DoomsdaySprocket

DoomsdaySprocket , 3 months ago to technology in This was the first result on Google

A 3 is what my helmet gives me for grinding mode, that’s nothing.

I used a 10 or 11 for one eclipse and it worked alright.

DoomsdaySprocket , 3 months ago to workreform in Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’

They’ll find that most of the peeps keeping the automation from turning itself inside out are also workers, and currently not amused in many cases.

DoomsdaySprocket , 3 months ago to technology in Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms

He can pair it to the phone app or whatever on his device then; his fridge, his problem.

DoomsdaySprocket , 5 months ago to piracy in Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves

This is the best take I’ve seen yet, with the benefit that it’s literally already been done.

It’d be interesting to see what would happen if they tried to mandate this now, but I’m sure it’s already too late.

DoomsdaySprocket , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to workreform in Why Americans can't keep money in their pockets — even when they get a raise

Not US.

Never heard of 100% taxing here, what I have seen is raises and promotions ending up in a slightly smaller paycheque. Whether that’s due to other factors such as a higher misaligned bracket of state medical insurance or benefits, union fees, I’m not entirely sure, it was more of a warning to watch your first couple of paycheques after a raise.

DoomsdaySprocket , 5 months ago to memes in The best part of driving a shitbox is that I don't have to care too much about it.

I just did front brakes on my mk4 Jetta…. in the middle of a west coast snowfall, aka “the world is ending, just like last year!”

Simpler, cleaner design than industrial equipment, and that stuff is made to be worked on by gorillas like me. Actual work time was less than shoveling it out of 14” of falling snow.

All hail the manual shitbox!

DoomsdaySprocket , 5 months ago to workreform in Why Americans can't keep money in their pockets — even when they get a raise

To be fair, in places where income taxes are bracketed rather than in smooth percentages, it can happen. It’s much more common with bonuses and heavy OT to jump you up for a single paycheque, though.

DoomsdaySprocket , 5 months ago to technology in Japanese disaster prevention X account can’t post anymore after hitting API limit - The issue has arisen after major Tsunami warnings have been issued in areas of Japan following a strong earthquake

For reference, the article I’m referring to:

cbc.ca/…/twitter-policy-change-hampers-drivebc-1.…

“Social media’s reliability in emergencies questioned after Twitter limit blocks DriveBC posts” (Jul 12).

Whether a provincial traffic account posting emergency info counts as news links for these large companies or not, it’s a pretty ugly look for them to have been blocking emergency information, and it doesn’t look any better now 6 months later.

The whole thing is pretty typical (Canadian) government “not enough, and too late” -style regulation regardless, but these social media sites could think twice about playing the villain so readily in response.

DoomsdaySprocket , 5 months ago to technology in Japanese disaster prevention X account can’t post anymore after hitting API limit - The issue has arisen after major Tsunami warnings have been issued in areas of Japan following a strong earthquake

This same issue happened during wildfire season in BC, Canada if I recall. A small polite media outrage over it, then forgotten.

Best case scenario would be an independent, international system developed within and for the emergency services community worldwide. Judging by the way firefighters travel internationally to fight forest fires worldwide, the community could be strong enough to support a solution like that, in my opinion.

DoomsdaySprocket , 6 months ago to news in Animal shelters overflow as Americans dump 'pandemic puppies' in droves. They're too broke to keep their dogs

Dog ownership is honestly just so easy to fall into without being prepared, and there’s no way to ensure people will take responsibility for the life they’re buying. You’re literally just handing over money half the time, like a car or a TV.

I couldn’t handle anything with the energy of a husky or Aussie or shepherd, but if I hadn’t actively done the research and realized that, I would probably have a shepherd mix with too much energy right now. LSGs are right in the sweet spot for me with work, health and fitness level, etc.

There’s nothing stopping the average person from getting in over their head. Energy levels, space, and size are all considerations that people just handwave and “figure out later.”

For some people, life legitimately changes. Injured or sick suddenly and can’t take care of a doodle’s unrelenting energy anymore? Divorce, a death, a forced move into a smaller space, all sorts of legitimate things, but I don’t think these people’s dogs are the ones filling shelters. There’s no penalty for at-fault surrenders (rightly, to avoid more horrible options being taken), and there’s no required education to get a dog, it’s a recipe for disaster.

People aren’t going to put more thought into getting a dog than other parts of their lives, and people are constantly doing things without thinking nowadays, whether it’s car loans, buying unnecessary TVs/phones/computers, or similar. Overleveraged mentally and emotionally.

I think breeding legislation is the right move, but it would take a lot of will that’s not there and need provisions to handle oops litters and such without driving people underground.

DoomsdaySprocket , 6 months ago to news in Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot

Trades ringing in, that’s my theory, too.

I won’t commit to saying I can do something professionally unless I’m damned fucking sure I can, because any small failures will become glued in everyone’s memories, kind of like me being around at all tends to stand out. It’s exhausting.

DoomsdaySprocket , 6 months ago to lemmyshitpost in Air: Where did that bring you? Back to me.

Two problems with the drivelines of modern cars: sensors, which can cause some pretty spectacular mechanical failures; and cost-cutting engineering. Trimming parts to use less material and that kind of thing, but also less investment in QC (looking at you, Kia engine recalls).

There’s truly more to go wrong in modern cars, and the electronics can fail and cause mechanical failures, too, especially in the combustion cycle.

DoomsdaySprocket , 6 months ago to technology in Great! I like getting tracked by 766 third parties! thanks Outlook

But half of them have a web link to go to another website’s main page, in order to manually find the overall 3rd party opt out, which it may or may not remember on the next site you visit that uses it, but you can’t tell so you better do it again anyway next time.

Even I get partway through and I wonder if I’m not getting too old for this internet shit. I guarantee most people are not bothering.

DoomsdaySprocket , 7 months ago to workreform in Dollar Stores: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

There was a fire at one of my local (Canadian) ones, and it seemed like it was closed rebuilding for almost a year, I’m wondering how much delay was investigation and how much was remediation.

Burnt plastics is one of the more rancid things I’ve come across in my industrial career.

DoomsdaySprocket , 7 months ago to lemmyshitpost in You guys need to stop

My attention drifts too much when I drive auto, I prefer the extra thinking and functions that manual driving needs.

For those with a similar view on the subject, keep in mind motorcycles are still almost exclusively manual shift in North America, so when stick shift is basically dead, there is somewhere to go, technically.