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  1. Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health

  2. Comment on How GM tricked millions of drivers into being spied on (including me) (gifted link) in ~transport

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    I'd be surprised if they don't key the data to CarPlay / Android Auto attachment so they know who's driving. Which raises privacy issues for someone borrowing a car. But really, Apple / Google...

    I'd be surprised if they don't key the data to CarPlay / Android Auto attachment so they know who's driving.

    Which raises privacy issues for someone borrowing a car.

    But really, Apple / Google have all that data directly from our phones already so 🤷

  3. Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life

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    Translate missed that - should be 'more than 16cm long'

    Translate missed that - should be 'more than 16cm long'

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Does anyone else have really strange FedEx driver stories? in ~talk

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    Yea dude shows up randomly and leaves packages I have no idea are coming Pleasant surprise when it's something I forgot I ordered

    Yea dude shows up randomly and leaves packages I have no idea are coming

    Pleasant surprise when it's something I forgot I ordered

    1 vote

  5. Comment on The US will lose more than thirty gigawatts of solar energy during the total eclipse — roughly the output of thirty nuclear reactors — as sunlight is blocked during prime generating hours in ~enviro

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    Never any reason to not freak out

    Never any reason to not freak out

  6. Comment on In-flight canoodling: is it ever acceptable to spoon at 40,000ft? in ~travel

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    It's easy enough to get yer groove on without making a scene. And fun to walk the aisles and see by their expressions there's action under the blanket. It's not a secret this happens all the time.

    It's easy enough to get yer groove on without making a scene. And fun to walk the aisles and see by their expressions there's action under the blanket.

    It's not a secret this happens all the time.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on A mistake in a Tesla and a panicked final call: The death of Angela Chao in ~transport

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    Tesla uses laminated not tempered so ymmv. Best off undoing your seat belt and rolling down the windows ASAP before the electrical system fails.

    Tesla uses laminated not tempered so ymmv.

    Best off undoing your seat belt and rolling down the windows ASAP before the electrical system fails.

    17 votes

  8. Comment on New system could produce freshwater from saltwater more cheaply than how tap water is made in ~enviro

  9. Comment on Captain found guilty of ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ in boat fire that killed thirty-four off California coast in ~transport

  10. Comment on Subaru cars phone home to 3G cellular network that no longer exists - drains battery in ~transport

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    A booster won't convert 4 or 5G to 3G, though

    A booster won't convert 4 or 5G to 3G, though

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90 in ~news

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    *Still hasn't decided if she will step down

    *Still hasn't decided if she will step down

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Did you feel ready to have kids? in ~talk

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    As far as I can tell, the time to procreate has passed. And I think of kids today as 'Gen Last'. Perfect timing since we already used up Gen Z, lol. The climate catastrophe is really ramping up,...

    As far as I can tell, the time to procreate has passed. And I think of kids today as 'Gen Last'. Perfect timing since we already used up Gen Z, lol.

    The climate catastrophe is really ramping up, and overpopulation is the root cause.

    Adopt for the win-win-win - you, the lucky kid, and the planet.

    9 votes

  13. Comment on Naomi Klein on following her ‘doppelganger’ down the conspiracy rabbit hole – and why millions of people have entered an alternative political reality in ~misc

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    Add to the recipe, a dash of elevated fear response catalyst. It's a reasonably well accepted trait among conservatives. Faux News uses it like a ladle to stir their witches brew.

    Add to the recipe, a dash of elevated fear response catalyst. It's a reasonably well accepted trait among conservatives.

    Faux News uses it like a ladle to stir their witches brew.

    11 votes

  14. Comment on Ricciardo taken to hospital for further checks after FP2 crash at Zandvoort in ~sports.motorsports

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    Opposite of a spoiler for me anyway - gets me to watch it. FP's are pretty fair game in that regard. That said, marking it a spoiler and keeping spoilers out of titles is a best practice to follow...

    Opposite of a spoiler for me anyway - gets me to watch it.

    FP's are pretty fair game in that regard.

    That said, marking it a spoiler and keeping spoilers out of titles is a best practice to follow and set a good example.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on David Brooks: Nikki Haley is the best Donald Trump alternative in ~misc

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    David Brooks IMO is a shapeshifting force of evil that supports a broad spectrum of the conservative Republican agenda.

    David Brooks IMO is a shapeshifting force of evil that supports a broad spectrum of the conservative Republican agenda.

    23 votes

  16. Comment on AI is ruining the Internet in ~tech

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    Good one Also reminds me of the Kessler syndrome from the movie Gravity Even meta better since the movie was pretty awful in some ways

    Good one

    Also reminds me of the Kessler syndrome from the movie Gravity

    Even meta better since the movie was pretty awful in some ways

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What are your experiences with used electric cars? in ~transport

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    Which app works for a cheap generic OBDII BT reader? 2023 Bolt EUV is the vehicle in question.

    Which app works for a cheap generic OBDII BT reader?
    2023 Bolt EUV is the vehicle in question.

    2 votes