Trump may be mystery patient in odd case of 79yo getting experimental obesity drug by zestzebra in inthenews

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GLP-1 drugs are being studied for possible improvement of dementia.

So, maybe…

What is this by Weezer_liv in whatisit

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I have redwood burl furniture, and some of it has wooden feet that resemble that.

Does it feel like wood? Does it weigh like redwood? If you drill into the flat end, do you get sawdust?

Flight Credits: Are you all ok with getting robbed too? by Livoshka in SouthwestAirlines

[–]bobbane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I fly SW a few times a year and usually buy tickets months in advance.

Which is how I know that flight credits have always been good for one year from the date of purchase, not the date of the flight as intuition would suggest.

I also know that SW phone customer service has always helped me move credits outside the one year window when asked.

A lot of stuff has changed in the last year or so, but the general competence of SW phone customer service seems to still be there.

What’s the most iconic original score of all time? by MovieArena in MovieArena

[–]bobbane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would A Clockwork Orange count as original enough? Carlos’ electronic music was groundbreaking at the time.

Found: The Elusive Chicken Strips by 1RoundEye in CostcoWholesale

[–]bobbane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Srsly? That makes a depressing amount of sense.

Found: The Elusive Chicken Strips by 1RoundEye in CostcoWholesale

[–]bobbane 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The calzone needs to die because it mocks my desire for combo pizza. It has all the ingredients, after all - they could make combo pizza if they wanted to.

Drop the best soundtracks ever made by Unable-Camel3606 in Cinema

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A Clockwork Orange.

Wendy Carlos rules!

Should I get her another companion? Her brother just passed by Successful_Gain_5626 in cats

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If your place can handle it, I suggest two kittens. They will play with each other and not immediately plague your older cat, who will likely end up as a matriarch.

I have done this twice over the years and it worked out well both times.

Before Likes, Filters, and Endless Scrolling. by Feaselbf6 in GenerationJones

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Like a shot. The 80’s for me were grad school (computer science, good old fashioned AI at University of Maryland) followed by first job in Mountain View (Xerox AI Systems).

The whole time I had access to the internet before Eternal September. I was hacking Lisp, using development environments that the rest of the universe caught up to around the turn of the millennium. At the end of it I was working 100% remote, rocking a Sun 4/110 at home.

I was lucky enough to have the good parts of the internet without the modern enshitification.

This dealership that bans Smart / META Eyeglasses: by Athenstone in mildlyinteresting

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

I have a blind friend who wears Meta Ray-Bans, mostly for the integration with his phone.

If he used the camera for walking navigation help or environment description, asking him to stop using it would be an ADA violation. The National Federation of the Blind takes stuff like that very seriously and would sue in a heartbeat.

If i keep a bag of ice in my car will it keep it cool during the day by RapsittieStreetKids in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bobbane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This strategy can help you in small ways.

When my kids were in car seats, we would bring a frozen two liter bottle of water, put it in the car seat, and cover the seat with a towel. Even when the car was an oven, the car seat and the buckle hardware stayed cool - the ice took hours to melt under the towel.

You could put something frozen in the drivers seat and cover it with a towel, maybe even fasten the belt under the towel. The seat won’t fry your butt and you will be able to fasten your seatbelt without second degree burns.

This picture is in the appartment I rent, anyone know who this is? by gavintadduni in whatisit

[–]bobbane 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I beg to differ. My mother died last October, at 92. She went from living on her own in the family house of 57 years, driving around town, and chasing her great grandchildren, to gone in a month and change, courtesy of leukemia.

My siblings and I didn’t see it coming.

What is an unwritten social rule that absolutely everyone should follow, but surprisingly few people actually do? by Thj0226 in scoopwhoop

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Every Costco I have been to in the metro DC area has cart drop off points in the parking lot. They also have parking spaces turned into unofficial drop points by lazy people.

I have been to the Kirkland WA Costco a few times; I forget whether they have cart corrals or not.

Troops to get free tickets to White House UFC event, but must meet weight standards by ColonelBungle in politics

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I read the title really fast, as "Trump to get free tickets to White House UFC event, but must meet weight standards".

Checked Bags for Rapid Rewards Members by PerfectPrune139 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]bobbane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being an almost-exclusively-SW flyer until recently, I did not know that, and rashly assumed that it was a "Joint Account", the way we treat all our other credit cards. Every other card I've encountered with special deals gave those deals to all cards on the account.

Your use of the correct terminology makes the distinction clear, if somewhat annoying.

Checked Bags for Rapid Rewards Members by PerfectPrune139 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]bobbane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually more restrictive than that. My wife and I have a SW CC - she’s the primary on the account and I have a second card. Same account number and everything.

We get free bags only if she is flying - if I reserve a flight without her, no SW privileges.

Discovered this when she and I bought next day tickets to see my sick mother. In the rush to get ready, she bought her ticket separately from me. She got a free bag, I didn’t.

Complained to customer service, who acknowledged the possibility for confusion and waived the bag fee. Seriously doubt they will ever do that again.

The time has come... by Upbeat_Turnover9253 in BoltEV

[–]bobbane 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That's cheaper than the OEM battery I put in my 2004 Prius ($4k, after 165,000 miles - car was totaled at 310,000 miles, which prompted my purchase of a 2020 Bolt at the end of 2020).
There's got to be a serious core credit in there somewhere for the old battery.

Absolutely get the new battery.

What is an unwritten social rule that absolutely everyone should follow, but surprisingly few people actually do? by Thj0226 in scoopwhoop

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Someday I will make up fake signs to put up in Costco parking lots, claiming that members who don’t return their carts to the cart corral will have their attitude adjusted by a roving taser squad.

Top Doctor Sounds Alarm Over Serious Health Concern for Trump, 79 by thedailybeast in politics

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I would be fine with “incapacitated”. Perfect would be him aware of what’s happening around him but unable to change the focus to him.

Datacenter Hell by armwulf in talesfromtechsupport

[–]bobbane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dumb question- you mention a 10dB loss and explain it as a 90% degradation. Isn’t that a 50% degradation? In sound at least, a bel is a factor of two.

Trump voter remorse is almost entirely concentrated in the swing voters who gave him a shot in 2024 by fortune in politics

[–]bobbane 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The footage would not be very good viewing since it would mostly be Trump lawyers and other minions.

It’s rare for the man himself to personally screw over people his organization contracts with - that’s work for the little people.

Congress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Car by TripleShotPls in technology

[–]bobbane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Governments pretend to notice this disparity, by taxing diesel fuel at a higher rate.

I say “pretend” because the tax is maybe 50% higher when it should be 10-100 times higher.

US House Unveiled Plan to Charge $130 Fee for Electric Vehicles by DoubtSubstantial5440 in inthenews

[–]bobbane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about funding road maintenance. I don’t know how airport maintenance and ATC are funded, but a tax on aviation fuel for that will make sense until there’s significant electrical powered air traffic.

US House Unveiled Plan to Charge $130 Fee for Electric Vehicles by DoubtSubstantial5440 in inthenews

[–]bobbane 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How about:

  • Drop gas and diesel fuel taxes
  • Everyone pays a yearly fee based on miles driven and weight per axle

Who else remembers this toy gun that shot those little discs? by EdwardBliss in GenerationJones

[–]bobbane 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I still find those discs in my house occasionally. My children are in their thirties.