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@ Wahots @pawb.social

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4d ago

Anyone else notice that middle click is the first thing to fail on their mice?
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Wahots @pawb.social 4d ago
Mine failed that way, yeah. Though I think it was user error after trying to repair a mouse that wasn't designed to be serviced officially. All the rubber wore off the wing, so I had to disassemble and replace it with a generic part. The left and right clicks are a bit spongy now, and middle click only intermittently works now, but the mouse is grippy again. I wish more mice were actually repairable.
It's annoying to have mice that break down and need to be repurchased instead of a few replacement parts. 90% of the mouse was fine.

1w ago

Iowa’s HSB 637: A Bill That Bikes Should Fear

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Wahots @pawb.social 1w ago

You will drive and you will like it! Sounds like it basically kills off biking and scooters in its entirety.

2w ago

Any advice for my winter-weary Orchid?

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Wahots @pawb.social 2w ago

I generally recommend repotting in a mix of bark, it's probably getting aerial roots because it wants a bigger pot.

These generally grow on trees and need humidity but not extended soaks- I water mine once a week under a grow light with 80% bark soil. High humidity with very little actual standing water. They're sort of like succulents, in some ways!

Sometimes a bit of cold is fine for these plants. I believe some need a week of cold in order to flower consistently. Our drafty house is perfect for this- temperatures around 15-21c

Here is mine- the soil is out of focus, but it's primarily bark with a very small amount of other soil to keep some moisture in. I probably need to repot soonish!

3w ago

California is trying to close the last major electric bike loophole

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Wahots @pawb.social 3w ago

Legislation and not understanding how the technology works; name a more iconic duo.

Limit it based off speed, not off "watts" lol. You can run a motor at however many watts you want; the motor controller does that. It's like tweaking the sear on an AUG.

The problem is parents buying 14 year olds emotos that can easily do 50+ mph and weigh a lot.

3w ago

Another US state just signed a harsh new law requiring licenses, insurance for e-bikes

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Wahots @pawb.social 3w ago

Getting rid of the three class system was a galaxy brain move, lol.

Have fun with emotos on shared use trails, instead of gentle class I-3 bikes doing 15.

4w ago

MOOSE: A proposed emergency "bail-out" system capable of bringing a single astronaut safely down from Earth orbit to the planet's surface

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Wahots @pawb.social 4w ago

I'd take my chances if I was 100% boned in a failing shuttle or space station. But yes, that would be a bleak re-entry.

4w ago

ASU study finds Americans' attitudes towards car-free living are changing

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Wahots @pawb.social 4w ago

I used to be hard-core into cars. I loved driving. Traffic, staggeringly bad insurance, and idiotic driving have largely soured me on driving. Yes, I will always have a car so I can get out to the great outdoors, but I have largely stopped driving in urban environments. The bike, bus, and train are faster, cheaper, or straight up easier than fighting an hour+ through traffic to go to a fun venue nine miles away.

Nowadays, I vote gleefully for everything that improves mass transit, bike infrastructure, and third places. There's an incredible knock-on effect with traffic reduction. The more bus rapid transit lanes, the more comprehensive the rail network, and the larger and safer the bike lanes become, the faster it is to get around the city- even if one or more options is out of commission due to highway construction or tunnel repairs. A decade ago, I sat in gridlock traffic for three hours to go two city blocks. These days, I can get across town on bike in 26 minutes. Traffic is down- it only takes about an hour to cross the city.

1mo ago

Summer festival-goers continue to abandon truckloads of camping gear

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

Western US. You don't want it, though. It's all the crappy $40 tents and stuff.

1mo ago

Summer festival-goers continue to abandon truckloads of camping gear

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

We have the same problem here in the US. Camping areas have blown up on Tik Tok, and people leave whole tents and other massive garbage. There's not enough park rangers to staunch the flow of waste and illegal camping. It's damaging lakes when people toss their camping gear into it.

1mo ago

72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

They do, but only because most platforms suck ass. Logging into Origin or Microsoft stores is miserable, and social integration is rare, or broken AF. If everything was cross platform, cross play, and universal social profiles and security, I'm fine with multiple platforms.

1mo ago

God I hate my country's history

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

Don't forget Rupert Murdoch. The modern architects of where we are now.

1mo ago

Brompton reports £2m loss and drop in sales in 'year of balanced outcomes'

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

They are cool bikes, but I don't know if they are perfect for people around my height. One of my friends demoed one and we shrieked with laughter as his foot was hitting the front wheel and the folding rack on the back with every pedal stroke while turning. He's got bigger feet, but average height.

That, along with the eye-watering pricetag, made it a bit of a tough sell to us as rabid bike fans. Still, the idea is good, and we were impressed at how small it folded up. It could use some slightly bigger sizes for people six feet and up. :)

1mo ago

Bedtime

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

This is really sweet :)

1mo ago

Best track in the game

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

That's super cool :)

1mo ago

The 2025 Steam Awards Winners

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

Silksong winning GOTY and BGYSA is great. Seeing Peak up there was nice too. I was a little surprised to see BG3- great game, but I thought it was EOLed in 2024 after native steam deck support.

1mo ago

Leonardo DiCaprio Wonders if ‘People Still Have the Appetite’ for Movie Theaters: Will They Become ‘Like Jazz Bars?’

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Wahots @pawb.social 1mo ago

I like movie theaters, but most of the movies coming out aren't very interesting. I don't like superhero movies or COD/John Wick-y movies where the plot consists of people getting punched in the face and going on car chases for 15 minutes.

I miss movies like Interstellar. Weapons was the last movie I saw and really liked in theaters.

2mo ago

Make childbirth great again: China’s demographic crater forces U-turn from limits to pleas — but nobody’s listening

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Wahots @pawb.social 2mo ago

I don't think even doing that now will save the them. They'll have to bring in slave labor or stolen children to plug the gap, and it will have to be millions and millions of people.

2mo ago

Why do people insist on doing this?

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Wahots @pawb.social 2mo ago

It's also needed for their HOTAS line, but considering it has sliders, toggles, buttons and yaw, I kind of understand why. It also allows you to bind sliders to keys and such (eg, binding a slider to landing gear)