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bluGill

@bluGill@kbin.social

A programmer with an interest in transit, making music, and building things of all types.

I have dysgraphia which makes writing difficult for me. I hope you can figure out what I mean despite my issues.

talon, to random
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Hey if Sonos can just up and screw their UI then I can just up and decide to never use them for future speakers. Time to check the resale value of this garbage in case they can't fix the UI accessibility like yesterday.

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@talon @simon @jscholes Accessible UI is hard. Cross platform is hard. You can combine the two - but that is exponentially harder. Of course doing an app for each platform is also hard, and making each accessible is exponentially hard as well (but it is easier to punt on some "lesser" platform)

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@zersiax

@talon Not that I'm aware of. There are a few half attempts but all need more developer love.

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On the one hand, Hamas turns out to have offered to deliver dead bodies to Israel in lieu of living hostages, and that's why Israel is restarting talks but not accepting its offer.

On the other hand, in Barak Ravid's reporting at least, the biggest concerns that Israeli negotiators have are not about the dead hostages but about Hamas's demand for a stage-two withdrawal from Gaza.

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@BenRossTransit

@Alon Hamas doesn't have any intent to give a permanent cease fire. They might take a couple months off to regroup and probably won't send fighters for a few years, but you can bet they will start sending their shells on regular attacks just like they did before. There is a reason Isreal developed Iron Dome - and there is no reason to think Hamas will change.

As such I don't really think a cease fire is worth much unless it is used to evacuate non-Hamas humans out of the middle east. Note that I see no reason to think the non-Hamas should/would leave their friends, family, and homes behind; nor do I know where they would/could go. I'm simply stating if they don't agree then the cease fire is worthless, while if they would agree and move it would save innocent lives and thus have some value.

mpjgregoire, to politics
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It's always interesting when someone whose politics you think you know supports something unexpected: the NRA member who opposes capital punishment, the socialist who favours free trade, the pro-life feminist. How often are beliefs only found in a set because of a historical coalition, not any deeper principle? Do you hold any beliefs at variance with your political in-group?

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@laimis

@mpjgregoire I'm not an immigrant, but I too oppose the republican immigration policies despite leaning conservative.

enobacon, to climate
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our network could be like this but we spent all of the money building between parking lots so we can die of and , broke and alone

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@enobacon That is not a transport network. It is a trail to nowhere. Real transport networks get you places and that means there are stores, houses, business, schools. And lots of branches/intersections to get to them. They also have a lot of people on them because a lot of people are using them.

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@enobacon Not until reminded. Not sure if it is how kbin works, or firefox, but looking at alt text is annoying enough that I would assume nobody looks at it.

Could blocked magazines no longer appear in Random Post and Random Thread sidebars?

A lot of the larger abandoned magazines are just spam pools now. I don't see their posts in my feed, but I don't like that the two sidesbars of random posts and threads are now just spam advertising sidebars. I triedblocking the magazines, but doesn't that prevent the posts from showing in those sidebars....

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Unforcunately the admin\creator of kbin has personal issues and is missing. We need to leave, but that means migrating manually which is annoying. Too bad, there are some good idas here.

Russia threatens Britain with retaliation if involvement in Ukraine war deepens (www.pbs.org)

Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine....

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They hope to scare enough people to get a change. don't let it work.

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There always have been some around. Not all diy stores have one but there is always one near from what I've seen. People keep discovering them and thinking they are new.

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There are pros and cons to both. Sometimes you should rent, others buy. If you use it every day then buying is often best. If you need it once a decade then rent.

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drive the retail areas of town and look for the rental signs. yellow pages. They want to be found by locals so look in the places locals might. hardware stores either rent stuff or will tell you if you ask.

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Only if there is a monoboly in place. If there is a market then when they raise rents you just go elsewhere. Since these are items rented by the day it isn't hard to go elslwhere in the city.

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Details matter and there are often subtile details that make an otherwise good thing aweful.

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I'm not sure if I could get anywhere and back. Woge I own a gun and you have allowed me to get it on a plane, but that day would expire before I get home and now I have a gun that I am taking through airports and customs.

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We need ways to counter them. If nobody counters when they warn about whatever made up junk they have someone else will believe them. I don't know how to country them though - it is harder than you might think. There have been a couple real conspiracies in history and if they accuse you of being in one how do you prove you are not?

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The problem is other platforms exist. not jst social media, but daycare dropoff or coffee shops.

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I wish I knew. So far I haven't seen one that works. It is despirataly needed.

jamesbicycle, to cycling
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The only thing car drivers hate worse than cyclists who don't stop at stop signs is cyclists who do stop a stop signs.

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@jamesbicycle where I like the bike trail has a yield sign where cars have the 4 way stop.

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More than 50% of americans in this age group have a 401k. 34% of all americans have one. There are also iras and the like.

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I don't think these reach any refinery so that isn't an option. What is best is anything that sows confusion.

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We stopped using lead in the 80s - the existing pipes are mostly still there and working just fine. If you are in a building or city built before 1985 assume there is lead in the plumbing someplace and take action. The more important thing you can do is let drinking water run for a minute before drinking (or install a RO drinking water system that will remove lead - regular filters will not - RO is most common of that that will).

With a little care (much of it chemistry - meaning your water department - not much lead will leach from your pipes and you are okay. Okay should not be confused with good, 0 lead is what you want. However it isn't feasible to replace all pipes in a day and so step one is doing as little damage as possible, then we reduce even that.

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A whole house ro filter is evpensive, so I doubt most will install one vs a drinking water system. Most plumbers won't know about a whole house system much less sell one.

unless you live in an area where the water is so bad your showers dosen't get you clean. Then you can get one - but you should have one.

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there is normally nothing wrong with well water. I have lab reports on my current well to prove it.

I just wanted some insights from other fathers... (feddit.uk)

We’re currently looking to start a family, so I thought I’d hit up YT for some advice as a male and the priority skew is mental. The most important thing is having a boy, apparently. Not tips for being supportive, how to help your partner, how to deal with anxieties about money and time....

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The most important thing is having a human - as opposed to some sort of monster. Some cultures consider boys more important than girls (very common), while others consider girls more important than boys (much less common) - this is one of the few cases where I will firmly state that all such cultures are wrong. Enjoy what you get. As a parent of both I can tell you that they are different and they are both worth having.

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The new ones are quiet enough that you won't notice them in the rest of traffic. Of course almost all of them are modified to be illegally loud.

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