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Comment on Is Nebula worth it? in ~tech
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Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science
Pavouk106 Link ParentIt is easy to say for me as I'm not in your shoes, but... Don't waste energy on helping someone who doesn't want to be helped. I suppose you showed her some science/research on chemtrails or (if...It is easy to say for me as I'm not in your shoes, but... Don't waste energy on helping someone who doesn't want to be helped.
I suppose you showed her some science/research on chemtrails or (if she isn't deep in it yet) told her what the trails behimd the planes are made of and how/under what corcumstances/why they are formed. If you did all this, the only thing left is to ignore her when she starts to speak about it - switch to something else in conversation with other people.
It seems you may lose your friend in the future, though. Some people are like that and can't be helped. They chose to close-in on the world around them and live with their own truth ultimately believing they are roght and everybody around them is wrong.
I wish you the best, but at the same time, I don't know if you should expect happy ending.
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Comment on Reddit shares soar 14% after company reports revenue pop in debut earnings report in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentHow the F did anime_titties became politics? Or was it vice versa? Or was it like this from the beginning?How the F did anime_titties became politics? Or was it vice versa? Or was it like this from the beginning?
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Comment on The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records in ~transport
Pavouk106 Link ParentSeems like I picked bad examples :-) But you and the lawnmower guy (and I hope everyone else) got the point. Everything can be dangerous and many things lethal. But even exploding washing machine...Seems like I picked bad examples :-) But you and the lawnmower guy (and I hope everyone else) got the point.
Everything can be dangerous and many things lethal. But even exploding washing machine doesn't kill 200 people at once. I hope...
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Comment on The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records in ~transport
Pavouk106 Link ParentI see we're on the same page in this. I'm afraid that you might be right your last paragraph. If you are then Boeing is destined to be doomed sooner or later. Seems like they may hetrading profits...I see we're on the same page in this.
I'm afraid that you might be right your last paragraph. If you are then Boeing is destined to be doomed sooner or later. Seems like they may hetrading profits for safety, which is really bad in this industry. It's not great anywhere else, of course. But when you are transporting hundreds of people at once in something you made and didn't inspect before deeming it airworthy... That really is what we call "průser" here (I don't know the right English word - it means "trouble" or "problem" but is considered swear word or profanity and when someone uses it, it means the problem is really big - that big that is shouldn't have existed).
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Comment on The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records in ~transport
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm sorry if it looked like I was framing someone (specific). I certainly didn't mean to. Even if some line worker or quality control or woever didn't the the job right, it's the company that is...I'm sorry if it looked like I was framing someone (specific). I certainly didn't mean to.
Even if some line worker or quality control or woever didn't the the job right, it's the company that is at fault (in my eyes). If they don't take this seriously and just fire a few people and call it a day, then God save all the people who fly in their planes!
All of your three options are bad, but all of them bear some credibility of what may have happened. Boeing should realize they are making planes that cam fly hundreds of passengers. They are not making lawnmowers or washing machines. If their product fails, it will probably cost lots of lives. If your washing machine fails, you won't have your cothes cleaned today, if your lawnmower fails, your grass isn't going to be cut.
With problems crreping up lately, Boeing should really start doing something otherwise their name could (at the very least) mean nothing in the future ir (at worst) cost many people their lives.
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Comment on The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records in ~transport
Pavouk106 LinkJust stumbled upon this. Seems like Boeing is in another trouble. The company says it's fault of individual workers and FAA says Boeing came to them by themselves informing about this issue. They...Just stumbled upon this. Seems like Boeing is in another trouble. The company says it's fault of individual workers and FAA says Boeing came to them by themselves informing about this issue. They will do the inspection out of order which will slow down the delivery of new planes. Some planes are already flying, no solution for those yet.
Still, even if it may not be company's fault (but individuals) and they remedy the issue on new planes, it doesn't add much confidence in their planes in eyes of passengers, does it?
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The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm still replaying Witcher 3 for maybe a month now. I played it on my Switch Lite and finished it there - quite a good port, actually. Yes, it can't run in as much detail as it can on a PC etc....I'm still replaying Witcher 3 for maybe a month now.
I played it on my Switch Lite and finished it there - quite a good port, actually. Yes, it can't run in as much detail as it can on a PC etc. But the game runs just about fine, looks okay for such a portable console and the most of all - it works! It doesn't crash and just works.
I'm replaying it on Steam Deck now. I run classic version (you can select it in Steam properties of the game) as the display is so small you won't be able to make differences, probably. Also classic is much less power and performance hungry. I run 30 fps locked on 2 years old (OG) Steam Deck with reported battery health of 85% and it can do 2-3 hours depending mainly on brightness and complexity of scenes (Novigrad needs more power than some beach on Skellige). If I run next-gen version it would need much more power to run 30 fps resuling in considerably less baterry life. It runs perfect on Steam Deck!
