Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Israel frustrated U.S. paused weapons shipment over Rafah assault concerns, official says

Where's FlyingSquid with the trombone pic?

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to technology in Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause

I remember when commercial breaks were the time when you went to the bathroom/got snacks and then ran back and jumped over the couch to get back before the show started again.

But most ads don't work on a conscious level. They're there to make whatever is being advertised seem normal and good, like birds singing in the trees, background noise you associate with good feelings. The point isn't to get people to engage rationally. The point is to elicit positive emotions and associate them with a brand.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to technology in How to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondas

I don't think I'm going to ever buy a car made after 2020. Maybe earlier. None of the new features really appeal to me, and there are a lot of things like this that actively turn me off from wanting a new car.

If they could just give me an electric version of a 1985 VW Golf I'd be happy as a clam. But they want to put me in some lumpy, heavy, clumsy CUV with tracking technology and all the touchscreens and I don't like it.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial

Man, what a totally legitimate government we have in the US.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to lemmyshitpost in this picture is 27kb

I drove a lady home from a party in NYC at like midnight, and I said "Oh, it's only five miles that won't be bad"

It took an hour to get there and back. I wasn't really mad because she was cute and maybe into me but we could have walked that distance in the same amount of time.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Drake's Security Guard Seriously Injured After Shooting at Rapper's Toronto Home

I was going to comment on how Hit 'em up is a better diss track but damn, Fifty is scary

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to mildlyinfuriating in What is Reddit doing

They're boosting their sign up numbers by putting porn behind it. I bet it's not even that racy, they just know that humans are motivated by something potentially titillating

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to technology in Apple introduces M4 chip

I love how microchips look like really well-organized Factorio maps

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Defense moves for mistrial over Daniels' testimony

Or his lawyers are going to appeal and say "See? It was so bad the judge even said something!"

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate

It's not a real election in America unless you're choosing between less worse and more worse.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Stormy Daniels to testify in Trump hush money trial, according to media reports

TESTIFY! IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR!

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate

I never should have trusted someone from York County

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate

I've never been more disappointed in someone I voted for than Fetterman.

Which is saying something because they're all pretty disappointing.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

I'm using a non-scratching scrubbing pad and the recommended stovetop cleaner. I can get most of the worst of it, but there's always a ring of carbonized food that just sticks around.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 1 month ago to news in Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

I've used both cheap steel pans and cast iron, and while the effect is less it still turns my sweated onions into sauteed onions intermittently. I'm glad to hear that mine is just built cheaply and that proper induction tops can handle consistent low temperature better. Still not buying one without trying it, though

Honestly, I would love a stove that's just a 3" thick steel top with induction burners on one side. There would be a steady temperature gradient the whole way across, and pans of any size, shape, or material could be put anywhere on the surface for just the right amount of heat.