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Comment on Sandwich bill of materials in ~tech
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Comment on Zohran Mamdani reverses campaign promise to expand rental assistance in New York City in ~society
zod000 Link ParentAs someone that spent most of their life in Florida, the NY -> FL pipeline is a real thing. The issue is that FL used to be a very cheap place to retire to, like crazy cheap. It simply isn't the...As someone that spent most of their life in Florida, the NY -> FL pipeline is a real thing. The issue is that FL used to be a very cheap place to retire to, like crazy cheap. It simply isn't the case anymore. Successful, comparatively wealthy New Yorkers can surely still retire there, or nearly anywhere else, but housing prices rose higher there than most other places, especially in the decade and a half. Between that and the crazy increases in home owners insurance (mine went from $1.2k a year to $19k over the span of 11 years in the same unmodified home), I think Florida is cooked. The local economies are heavily dependent on new people coming in.
As an aside, it always felt unfair to me when I was younger that because I grew up there, I'd never be able to sell my house and move elsewhere like people from up north could do when moving to Florida. It simply wasn't economically viable. Then with the dramatic increase in housing prices, I was able to do so and "escape" Florida.
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Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentHeadfi is hilarious sometimes. They definitely lean for more into the "feels" rather than the "reals", but hey them seem somewhat happy about it.Headfi is hilarious sometimes. They definitely lean for more into the "feels" rather than the "reals", but hey them seem somewhat happy about it.
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Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentRight, my FLACs are (hopefully) pure archives of the originals discs. While I may listen to them, it isn't because they sound to me over 320 or v0 MP3s. The FLACs are useful when you want to burn...Right, my FLACs are (hopefully) pure archives of the originals discs. While I may listen to them, it isn't because they sound to me over 320 or v0 MP3s. The FLACs are useful when you want to burn an actual CD (I swear this still comes up for me).
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Comment on Border czar Tom Homan says Minnesota immigration surge is ending in ~society
zod000 Link ParentIt has been quiet for us (personally) the last few days, but I think its perfectly healthy to mistrust anything the current admin says officially at this point. What an insane state of affairs.It has been quiet for us (personally) the last few days, but I think its perfectly healthy to mistrust anything the current admin says officially at this point. What an insane state of affairs.
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Comment on Border czar Tom Homan says Minnesota immigration surge is ending in ~society
zod000 LinkI'll believe it when the nazis are truly gone, but this is good news indeed.I'll believe it when the nazis are truly gone, but this is good news indeed.
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Comment on Diablo | Warlock class cinematic trailer - New class for Diablo II, Immortal, and IV in ~games
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Comment on Diablo | Warlock class cinematic trailer - New class for Diablo II, Immortal, and IV in ~games
zod000 LinkI'm not really a video watcher, especially on Youtube. Should I take it to mean that only the "Resurected" version of D2 will get this new class or are they actually updating the original as well?I'm not really a video watcher, especially on Youtube. Should I take it to mean that only the "Resurected" version of D2 will get this new class or are they actually updating the original as well?
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentCan I assume that by "IIRC" you mean IRC? And yes, people do still use it, even here on tildes. Feel free to come say hi to us on libera.chat/#tildes!Can I assume that by "IIRC" you mean IRC?
And yes, people do still use it, even here on tildes. Feel free to come say hi to us on libera.chat/#tildes!
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Comment on ‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it. in ~life.home_improvement
zod000 Link ParentI often joked that we needed some sort of space station like airlock. It was really frustrating on days when we'd have guests though. Our oversized (for the square footage) would be going full...I often joked that we needed some sort of space station like airlock. It was really frustrating on days when we'd have guests though. Our oversized (for the square footage) would be going full blast struggling to keep it under 83F no matter what temp it was set to. We ended up moving to MN a couple of years, despite me having never seen snow in person :)
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Comment on ‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it. in ~life.home_improvement
zod000 Link ParentYeah, we used to try to limit even using the front door in FL.Yeah, we used to try to limit even using the front door in FL.
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Comment on Any software engineers considering a career switch due to AI? in ~comp
zod000 LinkI have to say that I mostly agree with your feeling, except that I am not going to let this bullshit push me out. I do not like the experience of any of the LLM coding tools. It absolutely strips...I have to say that I mostly agree with your feeling, except that I am not going to let this bullshit push me out. I do not like the experience of any of the LLM coding tools. It absolutely strips away the best parts of being a programmer and all that I am left with is reviewing questionable code written by an LLM, which may as well be reviewing code written by a semi-competent other person. That is generally a necessary, but wholly unpleasant part of the job. If my entire job gets turned into that, then maybe I will finally accept the push to management or take a career turn. There is a reason I never took a position "higher" than Lead Developer, despite the higher pay. All of the people that I personally know that are programmers that like LLMs have a very different relationship with programming. I have literally been writing code since I was 4 or 5 on my TI-99/4a. I'm not about to just offload the best part of my job to a tool any more than a mathematician would just start coasting when graphing calculators and Mathmatica came out.
