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Comment on Japan unveils human washing machine, now you can get washed like laundry in ~tech
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Comment on Japan unveils human washing machine, now you can get washed like laundry in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentMaybe in the future they can sort of roll you over like a sausage, just keeping your head out of the water.Maybe in the future they can sort of roll you over like a sausage, just keeping your head out of the water.
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Comment on Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm positive that Verstappen's uber-cool display is a studious performance. He's incredibly mentally strong to be able to simulate that calm and project it in interviews etc. I think he's very...I'm positive that Verstappen's uber-cool display is a studious performance. He's incredibly mentally strong to be able to simulate that calm and project it in interviews etc. I think he's very aware of how that will play on his rivals. Norris was noticeably tense/short/abrupt in his immediately-post-race interview on Sky when asked about whether "Papaya rules" got in the way of pragmatism again. But Verstappen has that deep foundation of four consecutive championships to fall back on. That's going to give an immense amount of confidence.
Oh, and re. Ferrari, wow, the pain. It's sad seeing Hamilton racing for positions in the high teens and going out in Q1, on pace, multiple times. Wow. The car's bad, sure, but he is just not performing well to get what Leclerc is out of that car.
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Comment on Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm curious as to your reasoning about Norris. Why do you think a win would hobble him? I think that Norris/Piastri would be like Button's championship, i.e. they can do what they have to do, but...I'm curious as to your reasoning about Norris. Why do you think a win would hobble him? I think that Norris/Piastri would be like Button's championship, i.e. they can do what they have to do, but the car has done a lot of the heavy lifting. If Verstappen can nick it, he'd add such a polish to an already shining reputation though... Just for the drama, I hope he can do it.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentI really liked your thoughts on the film, but I'm not sure what you could mean by "the acting is good if a bit scenery-chewing". I'll almost certainly watch this film, but I'll temper my...I really liked your thoughts on the film, but I'm not sure what you could mean by "the acting is good if a bit scenery-chewing". I'll almost certainly watch this film, but I'll temper my expectations, I guess.
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Comment on Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentDo you say that about Max and Kimi because there are rumours that Kimi might go to Aston Martin? I understand someone like Verstappen is freer to walk into pretty much any seat he fancies,...Do you say that about Max and Kimi because there are rumours that Kimi might go to Aston Martin? I understand someone like Verstappen is freer to walk into pretty much any seat he fancies, occupied or not, right now, but won't Mercedes have Antonelli pretty well locked down?
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Comment on Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentBeen tough days at the office for Piastri for a while now. When I think back to how he seemed to be unflappable, the slow and steady racer with a cerebral approach to the season à la Prost... oof....Been tough days at the office for Piastri for a while now. When I think back to how he seemed to be unflappable, the slow and steady racer with a cerebral approach to the season à la Prost... oof. What a comedown. Norris held it together and overhauled a solid lead.
Of course, current Verstappen or peak Hamilton would stomp them both, frankly, but that's F1. The best drivers don't always get the best cars...
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Comment on Warner Bros. auction poised to recast Hollywood with Paramount, Comcast and Netflix vying for the prize in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentThe FT's version of this story mentioned that there are industry suspicions that Netflix is more or less just faking their interest to get unprecedented access to WB operations. FT: "However, some...The FT's version of this story mentioned that there are industry suspicions that Netflix is more or less just faking their interest to get unprecedented access to WB operations.
FT: "However, some people close to Netflix believe it is primarily using the process as a rare opportunity to scrutinise Warner Bros’ operations, particularly HBO."
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhere I am (vague handwaving towards Europe), Burger King prices have been aggressively moving up. I used to eat there for <€10, more like €8ish, and now they bring out themed/collab burgers etc....Where I am (vague handwaving towards Europe), Burger King prices have been aggressively moving up. I used to eat there for <€10, more like €8ish, and now they bring out themed/collab burgers etc. and charge €15 for the menu. Also, I have a friend who has sent me a saga of screenshots of their ketchup packets. Apparently, they used to chuck a handful in free in your delivery bag (don't know the on-site experience). Then they started limiting to like 3/4, and now they give you 1 (which you have to select when you're ordering) and they cost something like 15 cents each for each extra one. I suppose they'll start producing half-size sachets soon the size of salt packets...
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentLove finding a local wings place, burger place or pizza place. We strongly prefer to patronise them (we can walk to them to pick up and some have their own delivery riders) over the massive US...Love finding a local wings place, burger place or pizza place. We strongly prefer to patronise them (we can walk to them to pick up and some have their own delivery riders) over the massive US chains. Buy local>domestic>European>global, is our thinking. You have to put money where you want people to see profits, at the end of the day.
