In the US there exists a system where you have to pay for healthcare up to a certain value, beyond which insurance covers the costs. It’s common to have this deductible reset every year.
Sounds like the education system should be improved to inform people of just how expensive and time consuming it is to procreate. All the time you see people do it who definitely do not have the means, and then being forced to steal and/or just suffer for years
Haven’t been on there since the event, though I do read some threads if they come up in a search. Not intending on returning, though I haven’t gotten rid of my old account yet
Recently I decided to make the decision to change my browser to Firefox after my 16 year-old-son said it was “based”. When navigating to the download page from Microsoft Edge, it claimed that Edge was better than Firefox because it had 60% of the features and none of the privacy. Despite the tempting claims, I proceeded...
For c to c cables, the devices need to be able to communicate with each other to establish which one is the host (the charger in this case). With a to c cables, the type a side is assumed to be the host by default. You’ll often find that manufacturers of cheaper devices prefer not to spend the extra money to implement this technology, though some will, and in fact allow for even more functionality. For example, one of my flashlights does have that chip, so it can both charge from a c to c cable if a charger is detected, and also automatically act as a power bank if I connect a device to it such as a mobile phone.
I appreciate that they are going to release QoL updates like this to everyone as an update instead of just to DLC buyers. I’ll probably buy it anyway but it’s still nice
It reportedly has the capability to translate languages in real-time during voice calls, video calls, and face-to-face. The feature is said to be better than language translation on Google’s Pixel Buds as the former doesn’t require an active internet connection.
In one of the coolest and more outrageous repair stories in quite some time, three white-hat hackers helped a regional rail company in southwest Poland unbrick a train that had been artificially rendered inoperable by the train’s manufacturer after an independent maintenance company worked on it. The train’s manufacturer is...
They fight over the window seat (startrek.website)
Boomer parents (lemy.lol)
bsky.app/profile/…/3kiy5jlgfxs2w
What has been your best financial move in life?
What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?
Only $1000? Pfft (lemmy.world)
Microsoft paid $13B for this tech (lemmy.today)
One hell of a condensing (lemmy.world)
Luck (lemmy.sdf.org)
It seems so strange to me that we are locked in battle with providers mining our lives for whatever, and we have to work our asses off trying to stay anonymous, to the point of being denied service
or even pseudo-incriminated for attempting to maintain our own life....
Elon, honey, what are you doin'? (lemmy.zip)
Make it abide (i.imgflip.com)
One Ring To Rule Them All! (lemmy.world)
Made in Dall-E via Chat GPT...
How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)
You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk --- [Opinion] (defector.com)
Windows 11 refuses to make Firefox my default browser
Recently I decided to make the decision to change my browser to Firefox after my 16 year-old-son said it was “based”. When navigating to the download page from Microsoft Edge, it claimed that Edge was better than Firefox because it had 60% of the features and none of the privacy. Despite the tempting claims, I proceeded...
Train Rule (midwest.social)
The EU common charger : USB-C (europa.eu)
cross-posted from: jlai.lu/post/3226934...
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I Visited the Best* City in North America (youtu.be)
according to literally hundreds of people who have contacted me about this over the years.
Factorio Friday Facts #389 - Train control improvements (factorio.com)
Ooh, trains....
Next Samsung Galaxy Buds to have on-device AI for language translation (www.sammobile.com)
It reportedly has the capability to translate languages in real-time during voice calls, video calls, and face-to-face. The feature is said to be better than language translation on Google’s Pixel Buds as the former doesn’t require an active internet connection.
Calls for return of masks, airport scanners in Southeast Asia amid Covid surge (www.scmp.com)
Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them (www.404media.co)
In one of the coolest and more outrageous repair stories in quite some time, three white-hat hackers helped a regional rail company in southwest Poland unbrick a train that had been artificially rendered inoperable by the train’s manufacturer after an independent maintenance company worked on it. The train’s manufacturer is...