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[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If you read the caption on the photo it says that it is of a sign in German at a Texas children's hospital.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's also 3 hours of time spent on work related requirements!

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At the time it was used by a lot of entities (including several government agencies in various countries) for alerting.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

I so badly wish the 5 was available in the US. The 4 is too much of a downgrade for me :/

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago
[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Converting times to other timezones would be extra annoying.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure it's tongue in cheek of the average person who doesn't know much about tech.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 months ago

2/2 otters agree with this course of action.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago

Not even just ranked choice. It's all alternative voting systems that aren't just first past the post... ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 37 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

To be fair, mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal to humans because of disease spread. It's not just annoying, itchy bites.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/08/nx-s1-5026612/mosquitos-kill-more-people-than-any-other-creature-the-cdc-warns

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

There's not a great 1:1 replacement. I'd suggest some sort of hybrid approach. Personally, I use mumble for voip and matrix for text. I haven't experienced any significant stability issues with matrix, but self-hosting probably plays in my favor there.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.zip 57 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Isn't prime caffeinated? That's dehydrating and not at all helpful to people who need water...

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