j3n's recent activity
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Comment on This nonprofit health system cuts off patients with medical debt in ~health
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Comment on "Kraft Singles, the standard for American cheese, cannot legally be called American cheese, or even 'cheese food.'" in ~food
j3n Link ParentKraft singles have their place on any burger for me. Cheddar or Swiss are great on a burger for variety every now and then, but absolutely nothing comes close to touching even moderate quality...Kraft singles have their place on any burger for me. Cheddar or Swiss are great on a burger for variety every now and then, but absolutely nothing comes close to touching even moderate quality American cheese products for melty burger goodness.
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Comment on "Kraft Singles, the standard for American cheese, cannot legally be called American cheese, or even 'cheese food.'" in ~food
j3n (edited )LinkWhat a boring, tired trope. Kraft themselves have made "Deli Deluxe" singles for many, many years now. And it's available in virtually every American grocery store I've had a need for it. I...What a boring, tired trope. Kraft themselves have made "Deli Deluxe" singles for many, many years now. And it's available in virtually every American grocery store I've had a need for it. I haven't done much research, but it is labeled as "American Cheese", which is good enough for me.
I can't find an ingredients list for this new company's product, but I bet it's more expensive for an equivalent or lesser product.
Edit: The article is quite a bit longer than I initially realized and does list the ingredients farther down the page. IMO they are substantially similar to the premium Kraft product.
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Comment on Director’s take – reflecting on the future of Overwatch 2 in ~games
j3n Link ParentI'm not really qualified to comment, but why would it be? Is the UK really a big enough market to unilaterally block the deal? So far the EU and China have approved the deal and I don't see the US...I'm not really qualified to comment, but why would it be? Is the UK really a big enough market to unilaterally block the deal? So far the EU and China have approved the deal and I don't see the US as likely to block it either.
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Comment on Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025 in ~tech
j3n LinkWell, looks like 2025 will finally by the year of the Linux desktop for me. I already use Ubuntu as my daily driver at work, but I have a number of Windows-only applications that have kept me a...Well, looks like 2025 will finally by the year of the Linux desktop for me. I already use Ubuntu as my daily driver at work, but I have a number of Windows-only applications that have kept me a happy Windows user on my personal machine for years. The advertising can be stripped out, but you're going to pry my side-of-the-screen taskbar from my cold, dead fingers.
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Comment on Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025 in ~tech
j3n Link ParentI have a Q4'17 Coffee Lake processor and Microsoft claims my system isn't supported.I have a Q4'17 Coffee Lake processor and Microsoft claims my system isn't supported.
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Comment on My first electric road trip into rural Colorado in ~talk
j3n Link ParentTypical overlanding vehicles are built out significantly to support their intended purpose. They're not the kind of vehicle you can rent.Typical overlanding vehicles are built out significantly to support their intended purpose. They're not the kind of vehicle you can rent.
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Comment on Signal’s president Meredith Whittaker on what’s next for the private messaging app in ~tech
j3n Link ParentAgree. What I want out of Signal is for is continued stability without feature bloat.Agree. What I want out of Signal is for is continued stability without feature bloat.
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Comment on 74% of Arizona households are priced out of AZ homes in ~finance
j3n Link ParentHas that ever meaningfully happened in the United States? Aside from a relatively minor blip in 2008, it certainly hasn't in my adult lifetime.The housing market must eventually decline.
Has that ever meaningfully happened in the United States? Aside from a relatively minor blip in 2008, it certainly hasn't in my adult lifetime.
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Comment on Lessons from a can opener: The obscurity of the "Safety Can Opener" in ~design
j3n LinkNormally I think his videos are pretty good, but I've always found the newer style of can opener to be strictly worse than the traditional. They take significantly longer even in the best case,...Normally I think his videos are pretty good, but I've always found the newer style of can opener to be strictly worse than the traditional. They take significantly longer even in the best case, and it's not all that uncommon that I have to go around the can twice to get the top to actually come off. I've never once cut myself on the edge of a can that I can recall, my can opener really doesn't get dirty, and for cans that need to be drained, the lid works much better to drain the can with the traditional style.
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Comment on Your two-day shipping is causing potholes in ~enviro
j3n Link ParentPart of the problem is that public transit is for the poor. At least in California, I've never had a positive public transit experience. Public transit vehicles are always utilitarian, ugly and...Part of the problem is that public transit is for the poor. At least in California, I've never had a positive public transit experience. Public transit vehicles are always utilitarian, ugly and uncomfortable at best. Scheduling is never convenient. Unless I'm going somewhere like San Francisco, where I don't actually feel safe parking my car for extended periods, driving is 100% better in every way except for the environment.
