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MerchantsOfMisery

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  • Should anyone be suprised?

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  • Not sure why people are downvoting you. I searched your claim and am surprised to see that yes you are right-- Judy Woodruff apologized for her statement last night and essentially retracted it. When you're right, you're right.

    For anyone doubting, search it up yourself. I'm on my garbage phone and it takes too long to link stuff nicely on here.

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  • They don't last as long and have less charge cycles, but IIRC they have a larger charge capacity. Eneloop white batteries have 4x more recharge cycles than the Eneloop black batteries. Hard to justify larger capacity (2550 mAh for black, 2100 for white) at 1/4 of the lifespan/charge cycles.

    Some people use them for specific things like gamepad controllers (i.e. X-Box/Playstation controllers) because you're less likely to have interruptions but personally, I just change batteries when I dip below 30%. I keep 4 spare AAs in a charging cradle (La Crosse Technology, apparently they don't make chargers anymore which came as a huge surprise because they were THE battery charger back in the day 🤓). I use a program on my PC for keyboard macros that has an additional feature displaying gamepad battery percentage and I find it far more accurate than the native app or alternatives.

    To me it's like having a 16 gal gas tank and some guy tries to tell you he can swap it out for a 20 gal gas tank, but then you find out the "upgrade" has 1/4 of the lifespan because it's far more likely to corrode. Not worth the tradeoff for the vast majority of drivers who can simply fill up a little more often.

    It's a gimmick to basically upsell people an additional battery type that in fairness to Panasonic is literally right on the packaging (2100 vs 500 charge cycles) but unless you're actively comparing charge cycles between battery types, which the vast majority of people buying batteries aren't paying attention to because they (reasonably, IMO) assume all AA batteries have a similar life cycle/capacity these days, it's hard to notice the above differences that I pointed out. So a lot of people buy the white, then the black thinking "ooOoOO Pro edition = better", only to find out 2+ years later that their black batteries are dead while their white batteries keep chugging along.

    I know that's a super long winded explanation but I think it's good to explain all this. I mostly recommend Eneloop whites because I'm not a big fan of waste, battery waste in particular, so I think that if someone has to use batteries then it makes sense for them to use the ones that are reasonably priced and will last far longer than any other battery. That said, the price of them definitely has gone up over the years, though that applies to most things.

  • Do you value high fidelity (audio, visual, or other)? Do you notice a difference?

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  • The problem is once you really experience and notice high quality it’s hard to go back

    I can't stress how true this is

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  • Eneloop batteries (the white ones, not the black ones) are the best AA and AAA batteries out there for sure. Panasonic sells a package of Eneloops with a charging device that accepts both AA and AAA batteries, it's very good. Can be charged via USB and can also charge other devices, it's the kind of device I dreamed about in the 90s.

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  • I think you're underestimating peoples' ability to filter out the massive amount of garbage results/astroturfed reviews/posts/websites out there.

  • Do you value high fidelity (audio, visual, or other)? Do you notice a difference?

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  • I do value high fidelity media, but frankly I can't say that I notice a difference between say, 320 kbps mp3 audio and FLAC audio-- and yes I have a nice DAC + headphones so there's no bottlenecks. I used to have all my music as FLAC files but these days I don't have the $$$ to buy more storage so I find myself converting everything to 320 kbps MP3 files and I'm okay with that.

    For movies, I've only got 1080p monitors + a 720p projector so for the most part I just download 1080p movies. I burn movies and TV shows to Blu-Ray discs so for some S-tier stuff I'll download the 4K release and burn it to a BD-R in hopes that someday I can afford 4K and all the damn PC hardware upgrades that's going to require. But I'm in no rush, 1080p is fine by me and 720p on the projector is great.

    I'm into photography, and I'm like you when it comes to lenses. Quality > quantity, any day of the week. I'd much rather choose a nice 40mm prime lens over a 17-70mm lens with mediocre glass.

