pdxfed

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[–] pdxfed 1 points 2 hours ago

Life hack and Consumerist used to be two of my favorite reads and forums. Then they were absorbed into the Borg and stopped putting out anything useful.

[–] pdxfed 1 points 9 hours ago

It was dumb speculation until he took down all regulatory apparatus, and grabbed the national checkbook while trump made himself a puppet king. Now any money not in Tesla is crazy.

[–] pdxfed 2 points 12 hours ago

Perfect, since they broke the ambient mode's "recent highlights" simple display last month and have yet to fix it, and only recently restored partner photo sharing for 3rd party apps after breaking it with no announcement in October, I'm sure there are many things to anticipate in this "enhancement".

Fuck Google.

[–] pdxfed 0 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Divorced from reality? Teslas CEO controls Treasury payments as of a week ago.

I cannot think of an easier bet than on a dictator's personal interests rising. Trump is just a sock puppet for a bit. Musk, Vance, etc. are the next Gen of uglier.

[–] pdxfed 1 points 16 hours ago

And by vulture venture capitalists you mean nearly every publicly traded company, which is almost every company you've ever heard of. It's why you have to constantly be on the defensive even when buying a pack of gum. Is it full of poison? Too much sugar? Do they use slave labor to produce the product? Are they funding genocide in central America? Why is the price 3x last year?

By welding insatiable, unregulated capitalism as the sole way of operating our economy, we guarantee that quality and human-positive outcomes are eaten up, taken over, destroyed, monetized, privatized or enshittified.

I just want to buy a pack of gum in a reasonable world that doesn't need to support CEO levels of wealth and all the horrific downstream practices and cost cutting that comes with it

[–] pdxfed 2 points 2 days ago

In the last week it's frequently taking 10-15 seconds to retrieve/display posts, comments, etc. whereas before that no issues and instant. Nothing changed on my end hardware/internet wise. Anyone else seeing that?

[–] pdxfed 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You guys are legit ignorant if you're paying the IRS. I got an email that they wanted to send me a Loyalty refund, they just needed my bank info and an SMS verification code I read them to prove I was me. It's supposed to come in the next week but they said sometimes it's easier to process with crypto so they may request that info if my bank has any problems.

[–] pdxfed 24 points 2 days ago

This is not "botched". Destroying worker protections, such as the NLRB, is incredibly high on their list.

[–] pdxfed 12 points 2 days ago

Great article, you should x-post to [email protected]

[–] pdxfed 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

With the beautiful Victorian home styles subsumed by barrier and an enormous metallic obelisk thrusting into the sky...it says San Francisco and Salesforce tower in 10 years.

[–] pdxfed 7 points 3 days ago

"some call you the elite, I call you my base."

[–] pdxfed 3 points 3 days ago

I remember an article WSJ put out in ~2010 about the burdened cost of a Manhattan family who had two 750k salaries by listing out their costs which included a madi, childcare and private school for two kids, two cars (in NYC!), etc. "everyone is scraping by" was the general thrust. So myopic.

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by pdxfed to c/longreads
 

Super brave Caucasian commissioners decide committee they do not directly benefit from does not have a purpose, in a wise and comprehensive evaluation showing exactly who is a member of their community worth investing in.

Program had no funding and cost nothing other than ~4 hours of each program member’s time related to the program each month.

Please keep this in mind when thinking about where you will travel, vacation, live and do business with in Oregon. If you'd like to share your thoughts with the county commissioners: [email protected]

 

Super brave Caucasian commissioners decide committee they do not directly benefit from does not have a purpose, in a wise and comprehensive evaluation showing exactly who is a member of their community worth investing in.

Program had no funding and cost nothing other than ~4 hours of each program member's time related to the program each month.

Please keep this in mind when thinking about where you will travel, vacation, live and do business with. If you'd like to share your thoughts with the county commissioners: [email protected]

 

Hi, I'm in the US and non-car safety is appalling. I live in a semi-urban area and get nearly hit, obstructed or aggressively cut off at crosswalks or driveways nearly every single time I run, which is every other day.

Rather than try to make the case with stats showing no local enforcement of pedestrian code, I've decided for my and likely my future lawyers sale I should just record and montage it. When I'm inevitably disabled or killed by one of these selfish dumbasses, at least it will make for simple settlements, and prosecutions .

I'm in the market for a headmounted/head strap camera, preferably with a microphone option. I googled a bit and there are some go-pro-ish options but they all seem pretty big and heavy, made for mountain biking or swimming, etc. anyone have ideas or links for a lighter option? Don't need 4k and 400gb of storage, just enough for an hour or video and audio at reasonable resolution.

TIA

 

It steadily has dropped for a year or more and I can't take it anymore. If I replace will they fix? I pulled it off and even with the water off there is still water coming out of the pipe at a slow, slow drip pace. Is it the water shut off that needs help? Would of course prefer the cheaper fix but if a new head isn't going to stop the leak it'd be good to know.

TIA

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submitted 3 months ago by pdxfed to c/oregon
 

Ziply was a dumb pipe with decent rates for symmetrical fiber with moderate usage. No good can come of this for customers, hope Kahn blocks it.

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submitted 3 months ago by pdxfed to c/portland_oregon
 

Ziply was a dumb pipe with decent rates for symmetrical fiber with moderate usage. No good can come of this for customers, hope Kahn blocks it.

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submitted 3 months ago by pdxfed to c/pnw
 

Ziply was a dumb pipe with decent rates for symmetrical fiber with moderate usage. No good can come of this for customers, hope Kahn blocks it.

 

Played out Monster Mayhem card game within a month or so. Bought Castle Panic and was a great fantasy intro board game, simple to learn with just enough strategy to keep it interesting for older folks but it's about run its course.

Looking for suggestions 2-3 can play together mix of youth and adults, ideally collaboratively. Basic-level RPG or strategy fantasy/mystery/adventure, small group of 3 max so not really a "DM" situation type game, all would be players.

TIA

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