The game itself... There's not much to tell. I believe it is very well known and in high regard accepted one. I think it did age really well. I don't think there are many more recent singleplayer oriented games of such quality, such complex vast world that actually isn't empty and has its own story. Game mechanics are still good, quests are still good (they vary in length a lot and also there are more ways to solve for many of them, they are not repetitive, which is great). I like the game a lot. And considering you can get it for literally a few bucks and have at the very least 150 hours of great content... Yeah, it is kinda unbeatable in its category. I think every RPG or action-RPG or action-adventure (or whatever this game is) fan should play Witcher 3.
If you want the most enjoyment out of it, go for highest difficulty, the Death March. You will learn to parry, dodge and use all thepotion, oils and signs very quickly and the game will be challenging. I think this is the way to play it - I didn't even try lower difficulties. And I'm not that great of a gamer. If I could do it, you can at least try :-)
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Comment on The biggest box office bombs of 2023; Disney leads with four entries in ~movies
Pavouk106 Link ParentWith Dune part 1 I got around one hour of extras. Sometimes you get nothing, sometimes you get adsfor movies that will be released soon (five years ago) and sometimws you get a ton of extras. Star...With Dune part 1 I got around one hour of extras.
Sometimes you get nothing, sometimes you get adsfor movies that will be released soon (five years ago) and sometimws you get a ton of extras. Star Wars complete saga (before 7, 8 and 9 existed) comes on 9 Blu rays where 6 are movies and 3 are extras.
Once physical media ceases to exist (and digital is not DRM-free buy&download) I'm not getting new media. So - yes, it is great that Blu rays are still a big thing!
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Comment on The biggest box office bombs of 2023; Disney leads with four entries in ~movies
Pavouk106 Link ParentI've been on Dune part 2 in cinema. The ticket was more than Dune part 1 Blu ray that I bought the very same day. I consider boh movies great, don't get me wrong. But if the movie isn't really...I've been on Dune part 2 in cinema. The ticket was more than Dune part 1 Blu ray that I bought the very same day.
I consider boh movies great, don't get me wrong. But if the movie isn't really great, I'm not going to cinema to see it. I may (or even may not depending on how good it is) buy it on disc sometime later.
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe last sentence of your comment sums it up perfectly. It is not common here to not leave a tip, either. But when you do that, when you don't tip, you are sending a message. You may be frowned...it's not good to have a system where voluntary fees really aren't voluntary
The last sentence of your comment sums it up perfectly.
It is not common here to not leave a tip, either. But when you do that, when you don't tip, you are sending a message. You may be frowned upon by waiter, but I suspect you had the reason to not tip and the service was so bad that you don't care that you are frowned upon by that person.
It is also kinda expected to be tipped here, but the amount is... Well, nobody expects certain amount or percentage. Someone may just round up or add a few tens of crowns, other may throw in like 10-20% on top of the bill.
1USD is around 25 CZK, not exactly, but good to have just some kind of context, 100CZK is 4USD for ease of maths.
For example midrange restaurant has main meal for around say 300-400CZK (12-16$), let's say drinks are another 150. Two people will do say 1150CZK (46$), you may tip restaurant at 1300 and give the waiter another 100 (it goes straight to his/her pocket; or to the "bank" and they sort it out to at the end of the day to all waiters of that day). This sums up to 1400CZK (60$) and is exactly what I paid recently. I think this was considered generous by the waiter (by the looks). The tip was over 20% which is kinda surprising to me now when I calculted it. But they certainly deserved it.
I had also not given a tip in the past. When you are waiting for the service for too long and then the waiter looks at you like you are some burden to them, then I'm really not pleased. Such people should really work somewhere else, have different job.
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentBad choice of words. You can tell I'm not native English speaker. I meant the part where the tip is part of your receipt. I meant part that can't be undone from there. The right word is probably...Bad choice of words. You can tell I'm not native English speaker. I meant the part where the tip is part of your receipt. I meant part that can't be undone from there.
The right word is probably mandatory?
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentIn the case of US it would be kinda easy. Those (say) 15% extra must be paid by employer. If customers wants to give waiter some extra on top, they can tip them whatever they want - be it a...In the case of US it would be kinda easy. Those (say) 15% extra must be paid by employer. If customers wants to give waiter some extra on top, they can tip them whatever they want - be it a dollar, ten dollars or 50 dollars (if the waiter took good care of the customer). But let me tell you that for 50USD you would get very good food with good service for two people here where I live.
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentI don't have problems with tipping in general. If the service was good, I'm willing to give out mone to the waiter - yes, directly to the waiter, not the restaurant. Recently I was so pleased in...I don't have problems with tipping in general. If the service was good, I'm willing to give out mone to the waiter - yes, directly to the waiter, not the restaurant. Recently I was so pleased in one of the restaurants here (in Czech Republic) that I tipped the restaurant for very very good food and also the waiter as he was able to read the energy at the table and was joking through the whole visit - he did awesome job and I'm returning there in the future and tipping again!
Problem would be when a restaurant with bad food and bored to death waiters wanted me to pay 20% of mandatory tip. This is what bothers me about that. But hey! I don't live in the US, so it really doesn't.
Also - it may no be right (from some legal point or whatnot), but when I tip the waiter here, the money literally exchanges hands. There is no tax involved, it is money from my pocket straight to his/hers. Tips are not written anywhere, it is just straight pure money. When you tip the restaurant, it goes on the receipt though.
