ClownStatue

@ClownStatue@piefed.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man posts his incorrect opinion online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I would try dish soap and a toothbrush first. If that doesn’t work, a weak bleach/water mixture might work, but make sure to rinse it well. Too much bleach can discolor it. I’m sure there are some howto videos out there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is H9me Assistant recommended?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Most wi-fi smart devices use cheap components and will often drop off the network for seemingly no reason. As long as you do some basic planning, Zigbee and Z-Wave are pretty solid. There are some folks here who will say one or both of these technologies are on their way out because Matter & Thread. I’m not sure I agree with them, but even so, HA supports Matter, so… when Thread devices become as ubiquitous as Zigbee & Z-Wave devices, you can replace them as they die.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man posts his incorrect opinion online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, I have a tendon issue in a couple of toes that refuses to heal. I can’t walk around barefooted without aggravating it. So I have a couple pair of slides that are only house shoes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man posts his incorrect opinion online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t do that.

  Yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man posts his incorrect opinion online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I wear house shoes. What does that make me?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨me n the homes not crossing streams cuz were not gay⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Was the bathtub occupied?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People espousing that unions don't work should have a look at police unions.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  To me, this is an area where some unions could really make up some ground with conservatives and liberals. The instinct to rally around members can be detrimental to the overall goal of the union when that member has been proven to be a bad employee. I’ve never been in a union, so I’m guessing the stereotype of lazy union workers is probably overblown; but I’m sure there are examples that reinforce it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, mistakes are a part of life, sure, but I would hate it if they defined my life! I’ve managed to make some pretty good choices along the way, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah often happiness is just contentment. It’s easy to get bored with that and “want more” from life. Bad choices can often follow these instincts!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: When you sit in your car and have a speakerphone conversation, there’s no privacy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s interesting how this has blown up to basically “because the government could if it wanted to get to your personal information, fuck it, just tell everyone!

• Finally figured out how to manually update book covers in CWA!
  Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨selfhosted@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨1⁩ ⁨comment⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Croutons are just stale, dry bread with good PR.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I always thought Ruby Tuesday’s in the US had the best croutons. IIRC, they were black pumpernickel(?) and toasted such that there was still a little bit of softness in the center.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Best pro tip ever. And not just eBay, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do US airports have a lot more jet bridges than EU airports?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Until recently, La Guardia in NY, and Philly airports had pretty regular busses to commuter next (Embrairs, Canadians, Bombardier, etc). Philly still busses between terminals. I think DCA does as well. Not sure about others. I used to go through LGA, PHL, & DCA pretty often. The CLT (have to include “the”) also has a lot of outdoor boarding from terminal E (the commuter terminal).

  So, in the US, you see busses more in larger airports that are more land-constrained for terminal space. Beyond this, you’re getting into small regional airports when you see more outdoor boarding. As to why, it’s probably just in response to expectations of US air passengers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some people prefer corn for some ungodly reason ⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, it’s all subjective, of course. For me, if there’s the smallest amount in a dish, it will overpower everything else in the dish. A very little bit goes a very long way for my taste buds. So if someone were cooking with the “holy trinity,” they can probably cut the bell peppers by a ⅔ to 3/5 if they’re using the green ones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some people prefer corn for some ungodly reason ⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that taste overpowers anything else in a dish for me. In some dishes, I can takes it, but I’m really sensitive to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some people prefer corn for some ungodly reason ⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Onions I can to like thanks to guacamole. Never got to like bell peppers. I can tolerate most of them, but green is a no-go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a bold statement!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where can I learn about networking?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Old school recommendation, but the O’reilly book “Network Warrior” is actually a good read. It walks through common networking technologies, explains why they’re needed and how they’re used. Provides an excellent foundation of knowledge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netanyahu Suggests Australia’s Recognition of Palestinian State Fueled Shooting⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not a religious person, but Hell can’t welcome that asshole home soon enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I could, but the community is pretty good for the most part. I’ve only had the one issue with the mod, and I plan on starting a conversation post to try and have the community weigh in on what they think the rules should be going forward.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry, was trying, and failing, to be clever. Was referring to Reddit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I love the goal this port is trying to achieve, and I try not to be negative about content. But lately I’ve seen the kind of gate keeping that is souring people on that other site.

  I’ve had 2 fairly recent examples of it. In one case, the community pushed back on the poster for being an ass. They repeatedly doubled down, and were repeatedly called out for it. It was good to see.

  The second was a mod applying a definition to a community that doesn’t exist in its stated rules. I haven’t finished with that one yet, but depending on how my response plays out, I’ll be done with that community, and I’ll just go back to that other site. The particular community is excellent both here and in R-world, so I won’t miss much by saying goodbye to it on Lemmy. I’ll be sad, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨builder.ai has been tricking customers and investors for eight years – selling an advanced code-writing AI that, it turns out, is actually an Indian software farm employing 700 human developers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  oof

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, first they write their own history books.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Brief History of Trapper Keepers.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My 5th grade teacher specifically said she wouldn’t allow them in the class. She told parents she wanted us to have a plain blue binder (the one that was covered in blue fabric), some dividers and paper. She then proceeded to teach us something no there before or after spent time on: how to properly organize our work. You were awesome, Dr. Cross!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Belt²⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I laughed way more at this than I think it deserved. But damn, it is funny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US spies stoked separatism in Greenland, Denmark says⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I know what I want to be for Halloween this year!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Warehouse automation hasn’t made workers safer — it’s just reshuffled the risk⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly. Humans are wasteful and expensive. One day, capitalists will realize if they don’t hire any humans, nobody but the capitalists will have money to buy anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people collect stuff?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I read all the Jack Reacher books a couple years ago, and one of the fascinating things about the character is his aversion to owning things. In some of the books, he talks about it a little and it’s an interesting insight to that worldview. I think they kind of stopped talking about it in newer books, and the character has gotten kind of less interesting because of it. At one point, he inherits a house, and that seems to become a minor trauma for him!