    My friends are kind of like yours but they know that when they want something of high quality, they can ask me and I'll gladly do the research then give them several options. I really enjoy well-made products and I despise poorly-made products so much. As a result, I'm finally at that point in my life where quality purchases I made 15+ years ago are still working great and it feels good.

    That said, I do try to keep my purchases to a minimum because it's way too easy to fall for marketing + consumerism.

  • Should anyone be suprised?

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  • So what’s Kamala’s strong stance on this genocide then?

    Given the fact that Trump has told Netanyahu not to come to a ceasefire agreement with Harris... what do you think her stance on genocide is then? This isn't rocket science-- Trump clearly knows a ceasefire agreement that involves Harris and Netanyahu is on the table.

    Seems to me she doesn’t want to ruffle the feathers of AIPAC and the like. That’s not very inspiring. Hell, innocent people are dying in Gaza every day and she tells protestors “I’M TALKING”.

    Is she POTUS yet? Can she tell Israel with any authority to do anything beyond her capacity as VP? Can you see why it would be absurdly presumptuous of her to do presidential things before she's even been elected?

    She is part of the problem. And so are you. ☺️

    Again, why do you think Trump called Netanyahu and told him not to agree to a ceasefire with Dems?

  • Democrats’ party platform doesn’t call for arms embargo on Israel

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  • Nah, bad faith arguments like playing dumb and putting blinders on to make a contrived, nonsensical point-- sort of like what you're doing right now, minus the belligerence.

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  • Big media = big reach, compromises made. Fediverse = tiny reach, fewer compromises made. I can see why Indigenous folks choose the former over the latter.

  • Why is GrapheneOS against GNU?

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  • I really hope someday folks in the internet learn how to properly use quotation marks and why paraphrasing but adding quotation isn't okay. Someday...

  • Should anyone be suprised?

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  • 😂You really think Judy Woodruff is gonna put her reputation on the line by spreading BS? Good lord...

    Edit: Oof, turns out she apologized and got the story wrong.

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  • To all the "Harris and Trump are the same crowd, stop being so cowardly and try to say that shit here and now. Or don't, and confirm that this whole time you were being wilfully ignorant because you enjoy purity politics nonsense.

  • Trump’s Latest Scheme to Beat Harris May Have Crossed Legal Lines

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  • THANK YOU. Jesus fucking Christ thank you. I'm so sick of this shit

  • The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan

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  • What drones would that be? US drones very, very rarely are shot down.

  • Ukrainian Biolab Catgirls have infiltrated Sudzha, Russia

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  • I imagine this person knows this and like many soldiers is just trying to enjoy a brief moment of fun.

    Edit: also the casual sexualization of her in this thread is disappointing but I've been on Lemmy long enough to not be surprised. Sad that casual sexism prevails even in leftist spaces.

  • Possible strategy to make apartments affordable again...

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  • That just seems wasteful from a resource/environmental view.

  • Democrats’ party platform doesn’t call for arms embargo on Israel

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  • Nice, you’re already trying to push 100,000 dead Palestinians as a “victory” instead of doing anything at all to stop it.

    Do you know how quotation marks work? You quote something that someone else said, and you don't quote something that a person didn't say. It's a very simple concept and yet you seem to heavily rely on putting words in peoples mouths and claiming stupid shit like "you're letting genocide happen by voting but also it's gonna happen whether you vote or not but also I have moral high ground for reasons". Men like you are so exhausting and heavily rely on strawman arguments because you're bad at listening.

  • Why is GrapheneOS against GNU?

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  • Saying it sucks = blaming the users? Okay.

  • Democrats’ party platform doesn’t call for arms embargo on Israel

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  • I ask again - why does it even matter if I haven’t been to prison if the jailing will happen regardless? We can’t avoid the jailing.

    What on earth are you talking about? The jailing from what? You're going on and on about some vague nonsense without providing any specifics, when I've given you countless specific examples of why people are reluctant to organize political action. Beyond that, why are you acting like jailing is something everyone will inevitably face? I swear guys like you watch too many movies and would be get punched in the face the moment you step onto a range with that BS.