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An incredible shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green
  • You just know this is going to change some minds about climate-change, but in a bad, pro-climate-change kind of way.

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    Noise Pollution ruins quality of life
  • I never understood this. When I was a wee lad I wanted a car that sounded just like KITT. Completely silent.

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    ‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school
  • The only difference between now and 10m years ago is that every creature had bigger teeth back then. Prove me wrong.

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    Disabling wi-fi on Samsung home appliances (specifically dishwasher)
  • It probably requires an app to monitor the wash cycle. All they have to do is start charging a subscription to use the app. If people bought the dishwasher because they would get alerts when their dishes were clean, now they have to pay a recurring fee.

    Roku pushed an update to their TVs requiring owners to agree to a new terms of service. There was no "disagree" button, and the TV wouldn't work until people accepted the changes.

    This is such a new problem that it's never been challenged in court.

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    Disabling wi-fi on Samsung home appliances (specifically dishwasher)
  • There have been instances of network-enabled devices updating to put existing features behind a paywall, unilaterally changing the terms of service (can't use device anymore until you agree to new terms), and simply removing features that you paid for when you bought the device.

    Why does a dishwasher need wifi?

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    The 10 worst superhero movies of the 2010s, ranked
  • Why isn't Ghost Rider 2 on this list? What the hell is The Amazing Bulk?

    This list was put together just to drive "engagement". I'm glad we're doing it here instead of Collider's website.

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    If you could "Eternal Sunshine" a piece of media so that you could listen to it for the first time again, what would it be?
  • I would pick something remarkably awful, like Valerian and the World of a Thousand Cities. And at the end of the movie would be a note that says "I have to live with this, and now you do too."

    Never pass up a chance to fuck with future self's mind.

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    GOP bid to remove polling sites from college campuses in one Texas county fails
  • https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/county-judge.html

    “I am committed to fostering a culture within Tarrant County that not only celebrates faith, family and freedom, but champions these core values. My mission is to make Tarrant County the safest large county in Texas and to remain a place where the American Dream is alive and well.”

    -Tim O'Hare

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    Don't bow at me (November 10, 1907)
  • I'm almost certain this term was used in at least one Bugs Bunny cartoon.

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    TIL there's such a thing as vegetarian Spam
  • I don't like spam

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    Food dye used in snack chips can make skin temporarily transparent
  • My Halloween costume is going to be sick this year. But next year I'll be going as a cancer patient.

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    Ceilings and joists
  • You want to fill the area above that wall, just between the floor joists? I'm not sure the faced fiberglass is worth the trouble. Are you trying to mitigate noise? What's that wall made out of, and how thick is it?

    The welding blanket is a great idea. But, fiberglass, can you cut it without shedding fibers everywhere?

    Avoid ANYTHING that will burn. You'll violate your new code compliance. You can get fiberglass insulation panels with a foil backing. These can be cut to size with a utility knife. Some good tape should hold it in place.

    Do a search for "basement fire barrier" and you'll find other ideas.

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    California Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges
  • Wait...why are military colleges allowed to consider race during admissions?

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    What should I do if I find a bag by the road that I'm concerned it's a dead body?
  • 911, what's your emergency?

    I found a dead body on the side of the road.

    Where are you? I'm sending police to you now.

    Uhh, I touched it.

    OK, don't do that. Do you have hand sanitizer?

    I may have eaten some.

    ...

    Also, I tripped. I may have slipped inside.

    What does that mean?

    I...completed.

    Listen just stay where you are, police are on their way.

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    Walk-thru
  • I once walked down to the local ice cream dispensary to get a cone of some type. But they were short-handed that day, and had closed the walk-up window. So I walked over to the drive-thru window.

    They would not serve me without a car. Instead of closing the drive-thru and making drivers get out of their car, they closed the walk-up window, and wouldn't serve any walk-ups at the drive-thru.

    Fuck drive-thrus.

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    Special relationship at risk if UK bans arms sales to Israel, says Trump adviser
  • If Trump is elected, not only will the US continue to arm Israel, but also pressure other countries to arm Israel?

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    Left or right?
  • Reddit is a set of training data for Large Language Models.

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    Why People Arent Buying Sony Xperia Phones
  • My favorite phone was a Sony Xperia Compact. If they still have SD Card slots my next phone will be Sony.

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  • https:// www.govinfo.gov /content/pkg/FR-2024-05-07/pdf/FR-2024-05-07.pdf

    This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement.

