skuzz

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[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why do I feel this is a false narrative for the rich so they stop perpetuating the lie that "nobody wants to work" from two stimulus checks that came 4 years ago? I probably spent more during the pandemic than usual at periods to adapt to it and buy hand soap and toilet paper among other things. It also triggered a pattern of more savings than ever that won't be undone any time soon. Events like that tend to have a generational effect that can't be explained away in a two bit headline.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago

It is glorious.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 months ago

That's fascinating software! Thanks for the share!

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Health Connect "beta" is a battery hog. Until they fix those issues, it's a non-starter for anyone caring about battery life.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a clever arrangement! Thanks for sharing. I'm in Colorado and we get dry enough that evaporative cooling is effective, but home came with AC, which means everything just gets dry and you static shock all your electronics to death as your power bill spins up to infinity. I never considered that one could have a dual system to switch between. What is your temperature differential with the evap operational? 20 degrees or so?

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Do you have separate discrete units to pull that off? Or are they both tied into the same air circulation system?

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Worse, we seem absolutely proud of our stupidity.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That OG Moto X with rubberized back was delicious. First phone in a long time that felt worse with a case, and fit so deftly in the hand. Camera was pretty amazing too for the time.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Alternatively, since most modern day vehicles come with satellite radio standard, they could just make it a requirement that satellite radio broadcasts emergency messages on their preview channel during an emergency.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No worries. You don't understand how radio transmission works. You'll learn though. It's crazy cool.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago

The popularity of AM has declined greatly, so license purchase for religious and crazy alt-right broadcasting can be had on the cheap.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

It's more the modulation type and lower frequency that allows the signal to propagate further. Hilariously, HD radio exists in the AM band in the US, digital transmissions over AM that sound crystal clear. I say hilarious because it seems like it doesn't make sense but then you have clear audio from something that can be affected by turning on a light, but simultaneously can transmit 6 states away to a little device in your hands without the aid of satellites.

Edit: Although, it really seems that rolling out a new emergency broadcast mechanism would make more sense, I suppose they're trying to ensure the least common denominator exists across all existing vehicles, since one from the 1930s to the 2020s could receive an AM transmission. Much like how aircraft still have AM radios for voice communications. Unless the AM band in the car is always listening for emergency broadcasts though, adding it is useless, as few would actively listen to it.

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