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rickyc091··on The Rise of the Japanese Toilet
I've been using the $20-25 ones since covid as well, so that's been six years without any issues. Knock on wood that something doesn't happen shortly.
rickyc091··on Self-Driving Teslas Are Fatally Rear-Ending Motorcyclists More Than Any Other
This is exactly why I don't trust FSD in stop and go traffic. The follow distance is too close on some versions where it will accelerate hard and start braking around 10 feet. One misstep and that's a rear end. The latest version is better, where I feel more confident with it's easing, but there's constantly regressions where it goes back to an aggressive braking where I'm always afraid it'll rear end the other driver.
rickyc091··on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges
Are you using wifi? I have the 4850 and the wifi would sporadically drop out after a few hours and I wouldn't be able to reconnect without a full factory reset. It was the most frustrating thing. I was about to return it then moved it to another location and connected it via ethernet. It's been fine since, but a $350 printer that doesn't have a reliable wifi module is terrible. After searching on reddit, it seems it's a common issue.
rickyc091··on Apple courier may have stolen 2 MacBooks, ... Apple is not going to help
I ran into a similar situation, but it was with UPS. UPS "lost" my package and it went back and forth between several locations. It was never marked as delivered, just forever in transit. I even got a call from someone claiming to be UPS to see if my package was delivered. I contacted Apple and the same thing happened, they couldn't do anything. Talk to UPS. UPS said talk to Apple. Both parties kept blaming the other party. UPS said internal investigation yielded nothing. I was telling them it clearly still said in transit and it's bounced around for several weeks. They said maybe it'll get there eventually.

I contacted Tim Cook's email and someone from the team responded and worked with me through the situation. Fortunately, we had a lucky outcome, and we got our payment refunded, but the entire ordeal took around a month and lots of calls to the CS/live chat support.

rickyc091··on Study reveals blood sugar control is a key factor in slowing brain aging
It would be eating smaller portions and less throughout the day. It'll spike anytime you have a meal, however, any five minute activity that cause sweat will significantly drop your blood glucose levels. Eating fiber, then protein, followed by carbs will flatten and slow down the curve.
rickyc091··on Study reveals blood sugar control is a key factor in slowing brain aging
Stelo (https://www.stelo.com/) and Lingo (https://www.hellolingo.com/) are the two non prescription ones. It's definitely worth it to try 2 weeks and see how different foods/environments spike you.
rickyc091··on Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first 'Full Self-Driving' fatality
The issue is if you have FSD (beta) enabled and you attempt to yank it, TACC will still be engaged, which makes you drive straight. If they had lane assist on as well, it would essentially swing you back and forth. It's dangerous if you aren't aware of it since it suddenly goes from FSD to why does my car have a mind of it's own. If you ever see a Tesla on the highway frantically swinging back and forth, the driver is probably trying to disable the car and fighting with the other safety features. Hitting the brakes will ensure FSD/TACC gets disabled properly.

Note: Most of the time people are referring to FSD as FSD beta. Most videos you see online are FSD beta. FSD is still very dumb, but includes stop light awareness. FSD beta is what allows you to "self drive" in the city.

rickyc091··on iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
I'm in the same boat. I disable auto-lock. However, it would be nice to have a setting for 30 minutes or an hour, but thankfully my battery will die before that's needed.
rickyc091··on Auto Execs Are Coming Clean: EVs Aren't Working
They were originally going to discontinue the Bolt and create a new line, but they decided to keep the line. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-gm-is-reviving...
rickyc091··on Uber posts first quarterly net profit
Priority delivery fee is a scam on all services. If your order is sitting a while, it's generally because the $ to mile ratio is too low. A $2/mi order is considered a base line for most drivers. Orders will start with a low base pay of $2-$2.75 + tip. If drivers keep declining to pick up your order, it'll get batched with another order. Priority delivery fee goes to the delivery service, so you might as well put that towards the tip instead to get it picked up faster by a driver.
rickyc091··on Tesla FSD Beta ignores stop sign in live test with Ross Gerber and Dan O’Dowd [video]
I can't tell from the video, but it looks like his foot may be on accelerator. While FSD Beta is active and you press on the accelerator it acts as a fast forward and will plow through signs and lights. The accelerator acts as a take over allowing you to get over dangerous situations where it may stop in the middle of the road.

That said, I've definitely seen it run stop signs, so it's not uncommon.

rickyc091··on Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site
Tesla has four modes of "self driving"--Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, FSD, FSD Beta.

AP/EAP will run red lights and can't merge lanes on a freeway. FSD will stop for lights/stop signs, but that's about it. FSD Beta is what Tesla is typically known for and what many YouTube videos are showing. FSD Beta will stop at red lights and merge into freeways. Most people use FSD interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.

rickyc091··on Tell HN: Doing a chargeback against Google will get your account banned
So I placed an order for a MBP 16" from Apple around Black Friday and UPS lost my package during transit. It was not lost after delivery. It's been over two weeks going between Apple's support team and UPS.