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    www.msi.com MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI, ATX - Intel 13th/12th Gen - 12 Phases, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E

    B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI is designed with tons of connectivity, flexible tools, and convenient Wi-Fi solution with DDR5 memory version for gamers who want all.

    I recently bought this motherboard, based on descriptions on pcpartpicker.com and B&H's website. Both sites claim the board has 5 PCIe x16 slots (2x version 4, and 3x version 3). But I have the board in front of me, and while it certainly has full length slots, most of the pins are missing in all but one of them. Closer examination of the MSI website has this to say:

    • 5x PCI-E x16 slot

    • PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)

    • PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)

    • PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)

    • PCI_E4 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)

    • PCI_E5 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)

    Have I been swindled? Am I just stupid or ignorant?

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    https:// www.govinfo.gov /content/pkg/FR-2024-01-05/pdf/2023-27665.pdf

    From my previous comment, it looks like NHTSA is moving faster than I predicted. We're now at step 1, with this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

    (edit: I jumped the gun, we're still at step '0' on my original list)

    Most of this notice seems to be a report on why 'impaired driving' is bad. I see alcohol, cannabis, mobile phone use, drowsiness...etc.

    >Due to technology immaturity and a lack of testing protocols, drugged driving is not being considered in this advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

    Makes sense.

    >There is no clear and consistent engineering or industry definition of ‘‘impairment.’’

    Yep, another unclear request by Congress.

    >NHTSA believes that Congress did not intend to limit NHTSA’s efforts under BIL to alcohol impairment.

    Okay, that's fair.

    >Camera-based-systems, however, are increasingly feasible and common in vehicles.

    Uh-oh...

    >The Safety Act also contains a ‘‘make inoperative’’ provision, which prohibits certain entities from knowingly modifying or deactivating any part of a device or element of design installed in or on a motor vehicle in compliance with an applicable FMVSS. Those entities include vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, rental companies, and repair businesses. Notably, the make inoperative prohibition does not apply to individual vehicle owners. While NHTSA encourages individual vehicle owners not to degrade the safety of their vehicles or equipment by removing, modifying, or deactivating a safety system, the Safety Act does not prohibit them from doing so. This creates a potential source of issues for solutions that lack consumer acceptance, since individual owners would not be prohibited by Federal law from removing or modifying those systems (i.e., using defeat mechanisms).

    Note that "make inoperative" does not apply to a "kill switch" in this case. NHTSA uses the term to mean "disabling required safety devices". For example, as an individual vehicle owner, it's perfectly legal for you to remove the seatbelts from your car, despite Federal requirements. But it's illegal for the entities listed above to do it. (This example doesn't extend to state regulations. It's legal for you to remove your seatbelts, but may still be illegal to drive a car without them.)

    There's a short 'discussion' here regarding how to passively detect impaired driving, noting the difficulties of creating such a system. Followed by a note that basically says if they can't do it within 10 years, NHTSA can give up and not do it, as stated in the Infrastructure law.

    There's a long section on how to detect various types of impairment, current methods of preventing impaired driving, etc. An interesting section about detecting blood-alcohol level using infrared sensors embedded in the steering wheel. Body posture sensors can be used to detect driver distraction.

    This is followed by a brief overview of the technologies NHTSA is considering:

    >Camera-Based Driver Monitoring Sensors

    >Hands-On-Wheel Sensors

    >Lane Departure and Steering Sensors

    >Speed/Braking Sensors

    >Time-Based Sensors

    >Physiological Sensors

    On page 850 (21 of the PDF), NHTSA asks for feedback to several questions. There are a few pages of relevant issues, so I won't cover them here. If you wish, you can go here to leave a comment. Please don't leave irrelevant garbage like "I oppose this on the grounds of my Constitutional rights..." While applicable in this situation, it's irrelevant to NHTSA, and commenting like that will just waste everybody's time. There's a section on page 855 (26 of the PDF) about Privacy and Security.

    That's that. Let me know I can answer any of your questions. I'll try to come back to this post throughout the day and see what's happening. But, I do not work for NHTSA, so can't remark on agency thought process.

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    I'm trying to finish grabbing a show, but Sonarr says the final season is #3, while the rest of the internet (i.e. torrent sites) says that season is #5. It looks like the first 2 seasons were split up into 1/2 seasons when originally shown. So while Sonarr is looking for Season 3, it's finding the first half of what it thinks is Season 2.

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