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TonyOstrich

@ TonyOstrich @lemmy.world

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  • U.S. senators urge Canada to ‘give us another chance’ on trade, tourism - National | Globalnews.ca

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  • Go fuck yourself!

    • Signed one of your constituents

    Quit being cunts and maybe people will eventually give us another chance, but I won't blame them if they don't.

  • US Tourism Sector Plunges into Unprecedented Revenue Crisis in 2025 as America First Policy Ravages Global Visitor Arrivals

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  • Let's fucking go! Keep it up everyone, make people here really see and feel the consequences.

    I'm under no illusion that anyone who voted for this will "feel bad" or regret their vote. As we have been seeing the people who voted for this do not regret their decision perse. However, the hate that fuels them will only take them so far. If things get bad enough quick enough they might be able to remember it the next time (if there ever is one). I think the cult following of Trump and their emotional sunk cost fallacy won't let them see that voting for Trump was a bad idea, but there is a small chance they will recognize and reject it in whoever comes next.

    I'm under no illusion the above will actually happen, I just think it's the best that can be hoped for.

  • New Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Why

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  • I know it can last longer than that, but I think there is a benefit to doing so even if it doesn't need changed that often. It's the same reason I have my mechanic do my oil changes instead of doing them myself. It's so that they can look at the rest of the car and let me know about problems before they become a much more expensive fix. Kinda like going to a doctor for a yearly checkup and blood work.

    I can fix almost anything on a car if I know what the issue is and have the shop manual, but I don't work on cars enough to know all warning signs or quickly diagnose things.

    However, I do realize how difficult it can be to find a mechanic that is trustworthy, competent, and reasonably priced. I'm generally not a fan of dealership mechanics or the places that are dedicated to cheap oil changes. Not saying none of them have good mechanics, but it can be hit or miss.

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  • Patreon and Wikipedia are things people pay for that they can get for free. I have long wanted a way to directly find Firefox development and sustainability.

  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • You are correct, I had terms swapped around in my head. Tempered glass is what glass break devices were designed for. Newer cars are swapping their tempered glass windows for laminated glass windows which traditional glass break devices do not work on.

  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • From what I have gathered glass breakers don't work on tempered glass laminated glass (which is what newer cars are now using). I read somewhere that fire fighters essentially have to use a sawzall in order to get through a window like that. Pretty much everything I can think of that's almost as compact as a glass break requires power or batteries of some kind which would be yet another thing to remember to charge and maintain.

    Not that it would be OK as a commercial product, but I have wondered how small a shape charge could get and still make a good enough opening for egress.

  • New Guidelines Call on Doctors to Take IUD Insertion Pain Seriously

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  • and yet...

  • Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

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  • Samsung Messages is just a slightly modified Google Messages and as far as I am aware Google has not allowed anyone else to even do that. Plus last I knew Samsung more or less stopped doing much with it and has opted to just use the standard Messages on all of their new phones.

  • What was your most unforgettable dream?

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  • Probably the one where I was in a relationship with the woman I loved more than anyone I ever have and we had an amazing life together going on adventures, making things, blowing things up, and generally just having fun with life and not taking it too seriously. Then I woke up....

  • Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

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  • ... if we are lucky

  • Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

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  • Once a month like clockwork -_-

  • Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

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  • What other messaging apps support RCS and can be used to replace Messages? How are they doing it? Last I knew Google did not male the RCS API open to app developers.

  • Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

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  • I doubt they would be that benevolent.

  • Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

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  • That's great Google. Since you made such a big stink about Apple supporting RCS that means you will let other apps on Android to use RCS, right?

    Right!?!??

  • WATCH: Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Gets Dragged Out of RFK Jr. Hearing in Wild Protest Scene

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  • Hell yeah. Someone with "fuck you" money saying, well, fuck you. I'm not saying we don't all need to do our part in this of course. I just know that if I didn't have to work as much as I do to try and get by I'd be even more up these people's asses than I already am.

  • House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts in Trump's big bill

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  • I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

  • Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows

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  • It's like our lives are written like a book about Russian history where every chapter ends with "... and then it got worse".

  • An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter is a Tragedy

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  • That's what I'm saying. Since I apparently shouldn't have been paying those taxes who do I contact to get it all back?

  • Used vehicle pricing barometer jumps to highest level since 2023 amid auto tariffs

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  • Right, but two things to keep in mind.

    If the same amount of money was poured into public transit we could probably get that travel time down.

    Is commute time the only thing that matters and should it be given priority?

    For example, if someone told you that taking their helicopter was a three times shorter commute than taking their car to work what would you think of that? I know you indicated that your car cost very little to buy and operate, but their are a number of costs with that car that are being externalized. The roads that it drives on, the pollution it produces, the space/parking it takes up when it's not being driven, etc.

    If public transit were almost as good (doesn't have to beat it) as individuals driving, how much more space would we have for additional housing, public spaces, or other amenities?

    If you take all of this those externalized factors into account and decide that commute time still trumps the other advantages then that's where you are at and I understand. I don't agree, but I do understand.

    I personally LOVE driving, but hate commuting. Fun car on twisty back roads? Yes please. Sitting in traffic or even moving along at a decent pace on the highway but need to be hyper aware of everyone around me? Much less enjoyable. I personally would have no issue with a longer commute on public transit if I could read a book or play games while I did it.