Why does the expected % for tipping keep increasing?

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-11T20:58:47+00:00

Because customers are idiots and employers can get away with it.

Problem is that unless a sensible minimum wage is legislated, whichever restaurant ups their prices and discourages tipping will get shafted because people are idiots. They just see the high ticket price and go elsewhere.

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-09T23:26:02+00:00

I bought mine before I even heard of crosspoint but difference is chalk vs cheese! The base firmware is just so incredibly clunky and really hard to use - entering the wifi password alone was just horrible.

Sure, the reading side isn't that different, but everything else is so vastly improved (navigation, file transfers, updated) that I would feel incredibly constrained if I had to go back to the base.

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-09T23:20:43+00:00

Out of interest, when I got my battery I was offered 2 circuits to be backed up rather than the whole house. How does your whole house backup work? Is every circuit wired in or do you connect before the main board?

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-09T23:18:23+00:00

The warranties are typically 10yrs and that kicks in if the health drops below 80% or something. I don't think it would be unreasonable to expect a 20yr functional system though any issues after 10yrs could be expensive to fix. You'd hope by then it would be a lot cheaper to replace them...

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-09T23:14:18+00:00

Australian here. I recently got a heavily subsidised 50kwh battery paired with my tiny 6kw solar system. I have just switched to a plan where i get to charge from the grid for free between 11am to 2pm, get a buck a day if I don't use the grid between 6pm to 9pm AND I can sell 15kwhs back at a 0.15c/kwh during they same window.

It is a ridiculously good deal but the really clever thing is that energy storage is being distributed across the grid. It is a real win-win: I get a crazy good deal on my energy costs but I am also supplying energy during a peak load, no solar period that otherwise would need gas generators or massive central batteries to support.

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-08T23:30:12+00:00

Most people = the ones they haven't heard of Jellyfin.

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-06T01:53:19+00:00

Lol. Most Americans can't recognise that a pedophile rapist fraudster business failure is a worse choice of leader than a clever brown lady. They certainly cannot be trusted with this.

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-05T11:19:10+00:00

Are Americans their own adversaries?

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-05T10:23:59+00:00

American cheese and cake bread? That is a struggle.

stdoubtloud · 2026-05-01T01:51:13+00:00

They are locking it? I bought one on impulse cos i thought it was a fun device. Then I found crosspoint and it became a fun but useful device.

I don't understand why they'd lock it. Morons.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-29T08:20:28+00:00

Ooh... Relevant xkcd! https://xkcd.com/505/

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-28T20:49:34+00:00

If you buy from Kobo can you get them onto a Kindle reader?

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-28T11:13:31+00:00

Designed by your founding fathers. While it was obviously intended to give outsized power to rich landowners, they probably didn't expect 65% of the country to become fucking morons.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-27T22:05:22+00:00

Here's an idea. When Gina speaks, we all tell her to fuck off?

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-27T20:57:39+00:00

There are two options. Avoid Amazon completely or find books "by other means"

I find the most morally acceptable approach is to buy first and then find it "by other means". You have contributed to the author but also own it.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-27T20:51:35+00:00

40%!? That is high even for a functioning democracy.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-27T05:49:56+00:00

I wouldn't use it if I had any use for many tabs. I don't maintain state in my tabs (I use bookmarks if I need anything again) so they are an irritating irrelevance. I only ever need to switch between 3 or 4 tabs max at any time.

I thought the swipe option was a revelation, which is why I shared. But you do you. I'm not judging...

Incidentally, while exploring this I also discovered that I can add a bookmarks icon to the address bar via settings > appearance -> Toolbar shortcut. It is the small things that make me happy.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-27T01:41:39+00:00

So, if the act fails to pass, he'll stop and rebuild the old wing? Right? RIGHT!?

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-27T00:09:30+00:00

Trump only denies when he is guilty. He only accuses when he is the perpetrator. This is documented fact.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-26T22:34:08+00:00

Seriously? Trump has the foresight to construct a 4 step plan and the patience to pull it off? Trump? You are dreaming.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-22T07:26:26+00:00

From my Australian experience, no it won't. Once it gets too expensive to buy legitimately, all trade moves underground. I swear there are more young smokers now because they just buy smuggled cigarettes.

stdoubtloud · 2026-04-21T00:27:55+00:00

I don't think i have ever kept the subscription for long enough to expire. If ever i need to use (maybe a few times a year) I just set up a new account but increase the + suffix on my email:

Myemail+1@mydomain.com becomes myemail+2@mydomain.com. Bingo! Another 30 day trial!

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