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Comment on Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown in ~music
Nsutdwa Link ParentI imagine you wouldn't be able to. Instead, you'd have to cede the ticket back (for partial/whole reimbursement) and let your family member do their own thing. Surely anything else would just be a...I imagine you wouldn't be able to. Instead, you'd have to cede the ticket back (for partial/whole reimbursement) and let your family member do their own thing. Surely anything else would just be a mechanism abused by the touts that this rule/those ID checks are trying to stop.
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Comment on Advice on Fairphone in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentWow, I was planning for my next phone to be a fairphone in a year or two, but I think you just killed that. I have rubbish battery life now, I don't want that to remain on a new phone. Coupled...Wow, I was planning for my next phone to be a fairphone in a year or two, but I think you just killed that.
I have rubbish battery life now, I don't want that to remain on a new phone. Coupled with not being real-world repairable and having lowest bidder outsourced software updates....
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Comment on Large US study finds memory decline surge in young people in ~health.mental
Nsutdwa Link ParentMassive - I have more or less trained myself to leave the phone before going to sleep, but found that even reading kept me relatively alert. I've found a well-worn audiobook, preferably for a book...Massive - I have more or less trained myself to leave the phone before going to sleep, but found that even reading kept me relatively alert. I've found a well-worn audiobook, preferably for a book that I've read multiple times, is the best. That provides the right level of stimulus while I'm awake, but doesn't keep me too hooked as I drift off. I'm generally out within 15 minutes - I find a single multi-hour audiobook will last me for weeks as I end up rewinding to where I last remember hearing.
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Comment on Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI hoped earlier in the season that Piastri would take it, but Norris has hauled back a pretty large deficit. To reverse that in the time left is a big ask, isn't it? Norris is just going to have...I hoped earlier in the season that Piastri would take it, but Norris has hauled back a pretty large deficit. To reverse that in the time left is a big ask, isn't it? Norris is just going to have to keep his nose clean, Piastri needs a big dose of luck to have a chance.
Verstappen really confirming (for the umpteenth time) that he's in a class of his own on the grid at the moment. I'm a huge Hamilton fan, but even I have to acknowledge that he's passed his peak. He makes silly errors (not slowing etc. for yellows this season), has bad luck (from qualifying low down, he's in the thick of it in the first few corners) and can't seem to get beyond flashes of brilliance in that car.
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Comment on Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentWere there boos again on the podium in Brazil? I thought I heard something, but I'm fairly sure the feed audio gets switched around to not give primacy to the boos, which is understandable. I'm...Were there boos again on the podium in Brazil? I thought I heard something, but I'm fairly sure the feed audio gets switched around to not give primacy to the boos, which is understandable. I'm not a Norris fan, but he's been doing what he had to do lately. I think Verstappen is a far better driver - I'm not sure Norris even makes my top three of the current (strong) roster -, but all Norris can do is win in the car he has against his competitors in the car they have.
If he does take the season, I don't think his most fervent haters will be silenced, but it'd be a massive achievement. And I can't see Piastri retaining his "iceman" reputation much longer with the recent bottling.
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Comment on Paid e-mail providers - your experiences, how you use them and how I would use it in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentNice one, I'll look into that one, thank you.Nice one, I'll look into that one, thank you.
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Comment on How do you survive time change? in ~life.pets
Nsutdwa Link ParentOurs delights us by sometimes getting up in the night to drink. If it's the cold season, she'll probably have a little blanket draped over her by us. When she gets up, she drags it with her. If...He may have been part cow or something.
Ours delights us by sometimes getting up in the night to drink. If it's the cold season, she'll probably have a little blanket draped over her by us. When she gets up, she drags it with her. If we're feeling generous, we'll laugh about how she looks like a monarch with a huge trailing train/cape. But normally she looks like a horse in winter.
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Comment on The day my smart vacuum turned against me in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI didn't know valetudo existed, so thanks to you and another poster up above for mentioning and linking it. I have a (now quite) old roomba, but like you, I'll buy something off of their list of...I didn't know valetudo existed, so thanks to you and another poster up above for mentioning and linking it. I have a (now quite) old roomba, but like you, I'll buy something off of their list of supported models, if at all possible.
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Comment on Paid e-mail providers - your experiences, how you use them and how I would use it in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI do just the same, but really, really miss being able to view/edit my calendar on a computer screen. Do you know if that's possible with radicale?I do just the same, but really, really miss being able to view/edit my calendar on a computer screen. Do you know if that's possible with radicale?
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Comment on US judges say Donald Trump administration must continue food aid during shutdown in ~society
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhat's a "nuisance tag"? Is that another word for roadkill?What's a "nuisance tag"? Is that another word for roadkill?
What an excellent comment and way of describing the experience.