Pretzilla's recent activity
-
Comment on Rubbing your eyes is way more harmful than you think in ~health
-
Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food
Pretzilla Exactly why governments should exist Thank you CaliforniaExactly why governments should exist
Thank you California
-
Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health
Pretzilla https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-failure/diagnosing-heart-failure/ejection-fraction-heart-failure-measurement -
Comment on How GM tricked millions of US drivers into being spied on (including me) in ~transport
Pretzilla 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 🤷
-
Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Pretzilla Translate missed that - should be 'more than 16cm long'Translate missed that - should be 'more than 16cm long'
-
Comment on Does anyone else have really strange FedEx driver stories? in ~talk
Pretzilla Yea dude shows up randomly and leaves packages I have no idea are coming Pleasant surprise when it's something I forgot I orderedYea dude shows up randomly and leaves packages I have no idea are coming
Pleasant surprise when it's something I forgot I ordered
-
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
-
Comment on In-flight canoodling: is it ever acceptable to spoon at 40,000ft? in ~travel
Pretzilla 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.
-
Comment on A mistake in a Tesla and a panicked final call: The death of Angela Chao in ~transport
Pretzilla 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.
-
Comment on New system could produce freshwater from saltwater more cheaply than how tap water is made in ~enviro
-
Comment on Captain found guilty of ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ in boat fire that killed thirty-four off California coast in ~transport
-
Comment on Subaru cars phone home to 3G cellular network that no longer exists - drains battery in ~transport
Pretzilla A booster won't convert 4 or 5G to 3G, thoughA booster won't convert 4 or 5G to 3G, though
-
Comment on Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90 in ~society
Pretzilla *Still hasn't decided if she will step down*Still hasn't decided if she will step down
-
Comment on Did you feel ready to have kids? in ~talk
Pretzilla 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.
-
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 ~society
Pretzilla 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.
-
Comment on Daniel Ricciardo taken to hospital for further checks after FP2 crash at Zandvoort in ~sports.motorsports
Pretzilla 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.
-
Comment on David Brooks: Nikki Haley is the best Donald Trump alternative in ~society
Pretzilla 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.
-
Comment on AI is ruining the Internet in ~tech
Pretzilla Good one Also reminds me of the Kessler syndrome from the movie Gravity Even meta better since the movie was pretty awful in some waysGood one
Also reminds me of the Kessler syndrome from the movie Gravity
Even meta better since the movie was pretty awful in some ways
-
Comment on What are your experiences with used electric cars? in ~transport
Pretzilla 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.
The article loses some cred by incorrectly referencing histamines as antihistamines (why is it my job to fix this?), and its tone is on the alarmist side, but the message is still valid - rubbing your eyes is not a good practice.