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imzadi··on Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads
I live in Germany. One reason the toters can be smaller is because there places to dispose of your recyclable goods (free) on almost every corner. The toters are just for compost and regular trash.
imzadi··on 45-year mystery behind eerie photo from The Shining is believed to be solved
How is a picture from 1921 where people were bustling around at night so sharp and clear?
imzadi··on 4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak
I grew up on IRC, had sites on Geocities and Angelfire. That was the old internet people miss, not 4chan.
imzadi··on The Dire Wolf Is Back
I think Game of Thrones cosplayers would be more likely
imzadi··on Motion Sickness Accessibility in Video Games
I had some motion sickness when I first started VR. I made a little thing that I found on reddit that helped. It's just a vibration disk hooked to a battery and attached to a headband. You position it behind your ear on the mastoid bone. I don't know why it works, but it does. I eventually got my VR legs and can play for hours without motion sickness, most of the time. Some games still eff me up, though; like The Break In, which I love, but can only play for an hour before I get sick.
imzadi··on Hacker News for Gamedev
I immediately backed out, because it literally gave me a headache within about 5 seconds.
imzadi··on 'It's a nightmare': couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs
Lots of people get paid a normal wage to do subpar work. Why should delivery drivers be any different? If those jobs actually pay a decent wage, then better quality employees will be interested in doing them and the lower tier workers will get pushed out. It should naturally drive up the quality.
imzadi··on the US is in a steep decline of food enjoyment – which has impacts on health
I think the endless quest for growth and increased profit will always leads to lower quality.
imzadi··on Couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs
I'm in the US, if these apps are going to depend on customers tipping for their drivers to get a reasonable wage, then tipping/delivery fee should be required. If people aren't willing to pay the drivers for their labor, they shouldn't place the order.
imzadi··on the US is in a steep decline of food enjoyment – which has impacts on health
> Researchers cannot yet say why healthy eating and food satisfaction have been on the decline, but enjoying your food is key to other aspects of good, happy living, Dugan said.

I mean, I'm not an expert, but maybe it has something to do with everything affordable being over-processed garbage.

imzadi··on Comment on 2015 mRNA paper suggests data re-used in different contexts
tbf, I don't think any of these are pop songs. It's ambient music and lofi chill stuff.
imzadi··on TSMC begins producing 4-nanometer chips in Arizona
I live here and we are definitely looking toward impending water shortages, and no one care at all. Nestle is in the process of building a 200 acre coffee creamer factory. The major flower delivery services grow their flowers here. We have tons of cotton and alfalfa fields. There are 100s of golf courses and in the wealthier areas everyone has a lush green lawn.
imzadi··on Cuttle – a MTG like game using a standard 52 card deck
If co-op games are more your speed, check out Regicide.
imzadi··on Show HN: I Built an AI Tattoo Generator Using Flux
prompt was "watercolor luck cat with cherry blossoms" hope it's not nsfw :)
imzadi··on Show HN: I Built an AI Tattoo Generator Using Flux
I like the idea, though I couldn't get it to work. It just does the loading animation and then stops without generating anything or giving an error.
imzadi··on Magic/tragic email links: don't make them the only option
Firewall blocks that link
imzadi··on Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM
It's worth keeping in mind that truck strikes have been used to disrupt infrastructure to prepare for coups.
imzadi··on Nordstrom family to take company private
I worked at Nordstrom for 8 years, first in customer service, then in IT, then in engineering. I think this is a good move. The Nordstrom family cared a lot about the brand and the customers, the shareholders didn't. Things were really going downhill when I left. I hope they can get the boat righted.
imzadi··on Interpol wants everyone to stop saying 'pig butchering'
No need for imagination, this is the number 1 scam right now. They make fake investment sites and apps. They encourage the mark to invest some small, safe amount, and let them profit and even withdraw some of their earnings. Once the mark trusts them, they start investing more and seeing their investment growing in the app, which encourages more investing. But, once they go to withdraw a larger amount, there are suddenly all sorts of hurdles and "fees." In reality, there was never any investment happening.
imzadi··on The unbearable slowness of being: Why do we live at 10 bits/s?
This is the part that bothers me. I can definitely think of multiple things at a time. It really just depends on the complexity of the tasks. I can listen to and process and audiobook while driving to work every morning, for instance. I definitely can have multiple thoughts in parallel. I remember when I used to recite prayers, I would be reciting the memorized prayer while thinking about other things. Both things were happening at the same time. The memorized task takes less processing power, but it still requires some thought to execute.
imzadi··on Scrabble star wins Spanish world title despite not speaking Spanish
It's not even really learning the words, just how they are spelled. It's basically just pattern recognition.
imzadi··on People who are good at reading have different brains: study
I was wondering something similar from a different perspective. I love to read, but I'm actually terrible at it. My eyes don't track well and I jump lines constantly, get confused about where I am, and have to start whole pages over sometimes. My mind also wanders, and I can go several pages before realizing I haven't really been reading. It takes me twice as long to finish a book as it does my friends, but I still enjoy reading and love books.
imzadi··on The correct amount of ads is zero
I have no issue paying for the content, but I don't want to have to give over all of my personal data to do it. I want to be able to have an experience analogous to walking into 7-11 and buying a newspaper with cash. I'm tired of everyone everywhere thinking they are entitled to my personal info because I am a consumer of their product.
imzadi··on Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms
I also just found out that I have hypermobility syndrome and both running and crossfit are the worst things I could be doing because of the resultant joint instability.
imzadi··on Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms
Tore my rotator cuff doing crossfit and had surgery and never really got back into fitness.
imzadi··on Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms
A few years ago I did Couch to 5k. I did all my running at a local park with hiking trails. I actually really enjoyed "running" at the park. After I finished the program, I signed up for a 5k that was run on a flat, paved trail. I finished it, but it beat me up so badly that I could barely walk for the next week.
imzadi··on Murderbot, she wrote
You should definitely try Dungeon Crawler Carl. It's better than it has any right to be.
imzadi··on Every board game rulebook is awful [pdf]
My group recently played Veiled Fate. Loved the game, but the 40-page rulebook was certainly intimidating.
imzadi··on Murderbot, she wrote
A lot of the people I see recommending it, including myself, listened to the audiobook. I think Kevin R Free really brings it alive.
imzadi··on Every board game rulebook is awful [pdf]
The rulebooks are the worst part of the hobby. Some are beyond awful. One Deck Dungeon took me several attempts and a few google searches to figure out.

Another bad one was the travel version of Azul, which assumes you have already played the full size version.

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