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  1. Comment on AT&T announces $7 monthly add-on fee for “Turbo” 5G speeds in ~tech

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    I go out of town a lot for work and use data instead of hotel WiFi (safer, faster) and I usually don't come anywhere near 75 GB.

    I go out of town a lot for work and use data instead of hotel WiFi (safer, faster) and I usually don't come anywhere near 75 GB.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on What your next water heater will look like in ~enviro

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    So almost $200 of your bill is transmission fees and other random BS? That's wild... What part of the world are you in? At that kind of price I would start looking at doing a large solar, battery,...

    So almost $200 of your bill is transmission fees and other random BS? That's wild...

    What part of the world are you in? At that kind of price I would start looking at doing a large solar, battery, and backup generator setup and then disconnecting from the grid entirely.

  3. Comment on British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces in ~news

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    This was an issue before legalization anyways though. I had a neighbor in an apartment that would come home, light up, and crank his music. We complained to the landlord and we were the ones who...

    This was an issue before legalization anyways though. I had a neighbor in an apartment that would come home, light up, and crank his music. We complained to the landlord and we were the ones who ended up moving. Post legalization people in my sphere seem to be consuming edibles instead of smoking it.

    Edit: FWIW last time I checked I still can no longer smell marijuana so maybe its a bigger issue and I'm noseblind.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats in ~news

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    I didn't think regular drones could carry a large enough munition to destroy or disable a tank. What are they using? Or is there some sort of serious weak points?

    I didn't think regular drones could carry a large enough munition to destroy or disable a tank. What are they using? Or is there some sort of serious weak points?

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims in ~news

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    We already live in a society where leaders aren't held accountable enough, I can't imagine a leader basically having no repercussion for attempting to overthrow an election or solidify power by...

    We already live in a society where leaders aren't held accountable enough, I can't imagine a leader basically having no repercussion for attempting to overthrow an election or solidify power by illegal means. Of COURSE this would lead to authoritarian rule very quickly.

    22 votes

  6. Comment on SSL.com is evil and deceptive: Don’t do business with SSL.com in ~tech

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    You know what blows my mind? Websites that still don't have SSL/HTTPS. A handful of local businesses in my city don't have it and it drives me nuts. LetsEncrypt makes it SO DAMNED EASY AND FREE...

    You know what blows my mind? Websites that still don't have SSL/HTTPS. A handful of local businesses in my city don't have it and it drives me nuts.

    LetsEncrypt makes it SO DAMNED EASY AND FREE that nobody has an excuse to not have it set up.

    17 votes

  7. Comment on Help me ditch Chrome's password manager! in ~tech

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    Use syncthing to sync it up. Its simple and free. No matter what keepass does take more time and effort than other options but I feel like it's worth it.

    Use syncthing to sync it up. Its simple and free.

    No matter what keepass does take more time and effort than other options but I feel like it's worth it.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Saudi Arabia’s 105-mile long Line city has been cut a little short – by 103.5 miles in ~design

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    Theres a good chance it'll get shortened by another 1.5 miles.

    Theres a good chance it'll get shortened by another 1.5 miles.

    32 votes

  9. Comment on 'Run Lola Run' will be back in theaters this Summer, with 4K restoration in ~movies

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    Is this not just a rescan of the film?

    Is this not just a rescan of the film?

  10. Comment on Indiana now has a religious right to abortion in ~health

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    I dont really agreed there. You can't go murder someone and get away with it because of "religious freedom". So there IS a line "religious freedom" can cross into being illegal regardless. Edit: I...

    I dont really agreed there. You can't go murder someone and get away with it because of "religious freedom". So there IS a line "religious freedom" can cross into being illegal regardless.

    Edit: I guess that kind of is a bit of gymnastics... but some conservatives literally view abortion as baby murder. Those conservatives may push for abortion to be considered murder.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk in ~transport

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    Is it too much to ask that the door handles that you regularly use are also mechanically linked rather than having a separate emergency release? In an emergency people are always going to do...

    Is it too much to ask that the door handles that you regularly use are also mechanically linked rather than having a separate emergency release? In an emergency people are always going to do what's familiar rather than looking for a release they may have never even used.

