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BigDaddySlim

@ BigDaddySlim @lemmy.world

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  • What is the X you use for the Y?

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  • Carburetor cleaner kills wasps on contact, since we always had old cars growing up and lived in the sticks we also always got wasp nests. I still keep some around just in case. I don't even own a car with a carburetor anymore. They get a good distance of spray too for added safety when dealing with them.

  • When was your house built?

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  • House I used to own was built in 1958, but the house I'm currently renting an apartment in was built in 1890. The apartment itself was added in 2020, and I'm it's first tenant.

  • When was your house built?

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  • Yeah lots of houses super old around here, especially at the old mills area. My buddy lives in Uxbridge near one of the lakes, funny enough I'm a few towns away. Small world, Lemmy.

  • What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?

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  • What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?

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  • Put a drink in your cup that you hate, that way you'll be reluctant to drink it as frequently. So if you hate pineapple juice, fill it up with that!

  • Is the Steam Deck getting outdated soon? Should I wait for the next gen?

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  • Same, the last roughly 40 hours of my gameplay on the Deck have been PS1/2 and Xbox games, with a few hours of New Vegas sprinkled in.

  • Toronto is considering raising parking fees and lowering transit fares during concerts and sports games to encourage people to take public transit rather than their car

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  • Biggest issue for me is the commuter rail leaves South Station no later than like 11:30, so leaving an event that ends late is impossible or very close to impossible. I don't mind getting home after midnight but if I have to take the subway to South Station first I have to leave early. That's why I dont bother going to concerts at TD Garden if they'll run that late. I will not drive into Boston unless I absolutely have to (Microcenter is an exception).

    For Valentine's day we did an event at the Museum of Science for an adults only night, but it ended well within that window so it was fine. That was the latest we took the commuter rail.

  • RFK Jr. Wants Every American to Be Sporting a Wearable Within Four Years

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  • Fuck you RFK my Casio can't and won't connect to the internet, go swim in more sewage you dolt

  • my turn to post this

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  • The fact that the wiki states that 2 of the leaks were posted just to win an argument is hilarious to me

  • Honda pulls off surprise reusable rocket test launch

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  • Just wait until they add VTEC to it

  • It's Father's Day in the United States. What is a memory of your father that left the greatest impact on your life?

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  • My dad wasn't perfect, but he always did what was best for my mom and I. He worked his ass off doing a number of labor jobs (carpentry, mechanic, electrical, plumbing, etc) and was a jack of all trades. He dropped out his sophomore year in the 70s to help support his parents when his dad had a stroke and just kept working the labor jobs. He was well known enough in the plumbing business that when Disney was planning another hotel they asked for him by name to lead the plumbing project.

    When all that hard labor caught up with him and he had his back surgery, it threw him on his ass and disability. He still kept working on stuff after recovering, rebuilt his uncle's Willy's he had found, swapping motors out of his truck when he eventually killed it, doing home renovations, everything. All while trying to teach my dumbass some of what he knew so I'd know something useful. I learned a lot from him, but not nearly all of what he knew. He was a stubborn hard ass so he liked things done a certain way and would sometimes get frustrated if I wasn't doing it right, but never in a "I'm going to scream at you because you fucked up" kinda way.

    It took me until he was diagnosed with cancer to realize why he had always been a hard ass and pushing me to do better, he didn't want me to follow his footsteps and he stuck doing these hard labor jobs, destroying my body like he did his. Sorry that didn't work out, old man.

    It's not really a particular memory of my dad that impacted me, it's basically his whole memory of him that did. I've had lots of great memories with him, but everything he always did was for his family first, he was very selfless. I wouldn't be who I am today without my dad.

    Happy father's day, dad. Miss you.

  • Voicemail should be banned

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  • Had this problem too (phone number is from NM but I'm in MA now) so I just started messing with them. I'd answer "Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque district office, how may I direct your call?" Click. After about a week of doing this I haven't gotten a single spam call, this was like 2 years ago. Who cares it it's "impersonating a federal agency" or whatever, they're scammers overseas, fuck em.

