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  • Midnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next day

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  • The TV broadcast day typically starts at 5 AM in the US. On the schedule, times between midnight and 5 AM might have XM listed instead of AM if it continued to carry the previous day’s name. For example, at a CBS station the Monday schedule would list The Late Show as starting at Monday 11:35:00 PM and The Late Late Show as starting at Monday 12:35:00 XM instead of Tuesday 12:35:00 AM.

  • colours

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  • I love that they spent a not-insignificant part of the budget to compose a historically accurate soundtrack. It’s a shame they decided it just didn’t work. I’d love to hear an alternate soundtrack with the original music.

  • The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily

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  • British advertising executive Rory Sutherland coined the term “doorman fallacy” in his 2019 book Alchemy. Sutherland uses the concept of the humble hotel doorman to illustrate how businesses can misjudge the value a person brings to the role.

    To a business consultant, a doorman appears to simply stand by the entrance. They engage in small talk with those coming and going, and occasionally operate the door.

    If that’s the entirety of the job, a technological solution can easily replace the doorman, reducing costs. However, this strips away the true complexity of what a doorman provides.

    The role is multifaceted, with intangible functions that extend beyond just handling the door. Doormen help guests feel welcome, hail taxis, enhance security, discourage unwelcome behaviour, and offer personalised attention to regulars. Even the mere presence of a doorman elevates the prestige of a hotel or residence, boosting guests’ perception of quality.

    When you ignore all these intangible benefits, it’s easy to argue the role can be automated. This is the doorman fallacy – removing a human role because technology can imitate its simplest function, while ignoring the layers of nuance, service and human presence that give the role its true value.

  • T'Pol gets infamous

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  • Watch me hit the rewind button! ⏪

  • MRW I decide to set up a home server

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  • Oof, that jump might make solar more attractive if you get enough light!

  • Old Pic of Sandy Just to Make an Amazing Announcement!

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  • Congratulations!

  • Had a Christmas invader in our house today

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  • Florida?

  • Spanish archeologist with an ancient Greek-style ('Corinthian') helmet, Spain, 1938

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  • Rich Corinthian leather?

  • 'Tis the season for crochet ornaments

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  • Do they stay on the ring or is that just something to help give them form while you’re making them?

  • Family caught bringing their 'dead gran' onto easyJet flight home

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  • It’s other passengers alleging she was actually already dead

  • Roadshow

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  • It’s been over a decade since I heard a DJ on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation refer to Blink-182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers as “nostalgia bands”

  • "Kids" Shows you like as an adult?

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  • The Adventures of Pete & Pete

  • BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can Remove

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  • I feel like BMW charging a monthly subscription for the heated seats in the car should’ve been enough to stop anyone from buying their new cars, but they continue to sell!

  • [DecentGuyHumor] Bit too close for comfort

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  • I think that name is DecentGuyHumor

  • We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward

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  • I had a G4 that I liked pretty well, until after about 18 months it inevitably stopped working well, like all my early Android handsets. My Pixel 2 was my first phone to make it to 3 years (although Google did have to do a warranty replacement 20 months in) and it was still good but stopped getting security updates. The Pixel 2 being good ironically lead me to iPhones. I looked at my stepdaughter using a 6-year-old phone that still got updates, still could easily get parts for repairs locally, and started to wonder why I was spending hundreds of dollars buying a new phone every couple years.

  • Pleasant opossum surprise

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  • We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward

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  • IIRC it was Verizon; Motorola and eventually a couple other manufacturers would sell the same phones under different names in other countries.

  • Novel gas station design, USSR, 1980s

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  • I think they wouldn’t lower the hose until you’d paid, or put down some deposit.

  • Novel gas station design, USSR, 1980s

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  • IIRC this was partly to prevent driving off without paying?

  • Sea Level

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  • Didn’t some cultures do that?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Maybe sprinkling 1337 into our online texts would make them less useful to AI training

  • Beavers @lemmy.world
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    Look at how proud he is of his work.

  • math @lemmy.world
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    First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself

    www.quantamagazine.org /first-shape-found-that-cant-pass-through-itself-20251024/
  • Hockey @lemmy.ca
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    Anybody watching tonight’s Whalers at Nordiques game?

  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Firefighters rescue man stuck in slide on Vernon [Connecticut] playground

    www.nbcconnecticut.com /news/local/firefighters-rescue-man-stuck-in-slide-on-vernon-playground/3626381/
  • Bun Alert System @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Photo by @JimsPhotos@ohai.social

  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
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    Selfies of woman "dripping in diamonds" on cruise led to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

    www.cbsnews.com /news/selfies-woman-dripping-diamonds-cruise-arrest-jewelry-theft/
  • Books @lemmy.ml
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    What English translation of The Three Musketeers do you like?

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Admiral Wonderboat

    Physical Media Forever

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Jim Benton

    fffft

  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world
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    Found this old post. Wonder if they’re still using AOL?

  • IdiotsInCars @lemmy.world
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    Once again: “a bad driver never misses their turn”

  • Crazy Fucking Videos @lemmy.world
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    Moving Freight Train Hit by Tornado (2009)

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL The Hayes Barton neighborhood in Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh's birthplace

    www.britishexplorers.com /woodbury/hayesba.html
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired

    mobilesyrup.com /2025/02/15/blackberrys-expired-keyboard-patent/
  • Food Crimes - Offenses against nutrition @midwest.social
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    I believe Skyline Chili-flavored ice cream should meet the definition of a food crime

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    The best “I told you so”s are the ones where you never have to say “I told you so” because the other person clearly knows you told them so

  • Electricians @lemmy.world
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    Is this outlet okay?