    19 votes

  12. Comment on Need help planning a pseudo-upgrade for my computer tower in ~comp

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    The 4XXX series Intel's are DDR3, the ryzen 7XXX only supports DDR5. You cannot pop that new ram in and that old slow RAM probably isn't helping.

    The 4XXX series Intel's are DDR3, the ryzen 7XXX only supports DDR5.

    You cannot pop that new ram in and that old slow RAM probably isn't helping.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    Pop OS is sort of similar to MacOS with the dock.

    Pop OS is sort of similar to MacOS with the dock.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Insurers use aerial photos to check out roofs or to spot yard debris and undeclared trampolines in ~finance

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    Maybe this isnt the most intelligent response, but am I really supposed to declare my trampoline?

    Maybe this isnt the most intelligent response, but am I really supposed to declare my trampoline?

    11 votes

  15. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    I bought an ebike a few weeks ago with the intent of using it to commute and run small errands. Its been good so far but its still very much not summer yet here so its cold/uncomfortable.

    I bought an ebike a few weeks ago with the intent of using it to commute and run small errands. Its been good so far but its still very much not summer yet here so its cold/uncomfortable.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny, will cost $5.25/month standalone in ~tech

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    This whole thing is a source of frustration for me. I'm the treasurer for an organization I'm part of and we pay for the bundle of Microsoft BS and I hate it. I also think this is going to end up...

    This whole thing is a source of frustration for me. I'm the treasurer for an organization I'm part of and we pay for the bundle of Microsoft BS and I hate it. I also think this is going to end up with us paying more money for these split up services after the dust settles.

    For about 15 people we need:

    • a group messaging platform

    • an email provider

    • cloud storage

    • office suite

    Of that group < 10 need the full suite of stuff and the rest only need email and the group chat. We pay around 3k a year for this stuff and its not like we even need MS Office instead of a free alternative Libre Office but we pay for it so I don't have to play tech support for this group of people, one of which can barely figure out email!

    Also I HATE outlook anr setting up the email service was a PITA with pages and pages of documentation that doesn't match up with the random mismatched pages of settings to get it setup properly WHEN THAT ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF SOME INITIAL SETUP PROCESS. Then there's the nonsense mess of random tiers of paid subscriptions plans and the sales guys who keep on calling for the first year to see if I need anything. How about you just make it streamlined enough so that I don't need a degree in Microsoft to add one more damned user and get them set up with Office and I'll never need to talk to your lame ass sales team!

    If Microsoft wasnt so ingrained into business culture they would never survive. Maybe it gets better once you're looking at other services or maybe inertia locks in big businesses, but for me trying to buy their service for a small organization I just don't get it; I pay way too much for a bundle of generic ass services that are only marginally better than alternatives and we're only locked in because MS has convinced people its more integrated so its better.

    I'm getting a little too ranty here... I just despise Microsoft and I think the entire company should be dismantles into smaller pieces (like bell) because they're one giant ball of anticompetitive garbage.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on US told Russia that Crocus City Hall was possible target of attack in ~news

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    If Russia had acted on it then there is a solid chance we would never hear about it. Maybe that's me just being a bit cynical though.

    If Russia had acted on it then there is a solid chance we would never hear about it.

    Maybe that's me just being a bit cynical though.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on What is your "can't miss" movie that you will not pass up if showing in theaters? in ~movies

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    I could see kids movies not having the same restrictions, but it still sounds like a bullshit excuse from the theatre.

    my wife got another theater to turn the volume down during a kids movie a couple of weeks ago so I'm doubting this is a legit answer.

    I could see kids movies not having the same restrictions, but it still sounds like a bullshit excuse from the theatre.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on US police are using GPS tracking darts to avoid dangerous pursuits in ~transport

  20. Comment on This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side in ~space

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    I don't know if most humans could really adapt to that very well. Native life on a planet like that would be wildly different.

    I think it would be exceedingly difficult for humans to adjust to, just based on how hard it is for us to deal with the huge daylight swings at the higher latitudes of our own planet.

    I don't know if most humans could really adapt to that very well. Native life on a planet like that would be wildly different.

    4 votes