zipf_slaw's recent activity
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Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
zipf_slaw Link ParentFind the local parks and rec group and attend any volunteer events llke park cleanups. Find a local food bank and volunteer to fill boxes. While there, strike up a conversation with people who...Find the local parks and rec group and attend any volunteer events llke park cleanups. Find a local food bank and volunteer to fill boxes. While there, strike up a conversation with people who look like they know others that are there. The people you meet there will generally be pre-pre-filtered to be relatively "good" people.
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Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport
zipf_slaw Link ParentI think 'planned obsolescence' has a new meaning these days. Before, your only option for PO was to engineer the failure into the system which was challenging (light bulbs are a famous example),...I think 'planned obsolescence' has a new meaning these days. Before, your only option for PO was to engineer the failure into the system which was challenging (light bulbs are a famous example), but these days it's quite a bit easier to make something obselete when all you have to do is take down or reallocate some servers. Look at how many Google projects have evaporated... killedbygoogle.com
If your access to everything is at their whim, "obsolescence" is a Sword of Damocles.
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Comment on Any one use mesh networks like mesh core? in ~tech
zipf_slaw Link ParentAntenna is the default 2" that comes with the Heltec V3. And it's not just during the commute to work where I get no 'activity', but also while at work, where the radio is right next to a window...Antenna is the default 2" that comes with the Heltec V3. And it's not just during the commute to work where I get no 'activity', but also while at work, where the radio is right next to a window that overlooks a fairly active arterial road. And again, I don't need better battery life because I don't use the radio on its own, I always have it in my EDC utility pouch plugged into a power bank.
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Comment on “Dungeon Crawler Carl” now available to libraries exclusively on Libby in ~books
zipf_slaw Link ParentI've purchased book 1 and 2 in paperback within the last few weeks. Large print, but whatevI've purchased book 1 and 2 in paperback within the last few weeks. Large print, but whatev
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Comment on Any one use mesh networks like mesh core? in ~tech
zipf_slaw LinkI have a couple small meshtastic Heltec V3 radios which I've dabbled with, but unfortunately we live in a place with poor line of sight to neighboring areas (in kind of a depression) and even...I have a couple small meshtastic Heltec V3 radios which I've dabbled with, but unfortunately we live in a place with poor line of sight to neighboring areas (in kind of a depression) and even though I take it to work into a busy suburb of a metro area, I rarely see any local activity, so it hasn't been all that useful. Strangely enough, I'm now visiting my parents in a more rural area but with good LOS across a small town valley, and I'm seeing lots of devices and even some conversations.
I have it in a utility pouch constantly plugged into a power bank that I keep topped off, so battery life isn't an issue (but it does run down quickly).
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Comment on At long last, InfoWars is ours - The Onion in ~news
zipf_slaw Link ParentYou talking about the Late Show, or the Colbert Report, or both? The latter didn't seem to fall flat, to me.You talking about the Late Show, or the Colbert Report, or both? The latter didn't seem to fall flat, to me.
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Comment on At long last, InfoWars is ours - The Onion in ~news
zipf_slaw Link ParentTreading a path cleared by Stephen Colbert, I think Tim will be much drier and harder to tell whether serious or not.Treading a path cleared by Stephen Colbert, I think Tim will be much drier and harder to tell whether serious or not.
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Comment on Feds try secret grand jury to unmask Reddit user who criticized US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ~society
zipf_slaw LinkSuddenly, I don't think I over-reacted when I deleted all 15 years of Reddit posts before jumping ship a few years ago...Suddenly, I don't think I over-reacted when I deleted all 15 years of Reddit posts before jumping ship a few years ago...
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Comment on Competence is lonely. Nobody talks about why. in ~health.mental
zipf_slaw Link ParentThe place is ripe with them. House, M.D.. And Sherlock Holmes. Every top hitman. Hattori Hanzo and every great hermit sensei in that trope (Yoda). The Man in Black trope. All are masters in their...Watchers of The Pitt can see Dr. Robinavitch as an archetype of the problem
The place is ripe with them. House, M.D.. And Sherlock Holmes. Every top hitman. Hattori Hanzo and every great hermit sensei in that trope (Yoda). The Man in Black trope. All are masters in their trade, and alone one way or another.
