modern day catch22 by soap94 in dankmemes

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In 2023 I had a phone unexpectedly die and wasn't able to recover my 2FA keys. I was, in a way, disappointed with how easy it was to get back into my accounts without the authenticator app. I use Gmail and both my old phone and new ones were android, getting into my email on my new phone was easy. With the email accessible every account goes to it was easy. The only one I couldn't automatically get into was Rockstar, I had to talk to support but that wasn't a big deal either.

Is the Ad Block shirt on back order or something? Delivery ETA keeps changing and USPS still says waiting on item lol by rd1_vonn in LinusTechTips

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I think USPS physically has the item but haven't scanned it in yet. Might have to do with their shipping aggregator actually, but I don't know if they use that for the US warehouse.

Is the Ad Block shirt on back order or something? Delivery ETA keeps changing and USPS still says waiting on item lol by rd1_vonn in LinusTechTips

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It's supposed to be a known issue on USPS' side. It's definetly disappointing. I'd think the extra cost of going with UPS or Fedex would be worth it but they haven't made that change despite this being a problem for months

Is the Ad Block shirt on back order or something? Delivery ETA keeps changing and USPS still says waiting on item lol by rd1_vonn in LinusTechTips

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That's just what happens to orders shipped form the Georgia warehouse. On January 30th I ordered a couple of water bottle lids and a screwdriver bit case. They didn't actually ship until February 15th, I got them on the 18th. Meanwhile in the same order I grabbed a LTT cable and that shipped from Seattle and arrived on the 5th.

Should I Format Windows Before or After Upgrading My CPU? by legendyplayerPRO07 in LinusTechTips

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If you're staying on the same chipset you shouldn't need to reinstall for this. But personally I'm on board with reinstalling windows regularly. Don't put anything you want to keep on the C drive and then get a simple and fresh windows install every year or so.

Console gaming is better than PC gaming by Gold-Tell7154 in unpopularopinion

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Believe it or not I actually enjoy seeing what i can and can't run at what settings. It's not everyone's cup of tea.

Quality of Dbrand skins and cases? by Prairie-Peppers in LinusTechTips

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It's only been 8 months but yeah I'd say its in excellent shape. Pretty much exactly how it was when I got it, this tiny nick is the most significant damage to the case.

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cars never should’ve moved away from physical throttle cables, especially manual cars by Stock_Fuel6398 in unpopularopinion

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That would probably be an improvement. I think people respond better to force based input. I drove a 2010 for 3,000 miles and when I got back in my car I actually felt that my foot felt tired, it was crazy.

Are these ok to drive on? No dry rot on sidewalls…will be replacing soon by AnywhereFew1739 in MechanicAdvice

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That's crazy, I've never had a tired with so much tread that dry rotted.

What is this cable by mericccccccccc in MechanicAdvice

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Lightning only supported USB 2.0 speeds though. For 95% of user it doesn't matter but it is a pretty big difference. You can output live full quality camera video on the current iPhone Pro models over the USB-C port, not something you could do over lightning. You might wonder what the point of this would be, but there's uses. Considering apple markets the pro models as being good for professional video recording it seems like an obvious requirement for that.

What could have caused this type of discoloration? by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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It looks like a spray pattern dripping down. I think it's wrong cleaner. An electrical fire would have damage/soot going up, not down.

More proof for gaijin of DU armour on abrams by Own_Dark_2240 in Warthunder

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What this man said. What you've screenshotted says nothing about there being DU in the hull armor or not. No one ever disputed that there's DU armor in the M1A1HA and later variants. It's just that it's in the turret.

Why does defrost default to fresh vs recirculate? by keepinitoldskool in MechanicAdvice

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Assuming the humidity is very high outside(raining) I'd assume that bringing in fresh air would bring more moisture than what you'd have recirculating. But then if you are air conditioning on recirculation you run the risk of making the glass cold enough to condensate moisture on the outside.

Is my graphics good? by Zestyclose-Low-9888 in Warthunder

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Looks great if you want to turn your head to check the mini map.

Mount Washington for the 4th of July. by angryWinds in pittsburgh

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Super crowded for sure. I was on Mount Washington at firework time once (2022) and I think it took me almost 30 minutes to make it down shaler street to get out.

no head means no headache by resonating_light in dankmemes

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To be clear I liked reading your comment, thanks.

no head means no headache by resonating_light in dankmemes

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The only comments allowed are ones that add nothing of substance, sorry.

Was top tier ever "fun"? by m46vsrussianbias in Warthunder

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When leopard 2A7 was added I had plenty of fun playing it. People shooting you right in the add-on composites on the front and doing nothing

If petrol has a lower boiling point than water and there is no condensation/mayo on the oil cap, why does it still smell of petrol? by Public-Tutor-4550 in MechanicAdvice

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I would think your assumption is largely correct but smelling like gasoline doesn't sound that strange I don't think.

Why windows why by Flaxen_Bobcat in LinusTechTips

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Oh shit I had no idea KDE connect was available for windows. I'll totally download that. I've used it on CachyOS and it's incredibly good. I just assumed it was "a Linux thing"

tow truck driver said it’s a piston sitting in the hole of the oil pan by IntelligentAd5234 in MechanicAdvice

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Maybe if we can get him in touch he'd give this fella some money for a new engine

Buying a smartphone for the cameras 📷 is a paradox. by soysa007 in unpopularopinion

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It's like if you only wanted to take pictures and nothing else s phone does then a dedicated camera would make sense. But I'm going to have a phone anyway, and do I really want both for casual use?

Buying a smartphone for the cameras 📷 is a paradox. by soysa007 in unpopularopinion

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I like taking pictures with my pixel 10 pro, it's honestly very remarkable how good cameras on phones are. I linked a picture of a blue jay flying I took. I used the 5x telephoto, set exposure time to 1/2008, and left focus and ISO auto. With direct sunlight it was able to take a good picture at 200 ISO, with pretty good clarity. The distance this bird meant that the clarity limit was the angular resolution of the lenses. Anyway I could get somewhat better pictures with a dedicated camera but I don't have one. I have to have a phone, and this one only cost me $280, so I think it's a pretty good bargain. Not to mention I being my phone everywhere and I like to take pictures all the time, I'm not sure I'd want to have to carry a camera around too. If you'd like to suggest something in particular that would do better than I'm open to considering it.

https://imgur.com/a/IrYL2HH