DrownedRats

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[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Kobo was on my short-list not long ago. They seemed like the most polished non-amazon option to me. I haven't switched for now because my old kindle 2 is still clinging to life and because of it being long out of support from amazon I just keep it disconnected from the internet and sideload whatever I want.

With that said though, now that some decent kindle jailbreaking options are available, an old second hand kindle from eBay might actually be a very good option.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bear this in mind next time something like a unite the right or Jan 6 happens.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

No no, you see, chemtrails look and behave exactly like contrails. They're entirely, completely, 100% indistinguishable from contrails. So now that theyve banned them, you can be sure that all those trails you see in the sky are pure contrails and you've got your local Republican politician to thank for it!

Its definitely not just that they want an easy win without actually having to do anything, do not look at the man behind the curtain!

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

No, because even cheap smart phones are often expensive and difficult to repair. My current phone is an s10 ive had since 2020 and even today it would cost me £50 to replace the screen myself.

I refuse to treat my phone as disposable so when i very rarely buy a new phone, ill buy one that i could repair myself and with internals that will last a long time.

Budget phones are usually out for me because they usually become annoyingly slow after only a few years which means i usually end up spending more for a mid range which means repairs cost more if i need them. Therefore putting a decent case on it makes sense.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

That reads to me like someones about to get smote by a lightning bolt lol

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

I live in a place where kinder eggs arent banned and i dont often find rocks inside cheap brownies. Theres a way to have both lol

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 33 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Not so fun fact, ths cia used "i love you" by barney the dinosaur as a method of torture for prisoners during the war on terror and beyond!

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I would shoot hitler twice, then bin laden, then beat meta to death with the gun because it would hurt more.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

If being declined concent is going to kill your industry then maybe your industry deserved to die.

Fucking rapist mentaility right there.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Also, lead walking! Most cats can be trained to be very receptive to lead walking especially if you start them young. Your cat still gets the enrichment from walking around outside and all the lovely smells and sights that entails but without the danger of cars or the cat killing everything is feels like.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Yup, electronics tech here and we have to bake our boards to remove moisture from the mid-layers before conformal coating them. We do boards which go through pretty harsh conditions so moisture trapped in the boards could cause massive issues at sub zero temperature and swelling from evaporating liquids cause issues at high temperatures.

Less of a concern for consumer tech but can be a huge concern at industry levels.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

On the bright side, ill bet the smuggling business will be booming over the next few years!

 

I live in a country where smoking has generally been on the decline for a while now but even still I see thousands of cigarette butts in just about any public place. They litter the sides of the road, bus shelters, alleyways, outside clubs, bars and pubs, public toilets, park benches and just about everywhere else. Its even extending to disposable vapes now as well.

For the most part, where I live doesn't have that much of other kinds of litter about and is generally clean. And most public bins and all smoking areas have ashtrays and dedicated cigarette bins so it wouldn't be hard to dispose of them properly like any other piece of rubbish and even then there's often cigarette butts within sight of the bins and ashtrays.

Why then do people have a completely different approach for cigarettes?

 

How do these companies come to that conclusion? I think most people start to smell after only 24 or 48 hours max so how do these companies get 72 hours out of their testing?

Im assuming they're fudging their numbers but at what point does it become false advertisement?

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