Vanth

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

You must have eustachian tubes that equalize pressure well and frequently.

Whatcha doin' that's given you such loose ear holes, hmmm?

For real, normal swallowing and jaw movement can be enough for some people's tubes to open up and equalize pressure. Sounds like you're on one end of the bell curve. Enjoy. You might be amazing at scuba diving.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Meta wants to decrease its reliance on Google

Ugh, get a room already. Everyone can tell those two bicker because they want to be in each other's pants.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're on an instance with strong moderation and that is not what you want, maybe you should consider opening an account on a more free-wheeling instance. Picking a different instance solves your problem without affecting others' current experiences.

I picked an instance based on their moderation policy. I want their level of moderation. I want them to block porn and the bigoted BS that some other instances allow. It would be a terrible downgrade in experience if I was at the whim of every other instances' moderation approach instead of by the instance I selected.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Heh, banks are absolute shit at the soft entry points, like calling up with minimal personal information and a teller opening the door wide for you.

There was another person in my hometown with the same name and we used the same bank. They gave her access to my account multiple times. I had long passwords and an account flag reminding the tellers to confirm Date of Birth EVERY TIME. They still let her withdraw several hundred dollars from my account (not that she was trying to to steal my money, just that she requested a withdrawal and they didn't confirm the right account). Account closed, bank reported, and I am 100% sure they would make the same fuckup today if I gave them the opportunity.

You would be terrified how easy it can be to get access to accounts without a password or even ID.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Fitness: cycles through the year, some combination of running, indoor climbing, rowing or dragonboat, backpacking

Creative: woodcarving, music, gardening

Moneymaker: nope, I am fortunate enough to have one job with good salary. I do not turn hobbies into side hustles.

Instead of moneymaking, the third category I look for is social. Many of my hobbies can be solo, so I want to make sure I'm doing something that has me out meeting new people. And that my socialization doesn't become predominantly meeting friends in bars.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Just water. Other than coffee in the morning, I mostly drink water.

I sometimes have half-emptied water glasses scattered all over, worst when I'm stressed about something or feeling under the weather.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The seal in the middle might be the president of Gabon's. It's a little fuzzed out in your photo, but a possible match.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Gabon#/media/File%3AFlag_of_the_President_of_Gabon.svg

He was visiting towards the end of September.

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/wire/651205/

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago

It's the new WallStreetBets GameStop saga. Fine when big companies manipulate the market, bad when normal people do it on a much smaller scale.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not just the $3.5k cost of a headset. There are recurring costs to maintain the headsets. Even larger than that is cost of converting existing work instructions into the virtual environment and maintaining them. Plus expect push back from some workers, possibly losing some to other companies. And if it's a union shop, expect them to use the change as leverage in next negotiations.

I would absolutely require more money to strap a chunk of electronics to my face for 8+ hours a workday.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Airbus in Toulouse has one section of a production line where work instructions, tool tips, and prints are available to the mechanics on VR headset. There are surely other industries that are further along, but in aerospace, that Airbus line is goals. I've seen it in an open house / show off situation. I am still skeptical how mechanics use VR headsets for 8+ hour shifts day after day.

I'm sure they're not as intense as video game VRs, those start giving me headache and nausea after about 45 minutes. 8+ hours seems like it would be a lot. And at 8+ hours, it's not even just the vision/nausea, I have to assume it becomes a question about ergonomics of neck and shoulders supporting the extra weight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Draw your system box bigger. It's not efficiency of the heating element, it's efficiency with which it warms OP's environment.

A space heater is designed to push the heat out. It will have a heating element and a fan blowing the warmed air out.

Ovens are designed to keep the heat in. The fan, if there is one and is turned on, directs inside the oven and the oven is insulated. The heat that comes out the back that would warm OP is only a fraction of what is generated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

The one who suddenly had to use this restroom anytime the "list five words that describe you" exercise came up in grade school.

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