  • Boston Mayor Michelle Wu attacked by Political Ads accusing her of supporting Bike Lanes.

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  • At this point I didn't even drive in Boston anymore, I take the commuter rail into the city and subway from there. Why people are acting like that's an absurd possibility is astonishing to me. Yes, traffic in Boston sucks, but mainly because too many people from outside would rather drive in and complain about the traffic they're causing than the cheaper and much easier alternative of taking transit into the city. As for the actual residents, there's great public transportation, just fucking take it. You really wanna pay all that money for parking and vehicle maintenance just to sit at every red light to get somewhere maybe 3 min faster? Get a grip. If I lived in the city the first thing I'd do is sell my car and use my electric assist bike for everything, I already use it to get to work in the Metrowest, you can do it in the city.

  • Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads

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  • You have to use the Google Play version of OSM for Android Auto, plus tweak a setting or two in the advanced settings of AA. As for the maps itself it's been fine, I use GPS not Google Play Services for location, so I need to make sure the phone is in clear view of the sky for best results, but it still works in the center console of my car. Just make sure your location services are on before opening OSM or it acts funky.

  • Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads

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  • Did the same thing last September, my S21 Ultra's battery was getting tired and I was tired of the Samsung bullshit. So far it's been great and so has battery life, plus it's a breath of fresh air to only have apps I want installed without needing ADB to remove them after Google/Samsung decides they want them reinstalled every few weeks.

    Only downfalls have been my broken banking app (which might be the actual app being broken based on Google Play reviews) and the amount of tweaking I needed to do to get OSM as my default map for Android Auto.

    I finally have a phone that actually feels like mine, not just a leased device from the manufacturer.

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  • Ya know, I told myself when they brought Verdansk back that I wasn't gonna spend 70 fucking dollars for BO6 just to help level up guns, and even though I was tempted I didn't do it, even when it was on sale. Shit like this is what reminds me as to why I shouldn't buy it. Yeah, I'll play your game because my friends and I enjoy Verdansk, it's a good map and is fun for us to play, but I'll be damned if I give them any money for it.

    They locked one of the meta assault rifles in a season 1 battle pass (Krig) meaning you literally cannot unlock it and have to buy a weapon bundle to use it. You can pick the gun up off the ground, but not make a loadout with it without spending money. Luckily I've earned several of their free CoD points from previous free versions of the battle pass to unlock a bundle for it, but I shouldn't fucking have to do that.

    I'll just cost them money to host me on thier servers now, until they remove Verdansk again and I'm not gonna play Warzone.

  • You don't have to be embarrassed

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  • They're not blocking your view, they're blocking OSHA's view. The fun police don't like it when the Hardhat Boys race each other on their scooters (pallet jacks) and sword fight with grinders and shovels. Also apparently air compressor potato guns are a no no :(

  • Imagine the business opportunities

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  • The first rule of Project Mayhem is you do not ask questions, sir.

  • Target Leaves Dozens Of Switch 2 Consoles Locked In A Cage On The Store Floor

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  • I might've unintentionally over exaggerated what I meant, edited my comment. I meant bricking as in how Xbox would ban your console for cheating or modding them forcing it as an offline only system, not making them a paperweight. That's my bad

  • Target Leaves Dozens Of Switch 2 Consoles Locked In A Cage On The Store Floor

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  • Let's assume you stole the Switch 2 early. To get this update, you'd be connecting it to the Internet. Nintendo has not only recently updated their TOS to state they can brick your console if they suspect you of pirating, but console manufacturers have been known to ban accounts brick and or flag devices if they get connected before official launch. What will stop them from doing that immediately if you connect online before it's release date? I'm sure they already know which serial numbers are green lit for people with early access and which aren't. You won't be worrying about a day 1 update because you probably won't receive it, and you'll be locked to whatever game you're able to steal with it as long as it works offline.

    Your best option is try to flip it immediately to some other schmuck and hope wherever you post it doesn't alert authorities to you or just get removed for being clearly stolen.