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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Isn't there a way to find songs by inputting a melody? I thought that was a thing...

ETA: yes, it is a thing on several sites: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=find+song+by+melody&ia=web

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My motion switch in the main floor bath also senses light so it does not turn on when it is sunny.
My motion switches in the basement laundry and garage might also be light sensitive but it is always dark there so I always want them to turn on.
I think to do what I think you want, I would investigate X10 or other home automation hardware. That stuff lets you program switches so you could set it to never come on during certain times (for example). X10.com
X10 used to be much cheaper than most other home automation hardware/software.

I agree that spending more gets better quality tools but I don't want or need great quality in my junk drawer. Nor do I want to use expensive tools on packaging. The expensive tools go in my tool bag to get used and abused on "real" work.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I have a few motion activated lights in my house and really love how convenient those are. One is an in wall light switch and another is a screw in one in a ceiling light socket.

I also use my pour over coffee set daily. And my coffee grinder.

I bought a cheap little wire cutter and keep it in my junk drawer. Great for cutting zip ties and twist ties on packaging.

I keep a water bottle in the fridge. Always have cold water and hardly use glasses. Bring it to the table when you eat.

Lazy Susan on the dining room table for salt, pepper, toothpicks, pencils, sticky notes, etc.

Long plastic dollar store shoehorn by the door.

I get big packs of 3M clean removal hooks from Costco and use them all over the house to hang keys, pants, hats, string lights, jackets, etc.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Consumers are getting fucked. Media companies will continue to make it worse while trying to improve their bottom line. How long until it is all pay per view at sky high prices that only keep going up?

I try to own my media in physical form as much as possible. But I don't think it will be long until physical is not an available format. Or unaffordable, like vinyl is now.

We should have resisted and stopped the DMCA. We should stop all media being rental only. But we do not resist, we comply. We bend over and get fucked like the sheeple we are.

Until consumers take control of their government they will continue to take it up the ass from corporations. They count on you to comply.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is a tree stump a chair?

Semantics is the FUN way to question reality.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Mostly no.

We're going after the rails on a crazy train.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm about to install a reverse osmosis water filter because I want less PFOS (and other crap) in me. I understand this will also get rid of most of the fluoride.

I assume we'll be fine because we brush or use fluoride mouthwash daily. But I'd like to hear if anyone thinks otherwise. I'm not opposed to fluoride in water, just wondering how much downside there is to not having it in my water when we do use fluoride otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Also: ATM machine. So...the machine machine? Not just the machine?

I assume I'm unusual because whenever I say an acronym I think the entire phrase. So repetition like this grates on my nerves.

People do this with other acronyms...can't think of other examples now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I loathe: "With that said...".

This is almost always meaningless words thrown in to make the listener(s) think you're more intelligent. I always think the opposite.

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

I am curious his much it would be if you got top tier of ALL the streaming services. Probably more than most would guess.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

But google is NOT a monopoly. Right?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Mostly, yeah.

My politics don't conform to most parties or ideologies so I will almost always piss someone off. I look at most issues on their own and decide what makes the most sense to me. So I'm left on this and right on that but not part of any party.

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