MNByChoice

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How would American culture change if the internet went down? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 34 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Politics would probably start to shift dramatically towards the left with the lack of echo chambers online.

No, it would not. The USA was not more liberal before the internet. Fascism rose without the internet in many countries.

It would be nice to not have Russian trolls though.

Diamond-cooled GPUs are coming soon — startup claims 20C temp reduction, 25% more overclocking headroom as it seeks US govt funding for diamond-encrusted chip cooling solutions in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 4 hours ago

The is some Onion quality writing. I hear their readership base is huge though.

Diamond-cooled GPUs are coming soon — startup claims 20C temp reduction, 25% more overclocking headroom as it seeks US govt funding for diamond-encrusted chip cooling solutions in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 4 hours ago

And miss the pop?

(The pop is when the share price suddenly jumps. Especially after an IPO. #because misunderstood jokes suck)

Biden Asked Microsoft to “Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity.” He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 62 points 4 hours ago

Stop blaming Biden for shit he didn't do. Microsoft has been an illegal monopoly for decades.

Do you honestly see yourself ever retiring and how? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago

Yes.

By Planning.

I didn't think it would work for the first 10 years. I just wanted to eat better cat food in retirement.

Pursuing higher paid jobs when I can. Changing jobs periodically. Pursuing higher pay until the pay asked for my soul. Then stepped back, changed jobs, and make way more for less.

Paying down debt when possible. Building up to a constant dollar figure of debit and investment per month. Growing that when I can. I now save 40%+ of my income.

Keeping my spending low by prioritizing my time on free things. Prioritizing the money I spend on high pact purchases.

Planning with 4% rule. Works out to needing 300 times your monthly spend in savings. Driving that number down. A $15 a month expense requires $4,500 invested to support.

A great market runup.

I am glad I did too. My friends are dying. One's 40's are rough.

Alarm clocks would be more effective if the sound was someone puking or gagging. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago
  • mice in walls
  • squirrel in ceiling
  • racoon in floor
  • elderly neighbors talking without hearing aids
  • pounding on the door
  • scratching at the door
Alarm clocks would be more effective if the sound was someone puking or gagging. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago
  • “eagle” (i.e. actual) cry

Because it would be funny.

How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 3 days ago

Any save info for that gaming session will be tied to that profile.

That is pretty great. No more remembering who has slot 3 on which game.

Alarm clocks would be more effective if the sound was someone puking or gagging. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 33 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I fear the result would be slower reactions for the real event.

The sound has to rotate randomly.

Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago

Dead on. It happened with trees, and wood is still useful.

How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for checking!!

How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thank you. It had seemed physical games are also locked to an account, but I am learning that is not how it works.

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How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers? (midwest.social)
 

I don't understand the Nintendo Switch. How many do I need for a family of gamers?

They are a personal device like a gameboy.
There is a TV version for party games.
The games may or may not be shareable, even with the physical games.
Assume the ideal usage is during screen time on a weekend.

I have been avoiding buying one as I don't understand them. Thinking of getting them soon.

I assume one OLED for the family and then a portable per person, then one copy of each game per device.

How is this affordable?

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Feasibility of assembling car from parts? (midwest.social)
 

I like a certain unremarkable car from the recent past. As they are repairable currently, can one just buy all of the parts new and put it together?

Are there any parts that aren't sold new?

Have you done this?
Are there any tools to help one get all of the parts?
Any communities?

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What are you supposed to do at a food truck festival? (midwest.social)
 

The lines are long. The food is expensive. Everyone in the group wants to eat something different. The food taste is a gamble. There are few places to eat.

Does everyone stick together and wait in all of the lines? Split up and meet at some location? Eat on the way to the festival and just hang out?

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What is "Toastify is awesome”? (midwest.social)
 

I keep getting a red banner saying “Toastify is awesome” when updating. What does it mean, and what should I do differently?

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Mayor Jacob Frey quips that choosing remote work over office makes you a 'loser' (Minneapolis, MN, USA) (bringmethenews.com)
 

"I don't know if you saw this study the other day, but what this study clearly shows, is when people have the ability to come downtown to an office and don't, when they stay home, sitting on their couch with their nasty cat blanket diddling on their laptop ... if they do that for a few months, you become a loser! It's a study. We're not losers, are we?"

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Non-computer standing furniture (midwest.social)
 

There is evidence that standing is better for the human body than sitting. For work we have standing desks for computer work and such. Some aim to stand 8+ hours a day.

What about for other activities? How do the unemployed, retired, and homemarkers get in enough standing? Are there good ways to stand while reading a book, or sipping a coffee and enjoying the dawn?

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Berkeley can't enforce natural gas ban, federal court rules again (www.berkeleyside.org)
 

On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a federal appeals court declined to rehear the case of Berkeley’s ban on new natural gas hookups, which was struck down by a panel of judges in April 2023.

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What would get you "back to the office"? (midwest.social)
 

There are a lot of news articles about "back to the office", but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let's provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible.

I would like my work computer to do Windows updates lightning quick in the office. It currently takes weeks, in or out of the office. Stopping in for a day makes no difference, so there is no point. Now, if there was a point, I would go in.

What would get you in the office?

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