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  1. Comment on Advice/Suggestions on headphones or earbuds while listening to voices in the same room in ~tech

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    Those look unlike any earbud I've ever seen! I almost want to buy them just to see how they feel to wear...

    Those look unlike any earbud I've ever seen! I almost want to buy them just to see how they feel to wear...

  2. Comment on Advice/Suggestions on headphones or earbuds while listening to voices in the same room in ~tech

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    The Grado GW100x seems almost perfect for your use case. They're on ear, semi-open-back, fully wireless headphones with a customizable ear cushion allowing for you to adjust how they sit on your...

    The Grado GW100x seems almost perfect for your use case. They're on ear, semi-open-back, fully wireless headphones with a customizable ear cushion allowing for you to adjust how they sit on your ears. I use a budget-friendly pair of Koss KHP40 headphones with a wireless adapter as they're lightweight, on-ear, and durable, but they do also make an integrated wireless version that uses plastic in the headband, a choice that I personally don't agree with as I've had a wired version of that unit break on me in that place. Koss has an amazing warranty service, so even if something like that happens, they've got you covered! Let me know if there's any more information I can get for you, as I put a lot of time and money into my headphone collection before I found some affordable quality options I default to nowadays.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Thankful for y’all in ~talk

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    Y'all rock, and I'm always looking forward to what's new on Tildes. We may be a bunch of random internet nobodies, but dammit, we're our bunch of random internet nobodies!

    Y'all rock, and I'm always looking forward to what's new on Tildes. We may be a bunch of random internet nobodies, but dammit, we're our bunch of random internet nobodies!

    17 votes

  4. Comment on Baikonur's crewed launch facilities suffer damage, expected to impact ISS operations in ~space

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    Just when I thought we'd run out of space news to share on Tildes this week! I don't believe there were any casualties in the incident, but Russian launch capabilities will be heavily affected for...

    Just when I thought we'd run out of space news to share on Tildes this week!

    I don't believe there were any casualties in the incident, but Russian launch capabilities will be heavily affected for the foreseeable future.

    Expect to hear news from other orbital firms like SpaceX regarding takeover of maintenance operations vital for the ISS's stability, including boosts to prevent orbit decay, crew rotations, and supply launches.

    9 votes

  6. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm about a quarter of the way through East of Eden by John Steinbeck, it's finally tying all the introduced characters together into the narrative, and I'm excited to see how it plays out.

    I'm about a quarter of the way through East of Eden by John Steinbeck, it's finally tying all the introduced characters together into the narrative, and I'm excited to see how it plays out.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on NASA re-opens the human lander contract for Artemis 3 in ~space

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    That photo feels like a better concept for a modern-age Skylab than a lunar lander, but we already have the ISS for that... It's hard to see what the future will look like, and how SpaceX won't...

    That photo feels like a better concept for a modern-age Skylab than a lunar lander, but we already have the ISS for that...

    It's hard to see what the future will look like, and how SpaceX won't play some part in the process with their launch capabilities, but I'm very excited to see things get competitive again in the lunar landing program.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Views on over-posting? in ~tildes

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    Seconded to the newsletter subscriptions!

    Seconded to the newsletter subscriptions!

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Views on over-posting? in ~tildes

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    I wouldn't sweat it. This community wouldn't exist in its current form without awesome people posting what they wanted to share. And I'll always be up for some space news! If you ever feel like...

    I wouldn't sweat it. This community wouldn't exist in its current form without awesome people posting what they wanted to share. And I'll always be up for some space news!

    If you ever feel like there's too much to post, you could make a weekly megathread for yourself, maybe. Something like "The Aerrol Hour, available on-demand every week!" lol

    37 votes

  11. Comment on A Cloudflare outage is taking down large parts of the internet - X, ChatGPT and more affected in ~tech

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    Downdetector wasn't even available to check the outage status because, surprise, they also use cloudflare!

    Downdetector wasn't even available to check the outage status because, surprise, they also use cloudflare!

