dirthawker0

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[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Not being married doesn't make her less pregnant. What the hell do these people think they're doing for a living -- are they gonna take care of potential babies, or are they there to preach?

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

My MIL's health hasn't been so great in the past year so we've been visiting her frequently. She also lives in a rural town whose nearest airport is served only by Delta. Can't wait for those fuckers to notice we fly here often and stick it to our wallets.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Pam Bondi acknowledged she had a list of contacts among 200 pages of documents and was demanding more from Patel. It's available on the DOJ website.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't refrigerate them and they've been fine. IIRC there is not a refrigerate after opening notice on either LaoGanMa or Fly By Jing.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Americans have come to think of Chinese products as bad quality because of the American companies who engage them for cheaper labor. Walmart was known to order products made to a certain spec one year, then the next year demand the company increase production, but for the same amount paid as the previous year. The Chinese company, not wanting to lose the contract, obliges, but corners have to be cut. It should be called Americanesium, not Chineseum.

Derek Guy (Die, Workwear!) posted a thread a while back (I think about 6 months ago) about how the Chinese can and do make great quality products, pointing out high quality fabrics. Give them money to buy good raw materials, give them a decent wage, and they'll put out a good product. Honestly, they probably have a more fair work ethic than some American companies that just feed their CEOs massive salaries or are owned by private equity.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Felony to operate your air conditioner. Awesome

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly I don't know why this term exists when we already have "rizz" (etymology charisma) which could be stretched to mean "characteristics" and not make non-birders snicker or go wide-eyed.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I still use Facebook (many friends and relatives still there) but only through the web browser. Never ever install an app if you can help it. FB has tried to make the web version worse and worse in the mobile browser, though, to try to force people to use the app. Comment input boxes got janky and now chat is impossible unless you check "desktop site". These things worked fine a couple years ago.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You won't believe it but it's gonna be a mom!! We have the beginnings of a flower - so excited!! https://imgur.com/a/Gb5fWmq

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

So Netanyahu let close to 1200 Israelis die of which 736 were civilians? Are any Israelis condemning him for that?

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah don't let those bystander deaths get in the way of a good thing now. Ok I do hear what you're saying but I'm angry about it and can't bring myself to disagree.

 

This stephanotis was given to my parents for their wedding in 1961. It bloomed every year for my mom. After she passed in 2019 I took it home and did my best with it. But apparently these plants are notorious for being a bit fussy and resisted all my efforts to get it to flower. Two years ago I read something about how they don't like being rotated, so I stopped doing that and bought a grow light to keep the non-sun side from going bald. That seems to have done the trick. There are about 5 or 6 clusters and this is the first to open up. And yes they smell fantastic!

 

Used a Canon Powershot and solar optical film. Image is normally just shades of blue-gray, but I colorized them in post.

 

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced she will not seek reelection this year, avoiding an unpredictable three-way race in the swing state that had many national Democrats worried about holding onto the seat.

 

Salmon was vacuum sealed a couple months ago but smelled a little burnt and a small amount (1/8" deep x 2" long by 1/4" wide) discolored. I generously cut off the discolored bit but wondering if the rest will taste bad.

Edit: It turned out great! indistinguishable from un freezer burnt.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by dirthawker0@lemmy.world to c/googlepixel@lemmy.world
 

I know it's silly but I really like that frog.

This morning he got replaced by a screen that you don't have to swipe up to view, and includes both hourly and 10 day forecasts.

I followed some instructions I found elsewhere to clear google search data (settings: apps: google app: storage & cache: Manage space) and that brought the frog back for about 10 minutes. Then the weather line disappeared entirely from At A Glance. I rebooted the phone and got the weather back in the widget, but the frog was gone again.

Would really like him back... is there something else I can try.

ETA 5 days later my froggy friend is back... I hadn't tried changing anything else, it seems just random

 

It actually did end up with a breath of sourdough to it and a nice chewiness. This was some starter that I had built up and maintained, dried and stored over a year ago, then rehydrated a week ago.

 

I think some electronics in the motor have gone kaput. The wall mounted button works, but I have 2 remotes and neither works. (I did change the battery on one as well as try to re-pair it with the motor, to no avail.)

My options are to replace the circuit board ($125) or buy a new motor unit ($199). The original motor is a Liftmaster and the lift is a belt; it's probably about 20 years old. The cost of a new motor unit is not hugely more than the circuit board and I would get additional features like a battery backup.

If I go for a new unit will it work with the existing belt? I'm looking at a basic 1/2hp Chamberlain. Thanks!

 

I'm a Google Fi customer and have location turned on, so Maps asks me to review places I've been. Yesterday I was asked to review a hair salon in a city about 35 miles away, Maps claiming I had called it 2 weeks ago. But I haven't called it -- the number isn't in my call history so even if I managed to randomly butt dial, that hasn't happened. What gives? Is it possible my number was spoofed and somehow Fi thinks the call was made by me?

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