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Comment on Ancient indigenous lands in New Mexico could be lost to mining and drilling. The public has seven days to weigh in. in ~enviro
zipf_slaw LinkOnly 7 days? "But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a flashlight.” “Ah, well, the lights had...- Exemplary
Only 7 days?
"But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard." -
Comment on Suggest media in which the antagonist is an idea or an abstract concept rather than a person or intelligent entity in ~talk
zipf_slaw Link ParentIt's like saying WW2 is the antagonist. More specifically, the astrophage is the antagonist. The sun going out is the result of the antagonist's activity.Project Hail Mary: The 'antagonist' is the sun going out, and the science required to fix it.
It's like saying WW2 is the antagonist. More specifically, the astrophage is the antagonist. The sun going out is the result of the antagonist's activity.
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Comment on Balcony solar is spreading across the US in ~enviro
zipf_slaw Link ParentThis got me curious about how many US homes are in an HOA (more than I thought), and I stumbled into an example of the problems with AI search query summaries (on Duck Duck Go, in this case): I...the primary impediment to the adoption of wonderful technologies like this tends to be your average HOA.
This got me curious about how many US homes are in an HOA (more than I thought), and I stumbled into an example of the problems with AI search query summaries (on Duck Duck Go, in this case):
I asked how many US houses are in HOAs and it specifically said 33 million, but when I followed the source it linked there were details which the summary skipped over. It said it was about 60% of the 33 million (the HOA portion of 'cooperative' living arrangements, which includes condos and whatnot).
also, fuck HOAs
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Comment on Why Swedish schools are bringing back books in ~books
zipf_slaw Link ParentPart of being well-adjusted is feeling like you fit in with those around you.Its better to have well adjusted kids than for them to fit in because of what they own.
Part of being well-adjusted is feeling like you fit in with those around you.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
zipf_slaw Link ParentI saw it the MSN news feed, don't remember the original source.I saw it the MSN news feed, don't remember the original source.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
zipf_slaw LinkAmazon picked a woman to play James Bond. Happy April Fool's Day.Amazon picked a woman to play James Bond. Happy April Fool's Day.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
zipf_slaw Link ParentMy Cosori definitely uses pressure for the rice setting, FWIWMy Cosori definitely uses pressure for the rice setting, FWIW
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
zipf_slaw Link ParentI'll point out an unmentioned benefit of using a pressure cooker for rice: the pressure will knock out B. cereus spores, meaning that whole "don't let your rice leftovers warm up" thing is moot. I...I'll point out an unmentioned benefit of using a pressure cooker for rice: the pressure will knock out B. cereus spores, meaning that whole "don't let your rice leftovers warm up" thing is moot.
I love my Instapot knock-off (Cosori) for rice. 26 min cycle start to finish, 3+ cups uncooked rice capacity, easy to clean.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
zipf_slaw LinkI'm still hooked on Angine de Poitrine. They are like the aliens in Arrival, come to teach us new ways to understand time and language. I can get it out of my head.I'm still hooked on Angine de Poitrine. They are like the aliens in Arrival, come to teach us new ways to understand time and language. I can get it out of my head.
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Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life
zipf_slaw Link ParentMaybe I should start a Maxmaxxing Tiktok channel and start demonstrating and evangelizing all the *maxxing trends simultaneously... Shirley I'd be a bajillionaire with all the world's drip... _maxxing...
Maybe I should start a Maxmaxxing Tiktok channel and start demonstrating and evangelizing all the *maxxing trends simultaneously... Shirley I'd be a bajillionaire with all the world's drip
Good luck getting full trade-in value if you do your own maintenance. I've been "penalized" for not having records of all maintenance done on a car I was trading in to a dealer when purchasing another. I basically stopped doing my own car maintenance at that point.