Oh and when we go out in a group, it's each for him/herself, meaning we pay for our own expenses, which means waiter gets tips from each person on their own.
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentDn't get me wrong. I'm no against tipping, I'm against it being mandatory - like a part of my receipt. Me, the customer, should be the one who decides how much to tip. And I would never tip 15% in...Dn't get me wrong. I'm no against tipping, I'm against it being mandatory - like a part of my receipt. Me, the customer, should be the one who decides how much to tip. And I would never tip 15% in a place where I have to wait for several minutes before being seen and where the waiter acts like a machine.
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentI believe vord meant "ban mandatory tipping". I believe customers can tip by themselves the amount they consider worthy of the service they received.I believe vord meant "ban mandatory tipping". I believe customers can tip by themselves the amount they consider worthy of the service they received.
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentExactly. I still can't wrap my head around how enforced tipping is even legal. Just charge me the money and then lroject it to your employees' salaries! If I'm pleased with how they serviced me,...Exactly. I still can't wrap my head around how enforced tipping is even legal. Just charge me the money and then lroject it to your employees' salaries!
If I'm pleased with how they serviced me, then I can tip them on my own. This is basically how it works here in Czech Republic - you are oleased with the service, you leave a tip. How big? That is uo to you. You can just round up or think about say 5-10% or be really generous by giving even more. Or if the service was bad and the food wasn't much better, you can have them give you all the change (and send the message this way). It isn't mandatory and it shouldn't be! People should be paid by their employer, not their guests!
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Comment on Can old, poorly wired electrical outlets cause a PC to freeze? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI don't have experience with this kind of behaviour. Well, I had onebad rramstick that kinda did things like this... But I remember watching Scrapyard wars (of Linus Tech Tips Youtibe channel) and...I don't have experience with this kind of behaviour. Well, I had onebad rramstick that kinda did things like this...
But I remember watching Scrapyard wars (of Linus Tech Tips Youtibe channel) and when they had freezes or crashes, they always talked about bad wiring and then conncted through UPS and it solved their issue. If you are able to borrow a UPS somewhere (friend, workplace, ...), I would definitely give it a try.
There is comment by stu2b50 here that says it is all-or-nothing situation, which seems reasonable. But I would still give it a try with UPS. I think there may be mains issue that won't make PSU shutdown yet will actually freeze the computer because of some brownout of something (undervoltage on the edge of functionality, basically) - simply put, PSU can't deliver stable power for a fraction of a second which will keep most of the PC running fine but will make one of the thing to freeze up (it may be some auxiliary chip on motherboard, for example).
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Comment on Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentMy 9yo daughter came to me wanting to install Brawl Stars as all other kids already play it. While I hate these types of games and try to raise her in the "pay once, play unlimited" old-fashion...My 9yo daughter came to me wanting to install Brawl Stars as all other kids already play it. While I hate these types of games and try to raise her in the "pay once, play unlimited" old-fashion way, I agreed. But I have firmly added that we won't be putting ANY money in such games.
And when she comes wanting to buy something in the game, I won't do it and secretly put the money to the side to show her how much (eventually) she would have paid for figuratively nothing and how much she can now spend on some real thing.
It's unbelievable how hardit is to come by a game that can be one-time-paid-for in the Google Play store... There is some kind of "best paid" list but it has only very limited number of games. It is easy to see we are expected to install everything that is "free" and not to want anything that can be paid for one-time-forever. I hate it and this is part of the reason why I hate mobile gaming as a whole (the othermain reason is no haptic controls - tapping on diplay is really bad for controling many games, controller/gamepad would do much better; Inknow there are accessories, but for added cost I might as well just buy low-end phone for phone things and Steam Deck for gaming - which is what I did).
You have sparked my interest. I knew about Nebula for long time, but reading commenta here made me think again and a bit harder.
I'm probably one of a few tech savvy people that don't use any ad blocking tools. Since Youtube started pushing a lot more ads lately (unskippable pre-roll and mid-roll and also "immediate mid-roll when you skipped manually somewhere") I basically stopped visiting the site.
I follow many people on Odysee, which is (mostly) ad free and not as good experience (but still very usable) - people who use Odysee as kinda backup, so they have the same videos on YT and Odysee. These include EEVblog, ElectroBOOM, NileRed (or Blue? One of the channels for sure), bigclivedotcom, Hardware Unboxed and many other I don't remember on top of my head.
I pay for LTT (all.channels) on Floatplane.
So my situation is a bit... dire? Well, not really, I'm not a slave to videos that much. But having the means to watch worthy creators may be worth those money for me. I'm really thinking about signing up for at least month (5$ is nothing compared to what I may be ale to discover) and going through the creators and then see if it's worth investing for yearly subscription.
It's unbelievable how big players that keep f**king up with their services - be it everyone having their own service like Disney+, Nerflix, Amazon Prime... Or Youtibe that keeps pushing ads heavily in the "free version" - pushed me to actually put my money into streaming... But in different way then they expected - by paying the creators instead of distributors.
I'm setting up Nebula account right after I hit "Post comment". I have to start at some time and it is now :-)
EDIT: Done.