AA5B

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Sure, the inadequate airport facilities are part of the problem. Facilities have generally been sufficient for the older approach where airlines were responsible for security and have had huge problems scaling up. I think the airport really gives space, and tsa decides how to use it, how many scanners to set up, how many people to have on duty at any time, etc. It doesn’t help that it’s one more entity to coordinate with for airports As terminals are remodeled over the years, they have been getting better. However many of us still feel like we need to get to airports two hours ahead of our flights and expect to spend most of that in the security line

Personally I’m surprised it hasn’t caused a terrorist attack. If “terrorist” is largely about how many people you can terrorize … Instead of everyone being scattered across many gates where they can’t be reached without going through the airport and dealing with security, now you have hundreds of people clustered near the entrance, seemingly much more vulnerable, for a much larger attack. It seems like an obvious security hole and none of the security theater addresses it

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

IANAL obviously, but a game beta seems like the perfect legitimate use case for an nda. It’s time limited, very specific, you have legitimately volunteered.

NDAs are all different but ask yourself

  • is this nda limited to a specific time period or is it indefinite?
  • is it very specific to what it covers or generic enough that it say, prevents you from working? -was it a legitimate choice or mandated but an unequal power such as your employer?

If you have any such questions, you should definitely consult a lawyer before assuming

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

It’s meant to be scary. I really think a lot of ndas are abused exactly because they are scary. The problem is they are expensive and uncertain.

Their validity is by state and enforcement is through the courts. Is a specific nda enforceable in your state? Is the other party likely to enforce it legally? Can you afford to defend yourself?

Don’t get me wrong,there are also many legit and enforceable ndas, which makes things complicated

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

More like,print lots of money to give to defense companies and enrich themselves so they can gaslight the rest of us by claiming the numbers are good, the economy is great

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I still find it hard to believe it could happen, and certainly dont want to be proven wrong. Probably helps that I wouldn’t be eligible.

So the average person is out of shape, overweight, and knows nothing about the military or how to use weapons. Army boot camp may be only 10 weeks, but you have a very unready population and war has gotten much more complicated than it used to be. I find it hard to believe even the war-mongering fools currently running the us, would get us into something big enough and long-running enough for a draft to make a worthwhile difference.

Look at Iran. They might have started a never-ending war, but the approach is to sit back and bomb it. That won’t lead to a draft

Stepping back a bit, what about Iraq? That’s a bigger question since I don’t think we have the readiness to do that again, and it did require a ton of people. But they never instituted a draft, and the buildup was far too quick for one to be useful. … although that was also an international presence and the current regime is making sure that will never happen again

Then we get to Putin. Look at everything he’s gone through to avoid a draft, despite getting his country bogged down starting an absolutely brutal war resulting in hundreds of thousands of Russians killed or maimed. We all make the agent krasnov jokes, but there’s far more in common from one tyrant to another than any of us like

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 26 points 18 hours ago

It’s not just a few workers letting things goto their heads, but tsa is the embodiment of “security theater”. High visibility, truckloads of money, and sometimes it’s hard to see how they’re helping actual safety, more than just inconveniencing everyone to look like they are. Some of their choices and practices have been remarkably ineffective while also being remarkably expensive

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

And don’t forget that airports were unprepared, and took years to figure out how to handle it. Arguably they still don’t, since I last year I had to wait in a security line that stretched outside the terminal, and down the sidewalk

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 21 points 18 hours ago

When tsa was new, and they first came out with tsa-compatible luggage “locks” ….

  1. I left my luggage locks on the zipper pull, not locking anything … they cut them off! And left a nasty note inside my luggage about non-standard “locks”
  2. I did try the standard “locks” once, although they seemed more useless than ordinary suitcase locks. Yep, they cut them off
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
  • home automation
  • smoking (meat)
  • doom scrolling
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is crazy - how is immigration status relevant to healthcare. All people are people. There’s only one humane choice

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah I don’t know what the algorithm pushes on others but I definitely see more conservative propaganda than I like…… I’ve even started seeing shite like parasites causing diabetes and other insane health conspiracy theories

I suppose all the dating and gender role nonsense is most likely of the stuff pushed on me to affect someone, because it’s widespread, not too extreme, and starts with a grain of truth before heading off the rails

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It’s a hunting tram. You’ve heard of a “hunting lodge” but those were never successful because they can’t move. The next step is to add wheels

 

Can anyone help with pointers for automatable garage heaters? So far my searches aren’t finding anything. My requirements are:

  • remotely preheat when I want to work out
  • alert if it’s left on, or automatically turn off

I’m in the US, looking for 240v maybe 5,000w electric heater. The basic item is cheap and readily available at home centers or online. I even see variations with Bluetooth remote and/or controlled by app.