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Comment on I'm annoyed with mundane revisionist history in ~talk
zod000 Link ParentFWIW, you are most certainly correct. I bought a nice Sony DVD player far before the PS2 launched for less than the launch price of the PS2. Also, the PS2 was a pretty bad DVD player. The...FWIW, you are most certainly correct. I bought a nice Sony DVD player far before the PS2 launched for less than the launch price of the PS2. Also, the PS2 was a pretty bad DVD player. The interface was terrible not even including the lack of build in remote. This would be like people not buying a CD player because they could get a PS1 (hint: it was also a terrible music player).
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
zod000 LinkTheir results do not at all match up with what I personally see when shopping, so I'm curious about what items they use as a base line, especially since many of the smaller stores on the list...Their results do not at all match up with what I personally see when shopping, so I'm curious about what items they use as a base line, especially since many of the smaller stores on the list simply won't have some things (e.g. Aldi, Trader Joes, Whole Foods). I wish we could get some more details on their methodology.
I live in MN now, so most of the common grocery stores here aren't on the list, but I have done price comparisons where I used to live and Aldi was by far the cheapest, followed by the discount warehouse stores (Sam's Club and Costco) as a distant second, then Walmart. The problem was that from that cheap store list, only Walmart tended to have everything you need in one location. If you go to a big discount warehouse or Aldi, you still need to pick up the other things from another store which can be a big hassle for some people with little free time.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
zod000 Link ParentIn my experience, Trader Joes is quite expensive compared to other stores I generally shop at. It is also always super busy, so it is really hard to justify ever going there personally.In my experience, Trader Joes is quite expensive compared to other stores I generally shop at. It is also always super busy, so it is really hard to justify ever going there personally.
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Comment on Police threatened to use LRAD devices ("sound cannons") in Minneapolis. There is misinformation online on how to protect yourself. in ~society
zod000 Link ParentHah, no problem, I should have looked at the actual thread before replying. This isn't a strange mechanic, I just never encountered it on tildes despite being a fairly long time user. My wife and...Hah, no problem, I should have looked at the actual thread before replying. This isn't a strange mechanic, I just never encountered it on tildes despite being a fairly long time user.
My wife and I would like to be more "firsthand" with this sort of thing, but my oldest is severely disabled it and it hard for either of us to leave the house for a significant amount of time. Right now we're just volunteering to pick up kids from schools/daycare or getting groceries for people. That feels like the best we can do right now, but seeing the level of organization and community support in the signal chats in inspiring.
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Comment on Police threatened to use LRAD devices ("sound cannons") in Minneapolis. There is misinformation online on how to protect yourself. in ~society
zod000 Link ParentI think you replied to the wrong message here. Since it came up in your message, I'd like to note that I didn't read about the LRAD incident in an article. I heard directly from someone in the...I think you replied to the wrong message here.
Since it came up in your message, I'd like to note that I didn't read about the LRAD incident in an article. I heard directly from someone in the signal chat that was affected, so I unfortunately don't have a link to share.
Edit: I guess you didn't reply to the wrong message. It just showed in my inbox because I was directly mentioned. I guess I'm not cool enough for that to have ever happened before lol
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Comment on Wired vs. wireless mouse and keyboard? in ~tech
zod000 LinkWas it ever a factor? Absolutely, though as mentioned by others it was usually overblown and used as an excuse for losing in competitive games. Is it now? No, it has not been a concern for many...Was it ever a factor? Absolutely, though as mentioned by others it was usually overblown and used as an excuse for losing in competitive games.
Is it now? No, it has not been a concern for many years as long as you get a good product (usually gaming branded) with proven low latency.
I still personally think that unless you have a specific need for the devices to be wireless, like maybe traveling with a laptop, it isn't something people should do. Mice and keyboards simply don't need to be using batteries, full stop. IMO it is wasteful and/or asking for a device to fail early. I also feel the same about wireless headphones/earbuds.
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Comment on Police threatened to use LRAD devices ("sound cannons") in Minneapolis. There is misinformation online on how to protect yourself. in ~society
zod000 Link Parent" I'd honestly be angrier if they used pepper spray and rubber bullets", well they are of course doing that right now as well. The LRAD use by Maple Grove police was not the same incident I am..." I'd honestly be angrier if they used pepper spray and rubber bullets", well they are of course doing that right now as well. The LRAD use by Maple Grove police was not the same incident I am referring to, but also happened recently.
I'd like to point out for those not from this area that Maple Grove is probably the only right leaning, Trump supporting area in the Twin Cities metro. Many of the ICE agents are now staying there because they were far more welcome than anywhere else and it's a fair ways away from the city proper so they weren't getting nearly as many people protesting outside of the hotels. I am not surprised in the slightest their their PD was fully supporting ICE.
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Comment on Police threatened to use LRAD devices ("sound cannons") in Minneapolis. There is misinformation online on how to protect yourself. in ~society
zod000 Link ParentI don't see how any white people do either tbh. Then again my first interaction with the police was a Texas cop dragging my father from our rental car and beating him with a night stick for...I don't see how any white people do either tbh. Then again my first interaction with the police was a Texas cop dragging my father from our rental car and beating him with a night stick for "talking back", so I am a little biased. We're white as they come btw.
Requiring a sandwich bill of materials for sandwiches will likely end up with not getting many sandwiches, but this was a fun (to me) link. Thanks for sharing.