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Samsung appliances have had a bad reputation for more than a decade now. I don’t know how they can still sell appliances - how is it not everyone knows yet? How is it they still haven’t fixed the quality problems?

They need to invite lemmy somehow too. I know no ceo but still plenty of radicals. Not just on .ml though that is the worst.

I find it weird that every part time jobs tries to play off flexible scheduling as a perk. Their schedule isn’t flexible, they decide what shifts they want me to work. It might be better than factory work where you always work exactly the same shift or you must take vacation (or sick leave but they demand a doctor’s note) - but you can plan around that well in advance. Meanwhile every full time job I’ve had wasn’t factory work and so the expectation was "work any 8 hours per day, make sure you show up for the important meetings)

Not what I use most, but coco powder is very underrated in savory dishes. Just a little bit can add a lot to many dishes. (the ones I use most have been well covered)

A little bit can go a long way in most dishes. You get used to sweet though and soon you demand more and more.

You can never have too much thyme. \runs

Lifetime for security. Other features (new drivers…) you can pay for, but security is lifetime. You need to escrow enough money to provide this service or prove that nobody is using the OS.

All services required for use of the device are also lifetime - though they may charge a subscription price so long as that price is clear to the customer before the first sale and prices go up by inflation only. After 15 years they can drop the service if it is easy for a “normal user” to switch to a different subscription provider; and all source code required for someone “skilled in the art” to create and maintain their own service provider is publicly released under terms that allow modification and redistribution was released at least 5 years before killing their own service.

You are allowed to drop support for any protocol that is not latest recommended state of the art so long as you maintain what was recommended at time of release. If a newer protocol comes out you need not support it. (Which is to say you can be IPv6 only today, and if the internet switches to IPv12 in the future you don’t have to support that)

The above applies to anything network connected. OS, web browser, Security camera, thermostat…

Compared to walking or riding a horse they are freedom. They cost a lot, but also enable a lot.

i wish we had transit here, but that doesn’t mean cars are not freedom. Even in europe most people drive.

my phev is a minivan which I bought used for 25k. The only ev minivan in the us is 60k (just came out so used not available. Those are the real numbers, the engine prices you quote are irrelavent as I’m not buying an engine I’m buying a camplete vehicle.

nothing to do with the slate, the conversation has drifted. The slate is not available at anyprice today, though it looks like an interesting option in the future.

I have a todo list that will keep me busy for then next 3000 years, and that is before rebuilding the transmission on my 1999 is added to the list. (note that I assume the medical advances needed for me to live 3000 years are on someone else’s list as I have no clue…) Eventually I have to give up on something so I can do something else.

As an owner of one (PHEV) I’m saving nearly $200/month in fuel. That is much more bigger than maintenance. I hope this lasts as long as the last one but the transmission isn’t known to be good (the “better” transmission on the last one was failing) Only time will tell, but so long as I need to drive I the question is how much I spend in a lifetime and electric has proven it to me.

I oppose NIMBY no matter who is there. I only restrict polution if it would leave your property. Freedom only works if is for everyone including those doing things you don’t like.

hard covers many dimenssions.

The strings are tighter and in pairs so pressing needs more strengh than anything else I’ve tried. No bending either. If you are worred about finge strength it is is about the worst choice.

it is tuned very logically in fifths and so much easier to pick up in any key than a guitar which isn’t consistent. You only need to learn I few chords and then move them wherever you want them. But guitars are much more likely to use a capo so this may not matter.

it is light. If you are carrying it this might matter (compare to a solid body bass with amp).

now forget everything above: while it is true it is irrelavant. time spent practicing is the largest factor in playing anything. If you are willing to practice the ‘hardest’ instrument for 8 hours a day for years but the ‘easiest’ one you find boring and won’t practice more than ten minutes per year: the hardest instrument is going to be easier for you. So pick something - anything and commit to sticking with it.

Mandolin - I like that almost nobody has heard of it so I’m usual. When I’m asked to play something I can honestly say “if you have heard of it I can’t play it” while picking out several dozen tunes, some dating back centuries.

That is an important point - prices are all over as is service. If they reprint failed prints at ‘no charge’ that is worth a lot as well

Do you need one? There is a 3d printing service near me that has better printers than I could afford that is happy to print for me. For many the cost of a service is less than printer for as little as they really print so something to think about. Check your options. If 3d printing isn’t the hobby but a means this might be your better option. Don’t forget that once you agree to outsource creating parts you get access to wood, metals, and additional plastics. You also get many more processes (injection molding, lathe, milling machines, SLA/Resin printers) which lets give you many more options. And you get access to machines that wouldn’t even fit in your garage.

I’m not saying don’t get a 3d printer. For some it is the right decision. I’m saying don’t overlook the other options. Even if you get a 3d printer you should use the other services instead of making everything a nail just because you have a hammer.

Not really - keyboards need to be much farther from the screen than that. Laptops are terrible for the same reason. Maybe your body can accept that bad ergonomics, but mine cannot. which is why I carry a separate keyboard for my laptop and phone. (plus mechanical keyboards are much better anyway)

Most people didn’t want to work on cars, they just couldn’t afford someone to file the points every few months and so were forced to as a part of owning a car. Filing points doesn’t make you a haker.

Many email providers blacklist large parts of the internet for spam protection. When I switched from hosting my own email (doing SPF, or whatever existed back then) to paying fastmail to host my email a lot more email started going through. fastmail is large enough and has a good enough reputation that nobody can afford to block emails from them. I still have my own personal domain most people who email me have no clue that I’m not hosting it. I’d advise the same thing, pay fastmail to host your email, it doesn’t cost much and everything works.

There are companies other than fastmail that does this as well. Some of them are just as good, pick whichever you want.

Parts fail all the time. The problem with hardware raid is you need a compatible controller or none of the data can be read even though it is still on the physical disks. Computer hardware is often only made for a few months before there is a new model and so you are risking that the manufacture really made the new model work with what you have. That is assuming the manufacture doesn’t go out of business which could happen without warning. \

Also, if hardware breaks that is often a good excuse to replace it - odds are better hardware is available for the same price and sometimes a lot less $ - with hardware raid you are stuck paying whatever price they charge.