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Comment on Uber almost got me killed! in ~transport
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Comment on Inside Iron Mountain: It’s time to talk about hard drives in ~tech
corbs LinkThis might be a little outside the scope of the article, but I wonder when we will get around to developing a truly resilient medium for long term data storage. Something on the order of centuries...This might be a little outside the scope of the article, but I wonder when we will get around to developing a truly resilient medium for long term data storage. Something on the order of centuries instead of decades. It might not be practical for most people, but surely Disney and these record companies could afford to fund and use something like that. Of course it isn't as simple as a durable medium, you have to make sure you have a way to still read the thing in that time frame as well.
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Comment on What are your ten favourite movies of all time? in ~movies
corbs LinkIn no particular order: The Proposition Tombstone Blade Runner 2049 The Thing The Strangers Dune (1984, guilty pleasure) The Sandlot The Prestige Primer The Neverending StoryIn no particular order:
- The Proposition
- Tombstone
- Blade Runner 2049
- The Thing
- The Strangers
- Dune (1984, guilty pleasure)
- The Sandlot
- The Prestige
- Primer
- The Neverending Story
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Comment on Tesla confirms wireless inductive electric car home charger is coming in ~transport
corbs Link ParentMy understanding was it was more like 60% waste, and that's with the antennas being placed directly on top of each other with barely a few millimeters of plastic between them.My understanding was it was more like 60% waste, and that's with the antennas being placed directly on top of each other with barely a few millimeters of plastic between them.
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Comment on Tesla confirms wireless inductive electric car home charger is coming in ~transport
corbs Link ParentI think the potentially 60 price increase over just plugging it in is going to be a huge turn off to most people. And that's if the induction antennas are directly against each other, which I...I think the potentially 60 price increase over just plugging it in is going to be a huge turn off to most people. And that's if the induction antennas are directly against each other, which I doubt will be the case here. Maybe they could squeeze a little more out with a phased array setup (and come to think of it, this is likely as this is exactly the kind of tech used in the Starlink dishes), but I have no doubt that your electric bill will see a significant increase of you choose to go with this setup.
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Comment on ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ intermission imposed by handful of theaters spurs intervention from Paramount in ~movies
corbs LinkWell, cool. This just made mine and my partners minds up about whether we were going to try and see this in theaters. It's an absolutely not. How is Scorsese so out of touch as to say that thing...Well, cool. This just made mine and my partners minds up about whether we were going to try and see this in theaters. It's an absolutely not. How is Scorsese so out of touch as to say that thing about people watching TV for multiple hours? Of course they can. They can pause the program anytime they want, take a piss, grab a drink, whatever. Why would I go out of my way to get a babysitter and go spend effectively 4 hours glued to my seat lest I miss something when the filmmaker and production company have so little respect for their audience? The audacity of these people.
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Comment on Anyone else have horrible user experiences with Piped? in ~tech
corbs LinkI was able to find a tampermonkey script that replaces the youtube frame with its embeded counterpart (The way you'd watch a youtube video on an external website) They haven't added the...I was able to find a tampermonkey script that replaces the youtube frame with its embeded counterpart (The way you'd watch a youtube video on an external website) They haven't added the add-blocker message to these, yet, so I am still getting a nearly identical, ad-free experience directly on youtube.
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Comment on YouTube is now rolling out disabling videos after detecting adblockers in ~tech
corbs LinkSo, this morning YouTube informed me they would no longer play my videos if i continued to use my ad blocker for three more videos. Trying to find a solution, I found something I'd like to share...So, this morning YouTube informed me they would no longer play my videos if i continued to use my ad blocker for three more videos. Trying to find a solution, I found something I'd like to share (at the risk of it getting shutdown, I suppose). I found that subscribing to a channel's RSS feed through the Feedbro plugin for Firefox gives me access to a channels latest videos, and watching them through the Feedbro feed/page avoids the dreaded pop-ups. This works for now, not sure how long until it is patched. LMK if this works for anyone else!
