www.howtogeek.com Google Is About to Shut down 3 Smart Home Devices
Google is ending support for Dropcam cameras and the Nest Secure.
Classic
Is that Colin Robinson?
The Dumb Zone. I promise. I pay for an annual sub. Good fun with some sports mixed in.
Shared experiences help with longer term relationships. I regret I'm not focusing on the finding part but more of identifying how to hold onto it. I think the shared experiences matter more than how you find the people.
I've done this specifically by playing a video game, joining a clan, and joining the discord. I focused on who I clicked with most and spent time with them. I also think making some effort to meet IRL helps after a while. Having a game or a hobby in common isn't really enough because it can be very thin. If you don't care about any IRL things then force other shared experiences that are tangential to what brought you together. That helps me too.
Climb down off of your soapbox. Amazon is what it is because of early strategic decision making and long term shittiness. I'm talking about aggregation and exposure to semi-local partners.
I'm trying to use Ebay more often but the source is hard to verify.
I just wish there was an aggregator that isn't Walmart or Amazon or Temu. I try really hard to spread my shopping around and actually buy local when I can. It just sucks Amazon is so easy.
I take full responsibility for myself. I try to shop independently when possible.
We need a new Amazon
This isn't exactly where this belongs so feel free to delete this. I'm mildly infuriated there is no usable alternative to Amazon.com. I'm more than willing to buy products elsewhere, but it's so easy to default to Amazon. Please help.
When she won the Speaker vote she immediately came out and said she would focus on bringing the Demo party back together. Not ensuring the country gets the best product... But ensuring they were as tight as possible. That told me what she really cares about. Don't even look at her stock purchase history... Shit.
Take what you can get. Bitching about how you got there isn't helpful.
An upvote is not enough. I must provide an unnecessary comment to support this as the best comment. You're doing Xenu's work.
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My only comment here is that I run a small business and decisions can occur that I don't always see up front and with which they negatively impact employees or customers. I also know many large clients where the leadership delegates decisions down to sometimes stupid or misguided staff. The balance here comes to how a leader reacts when they learn of the hurtful actions and is there an opportunity for change.
Photosphere. Fuck you Google.
Pixel 8. Solid. No issues. Fuck AI.
I am jealous of the small iPhone or pixel 6 owners. I like small phones. Having a Google Pixel has been very good for me and the family. IOS is just too lazy to me.
I used to root phones all of the time. It got cumbersome and I caved. With a pixel I get regular updates and features. It's not the best but it's predictable.
Yes. There are no whales in Texas.
Holy shit people. It's a fucking joke. Look at the photo... It's a Google ad algorithm.
Welcome to Big-D
We look forward to your next visit in Big-D and the DFW Metroplex. Please make time for the largest urban forest in the US, the Sixth Floor Museum at the Texas School Book Depository, or see our various humpback whales that live in the Trinity River.
Can we please stop posting these awesome masto posts? I keep trying to like the original
Pi hole FTW.
I didn't realize the shitpost community also comes with its own Reddit bots. Nice! The assholery is appreciated. Thank you for throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Texas checking in... We don't have as good of names like that but we have cities like Paris, Athens, and Odessa, TX. I think there are maybe 20 to 25 international city names that would make a fascinating road trip and probably be over 1K miles/1600 Km.
It's the little things that keeps me around
I installed a screen protector for the first time on Monday. I've been having issues getting my fingerprint to work and just would use my pin to unlock. This morning Android popped up a notification saying "Using a screen protector? Click here to increase touch sensitivity!" Pretty awesome.
Now stop asking me to use Gemini.
I hit a dog.
I was going to drop my kid off at school when a dog ran between two cars and my back tire ran over a portion of the dog. I slowed down and stopped not knowing what to do and watched the dog hop up and hobble away into an adjoining back yard. What seemed to be the owner followed the dog into the back yard. I immediately pulled over but had to roll up my windows as my dog was riding along. I waited a few houses away not really knowing how to react and asking my kid what she thought I should do. When the dog quickly wandered off she wasn't sure how I should act either.
What do I do? My initial hesitancy is tied to the dog quickly walking away into what looked like it's home and the owner slowly following it away. I'm concerned of getting into the middle of a highly emotional situation if the dog needs to go to the vet. If the dog lay lifeless I would have had no issue with getting out and consoling as needed. Is there a difference? I think also am concerned I'll get told I'm responsible
Google sucks.
Corporations now buy the carpet bomb factory to expand their bomb product line and then carpet bomb their own factory after the war is over.
AI voice over in early trailers
This may be out there already, but it seems like I have seen multiple teaser trailers (including Trailer 1 for Gladiator 2) that seem to have terrible writing and terrible voice overs that sound like AI.
I did it!
I picked my first lock today. It was a cylinder from a Yale deadbolt that I lost the keys to. I'm so pumped. I sat there for over an hour and finally watched a video to learn the pins are little pistons in Yales. I modified the pressure and approach and bam. It just clicked. Cylinder is now repinned to match my current Yale key. Wish I could cut my own keys. Then I'd be a full turkey service (ha... get it). I told my 12 year old who was making fun of me while I was doing it and she actually looked happy for me when I ran in and told her. She even let me show her how a cylinder and key are pinned.
NPR stream
Anyone have a reliable URL for KERA? Something changed a few months ago and I can't find a link that'll work in my XIIA internet streaming app.
Cantina Cadillac fire in the Stockyards.
www.cbsnews.com Crews battle 3-alarm fire at historic Cantina Cadillac
Dozens of units battled a three-alarm fire in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards Saturday night.
Bummer that this place went up in flames. Hoping it didn't significantly damage surrounding buildings and offices.
Anyone looking to start a /c/Dallas community?
Someone on /c/requests asked for a Dallas community so I figured I'd ask here. I'm a suburbanite so I don't feel comfortable trying to mod for a place I don't live in.
Big props for the mod team
Here is a huge thank you to the /c/dfw mod team. You are doing a great job creating content for our viewing pleasure.
A page for Ticket listeners
I am selfishly promoting the Lemmy.world page for KTCK Ticket listeners. Not sure how many have come over recently but feel free to check it out. It's pretty threadbare since I am trying to do too many things at once, but you have to start somewhere.
Glad to see TX on the Lemmy map
Just posting here to say Hello! Come join us over on /c/dfw if you are in that region or want to keep an eye on things.
Looking for a new place to grab a nice dinner?
Not that this place needs a nudge, but a little gem in Addison is Lefty's. My go-to family owned restaurant that's been a staple for me for almost two decades. It's tiny and it doesn't hurt to get a rez, but pound for pound it's a great, reasonably priced ($$-$$$) night out. They are not going to wow with a huge bar or huge menu, but everything is done well. It's well loved by the locals and rotates through some famous people in the reg. Check it out.
It's worth mentioning...
I was going to create a Dallas community, however I don't live there. I am in a burb and needed a larger sphere of influence when it comes to getting hot takes on food or activity in the region. If someone gets the Dallas community rolling drop a note here and I'll subscribe to it as well.
If anyone wants to moderate this community let me know.
Happy to share the wealth. Trying to bring in the other fellow and former DFW Redditors.