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This is fantastic! I had greyscale on many years ago, but I had to turn turn colours back on for google maps... but this trick allows me to have my cake and eat it too!
Re:Car Seats as Contraception on Monday March 30, 2026 @05:39PM (#47580047)
That seems reasonable. Which state do you live in?
That's funny, I'm also thinking about Electrician.
Re:AI Doesn't Reduce Work–It Intensifies It on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @11:28AM (#46962256)
Did you know your comment was featured in TechCrunch?

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/the-first-signs-of-burnout...

Re:Exploit allows for takeover of fleets of Unitree robots on Friday September 26, 2025 @02:44PM (#45389726)
are talking about unmanned drones?
Re:The ROI of Exercise on Saturday August 23, 2025 @08:03AM (#44995348)
Can you recommend any specific games that meet these requirements? I don't have VR, but I remember playing "Super hot VR" and getting a surprisingly good workout from that game.
This might fool the gait analysis, but they will come up with more metrics to analyze you by. You can't beat it. IMO, the only way to stop this is government
Some audio is poor for daydreaming though. Audiobooks and podcasts often require attention (some music too).
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:21AM (#42739585)
If buying a plastic toilet bowl cleaner, I don't care where it comes from. If buying a 5G network equipment, we do care. Most of the stuff we buy from China is plastic junk.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @08:27PM (#42719834)
Google the phase "flood the zone with shit". Your strategy only works if most of the people speaking/writing are genuinely trying to make the world a better place. If state actors are trying to flood the zone with anything and everything, then it becomes impossible for John Everyman to distinguish signal from noise.
> This might sound stupid but I refuse to go to dentists that have "too nice" of an office.

You'd love mine. Their x-ray machine is still rocking windows Vista - and that machine is definitely plugged into the internet. With that said, I like them as a dentist.

Re:California Bans Sell-By Dates on Thursday October 10, 2024 @11:00AM (#41799545)
I've seen it on vinegar too.
Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max on Monday September 09, 2024 @04:15PM (#41493135)
I'd add "10x optical zoom"
Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max on Monday September 09, 2024 @04:09PM (#41493035)
As a regular user, I'd still like 10x optical zoom
Cries in Canadian monies
Do you think it will bounce back? or was 2021/2022 the peak of a long and slow decline in tech jobs.
Re:Exit Strategy: The Case for Single-Stair Egress on Thursday May 16, 2024 @07:48PM (#40384748)
That looks cool! Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzETWeO5nqw
Re:New gel breaks down alcohol in the body on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @01:16PM (#40357513)
Take this gel at the end of the night so that you don't have a hangover the next day?
Re:The LaserDisc on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @09:31AM (#40222952)
The photos aren't great at showing the scale. It was like a CD but it was as big as a vinyl record. like this:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/9373539522_a3065346b8.jp...

Re:Open Sourcing DOS 4 on Friday April 26, 2024 @09:01AM (#40168927)
win 3.1 was released in early 1992. It looks like it was Dos 5.0 and 6.0 by then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_DOS_operating_syst...

Check out Darknet diaries podcast on the NSO group. NSO group likely pays over $100k USD to hackers that have a good zero day for iphone.

https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/100/

Re:An EMP or Solar Incident Could Result in Blackout Warfare on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @01:31PM (#39920413)
> The report concluded that, one year after a large-scale EMP or CME, nine of every ten Americans would be dead, from a variety of causes stemming from the attack.

Anyone else find that hard to believe?

Re:Safetyism Killed Playtime on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:57PM (#39194112)
Nope. I keep mine out hoping to affect even 1% of speeders - mostly parents who are speeding but really should know better.
Re:Software Engineers Say the Job Market Is Getting Much Worse on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @07:46PM (#38945834)
Thanks. I've been using these sites as well to watch the trends:

https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/senior%20software%20en...

https://www.trueup.io/job-trend

I wish the article included a diagram of before and after wiring using this solution.
> big Home Depot plastic storage crate into the bars

Nice! That's such a simple solution. Thanks for the tip.

Does the IoT company called "Eve" give hope to the industry? From what I understand, they take a security first approach to their IoT products. I haven't tried them out yet though.

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