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- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
This sounds like the work of a developer. If you want to take a plot of land and sell it for $2x/m², it’s entirely possible… But it may take $3x/m² worth of improvements if you’re not careful.
Frankly, if you have to ask these kinds of questions Lemmy is not the place to get the answers. You can get a college degree in this kind of thing, and it seems like you’d need to start at the very basic level.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
That’s a basic economics thing that doesn’t have an easy answer. But basically, at lower prices, people generally demand a higher quantity of something. Raise the price, and people start to think twice and consider other options. Supply is the opposite: at a higher price, more of a product will be produced (or in the case of pre-owned land, landowners are more likely to cash out). At lower prices, people won’t bother.
So in the case of land, price is affected by what people want, but also what’s available. If there is a lot of open space and that’s what everyone wants, groovy! But if people want limited amounts of tree land, prices are going to skyrocket for that and people will look at open land as an alternative.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
You’re putting your priority of beauty on others, who seem to prioritize function if they do hobby farming (in which case, trees could get in the way of whatever they’re trying to do with the land)
Neither preference is wrong. In theory prices should reflect supply and demand.
- Comment on Microsoft gives up on users experiencing problems updating their Windows 11 machines. Now recommends a "manual correction" 2 weeks ago:
normies
bragging with Windows supremacy
I don’t think that’s as common as you think it is. Most Windows users see Windows as part of the computer, a tool to get the job done. As a DIY’er (basically a tool normie) I don’t brag about the supremacy of my Kobalt tools, I just drill the damn hole
- Comment on what are “female jocks” called? 3 weeks ago:
Very similar time frame for me… I always thought that preps were more of an upper-class group. Maybe there’s a little overlap between those two groups though.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements? 3 weeks ago:
Soon to work on my kitchen backsplash as part of a total Reno. Have the “layering” figured out for height and need to get an idea of where to start the pattern horizontally so it looks nice against edges and windows and stuff
- Comment on Is the Nintendo Switch 2 the end of innovative consoles? 3 weeks ago:
Every other Nintendo console shakes things up pretty massively, the next one is mostly a horsepower upgrade with no major innovation
NES / SNES (home console gaming in general)
N64 / GameCube (viable 3D graphics)
Wii / Wii U (much different control. I have to admit I never really touched the Wii U but it follows the pattern of missing the major hype)
Switch / Switch 2 (mixing an honest console with honest portability)
- Comment on Study of 8k Posts Suggests 40+% of Facebook Posts are AI-Generated 3 weeks ago:
For me it’s some kind of cartoon with the caption “Great comic funny 🤣” and sometimes “funny short film” (even though it’s a picture)
Like, Meta has to know this is happening. Do they really think this is what will keep their userbase? And nobody would think it’s just a little weird?
- Comment on How do you organize your 3d printing/modeling project folder(s)? 3 weeks ago:
Off the top of my head
/calibration/filamenttype/stuff.gcode /wife/project/stuff.gcode /otherprojects/stuff.gcode
Not great, but looking at the other comments I’m pretty proud of myself
- Comment on Solar should be packaged with consumer appliances 3 weeks ago:
I like my windows and am not going to get up on the roof to mount a panel and send wires down each time I get a new appliance (oh, and what happens if I replace an appliance that was bundled with a panel with another?)
- Comment on Microsoft Bing is trying to spoof Google UI when people search Google.com 1 month ago:
Lycos.
- Comment on What Are People Using LLMs For, Over Other Tools? 1 month ago:
We live in a world that sometimes needs a lot of “fluff” in its content for one reason other another. One easy example is search engine optimization. Sure, you could put a recipe and little more on your webpage, but then it wouldn’t be picked up by most search engines as prominently. So you need to bulk that page with fluff like “what is a cookie?” and “my husband normally hates cookies but he ate two of these when he thought I wasn’t looking!”
Writing that stupid fluff takes work. LLMs can do it with a lot less work. So there’s that.
It would be nice to live in a world where we could just, you know, not need that stupid fluff but if you’re dealt the hand that needs it, it is something that can’t be served by other tools.
- Comment on Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old 1 month ago:
I mean, it’s not like people would check that dedicated webpage on their own, and they are less likely to click on that webpage to get the additional details. Just put it on the platform most people are using and don’t add extra steps to see what’s needed.
- Comment on Not to get into a whole DEI debate. But my brother and I wanted to troll a little bit Elon Musk. We found a job opening we both applied for it I got the job. Because I said I was from africa can i sue 1 month ago:
It’s not exactly difficult to fire employees who are citizens either
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 1 month ago:
Or you can tell me why my examples are different than yours, or that they really are all the same.
- Comment on what floor lamp would you recommend to play a grand piano? 1 month ago:
Wouldn’t a desk lamp make more sense?
