ArgentRaven

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[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

Whatever glue they're using has a different expansion/contraction rate than the stainless steel, and the fairly smooth metal doesn't give much surface area to hold, anyway. So in cold or hot days, you're going to see separation.

And it doesn't help when they don't even glue the right pattern from the factory.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Rachel Maddow and her blistering burns aren't going to stop trump or save us from musk. They're throwing sticks and stones while she's throwing words that'll never hurt them.

We need actual action. Ideally from elected officials pushing back, public figures, and every citizen refusing to be sucked into the MAGA cult and their objectives.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Certainly not his estranged family that didn't even live with him. Typical CEO behavior, pursuing profit over his own family relationships. What a miserable way to live.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Allegedly, he was given liquid capital by Russian oligarchs to buy Twitter when the courts ruled that he was obligated to buy it. He might be rich, but that kind of money wasn't just sitting in his checking account. It was his company valuations.

Once he got tangled into Twitter, that's when he seemed to really go off the deep end.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Anghared calls bullets anti-seed. Plant it in someone and watch them die.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I love in Oklahoma, Tornado Alley, and most of our lines are on poles. So every bad storm or tornado, we lose power. And every time it's suggested, "experts" cover back and say it's too expensive. I didn't believe it - all the manpower and cost to rebuild would be gone vs a one time burying cost. But of course, there's no kickbacks on lines that don't need repairing.

I'm sure the East coast is the same deal. Someone's making money off that outage.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (5 children)

They know that killing support early makes it easier for people to just buy new hardware, which likely has new windows purchased/included. More money, less effort. And since most environments are locked into the platform, no one gets away.

I'm already moving a lot of hardware to Linux, but I'll be damned if I give MS any more money.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I already don't use Twitter, and encourage my friends not to, either. But I did that years ago. There's not really a whole lot else I can do? Start a Fight Club, squat in an old condemned house, and blow up their building at the end? I have bills to pay and family that depends on those bills being paid.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

As someone who does IT audits for banks in Puerto for FDIC audits, this is scary. The banks will embezzle, but they'll also get hacked so we won't know where the money went.

This makes me think twice about having a bank account at all.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy shit, he actually did it! Incredible, he must've read my Lemmy post!

Seriously though, that was a long time coming. Leonard is an old, old man. At least he gets to die in freedom.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

I think my brain knows it would solve too many plot points too easily. I'm stuck in a 90s dreamscape where all the pay phones are broken.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you so much for reporting back how you fixed it! This will definitely help others at some point.

 

If you just found out your kid is a leftie, most of the world we can adapt to. But something that will make their school years easier, as well as their crafting ability, is left handed scissors. Once I got my pair, I found it was individually easier to cut things out. Try it - the typical pair is molded for a right hand, so it cuts into your thumb over extended use. But the worst part is the way the blades connect - you can't see what you're cutting! You have to hold your left hand far over your body's right side, or crane your neck over your hand to see what you're cutting. Otherwise, you just guess and it looks sloppy.

Keyboards, pianos, drums, doors, manual cars, all of this can be overcome. But scissors? Lefties need leftie scissors. I'm still using my pair 30 years later and they're worth their weight in gold.

 

I inherited my grandfather's WWII compass, and had it sitting around for a long time on a shelf. I recently got a Geiger counter, and find that it's radioactive. Around 10 microsieverts/hr. Apparently they used radium paint to make them glow in the dark. I can't just throw it away, but I don't want it potentially causing a danger to others in the room. Is there some sort of lead lined box I can put it in, or some kind of prevention I can do? Is there anyone experienced with this sort of thing that can offer some advice?

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