I’m looking for something locally automatable. Matter/Thread would be ideal but I’m fine with Zigbee or z-wave. But I’m not finding anything like that, and getting stuck on some vendors portal is not ok. Any leads?

Or something that can use an external thermostat - I actually have an extra Ecobee - that can be locally automatable. Any leads? Any search tips that might find such a thing?

I briefly thought of automating an outlet, however even if smart outlets are available for those loads, that wouldn’t work because all these heaters have a safety feature to run the fan until the unit is cool

 

One of the environmental regulations we benefit from here in the us, is eu common charger rules! Basically all computer like devices now use usb-c. Thanks.

But it would be even better to be common to essentially every portable device. I’ve seen flashlights that charge over usb-c.

While I was travelling this past weekend, my toothbrush battery died and I didn’t have the proprietary charging base. I sure wish that took usb-c also. Looking online I see a couple but most electronic toothbrushes still use proprietary chargers

Which brings up: what are you guys seeing, where common charger rules are actually required? Looking across non-computer devices that are not required to be usb-c, are they?

Edit: proprietary

 

It’s coming down to the final deadline. I’m running out of time and need to decide ….

Kids are at college so buying in bulk is less important but I love Costco. My membership expired in May, but I’m down to three rolls of toilet paper, LoL

Do I renew Costco and continue to buy in bulk at the potential of wasting money, or do I give up on Costco and buy all supplies from the grocery?

 

May be interesting here because walkable cities and transit directly reduce unnecessary deaths

Massachusetts consistently ranks as the safest state for drivers in terms of fatality rate, with only 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people. Its success is largely credited to stringent DUI laws … Urban density also plays a role – Boston’s congested streets and statewide lower speed limits in urban areas reduce the opportunity for high-speed crashes. The state also has a strong public transportation network, which decreases total vehicle miles traveled.

 

wtf, Texas

Is even this politicized?

It may never be known exactly how many Texas women have died as a result of the state’s abortion restrictions … And the state is not trying to find out. The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, the body responsible for investigating maternal deaths, has announced it is not investigating cases from 2022 and 2023, including the immediate aftermath of the state’s almost-total abortion ban.

 

This is a stupid question mostly because I don’t know where to ask it. Also it seems like an obvious thing but I’ve never read any news mentioning ……

I was just reading an article going over recent flooding catastrophes and one thing that stood out was a dam adding to the high water by having to release water while the flooding was still happening.

But can’t dam operators see a storm forecast and start drinking, er draining, ahead of time? It’s seems like you could make a big difference in controlling flooding with just a day or two pregaming. That can’t be profound, so why does it never seem to be mentioned? It could be a significant factor on many floods, a critical use for NWS data, forecasts, warnings, so where are the news mentions?

 

So many toddler toys and sporting goods on the curb in front of our house! Got my now college age kid to help.

We put up a huge “free” sign, and at least some things found a new home. Three bicycles, two portable soccer nets, and a pair of roller blades definitely gone but there’s just so much stuff that I really couldn’t say what’s no longer there

I’m disappointed the snow blower didn’t go. Yeah it’s older and needs service but it’s a nice two stage, self-propelled, auto-start model where bringing it back to life would be a fraction of the cost of buying something like that

 

I find this a bit weird, but I just fell asleep on the sofa while watching YouTube. The weird part was I had a very vivid dream that I was watching an entirely different YouTube video

 

This morning I made pancakes for my little one (ok, he’s a high school senior, and it was an egg, cantaloupe and some pancakes). His favorite is chocolate chip: I can do that!

As I was making them I realized I didn’t have enough chocolate chips. But I could still be the hero, I had mini-chips to make energy bites!

I don’t know if this counts as science, but I discovered the minis sink right to the bottom while full sized are easier to keep in suspension. The minis made it a lot harder to give each a consistent chocolate taste

 

The last several months, I’ve started watching YouTube.

I tried looking at what I’ve been watching:

  • lawn mowing
  • drain clearing
  • dog grooming
 

For those of us still impatiently waiting, what is your experience so far with “Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition”?

—- I ordered just 2 hours in but the vendor I used sold out in 21 minutes. I just found out I also missed the restock, so hopefully some time next month.

 
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