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Comment on Naomi Klein's Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World in ~books
corbs Link ParentAre you being sarcastic? I'm genuinely not sure. Also, I spent a good chunk of that article confusing Naomi Wolf for Michelle Wolf. Finally had to sanity check myself and breathed a sigh of relief.Are you being sarcastic? I'm genuinely not sure. Also, I spent a good chunk of that article confusing Naomi Wolf for Michelle Wolf. Finally had to sanity check myself and breathed a sigh of relief.
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Comment on Foreskin reclaimers: The ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision in ~life.men
corbs Link ParentYeah, one of the practices is called Metzitzah B’peh (Direct Oral Suctioning), so no surprise that you don't have to be a medical professional to perform this ritual. Seems disturbing in a modern...Yeah, one of the practices is called Metzitzah B’peh (Direct Oral Suctioning), so no surprise that you don't have to be a medical professional to perform this ritual. Seems disturbing in a modern context, but I haven't done enough research to claim any intentions (to put it politely) on the part of the practitioners or developers.
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Comment on What did you recently do in your hobby that you're proud of? in ~hobbies
corbs LinkI've been 3d printing for close to a year now. I had to take some time off during school, but have recently been able to get back into tweaking my profiles. I finally feel like, in the last week...I've been 3d printing for close to a year now. I had to take some time off during school, but have recently been able to get back into tweaking my profiles. I finally feel like, in the last week or so, I've figured out how to make a nearly perfectly clean prints with my printer (Anycubic Kobra Go). It's been very satisfying having to do minimal processing on my recent parts.
And as a bonus, I finally got my camera setup and streaming so I can monitor my prints while I'm away. I really love this hobby!
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Comment on Tenacious D - Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover, 2023) in ~music
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Comment on You Only Live Once (First Impressions of Earth - The Strokes) is maybe the best opener to an album. Thoughts? in ~music
corbs Link ParentDance Yrself Clean is such a banger. I have so many fond memories of putting that on at a house party and the whole place is dancing by the end. Kid Charlemagne I've heard of, but the others are...Dance Yrself Clean is such a banger. I have so many fond memories of putting that on at a house party and the whole place is dancing by the end. Kid Charlemagne I've heard of, but the others are now on my list for the drive to work the next few mornings. Thank you!
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Comment on You Only Live Once (First Impressions of Earth - The Strokes) is maybe the best opener to an album. Thoughts? in ~music
corbs Link ParentHa, wow, I'd never put that together! The chord progression is different, but that strumming pattern and even the first chord are identical (same key even, maybe?). Very cool. I love how different...Ha, wow, I'd never put that together! The chord progression is different, but that strumming pattern and even the first chord are identical (same key even, maybe?). Very cool. I love how different musicians use similar or even identical chord progressions/beats/etc to very different effect. I discovered a while back that The Joker (Steve Miller Band), Don't Come Around Here No More (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Undone - The Sweater Song (Weezer) all have identical chord progressions, to the point you can interchangeably sing each over the other. I'd love to do a mash up one day.
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You Only Live Once (First Impressions of Earth - The Strokes) is maybe the best opener to an album. Thoughts?
While listening to the album this morning, I had a thought. You Only Live Once is a perfect transition from The Strokes previous two albums (Room On Fire, Is This It), to the evolved, more mature...
While listening to the album this morning, I had a thought. You Only Live Once is a perfect transition from The Strokes previous two albums (Room On Fire, Is This It), to the evolved, more mature sound on display in this album. It bridges the albums so perfectly. What do you all think? What are your favorite album openers?
Also, I'm new to tildes, a reddit refugee (redfugee?). Really glad to be joining the community!
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Just to add, in regards to a true taxi service, they would have known better than to try and kick a service animal out of their vehicle, but since Uber and the like have all but run those companies out of most cities, they have an even greater obligation to be ADA compliant. Seems like something the driver should have been aware of before offering his 60,000 dollar car up for transportation services. These "gig" economy companies need to be taken to task for these kinds of abuses. Good on them for standing their ground, but damn is the rest disappointing.