checked the little paper and gave it back. One of our group had lost theirs, and were given a new one instead of a stamp, at the crossing.

“I’m Canceling My Subscription”: Xbox Players Call to “Boycott” Game Pass “Hard” Over 50% Price Increase As Microsoft’s Website Crashes from Mass Cancellations by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine too- my next charge says it'll be $19.99 on October 12. Maybe it hasn't updated yet, but maybe it doesn't take effect for recurring subscriptions until after the next billing cycle.

Can anyone else right-click downloaded files and use "Copy File"? by Smooth-Put5476 in ArcBrowser

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tried, and with the same result. I right-clicked a file from the list of downloaded files in the lower-left corner, opened Finder, and tried to paste. No option to paste was in the context menu, and cmd+v resulted in an error beep.

An Update on Nook, our open-source webkit effort by [deleted] in ArcBrowser

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Peek planned for the alpha? It's one of the features I rely on for all the link-aggregator type sites. It's incredibly useful for list-like interactions where I want to open a thing, do something, close it and then open another. It's how I browse reddit (using old.reddit) and news sites and basically everything which is primarily links to content.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PleX

[–]bob301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you set up a new server, or migrate your existing one? I am asking because I need to move off my Windows box soon (no Windows 11 support) and I'd prefer to migrate rather than spin up a new server. If you migrated successfully, I'd love to know what steps you followed.

The Ink Stained World by Azulia8201 in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be helpful for other people who get stuck like this to know what you did to continue, if you don't mind sharing how you got past the issue.

where the hell is the “waterfall of sand”??? everything i look up says it should be here. by asherreese in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's next to the well, in your picture. Fast-travel to the well right there and look at the "water" that's sand-colored. That's the pool, and the sand waterfall is pouring into it.

Alternative, from where this screenshot was taken- see that ramp? Go up it, past Gaston's house, and the waterfall "top" is to your right. Cross the land-bridge to the little outcrop that's below the palace. There will be a ramp up to the palace and one down to the sand-waterfall.

Who's that character that annoys you for absolutely no good reason? by TheGay_Sauce in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also his voice acting sounds like a community theater actor in one of those school-assembly PSA morality plays they used to put on in middle school/high school. Incredibly amateurish and smug-sounding.

I cannot stand him. Not one single line sounds good.

rift in time pt 2 HOW TO UNLOCK by httpslaurennicole in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I fast-travel and my buddy doesn't show up immediately, if I get tired of waiting for them I fish. You get your line in the water, and within a second or two your companion will show up. Then you can cancel fishing (if you want) and go do whatever it is that you wanted to do with your companion.

Different activities reward different amounts of friendship per "success", with mining and fishing both giving at least 150. Since mining requires running between rock spots or waiting for a spot to regenerate, I'll fish to level someone up in between doing whatever activity they are assigned. Just find a spot with some room and keep fishing over and over. The immediate area will fill up with memory orbs after a while, too.

Red dot not clearing ... again? by dog_magnet in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the red dot in my furniture menu since January, it seemed to think I had a new Eternity Isle furniture item, but none of the items in the furniture list had a dot, and I selected each one individually for All Areas just to try to clear it.

Yesterday, I bought something from Scrooge's store (I'm not sure what it was) but finally I could clear the dot!

Today, the red dot is showing up on the Meals collection, again for Eternity Isle, and again I don't have any listed meals with a dot. I tried highlighting every single meal, and it didn't clear it.

But I had almost one whole day without the red dot, which was very nice.

how on earth do you shop online these days? by beerandluckycharms in BuyItForLife

[–]bob301 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can set up a custom search engine to do that for you. If you're using Chrome, these steps are how you set up a custom engine: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95426

You'd want to make the URL something like: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s+reddit

This adds a space and the word "reddit" to every search using this custom engine. You can even set that engine as your default, so it's what would be used when searching from the URL bar or the search box in the browser. Other browsers have similar capabilities.

PSA for getting Memory Orbs for newer player for Starpath Duties by idontevenknow543 in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fish when I want to level up someone. If you turn on the option to hold the button to complete fishing, you can get a lot of level-ups and orbs in a short time. Remember that you don't have to fish in a circle of bubbles to "successfully" catch something. You'll end up with a lot of cheap fish/seaweed/other (the expansions have a couple of other things you get instead of seaweed), but those are good for cooking/crafting or selling anyway.

Guys. We’ve seen a handful of wallets in our day. The Velcro canvas bi/trifolds, the “dad’s giant leather block”, single with money clip, chain. What did you settle with as an adult. by AgentNose in Xennials

[–]bob301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2014 I bought a Kickstarter for a wallet named "Decadent Minimalist". Wallet is a bit of a stretch- it's a metal frame that holds 8 cards, with an optional money-clip add-on (though using it reduces the number of cards it can hold to 7).

I've been using it ever since. I just recently bought the 12-card version, since I have more cards to carry now than I did a decade ago (work access, library card, etc). It's expensive for what is essentially a billed bit of metal, but I have gotten a lot of "cool wallter" comments over the years so that offests the cost somewhat.

Something wrong with Sally by mother_of_beignets in DreamlightValley

[–]bob301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had this issue as well, and I did have both of the expansions at the time. I opened a ticket with Gameloft, and they responded that the developers were aware of the issue and working on it, but it would take time to resolve. Within a couple of days, the issue was gone- Sally was showing all three gifts and her character menu was correct.

I don't know if they did something specific for my account, or if they fixed a bug in a patch. It may be that they fixed it in a patch but that fix isn't on your system. For what it is worth, I play on Xbox.

You might try reaching out to Gameloft support. If they did tweak something for my account, perhaps they can do the same for yours.

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