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Comment on Is Alec Baldwin going to jail for the death of Halyna Hutchins? in ~movies
j3n LinkA long video to basically say we still don't know what happened but it's unlikely that Baldwin will face any charges, but other crew members might.A long video to basically say we still don't know what happened but it's unlikely that Baldwin will face any charges, but other crew members might.
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Comment on Alec Baldwin fatally shoots crew member with prop firearm on film set, authorities say in ~movies
j3n Link ParentI don't know anything about film production, but from what I've read about this incident, it seems like in the film world the term "live round" applies to blank rounds as well as a standard...I don't know anything about film production, but from what I've read about this incident, it seems like in the film world the term "live round" applies to blank rounds as well as a standard cartridge with a bullet in it. Also, there's no such thing as a "prop gun". They use real guns.
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Comment on Introducing the PinePhone Pro in ~tech
j3n Link ParentI assume Signal counts as a "proprietary mainstream mobile messenger application" (mainstream seems questionable, but probably irrelevant?), and I wouldn't give that up. The rest I could do...I assume Signal counts as a "proprietary mainstream mobile messenger application" (mainstream seems questionable, but probably irrelevant?), and I wouldn't give that up. The rest I could do without though. That said, when I had a Windows phone, I loved the hardware and the OS, but constantly explaining that I couldn't just download an app my friends were using got tiresome. Windows phone was already on its way out, but I switched to iOS a year or two earlier than I really needed to because of that.
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Comment on El Salvador has started mining Bitcoin using the renewable energy from volcanoes in ~finance
j3n Link ParentIt's extremely long term, but the heat inside the Earth is fixed and slowly radiating away. Eventually it will be gone and the core will solidify leading to all kinds of fun effects. This probably...It's extremely long term, but the heat inside the Earth is fixed and slowly radiating away. Eventually it will be gone and the core will solidify leading to all kinds of fun effects. This probably doesn't matter on the timescale of human civilization; nonetheless it has much the same (lack of) renewability as fossil fuels. It just lacks the greenhouse gas side effects that fossil fuels have.
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Comment on El Salvador has started mining Bitcoin using the renewable energy from volcanoes in ~finance
j3n LinkI get that "renewable energy" is really just a catch-all term for "electric generation not derived from fossil fuels", but am I the only one who reads the headline and immediately thinks that...I get that "renewable energy" is really just a catch-all term for "electric generation not derived from fossil fuels", but am I the only one who reads the headline and immediately thinks that energy from volcanoes is the ultimate form of non-renewable energy?
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Comment on Activision Blizzard settles with federal employment agency for $18 Million in ~games
j3n Link ParentThat doesn't make it sound like a slap on the wrist to me. I make a lot more than $31k and I wouldn't be happy about paying a $624 fine, much less a full 2% if my annual income.That doesn't make it sound like a slap on the wrist to me. I make a lot more than $31k and I wouldn't be happy about paying a $624 fine, much less a full 2% if my annual income.
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Comment on Alphabet’s drone delivery service Wing hits 100,000 deliveries milestone in ~tech
j3n Link ParentI'm a researcher who works more or less directly on working out the legalities of this. I firmly believe we'll have the legalities worked out long before the technology catches up. We've been...I'm a researcher who works more or less directly on working out the legalities of this. I firmly believe we'll have the legalities worked out long before the technology catches up. We've been working on this for years and our biggest problem right now is that we have essentially no way to do large scale real-world testing because no one is really ready to launch these vehicle en mass.
The basic mode of operation is going to be a separate and far more automated/technology based air traffic control system that allows for much more granular clearances to operate.
As far as technology goes, you hit the nail on the head with the comparison to a helicopter. If you think drones of any kind are some kind of revolutionary commercial technology, ask yourself what use case they are going to fill and then ask yourself how they fill that niche better than a helicopter. I've yet to hear any convincing argument as to why electric multi-rotor vehicles are ever going to be better or cheaper.
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Comment on Two percent inflation over the next year: Should you take the over or the under? in ~finance
j3n Link ParentI've never heard this before. Does that imply that at 34 I should have fully 1/3 of my retirement funds in bonds? That sounds insanely conservative to me at >30 years from retirement.I follow the rule of having your age in bonds, which with these negative real rates, means I have a lot of cash.
I've never heard this before. Does that imply that at 34 I should have fully 1/3 of my retirement funds in bonds? That sounds insanely conservative to me at >30 years from retirement.
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Comment on US railroads should be nationalized in ~enviro
j3n Link ParentHow about airlines? Deregulation happened a bit too early for me to experience it first hand, but it's my impression that while airline travel might not be as fancy as it once was, deregulation...How about airlines? Deregulation happened a bit too early for me to experience it first hand, but it's my impression that while airline travel might not be as fancy as it once was, deregulation has dramatically lowered prices and in so doing dramatically expanded the number of people who can afford to fly for pleasure.
For emergency care, yes. I don't think that has ever been true for non-emergent care.