    12 votes

  12. Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food

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    I've had that issue with so many places nowadays, even going so far as waiting 40 minutes for an order who's status I could see from the back-of-house screens being tagged as completed! The fact...

    I've had that issue with so many places nowadays, even going so far as waiting 40 minutes for an order who's status I could see from the back-of-house screens being tagged as completed!

    The fact that the order status can be updated by staff with no actual update on your meal, coupled with the policy most online ordering services have where the order status directly affects the option to cancel an order that is taking too long has really killed my appetite to eat at many of these locations that cater to deliveries first, drive thru second, and everyone else dead last.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    I bought tickets to see Joey Valence & Brae this coming February in Atlanta! I'm especially pumped to see them as my locale was not previously listed as a stop on their tour. Time to save up PTO...

    I bought tickets to see Joey Valence & Brae this coming February in Atlanta! I'm especially pumped to see them as my locale was not previously listed as a stop on their tour. Time to save up PTO for the after-party!

    4 votes

  14. Comment on NATO alphabet in ~talk

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    It's time to share my personal favorite, the MANGO alphabet! Ay-ango Bango Chango Dango Eango And so on... It has many faults and no official adoption outside of my circle but it's our go to...

    It's time to share my personal favorite, the MANGO alphabet!

    Ay-ango
    Bango
    Chango
    Dango
    Eango
    And so on...
    It has many faults and no official adoption outside of my circle but it's our go to anytime we're having to spell something out.

    12 votes

  15. Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk

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    The color of the leaves this time of year (in the Northern Hemisphere): they turn to brilliant shades of red, yellow, and orange that eventually looks like the embers of the coals of a...

    The color of the leaves this time of year (in the Northern Hemisphere): they turn to brilliant shades of red, yellow, and orange that eventually looks like the embers of the coals of a long-burning fire before finally falling off and painting the ground in its colors.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Around the world in 80 days ... sustainably in ~talk

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    I think using planned battery swap stations, having been pre-charged via solar energy, a trip that produces no new carbon emissions in relation to the transportation method used during the course...

    I think using planned battery swap stations, having been pre-charged via solar energy, a trip that produces no new carbon emissions in relation to the transportation method used during the course of the trip would be possible. Both air and watercraft designs are advanced enough to have electric only propulsion systems. Great topic btw.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Things to do when you've lost your job in ~talk

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    As far as getting paychecks, if you have any logistics centers nearby they will hire you quickly and pay you for at least a week of orientation on safety and in house processes. I had to rely on a...

    As far as getting paychecks, if you have any logistics centers nearby they will hire you quickly and pay you for at least a week of orientation on safety and in house processes. I had to rely on a warehouse job to pay the bills between being laid off at one job and being rehired at another. Your skillset is useful but if you need money now the right job will pay you to listen and if the schedule's right you can line up interviews for better jobs in the meantime.

    25 votes

  18. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Thank you! I hope to have more good news down the road for a future ~talk post :)

    Thank you! I hope to have more good news down the road for a future ~talk post :)

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    It's a great introductory position to my skill set, I'm more of a client development person than a point-to-point interaction type as is my current role, but I was told in detail how that path is...

    It's a great introductory position to my skill set, I'm more of a client development person than a point-to-point interaction type as is my current role, but I was told in detail how that path is available for advancement. At this point, I just have to keep the wings level and fly right, I've never been so nervous to keep a job!

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    I've been going through the onboarding process at my new job, and I'm over the moon to be able to do it! I've been struggling with job satisfaction for a couple years now, and I'm very pleased to...

    I've been going through the onboarding process at my new job, and I'm over the moon to be able to do it! I've been struggling with job satisfaction for a couple years now, and I'm very pleased to be in a position where I can wake up and drive to work with enthusiasm and meet everyone in the office with a genuine smile on my face. Even though I have less time off the clock than I did in a previous workplace, I have so much more energy to commit to the things I want to do outside of work that it's still a net gain.

    7 votes