UPS tells me to file a claim on their website and they can't address this through phone support, but they closed my case. Apple tells me they are waiting for UPS to respond to them before they can refund my order.

I'm not getting anywhere from either party. My only recourse seems to file a dispute so I can get my money back to place a replacement order, but being blacklisted by Apple is exactly what I fear.

If anyone has any thoughts, please let me know. I'd expect a company like Apple to have a better policy for replacing lost computers. While I understand fraud, I've made numerous purchases in the past with the same account.

rickyc091··on Ask HN: Have you bought I bonds yet? Why not?
I'm going to post this here for those that couldn't get a seal.

> The Account Authorization (FS Form 5444) submitted is unacceptable as the form was not properly certified. Therefore, we must ask that you submit a new form with your signature properly certified.

> Please note that the form's instructions to the certifying officer state, "Acceptable certifications include the financial institution's official seal or stamp (such as corporate seal, signature guarantee stamp, or medallion stamp)." Notary public stamps are acceptable. Please have the bank place their official seal on the form to certify your signature. If the financial institution does not have an official seal or stamp to use when they certify a signature, they may use the savings bond paid stamp that they normally use when cashing savings bonds for a bond owner. We may accept:

> Signature/Endorsement Guarantee Stamp

> Medallion Stamp

> Official Bank Seal/Stamp

> Corporate Seal

> Consular Seal

> A commissioned or warrant officer of the United States Armed Forces may certify the signature.

> Any stamp or seal must be visible.

> The bank certifying officer should include his/her phone number by the certification.

> If none of the options listed above are available, we may give consideration when a bank officer uses notary certification when it is accompanied by the signature of the employee and the name/address of the bank is provided. The certification must clearly shows the certifying officer is a bank employee.

rickyc091··on Issues with upstream DNS provider
Use an A record and type in @. Proxied is fine.
rickyc091··on Chase account hacked, fraud department is closed on Sunday
Could it be your phone?
rickyc091··on Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test
It's not a necessity if you have the window open to move around the air, but that's typically not as much of an option in the winter. You'd be surprised how much dust and particles a purifier picks up.

If you take a look at the photos for the Blue Air 211 on Amazon, you can see how much it picks up. Mine was exactly like the photos. The pre-filter was completely covered in dust, and the inner filter was completely dark after 6 months of use.

rickyc091··on Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand
A large list of splits for comparison. https://jhelvy.shinyapps.io/splitkbcompare/

Kinesis and Ergodox are generally the two most popular.

rickyc091··on Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand
I found that once you get use to the other keyboard your muscle memory will automatically kick in and readjust depending if you're on a standard keyboard or a split.
rickyc091··on Robinhood sued by family of 20-year old trader who committed suicide
Yeah, it's pretty easy to get level 3 trading option these days. In fact, if you select level 3 and answer incorrect, they even prompt you and say, hey that option won't let you get verified for level 3.

With older brokerage firms, they use to call you up after you signed up. You would have to chat with them on the phone before they unlocked your account.

rickyc091··on How Robinhood Misled the Poor and Rewarded the Rich
When their servers were under heavy load, you could attempt to place and it would error, but then you would get an order confirmation later saying it went through. The best part is that even though it didn't execute, you weren't able to cancel it because the transaction didn't display anywhere.
rickyc091··on Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone while you type
Anyone know of a big overlay that stays in the foreground lets you know if you're muted/muted?
rickyc091··on Users reporting moisture inside Apple's $550 headphones
I've always assumed, no. If you use their laptops in clamshell mode without the AC on in the summer connected to a monitor, it'll start throttling and slowing down to a crawl. The only solution is to turn on the AC or disconnect from an external monitor.
rickyc091··on HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash
The closest thing I ever found to Flash was https://scratch.mit.edu. You can draw vector graphics and attach code onto the individual sprites. It has the concepts of scenes as well, but no where near the power of what Flash had to offer.
rickyc091··on Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews
Are you sure there aren't multiple variations of the same product?

I made an online purchase for some oral-b toothbrush heads from Target. The item that arrived did not resemble what was on their website. I figure since it's a big retailer, it's probably legit. I checked the official manufacturer's website and the product was also different. Digging a bit deeper into the product images, I finally found one that looked like the version I had.

rickyc091··on UX Issues with Notion
The reason I prefer Notion over wikis is because you don't have to click edit to modify a page.
rickyc091··on Roblox pays 26% of its revenue to Apple/Google for payment processing
As a seller on eBay, this is my seller's fees for YTD. 24.8% of your total sales. I'm not a fan of it, but I do admit they give me the reach and ease to customers.
rickyc091··on Moving from Macbook to Linux
> Making screenshots and Gifs is easy and seamless on MacOS. To replicate these streamlined processes, I suggest the following:

Wait, is there something built into MacOS to make Gifs? I've been recording videos and using ffmpeg which doesn't feel "seamless." Does anyone have any recommendations for a better workflow?

rickyc091··on Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/10/m1-macs-not-compatible-...
rickyc091··on Notion Timeline View
If you're using the Desktop app the only way is to open a new window then navigate to the other page you want.
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