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Hazmatastic

@ Hazmatastic @lemmy.world

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  • Idk, I just don't see the use case

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  • I saw that post and it made me start thinking about why I have no interest in it, and a few days later here we are. Honestly, the last 3 panels live rent-free in my head

  • Idk, I just don't see the use case

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  • This kinda blew up. For the record, there are probably decent use cases. I'm just befuddled by its popularity. The best I've seen is PC games on a TV more easily than moving an entire setup. But the form factor removes a lot of the upgradeability and repairablity that makes PCs so great, it has standard hardware like a console but still traps you in a (admittedly slightly better) ecosystem, it has Linux but masks it so well most people won't notice or care. If it pushes gaming to a more linux-friendly place, great, but it feels like it's packaging it to the point that it won't push the player-base, only devs. It feels like it packages almost all of the limitations of the 3 groups with very few of the best benefits. Truly do hope I'm wrong, I often am.

  • big tobacco stopped paying

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  • "Cigarettes kill you"

  • DoorDasher in Indiana arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying delivery

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  • The apps mention that higher tips incentivize faster delivery from drivers to encourage users to do it. That would only make sense if you got a preview of the tip when the order is placed. If the tip gets changed to something lower after you've done the legwork under the assumption of a higher reward, I can see that being frustrating. I've also seen "If the tip is below $X per mile, I'm not taking the order" and similar comments online from driver communities. Haven't done it myself, but maybe things have changed

  • You know how it be

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  • Why does every commercial depiction of honey involve one of this things? Literally nobody has ever seen one of these in real life

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  • Grew up with one, actually. I think it was marginally better for drizzling, but pretty wasteful to keep clean. As an adult I just use a squeeze bottle, much simpler

  • "Man, I used to beat this level so easily when I was younger..." Me now not realizing I did it on Easy mode

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  • That Clayton fight was also the reason I celebrated skippable cutscenes in FM. I picked it up again myself just for funsies, and I thought, "Hey. You've been doing some souls-likes and souls-lites. You can handle Kingdom Hearts of all things" before starting on Proud mode....

    Sigh at least it's not "Get up on the hydra's back!" from 2. But unfortunately, I am a completions so still quite the grind. It will be worth it though. Right...?

  • Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

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  • Guys, is it gay to not use serifs?

  • Klingons are so wholesome

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  • Won a spelling bee in 5th grade with the word camouflage.

    No one got the u in the middle. The word took out the whole class, except me. I had been playing Metal Gear Solid 3 a lot and had few friends.

    This reads like I'm meming on you but true story

  • What a monster!!

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  • Also had really nice animation quality, plus it has a few... variations near the end. Skipping the intro on this one is a massive disservice, agreed

  • Young Ants Beg For Death When Sick, New Study Reveals

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  • I heard he got an award for those

  • Choo choo! Orange monorail express incoming!

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  • My first thought was "why??" but honestly, if it ain't broke....

  • People ruler

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  • u mf know I cant

  • Gobble gobble 🦃

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  • " ... Pe-heeeeeggy Hill"

    -- John Redcorn

  • ‘Healthy’ snack choices loaded with hidden sugar, new study reveals

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  • I know you can't be talking about the ones dipped in sugar coating and drizzled or dunked in chocolate, that just doesn't make any sense

  • ‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds

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  • Used to hit the bar every Friday. Now I have a bottle and a half of wine gathering dust in my fridge. I opened the half bottle a month ago.

    Tbh nowadays, weed makes me feel good and alcohol makes me feel hot, sweaty, and sleepy. Maybe im just getting old though

  • Laura Loomer Warns, ‘The GOP Has a Nazi Problem’

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  • Remember, rats scatter off a sinking ship

  • Yes please!

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  • I'm not talking about companies trying to make a buck for investors. Fuck investors. I'm just talking financial sustainability. It's more about maintaining inflow to keep up with outflow than building wealth. I'm trying to consider the viability for that kind of company, even privately owned. I mean, best case is you find investors who dont want a return, but want to do good. But that being nearly impossible (the rich got rich for a reason), private is probably your best bet. But still, I guess you'd want vertical integration and a commitment to long-term support and part recycling. If you make most of your parts, sustaining a commitment to support should be easier. That way, you have complete control over each part of the process and arent beholden to any more suppliers than you absolutely need to be. But you're essentially running several businesses at that point instead of one, so some costs go up. You need a bunch of different kinds of licenses and certs, depending on your part variability. Like, your PCB manufacturing section will need completely different facilities, approvals, licenses, management skillsets (so extra employees, skills dont transfer) etc compared to milling metal, assembly, or casting plastic. It's not something a lot of companies do because of the upfront cost and longer time to make it up. Going with 3rd party suppliers not necessarily always out of impatience, but because a reliable supplier is just cheaper. And if you get to the point of having to charge 3x your competitors because they can afford to undercut you, most consumers will not be choosing you. Sales drop to the point you can't afford to operate and, again, unless you have deep pockets to cover it.

    It's a malicious environment for any kind of good-willed company to thrive. Price-undercuts work, and people dont always spend with long-term cost and company ethics in mind. They should, imo, but they simply dont always do that. And many can't afford to save up for the better or more ethical version, because they need one today and payday isn't for another week.

    If you're a good company, you're already at a disadvantage because you have more lines you won't cross to keep yourself going. Amd te simplest way to offset the disadvantage is either deep pockets or luck.

  • Gotta draw the line somewhere.

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  • Im sorry, I know this is a serious example of how (much more) fucked up the US has become, but i can't help laughing at seeing it summed up like this. We literally have to clarify that the President of the United States did not, in fact, fellate a horse. And it's not even one of those "What the fuck are you talking about Jesse" addressing the rumor moments. It's a legitimate possibility and concern.

    Oh man, if I don't laugh at the absurdity I'll cry.

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    I'm actually going to play this one, I promise

  • Games @lemmy.world
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    Best World-Building Game Coffee Table Books?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Does the digestive tract count as a pneumatic propulsion system?

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Spent half an hour on it. Felt good.