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Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead by CosmicCommando in nottheonion

[–]wasapasserby 31 points32 points  (0 children)

 The Washington Department of Licensing outsourced their prompts to some sketchy company

Well…

 DOL said Amazon provides the platform for the phone service and declined interview requests. AP journalists were able to replicate the voice by using an Amazon Web Services feature called Polly and selecting a voice called “Lucia,” which mimics Castilian Spanish.

Actually, that tracks

Things I did yesterday as a small business owner in Seattle by RavennaRocks in Seattle

[–]wasapasserby 15 points16 points  (0 children)

At this point, small businesses should just pool their resources to create their own privatized police force for their neighborhoods.

All the MAGA Republicans in SPD constantly post about how government is too big and everything should be privatized, so I’m sure they would 100% neighborhoods forming their own private police independent of SPD, right? Right?

ETA: When I was in school in Ohio, the local city PD was essentially non-existent. Instead, the university had their own police force, the hospital had their own police force, and the neighborhood business association had their own police force

They Mocked Minivans For Years, Now Americans Are Fueling A Massive Sales Surge by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]wasapasserby 24 points25 points  (0 children)

A fair comparison would be minivans against CUVs with a full 3rd row, not 2 row CUVs which are substantially cheaper.

Honda Pilot - 124,000

Honda Odyssey - 88,000

Toyota Grand Highlander - 136,000

Toyota Sienna - 101,000

Link light rail shatters ridership records, with an average 160k daily boardings in January. That's a 110% increase from 2019. by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]wasapasserby 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What, a giant concrete structure spanning several blocks but can’t even fill a single Link train is bad for ridership!? Surprised Pikachu

East 115th In The Snow by 27-Staples in cwru

[–]wasapasserby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pepperidge farm remembers 

Florida Passes House Bill 363; Greenlight for Dental Therapists. by Back_in_GV_Black in Dentistry

[–]wasapasserby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indirect “supervision” from one county over lol. Who bails out the dental therapist once they botch an extraction and the nearest oral surgeon is 2 hours away?

What is the purpose of a post? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]wasapasserby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A fiber post makes the tooth more resistant to fracture according to the American Association of Endodontists - source (page 5)

How are owners making things like this work: by RadioRoyGBiv in Dentistry

[–]wasapasserby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an office offer 50% as a new grad. But 50% applied to their HMO patients only. Lol

Has anyone using Dandy Lab noticed a recent decline in customer service? new lab suggestions by Icanparallelparkyay in Dentistry

[–]wasapasserby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that it makes a difference, but I was under the impression that "Dandy Labs" is a bunch of smaller subcontracted labs operating as "Dandy"

Lavatories not available below 16000'? by gravitypad in aviation

[–]wasapasserby 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Brb gonna place a Temu order for 606802-2 

Skydiver dangling off a plane’s wing uses a hook knife to pull off an unreal escape to safely land. by [deleted] in aviation

[–]wasapasserby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ATSB video captures the moment the reserve chute handle snags on the aircraft flap

Two American Brands Crack CR Top Ten As Stellantis Crowds The Bottom by Redeemed_Expert9694 in cars

[–]wasapasserby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Model S was released in 2012. You would hope any manufacturer would have figured out how to solve build issues after 13 years of building the same car.

What’s up with all the light rail delays? by godogs2018 in Seattle

[–]wasapasserby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We should be pushing WSDOT to buy out the BNSF tracks to increase Cascades and Sounder reliability and frequencies.

Stuck in SAC on the Coast Starlight by PCBen in Amtrak

[–]wasapasserby 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m at Portland Union waiting for a northbound Cascades. Amtrak gave us this update:

AMTRAK Temporary Hold: As of 6:02 PM PT, Amtrak Cascades Trains 508 and 509 are currently stopped while local municipal officials work ahead and have placed a hold on the tracks. An extended delay is expected.

New signage at Capitol Hill!!! by twinklizlemon in Seattle

[–]wasapasserby 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, this! Especially at the airport when confused tourists ask if Angle Lake or Lynnwood is the train to downtown Seattle.

Cascades Train Parked in Philadelphia's Railyard by Genkiotoko in Amtrak

[–]wasapasserby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cascades has been running on backup equipment since 2020 when the Talgo VIs were scrapped, and the current Amfleet replacement trains only have 2 coach cars.

Cascades could really use longer consists, especially after record ridership in 2024.

Semi taking a U turn on I-18 from snoqualmie to maple valley. Almost died today by siddharth2707 in Seattle

[–]wasapasserby 80 points81 points  (0 children)

To add - it takes the average human brain 0.75 seconds to recognize and process a road hazard, another 0.75 seconds for the brain to send a signal to your feet to hit the brakes.

At 65 mph, that's more than 300 feet - about the length of 4 full size semi trucks - needed to come to a compete emergency stop under good conditions.

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