Nsutdwa's recent activity
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
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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?
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Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm going tree planting this weekend with a local association - I wouldn't have the first clue what to do otherwise, but hopefully I can lend my unskilled labour to someone else's knowledge!I'm going tree planting this weekend with a local association - I wouldn't have the first clue what to do otherwise, but hopefully I can lend my unskilled labour to someone else's knowledge!
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Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhy is this?However, best practice would be to use a different vendor than your OS, use a good password for first unlock, and have it force a full password lock instead of biometrics after a few minutes.
Why is this?
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Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm firmly in the "love it" camp, although I'm very sympathetic to the "hate it" crowd. But I also loved asking truckers to sound their horns when doing road trips as a kid. I'd frantically wave...I'm firmly in the "love it" camp, although I'm very sympathetic to the "hate it" crowd. But I also loved asking truckers to sound their horns when doing road trips as a kid. I'd frantically wave up at them, and if they saw me (and/or my sibling, also frantically flailing), they'd sometimes give us a few hoooooonks, which always made us cheer.
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Comment on Tiny adds up: Unshittification and "The Pawshank Redemption" in ~life.pets
Nsutdwa Link ParentLovely, thanks for sharing that approach/philosophy."I often feel like there is a still small voice that says, "pay attention to this, this is your time." I try to be open to that feeling, and some of the most rewarding things in my life have come about because of it."
Lovely, thanks for sharing that approach/philosophy.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentMassive fan - in fact I have a tin of little sardines from Portugal as my emergency food in my drawer at work, although I think I'd probably have to take them down to the canteen to avoid stinking...Massive fan - in fact I have a tin of little sardines from Portugal as my emergency food in my drawer at work, although I think I'd probably have to take them down to the canteen to avoid stinking out the cubicle!
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Comment on Supermarkets intentionally charging full prices on sale items in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentPreface, I'm in Europe, but similar story here. I always thought (think) that bulk buying was great for savings, but I'm too poor to have a home big enough to be able to dedicate serious space to...Preface, I'm in Europe, but similar story here. I always thought (think) that bulk buying was great for savings, but I'm too poor to have a home big enough to be able to dedicate serious space to food. Sure, I can stack a few bags of beans and a sack of rice, but unless I want to be walking around boxes on the floor, there's nothing else I can do.
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Comment on Looking for low-cost ways to replace industrially processed foods in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentI tend to "blend" some warm soapy water after I'm done blending whatever else (normally soup) and that's like 95% of the cleaning done right there, if you do it right after using it in your soup...I tend to "blend" some warm soapy water after I'm done blending whatever else (normally soup) and that's like 95% of the cleaning done right there, if you do it right after using it in your soup (or whatever), before anything can get dry and crusty in some nook or cranny.
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Comment on Looking for low-cost ways to replace industrially processed foods in ~food
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...