[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 19 points 4 weeks ago

BTW it’s rumored that they are running out of both tanks and bmps.

I feel like people have been saying this for about 2 years. We should believe it when we see it.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 19 points 3 months ago

The problem is most likely people that are new to the fediverse/lemmy just not understanding it and choosing a "default", popular instance. I was going to pick it as a safe option when I first came here but it was under load and wasn't accepting new users, where I then had to find another instance and settled on feddit.uk.

It would be good if lemmy instances could have the option of "load balancing" new users, so if the current instance has way more active users than it's federated wtih then it disables registration but recommends other, smaller instances to the user.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 18 points 3 months ago

"See ya later alligator"

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 20 points 4 months ago

Yorkshire Tea

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 18 points 4 months ago

The joke isn't the program itself, it's the process of deploying a website to servers.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 19 points 7 months ago

Your wife's boobs always have a calming effect on me.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 18 points 7 months ago

SMS was free when I started using WhatsApp, but MMS wasn't, so I think that was part of why it took off in the UK. You could finally send pictures and videos and have read receipts and typing indicators and group chats. Plus it was instant and reliable where SMS always felt slow and unreliable.

Also it worked on WiFi so you could still use it at home where you might not have had the best phone signal.

It became popular when you had to pay for it. It was a one off fee on iPhone or an annual recurring fee on Android, that's how much people wanted to get away from SMS.

Probably worth noting that BBM was very popular at that time too but it was exclusive to BlackBerry phones so the concept wasn't new, but everyone that started moving to iPhone and Android after blackberry wanted the same messaging experience, and WhatsApp provided that.

I'll never really understand why the north American market didn't make the jump like everyone else did, because WhatsApp provided so much more, it wasn't just about cost of messaging.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 19 points 8 months ago

Or left hand for right-hand drive cars, but yes.

I watch the CarWow channel on YouTube and they review a lot of EV's, and the host struggled with it - it would take him several attempts to get it into drive as he'd swipe up but not all the way so it would never actually engage. I guess in that case a software fix could be applied to make the control more sensitive but it's still fucking stupid to have it there in the first place.

Also for more WTFs, on that same channel, they do these challenges where they drive a bunch of EVs on a route and see which one goes the furthest, which has the closest range to what the manufacture claims it'll do and what happens to the vehicle when it runs out of battery. There was an instance where the Tesla ran out of charge, but they couldn't open the recharging port because the little door is electronic.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 18 points 10 months ago

This isn't my experience. I'm way more focused in the morning and then it's all downhill after lunch. By the time it's the evening I have zero motivation to do any code.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago

Crazy that both alpine drivers are there but not Stroll.

Also imagine seeing this at the start of the season and seeing both McLaren drivers!

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 20 points 1 year ago

Sync shows the thumbnail

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 18 points 1 year ago

It's amazing how many cookie consent banners aren't compliant. There has to be a button where you can clearly reject all, where it has equal look and feel as accept all. By default all non required cookies must be disabled, but the fact we can turn off the legitimate interest options shows they're not required, and so they're not compliant.

Basically every banner should have a reject button that's just as clear as the accept. I'd you're going through any extra effort to reject then it's not compliant.

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