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  1. Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies

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    This made me really want to get a beat up 911 convertible I could drive around and not care too much about… until I realized how much the maintenance costs would actually be. Sounds like they’re...

    This made me really want to get a beat up 911 convertible I could drive around and not care too much about… until I realized how much the maintenance costs would actually be. Sounds like they’re very expensive and not reliable at all in old age.

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  2. Comment on Looking for audiobook ideas that have TV/movies released in ~books

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    Interesting. I felt the series did a much better job than the book overall, which at least made sense to me. I think Wool started as a series of novellas by a first time author on the new (at the...

    Interesting. I felt the series did a much better job than the book overall, which at least made sense to me. I think Wool started as a series of novellas by a first time author on the new (at the time) Kindle format, right?

    I thought the series did a good job smoothing it out and introducing the important characters.

    Wool was the weakest of the books, IMO, so I’m excited to see where they take it.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Maybe worse than that, even. Looks like early 2000s Excel to me. Nothing cooler than rebranding Twitter to look how a 40 year old spreadsheet app looked 20 years ago! Is the little trailer...

    Maybe worse than that, even. Looks like early 2000s Excel to me. Nothing cooler than rebranding Twitter to look how a 40 year old spreadsheet app looked 20 years ago!

    Is the little trailer formatted like a horror movie to make it clear to investors what to expect?

    4 votes

  4. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    Does Android not let you approve permissions independently? I just denied Contacts access on iOS. App still works great. It doesn’t request photos/microphone on iOS either.

    Does Android not let you approve permissions independently? I just denied Contacts access on iOS. App still works great.

    It doesn’t request photos/microphone on iOS either.

  5. Comment on Is there another reliable site to ask questions about consumer items? in ~talk

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    The usual complaint was they are lenient on/promote imported brands and are critical of domestic US vehicles. I didn’t really see it, but that was the criticism.

    The usual complaint was they are lenient on/promote imported brands and are critical of domestic US vehicles.

    I didn’t really see it, but that was the criticism.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Is there another reliable site to ask questions about consumer items? in ~talk

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    I think they’re pretty accurate. They got a lot of complaints about their vehicle rankings, though IMO in most cases those were accurate too. The biggest issue I have with them is that it often...

    I think they’re pretty accurate. They got a lot of complaints about their vehicle rankings, though IMO in most cases those were accurate too.

    The biggest issue I have with them is that it often takes so long to gather data and publish the results that you can’t even get half the stuff they tested anymore. Either the items were discontinued or there are new versions. Are the new ones as good as what was tested? Who knows!

    9 votes

  7. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    Agreed. I was also considering building almost exactly this, and was kind of disappointed someone thought of it first and beat me to it. These are the folks that left Instagram before it became...

    Agreed. I was also considering building almost exactly this, and was kind of disappointed someone thought of it first and beat me to it.

    These are the folks that left Instagram before it became what it is today, so perhaps there’s hope?

    In my idealized version the app is the product, not the users. That’s definitely the biggest risk in Artifact.

  8. Comment on A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat in ~transport

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    With the exception of the early Model S, the 12V is pretty easy to get to. They don’t require mobile service, you can go get a 12V from the store like anyone else. As the article mentions Tesla...

    With the exception of the early Model S, the 12V is pretty easy to get to. They don’t require mobile service, you can go get a 12V from the store like anyone else. As the article mentions Tesla installs LiIon LV batteries now that are 16V, but you can install a normal 12V if you want. The LiIon ones just last longer for this use case.

    From the article:

    attempting to jump the 12-volt battery and wasn't even able to get the access point to the charging port open.

    So this is really no different than writing an article about any car owner who doesn’t know the service details of their vehicle. The charge point is the high voltage pack access. The spot to jump the 12V is in the front. The user manual documents the process in detail, and is featured prominently in the app so it can be accessed even if you can’t get into the vehicle.

    29 votes

  9. Comment on ‘Indiana Jones’ & The Box Office of Doom: Why ‘Dial of Destiny’ at $60M opening isn’t setting records for franchise finale in ~movies

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    Ah. They’ve been affiliated for a long time (theme parks, etc.) so I didn’t realize it predated the transfer. Fair enough.

    Ah. They’ve been affiliated for a long time (theme parks, etc.) so I didn’t realize it predated the transfer. Fair enough.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    Has anyone else tried Artifact? Seems to be more like what I was looking for. Essentially personalized news feeds that you can train likes and dislikes. Also has internal commenting framework on...

    Has anyone else tried Artifact? Seems to be more like what I was looking for. Essentially personalized news feeds that you can train likes and dislikes. Also has internal commenting framework on the stories. Pretty neat so far, but am worried about their plans for monetization.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on ‘Indiana Jones’ & The Box Office of Doom: Why ‘Dial of Destiny’ at $60M opening isn’t setting records for franchise finale in ~movies

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    I don’t know. Crystal Skull was an abomination. To me, it seemed like the only reason they even tried to make this one was so Crystal Skull wasn’t the last entry in the series.

    This was the last franchise they hadn't completely ruined

    I don’t know. Crystal Skull was an abomination. To me, it seemed like the only reason they even tried to make this one was so Crystal Skull wasn’t the last entry in the series.

    32 votes

  12. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    I’m giving this a try right now and I can’t seem to get it set up in a way I like. I only add feeds that I think I’ll be interested in, and the result is still an astoundingly low signal to noise...

    I’m giving this a try right now and I can’t seem to get it set up in a way I like. I only add feeds that I think I’ll be interested in, and the result is still an astoundingly low signal to noise ratio. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

  13. Comment on What are some antiquated things that most people still do out of a force of habit, or that are now unnecessary but have lasted culturally? in ~talk

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    Yeah, as someone whose wife is an orthopedic surgeon, I’m well aware of this part at least.

    As silly and benign as it all seems it is indicative of the elitist horrible all boys club found in surgery, particularly orthopaedics. That elitism prevents change and maintains the status quo.

    Yeah, as someone whose wife is an orthopedic surgeon, I’m well aware of this part at least.

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  14. Comment on What are some antiquated things that most people still do out of a force of habit, or that are now unnecessary but have lasted culturally? in ~talk

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    This is an interesting and bizarre quirk of your system. Here in the US you become a Dr. when you get your MD. You can go on to become a surgeon, but you’re still an MD (and go by Dr.). If you...

    This is an interesting and bizarre quirk of your system. Here in the US you become a Dr. when you get your MD. You can go on to become a surgeon, but you’re still an MD (and go by Dr.).

    If you called a surgeon Mr. here, you’d get the same response as calling them a Dr. there!

    1 vote