CompactFlax

Most modern refrigerators. They have tons of features (ice makers, water dispensers, screens) that are unnecessary.

But what gets me really going is the shelving, specifically door shelving. Most manufacturers have moved to clear polycarbonate for the “wall” around the shelf which is specifically not recommended for shock loading. For example, the load that is applied when the door closes and the condiments slide into the retaining piece. To get a fridge with metal means upgrading to a luxury model.

And don’t get me started on the fact that door shelving overlaps with interior shelving. Go look at a 1940s Shelvador and learn how to build a proper appliance.

Frankly, most appliances bother me:

• microwaves have UI issues, but I do like Panasonic’s genius inverter line.
• stoves have too many features and electronics. A true commercial style stoves without gadgets and gewgaws to break is hard to find for home use.
• so many dishwashers simply don’t clean dishes. Modern ones (imho) get too hot
• Most washing machines are way too rough on clothes.
• what the fuck is even with dryers? If people in the UK hang their clothes to dry, you can too (tropical climates may be an exception). Thankfully heat pump dryers are becoming a thing.

1500sqft starts to feel cozy with a bunch of teenagers hanging out.

$5000 probably won’t cover the lost salary from missing work, if adequate recovery time is taken to say nothing of the true developmental needs of the infant. Try 2 years of salary, just to get to a point where daycare can take over for some of the time (and you get to pay that too!).

I get that “we need kids to grow the economy” but also, humans are killing the planet and if our population keeps growing, we’re going to just keep on killing it faster.

It’s a guideline. Sometimes you need to be outside of it. It’s a good signpost though; if you pull an under extracted shot in 10 seconds, you know why.

It’s seems like a small thing, to buy petrol, but it’s just one more thing to do and with EV it’s not a problem.

But having a slow charging EV does rather hamper road trips; the issue is that most people overvalue the time they’ll be spending at the charger vs weekly petrol stops.

Ugh, I resemble this comment. I need to wear more PPE around the house.

It may be that they’re a YouTube personality and need it for payment.

But honestly. The number of people who put their DOB and address into a website to get a coupon is INSANE.

That corresponds with the period people quit smoking so the anecdata may be affected (by people on short fuse because of nicotine withdrawals). An increase of women in the workforce may also be a potential factor (either way).

Honestly this is probably a better use of the land than growing lettuce in a freaking desert. The water situation in California isn’t getting better

The people at nolawns would like to have a word

I started doing it for all the jobs. Can’t say whether that got me the interview. Definitely need to edit it.

It’s gotten really easy to slap together an AI cover letter specifically for the job. There’s a lot of uncertainty about the economy.

In 2023 I’d send out maybe 5-10 a day and it took me 9 months. It was tough.

Jellyfin has a pile of security issues regarding unauthenticated enumeration of the media that’s shared. That’s probably not awesome on the public internet. 

I’d suggest setting up Tailscale. https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/5415