For things that could use some decorative flair, I love looking at Facebook Marketplace and such to see what you can find used. There’s probably plenty of “not made like they used to” stuff around you, but honestly a lamp is just a bulb socket, connected to a cord, held in place by a body. The “reliable” stuff can be replaced with parts from Home Depot. Heck, I did that with a lamp I bought in Turkey (I’m in US) that had a European plug/socket on it just for compatibility reasons. Easy peasy.
- Comment on Do people still call each other at midnight on NYE? 1 month ago:
Does 5G handle regular voice calls, or are you talking about calling over a data line with an app?
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 1 month ago:
So would you say the same thing about an usher at a movie theater telling you to shut up or get kicked out? How about a boss telling their employee to take out the trash? A parent telling their kid not to hit their sibling? That’s all the same, right, because they’re all making a demand that someone conducts themself in a certain way?
- Comment on Not to get into a whole DEI debate. But my brother and I wanted to troll a little bit Elon Musk. We found a job opening we both applied for it I got the job. Because I said I was from africa can i sue 1 month ago:
In order to successfully sue for something, you need to show the court that you, the person suing, was wronged. You would have a hard time showing that getting the job you voluntarily applied for caused you harm.
In theory, someone who wasn’t selected could have damages, but they would also have to prove that it was due to racial discrimination. Being siblings does not mean you have the same qualifications they may be looking for. What’s more, employers are generally not required to verify self-identified race.
I can understand your background isn’t in law, but holy crap I hope you have a much better understanding of nursing than basic law because this comes across as “fourth grader who just learned the meaning of suing someone” level of understanding.
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 1 month ago:
“respect who I am or I’ll be upset”
“This is who you need to be or I’ll be upset”
Nope, not seeing it.
- Comment on Not to get into a whole DEI debate. But my brother and I wanted to troll a little bit Elon Musk. We found a job opening we both applied for it I got the job. Because I said I was from africa can i sue 1 month ago:
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Wat?
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You got the job. What are your damages you would sue for?
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- Comment on People have no idea how understatimate is the New Year Eve celebration in Iceland! This is pure madness! People are just for the fun over here! Fireworks for hours and people plastered and happy 1 month ago:
That would explain why you posted this on ShowerThoughts of all places.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 1 month ago:
I would bet a small amount of money that’s related to the mounting of a heavy piece of equipment halfway outside creating a potential hazard.
It also contributes to my original point that regulations are not just for contractors. I get that not everything is followed to the letter (kinda like my speed limit analogy) but to imply that homeowners can do anything they want with their property and supporting that claim with benign things that don’t have safety requirements is laughably wrong (in most civilized areas of the US at least - admittedly there will be exceptions when this is generally handled at the municipal/county level)
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 1 month ago:
Yes, walls (including non-load bearing) still need to be checked for safety. While not as critical as load-bearing, they still need checks for things like proper materials, stud spacing, and that a hallway is wide enough for firefighters to get in with their equipment. Speaking of firefighters, fire blocking is also required.
I dunno what else to say here. I’ve done plenty of home improvement projects and have had many inspections by my city, including a basement finish (which takes framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC…). My city even has a workshop to teach homeowners what’s needed per code (at a high level) and emphasizes pulling a permit. My dad did plenty of projects in another state growing up, and all that took permits as well. So it’s not like my court is just being weird.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 1 month ago:
Plugging a device into an outlet (be it a refrigerator, phone charger, or even an EV charge cord) does not require a permit. That’s normal expected use. Counters are not regulated by code. There is nothing to get a permit for in your example, and not because of the dollar amount.
Adding an outlet to support that device would to ensure proper wire gauge, space covered by the breaker, GFCI protection, and stuff like that is done correctly.
But to say that regulations don’t apply to homeowners is wrong. You likely don’t need to be a licensed electrician or plumber or whatever to work on your own home, but the regulations of what you do/how you do it almost certainly apply.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 1 month ago:
Erm, no? Most municipalities require building permits, even for homeowners to do work on their own home, and those permits require work be done to code.
Does that always happen? Of course not. I also went 5-10 over the speed limit on the freeway yesterday, but that doesn’t mean regulations are for commercial vehicles only.
- Comment on Microsoft’s Copilot can browse the web with you using AI “Vision” 2 months ago:
Remember when technology was exciting and everyone wanted what it had to offer us? I miss those days.
- Comment on AI Summary 3 months ago:
It’s a solution in search of a problem. And boy are they searching.
- Comment on Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers 4 months ago:
Yesterday I accidentally commented in .ml and mentioned that voting third party in our current voting system is playing with fire to get a worse candidate in office. I was told I must therefore start a grassroots movement for ranked choice voting, because apparently I can’t have an opinion without a movement.
Normally I let a few downvotes get under my skin more than I care to admit, but in this setting it was kind of a badge of honor. Honestly it was kind of “fun” to see what people were saying.
- Comment on Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera 4 months ago:
In theory a decent QA team will catch things being done by shitty developers. If your dev and QA is shit, management is shit for letting it happen.