overview for sawdustprophet

What are your plans to replace first past the post voting in your state after the election? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Party A gets 40% of the vote

Party A wins because they get the majority

Just going to point out, 40% is not a majority. In this case they have a plurality.

TIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

“I am still alive”: Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing “lifetime” price lock in c/[email protected]

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

I still have the T-Mobile G1 phone plan.

Man that was a great phone.

My plan isn't quite that old, but it's getting up there. They recently increased my price by a few dollars per line. Then they tried to get me to move to a current plan, which turned out to be 20% higher price for less return. I had to try not to burst out laughing at the poor guy's face.

I've been with TMo for more than 20 years--they're the only carrier I've ever used--but if my price goes up again I'm jumping ship.

This little gadget to find out which type of USB-C cable you have in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I still don't know if a USB micro or mini is the one that charges my PS4 controller

It's Micro-B, to be specific.

A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Maybe we should chip in and buy a second robot.

Hear me out: three robots.

Android malware steals payment card data using previously unseen technique in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (6 children)

You don't actually give the card to the employees, do you?

Typically when I go through a drive thru, I hand my card to someone who then leans back inside to swipe/tap/whatever it, then they hand it back. So yes, commonly I do give my card to an employee for at least a few seconds.

During 2020-2022 more of them were in the habit of placing the PIN pad at the window so it could be reached by customers from their cars, but it wasn't designed to be used that way and I'm sure it caused other issues.

When safety becomes a word puzzle in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I'm colour blind and don't see red very well.

I'm not color blind and almost didn't see it. This was an okay idea, executed with a terrible choice of colors.

These notifications are bundled together for some reason. So if I want to be notified when my subscriptions renew themselves, I have to also be notified of random games going on sale, too. in c/[email protected]

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

I had to specifically mute all of my notifications because I couldn't find out what app was causing them and it was driving me nuts.

I've been doing that for years. I only have a handful of apps with audio notifications, basically the most important ones that need my attention right away. Everything else gets vibrate.

Nice house in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

What happens if you pixelate his DUI records?

Papers, please.

Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

What's France?

"Wester Germany"

Unsmart a smart TV in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If you wrap the TV in tinfoil, it'll be a faraday cage and block all WiFi

I just keep my TV embedded in a block of lead.

Looking to build my first PC in almost 30 years; What should I be on the look out for? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Honestly any parts you buy today probably won't be much good in 30 years.

At least not when AGP comes to town.