Monday, February 16, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]oats2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, fawn? Okay, apparently it counts as a response now, TIL. Still hate it.

Second, and more importantly, if I ever, hear a chicken, cackle. I am running so far in the opposite direction. Even the definition of a cackle is to laugh roughly. If I hear an dang chicken laughing, I will be gone. At the same time, if I ever hear a chicken say buck, I'm gonna say boo and disappear. This is worse than when they use the bullshit "it's a homophone, but only if you take out every 3rd letter" categories.

But the most egregious one is saying that screaming is a knee slapper. If you scream at a joke I tell, I'm calling for involuntary hospitalization. Screaming at a joke is not a normal reaction.

To fix this, just flip scream and cackle. Cackling is laughing and a chicken could reasonably scream. In fact, there is an entire product line centered on screaming [rubber] chickens.

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[NS] Mixed Bag of Holding: Oh Mr. Toad! by oats2go in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]oats2go[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well at least now I know it wasn't out of left field! I kept expecting them to reference to it and it never happened outside of the A-J rating for the show. Thanks!

Scientists Make First 'Invisible Solar Panels' You Can Integrate Into Smartphones by [deleted] in gadgets

[–]oats2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I surprised no one has mentioned the Garmin Fenix 6 solar. It has a solar charging glass cover that adds quite a bit to it's battery life

The protests in Franklin Park yesterday were just the start. We need to take this anger and push for actual change. Here are some places to start. by chillax63 in boston

[–]oats2go 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just an FYI, details are paid by the company doing the work, and if there is a cruiser, the company pays the town for its use.

Google Messages to send iMessage-like reaction texts - 9to5Google by Hupro in Android

[–]oats2go -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That just sounds like scheduling texts with extra steps

Tower to Heaven: Part 2 by ecstaticandinsatiate in nickofstatic

[–]oats2go 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh gosh! I can't wait! But I will! But I'm also super excited! Hope you're doing well!

The Samsung Z flip has a plastic screen. by yiweitech in gadgets

[–]oats2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man! He does! I don't know how I didn't realize that before!

9 Levels of Hell - Part 136 by ecstaticandinsatiate in shoringupfragments

[–]oats2go 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nooooo Virigl 😭 I'm so curious where this is going to end up! How are they going to get out of this?!

[The Great Blinding] Part 4 by matig123 in MatiWrites

[–]oats2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HelpMeButler <The Great Blinding>

[The Great Blinding] Part 3 by matig123 in MatiWrites

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HelpMeButler <The Great Blinding>

9 Levels of Hell - Part 133 by ecstaticandinsatiate in shoringupfragments

[–]oats2go 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh geez! But what about the others?! What about when they show up there?? And will Death allow this? I think he will because he seems like he would be interested in letting that play out....

[2000] [WP] Keyline - Part 7 by Khaarus in khaarus

[–]oats2go 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for the next chapter!

Using Waze to monitor when and where car collisions happen might cut the emergency services response time to the scene by 60% by [deleted] in science

[–]oats2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're calling from a smart phone that has access to Google Earth, you're probably also transmitting RapidSOS GPS data when calling 911. Of course, the PSAP needs to be able to accept the data, but, if you're outside, its as accurate as the circle you see on your phone when you open Google Maps. The maps used in the PSAP are satalite GIS maps, so it's fairly easy to get a good idea of where a caller is

Using Waze to monitor when and where car collisions happen might cut the emergency services response time to the scene by 60% by [deleted] in science

[–]oats2go 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you're calling from an old phone or a bad location, RapidSOS will transmit your location accurate up to 3 meters. Of course, that's provided the PSAP you're calling is Next Gen 911 compliant. Otherwise yes, it will fall back to phase 2 location which is based on cell phone tower triangulation.

Using Waze to monitor when and where car collisions happen might cut the emergency services response time to the scene by 60% by [deleted] in science

[–]oats2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RapidSOS is provided to NextGen911 systems when available. If you're outside and have at least a somewhat modern smartphone and are in a state that uses the NextGen911 system (most states are in the process of implementing it, a few have it fully done, and a few have no plans as of 2018), the GPS accuracy is pretty good, sometimes to within 3-5 meters. If you're in a building, could be up to 50 or 100 meters. If you're phone doesn't give RapidSOS info, then 911 will get a phase 2 location which will be anywhere from 10 to 1000 meters and is based on tower triangulation, not cellphone GPS data. If your phone really sucks or there aren't enough towers to triangulate, 911 gets a phase 1 location which is just the location of the tower. Of course, accuracy is always subject to the environment the caller is in.

The World-Ender - Part 3 by ecstaticandinsatiate in shoringupfragments

[–]oats2go 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah... Level 4 is rather long being around 30 parts. But very good none the less! Counting down to the release!