zik

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[–] zik@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Sounds like they should arrest Microsoft for that, like they did with Mega. /s

[–] zik@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I wonder what the "fuck that hurt" rate is for these fishes

[–] zik@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Trump has threatened to end democracy in the US. So yesterday may end up being the last time anyone in the US gets to vote.

I wouldn't call that a win for democracy.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (16 children)

Unfortunately it's very hard to buy a decent dumb TV these days.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Most likely it was counterfeit radios. The batteries in decade old Icom radios would probably be dead by now.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

Didn't he already repeatedly claim that he's fighting directly with the West?

Even in his own words what would this change?

[–] zik@lemmy.world 34 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Having elected officials makes sense for politicians since their job is to represent the interests of the people but it's terrible for other types of public office.

What do you want from a judge or a sheriff? Someone who's experienced and competent. Who can best judge that? Would it be the hierarchy of their peers who they work with every day or would it be random members of the public who've barely even heard of them?

Edit: and no, I'm not suggesting political appointments. That's also a recipe for disaster. Do it like Commonwealth countries: make the civil service independent of the political process and make appointments be part of the usual process of promotion.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I agree 100%. Public transport is the only sensible approach to getting people to stadiums. If it were my choice I wouldn't provide parking at the venue at all.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

Parking garages costs a lot more than surface parking. And the amount of traffic which can leave is limited by the surrounding roads, not by the exits.

Edit: I'm not saying this is a good thing. I'm saying it's the reasoning of the people who build stadiums.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Recycled plastic is also inferior quality with worse structural properties so it's not really suitable for many applications.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's absolutely not true. Bluetooth has many "profiles" which define different capabilities. Here's a list of them. These are all defined in the official bluetooth standards.

Maybe you were thinking of the "core specification" which defines the underlying protocol but doesn't define the profiles? But that's just the way they broke up the spec documents. The profiles are still official parts of bluetooth.

Apple's proprietary extensions for audio are not part of any official specification though.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Can we just have a bridge that detects MAGA trucks and ditches them then?

 

Ok, this is mainly just to see if there's anyone else here. But what's your favorite bass line to play?

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