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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

i would say no, it's very formulaic and predictable with poorly manufactured drama - it jumped the shark after the first season or two

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

According to authors [CheolHong Lim] and [DongSeok Seo], the research covered in this paper was undertaken because of reports of rare cancers among Korean STEM teachers, particularly those who used 3D printers in their curricula. It was thought that only long-term, continued exposure to the particulates generated by 3D printers could potentially be hazardous and that PLA was less likely to be hazardous than ABS. The study was designed to assess the potential carcinogenicity of both ABS and PLA particulates under conditions similar to what could be expected in an educational setting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I know what the video says but that doesn't mean it's right just because it's a video someone made. It could be completely wrong, it could be right about one thing or about many things.

Roads should be designed with safety as a consideration but that doesn't excuse incompetent driving. You're in control of a weapon that can do serious damage, it shouldn't be a hot take to think that skill and consideration should be applied at all times when someone sits behind a wheel.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 weeks ago (13 children)

The primary reason is most people can't drive. I don't mean they can't mechanically operate a vehicle and make it move, I mean they lack the skill required to do so competently and safely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Or people could actually learn how to drive, then pay attention while driving, or they have their driving privileges revoked...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is the door locking mechanism something you can change? If so you could change it to one that doesn't lock when it's closed, only when a key is used.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (5 children)

How do you keep getting locked out? Would it not be easier to remember your keys when you go outside?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Make sure the car is in neutral and handbrake is on before starting. It's not strictly necessary but you should make this a habit for safety.

Buckle up. Make yourself aware of your surroundings.

Insert and turn key / press button. Newer cars require clutch and/or brake to be pressed to start, check the car manual if unsure.

Key shouldn't need to be turned for long - if its kept turned when the engine starts you'll hear a horrible grinding noise. Avoid this.

The car should now be started. Take your foot off clutch/brake, nothing will happen (as long as you ate in neutral with handbrake on).

To start moving, press the clutch, put the gear stick in 1st, start smoothly lifting your foot off the clutch. You're looking for the bite point of the clutch - when you start to feel the car want to move. This takes practice and you will stall the car many times before its natural. Once you've found the bite point, its time to release the hand brake*, and start gently pressing the accelerator as you lift your foot the rest of the way off the clutch.

It takes a while for this to be smooth.

*you could release the hand brake before this and use the brake pedal instead.

When you want to change gears, take your foot off the accelerator, press the clutch, move the gear stick to the right gear, release the clutch smoothly, press the accelerator

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

“A few stakeholders were concerned that the release of the report would result in new legal action (criminal prosecution, citizen revocation, or otherwise) being brought against the individuals named in the report,” a summary of the library’s discussions noted.

What a good argument. Can't find any fault with that logic. Let's just get rid of laws that hold people accountable for their actions. Wouldn't want murderers, or war criminals to be inconvenienced in any way and it wouldn't be fair to embarrass the government for looking the other way or being complicit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Duck eggs are delicious. Taste is often subjective.

Have you ever thought of raising your own chickens?

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This is not ok (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Saw this today and now I'm reconsidering if Boost is right for me. I'm really hoping this is shitty boiler plate that was accidentally copied and over looked because that is some bullshit to say "unless we decide we want to use your personal data for whatever we want".

I know "legitimate interest" is a phrase from the cookies law but there is no legitimate interest justification for this. My data is my data and I decide who has a legitimate interest in it so advertisers can fuck off, as can Boost if this the direction it's going.


Edit to say this blew up. I didn't realise I was kicking as big a hornet's nest and haven't read all the comments yet.

To be clear, what I don't like about this and other provisions in the terms is the language and implications around data use. I've no problem with ads being shown - I want developers to get paid for the work they do and that makes it possible for users to have "free" access to software if they can't afford to purchase.

I also want to add the response from Boost's dev below to make sure it's visible. You'll see that it is boilerplate but required by Google and was present in Boost for reddit. I just hadn't seen it because I purchased it immediately based on a recommendation. It doesn't make me happy about it but does remove some doubts I was having about the direction Boost is heading.

I will be purchasing the app to support the dev because I do like Boost but I understand not everyone can afford everything so you'll see some other suggestions in the comments below that don't have any ads if you're not happy with the free version and ads with their associated loss of data privacy.


Dev here.

The dialog and its content is not created by me, it is a standard solution from Google to comply with GDPR and other laws. More info here: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/10114014?hl=en

The consent dialog is also required by Google AdMob to show ads, and it is shown when the ad network is initialized.

When the app launches, first it checks for the remove ads purchase, and if it is not present, it will initialize the ads sdk. The ad network is not initialized if the remove ads purchase is detected.

Boost for Reddit was using the very same ad networks and consent dialog.

 

I was using connect which has a block instance I option I used but after switching to boost I'm now seeing those instances again and it's a pain to block community by community because there are so many of them and they're very active.

Did I miss the setting for this or is it not a feature of Boost?

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