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- Comment on Got electrocuted today 4 weeks ago:
If they wired it backwards the hot side might be joined to the “ground” which is connected to the chassis (I don’t know washer and dryer terms). So you would have a hot side on the washer and a ground side on the dryer.
A safe way to check this would be to use a multimeter to check the voltage between the washer and dryer. I’m only mentioning this because its fun to speculate. I would still wait for a professional electrician to diagnose things. They can also document what they find which helps you if you need a case.
The shock might have been bad because of the amount of contact or duration. Normal 110v shocks are really small. You brush against something, it hurts, you pull away.
In this case you might put your whole hand on it and then if you touch the dryer with any part of your body you get a big shock.
For what its worth, you won’t know until the electrician confirms things. The dryer could be wired backwords and Lowes could have done things 100% right with the washer. Or there could be another problem (lose wire somewhere, possibly a defect inside the washer)
- Comment on Microsoft has a big Windows 10 problem, and only one year to solve it 2 months ago:
Imagine a company with the power to break half the worlds computers with a business decision.
- Comment on Why are people seemingly against AI chatbots aiding in writing code? 3 months ago:
Phind is better about linking sources. I’ve found that generated code sometimes points me in the right direction, but other times it leads me down a rabbit hole of obsolete syntax or other problems.
Ironically, if you already are familiar with the code then you can easily tell where the LLM went wrong and adapt their generated code.
But I don’t use it much because its almost more trouble than its worth.
- Comment on How the hell do I sign up for facebook? 3 months ago:
There are options for additional checks they could explore that are less creepy.
- Make someone pay a one time charge. This might not give you the full details but the transaction gives more data, and shows someone is willing to back up their request for access with a paper trail which has fraud protection laws.
- Third party verification services. Like your bank, who already have details about you. There just needs to be a way for them to vouch for you. Credit reporting agencies probably already do this, but I kinda think this is almost creepier than giving Facebook a video.
- Verifying the email attached to your account is a good first step.
In the meantime I think knowing the password should at least get you logged in enough for account maintenance. You should be able to set the entire account private and take it offline with limited toggles. Restoring full access would require the additional verification.
- Comment on Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas 1 year ago: