RedEyeFlightControl
@RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world
- Comment on How to avoid a kid who really likes you? 17 hours ago:
Seconding this. He sounds smart enough to understand “Hey, I need a few minutes, but I still want to talk”.
Raising our kids, we never used reasons like “because I said so”, we always explained why we made the decisions we did, so our children learned reasoning and understanding as they grew. Kids are generally quick to learn, and can understand most situations if explained plainly. Talk to them with clarity and respect and you’ll be surprised at the response you get.
- Comment on Google might replace the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button with AI Mode 3 days ago:
I think I’ve clicked that button once in maybe 15 years. IMO it’s useless and I’m surprised it has taken them this long to do something about it. I wonder what the click stats for that one button are.
- Comment on Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair products 3 days ago:
I don’t ask for permission to make my own parts. I do it all the time. What I mean is I want to see more companies proactively offering consumers replacement parts and design files that would otherwise not be available without good drawing and modeling skills.
- Comment on Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair products 4 days ago:
I want to see more companies doing this.
- Comment on Reddit Plans Extra Verification Steps To Detect The Human-Like AI Bots 1 week ago:
Let them drive their userbase further away. They have not learned their lesson in 15 years.
- Comment on The ones and zeros and tens 1 week ago:
They’re all amazing but my vote is for Campfire Headphase
- Comment on Here's the scoop 1 week ago:
So, what’s the scoop? No name or product link!
- Comment on You could get anything you wanted and it was FREE 1 week ago:
In 2001 my Uni’s entire campus network was shut down for 3 days to clean up a massive NIMDA infection. Wild times.
- Comment on HBA Mode vs IT Mode to connect disks for ZFS 2 weeks ago:
Initiator Target mode and Host Bus Adapter mode are interchangable terms for the same thing. The card has 2 modes, one is RAID (don’t use this) and the other is Initiator-Target or HBA mode.
ZFS needs direct disk access so flash the IT .bin for HBA mode using the P20 (latest) drivers and you’re g2g.
- Comment on Elon Musk: your new Tesla will drive from the factory floor, to your house 'this year' 3 weeks ago:
There is no war in Ba Sing Se sorta vibes
- Comment on Elon Musk: your new Tesla will drive from the factory floor, to your house 'this year' 3 weeks ago:
Press F to doubt
- Comment on I was today years old when I found out Glomming on some Glizzys means eating some hot dogs. 4 weeks ago:
Glomming? I thought it was guzzling…
- Comment on Why do some drivers turn off the signal sound so quickly? 4 weeks ago:
Same. This runs for 3 seconds and blinks 3 times. If the car behind you is not paying attention to you for longer than that, that’s their problem. Your first priority when driving is looking where you are going before anything else.
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 1 month ago:
Cars are just a scam made up by Big Horse to sell more horsepower without actually selling any horses
- Comment on “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen 1 month ago:
Buy a commercial signage display. It’s just a TV without the smart garbage.
Or, get a projector :)
- Comment on Is there any negative consequence to wearing socks inside out? 1 month ago:
My best friend of 25+ years has always worn his socks inside out. He has always preferred the smooth finished side to the unfinished/textured “inside” of normal socks.
It has never been a problem nor will it. It’s just preference. Go for it, it’s not going to change a single thing other than how your socks feel.
- Comment on “They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases - Ars Technica 2 months ago:
What is the goto software/suite for ripping DVDs these days? It has been ages since I’ve done any.
- Comment on I remember when I thought this was just magic 2 months ago:
I used a Mavica that took FD’s for storage, back in the late 90s. I loaned it from school for a project. It was fun and frustrating at the same time. It’s crazy how far this tech as evolved.
- Comment on Who gets all the tariff money about to be collected from US citizens buying products from Canada? 2 months ago:
They’re furthermore a way to start fights using someone else’s money, that they can then take with impunity. So effectively US citizens are now getting charged a premium to fight a war they don’t want, without a choice.
I recall a war that started over taxation without representation…
- Comment on X doubles its Premium+ plan prices after xAI releases Grok 3 2 months ago:
- Comment on Is it normal for high sugar contents like in cake icing to make my uvula tickle? 2 months ago:
You’re probably mildly allergic to one of the ingredients.
There are foods that will make my mouth/throat feel itchy on occasion. I’m pretty sure I’m mildly allergic to a few things, but not enough for it to be a safety issue.
- Comment on The End of an Era: Exploring the Final Sony MiniDisc Walkman Models 2 months ago:
I miss my MD player. Easily one of the best gadgets I ever owned.
- Comment on Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign 2 months ago:
I have a pickup from the pre-infotainment era, and I’ve considered how long I’d be able to keep it. Buying an old vehicle from the south an doing a restore is so much more attractive than anything that has touchscreen controls for hvac, media, etc. All of that shit is a massive safety hazard and a huge pain in the ass to use. It’s all garbage. Give me knobs and buttons all day long.
- Comment on Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign 2 months ago:
The only way I’d buy one of these things is on a factory-delete custom order that removes the whole mess. You can still buy some fleet vehicles this way. The day I buy a car that has ads in its unremovable infotainment system will be a cold day in hell. I’ll build a fucking car before buying one with ads.
- Comment on I saw Free Willy in theaters: AMA 4 months ago:
What are your thoughts and feelings about whalers on the moon
- Comment on How long do you think we'll keep seeing "formerly Twitter"? 6 months ago:
No one likes their x
- Comment on what's stops one from scavenging the best parts of old phones and putting them into a new one? 6 months ago:
All of this stuff is usually fit onto a single board, crammed into a very specific amount of space, and is thoroughly and iterated until it works properly. This isn’t the kind of stuff a home lab does, but you could certainly try. I think it would be damn near impossible to do it better and more reliably than teams of hundreds or thousands of various engineers. It’s not like you can just take a phone CPU and slap it on a random board without a ton of forethought.
- Comment on Rap Video rule 6 months ago:
- Comment on What do you call your first cousin's child? 6 months ago:
Image I usually refer to this chart :)
- Comment on Fruit Loops! 7 months ago:
Well, damn. You’re right. I must rescind the point distribution.
