[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 37 points 11 months ago

It's simple. You block the adblocker blocker. There's usually an option for "enable adblocker blocker blocker" in your adblocker options.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 46 points 1 year ago

That just means you can't use autoland in low visibility conditions. Modern IRUs (inertial reference unit) are highly accurate laser gyros that can use GPS for correction, but will throw out the data if it doesn't make sense. Navigation won't be affected much, and autoland (if used) will still rely on VHF guidance.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see people talking about upvoting Technology Connections, I upvote.

His dishwasher video changed my life.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 78 points 1 year ago

I wonder if it's going to be as terrible as their Fire OS.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

+33% cooling
+50% conductivity
+10 corrosion damage

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 46 points 1 year ago

The flavor of coleslaw varies as much as any other dish.
Fresh veggies and a tasty dressing? Awesome.
Shelf stable, premixed, and squeezed out of a bag at a fast food chain? Complete garbage.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Considering I don't see a lift kit, expanded exhaust, and giant low-profile tires; this just looks like a regular pickup truck to me. The luster on the paint is even a little faded, so it's getting old. Driver is just an asshole here. Probably a shitty driver, since the rear bumper is hanging at an angle.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 125 points 1 year ago

This is the problem with the shareholder mentality that's ruining a lot of products and services. They don't give a damn about the longevity of the company. They only care about money now; and as soon as things go sour, they'll sell their shares and move on to the next company.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 112 points 1 year ago

Primary traffic routes during an emergency have priority. It is a hazard for doors to open into a hallway.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 54 points 1 year ago

"Press this button to do this"

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 337 points 1 year ago

It's almost like he hears about how bad the build quality of Tesla cars have become, so he thinks the solution is more accurrate, more expensive parts. Kind of like he has absolutely no clue what he's doing, and doesn't want to listen to smarter people telling him what they need.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmyonline.com 78 points 1 year ago

Home internet data caps WERE a thing of the past when Obama appointed Tom Wheeler as FCC chairman, who then pushed rulings to classify ISPs as a public utility and started enforcing net neutrality. Companies that didn't play ball started getting fined until they fell in line. Being a former executive for a major ISP, he was very familiar with the anti-competitive practices and underhanded tricks those companies had been using for years; and he used those practices against them to finally make some pro-consumer progress for internet access in the US.

Then, Trump came in and put Ajit Pai in charge of the FCC (no joke, my phone kept auto correcting his name to Shit Pie). Anyways, Shit Pie tore down those rulings and undid all those years of progress as part of the Trump administration's anti-Obama initiative. Even though it was proven time and again that what he did was directly against public opinion, and that ISPs were flooding the public commentary with bot posts(some even made by dead people); Shit Pie continued to meme about himself and drink from an obnoxiously large Reese's coffee mug while doing so. At this point, every provider of internet services has added back data caps in the US, and they have continued to increase their prices to maintain that 99.9% profit margin. They've also locked down more areas to prevent municipal broadband services from forming, and they're even pushing for legislation to prevent them from ever happening.

The current administration has done absolutely nothing. In fact, they've been so unremarkable, I have no idea who is in charge of the FCC, and I don't feel like looking it up.

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