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  • What’s an outdated piece of tech you still use and love?

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  • A stereo amplifier taken from a home sound system stack that was... Probably made the 80s? Or else made in the 90s with an already outdated style, IDK.

    It's not name brand, it's dual stereo instead of surround sound, it doesn't have any labels about how many amps it can pump out, but as long as I'm in an apartment, it doesn't get turned up past halfway.

    I like that it has multiple inputs, bass/mid/treble knobs, and that the thing just works.

    Edited to remove a guess at how many amps it has

    Edit, I looked up the model number and found a page of specs

    https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/onkyo/tx-910.shtml

    45 watts per channel would be advertised as 180 watts combined, wouldn't it?

  • blocklist for AI music on youtube.

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  • Yeah, I think it's fun and funny to play with but terrible to try to make money off of it.

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    Which lemmy apps have keyword filtering?

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  • Connect on Android has it

  • What are some portable devices that smart phones haven't replaced?

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  • Can confirm. In many situations, it is far more convenient to go get a flashlight worth $2 to $5 that can easily fit exactly where you need it to be rather than holding your main communication device in an awkward angle where it doesn't quite do the job and also a wrong move could destroy your $200 to $1k device.

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    Is it moral to vandalize Teslas?

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  • Its already pre-vandalized from the factory with that awful design. No need to kick a car when its down.

    But no, doing damage to other people's property is not okay

  • What sounds like a double standard but isn't?

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  • Every dentist could get a full set of dentures throughout their college education.

  • Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign

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  • Sounds like a kit car or rebuild of a less than sporty classic would be ideal for your commuter car.

  • Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign

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  • Well, I wasn't interested in Jeep before, now I'm decidedly against buying a new one.

  • What sounds like a double standard but isn't?

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  • I've experienced this myself, and it is a double standard.

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    How do you prevent people from crashing ?

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  • They're not breaking, they're deciding to disengage.

  • are there any new-ish phones that are small?

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  • I mean... You're not wrong

  • are there any new-ish phones that are small?

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  • This probably also driving the demand for folding phones. Carry a phone, unfold it into a tablet.

  • How do you combat choice paralysis?

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  • You'll have to get the "must do" category contained. Define it, trim off anything not strictly a must.

    Then, sort through the "should do." How much of it actually should be done? How exactly do these tasks or activities improve your life? How much of it was recommended by someone who doesn't understand your life or your social circles?

    Once those two are managed, then space opens up for the "want to" category.

    Or maybe not? Maybe you're just at a place in life where maintaining a healthy life, healthy relationships, and paying the bills is all you have time for.

  • What's the wrongest thing a teacher ever told you?

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  • Yeah, this line survived a lot longer than it should have.

  • Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt

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  • Fixing safety issues would have to include that sharp front end. Maybe just ditch the entire "stainless" exterior and restyling the whole thing would help with that.

    Pretty much start with the battery pack and drivetrain, start over after that.

  • What's the longest you've gone without eating?

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  • From a Sunday lunch through dinner Wednesday evening.

    Not a purposeful fast, I just had a huge hours-long meal of endless samples of steak, lamb, and chicken at a Brazilian Steakhouse. Also several large salads, and a small dessert.

    So anyway, I just wasn't hungry for days after that. I didn't have any constipation, no drop in energy, so I went about my business as usual, but without eating for a few days.

  • What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?

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  • It's definitely a mistake, but I think it has slipped by because spell check wouldn't have a reason to mark it, and not everyone uses grammar check, so they think it's correct to spell it out by the sound of the contraction.

  • What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?

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  • In American English:

    I left them know

    I'm just leaving you know

    No, no, a thousand times no!

    You LET them know. You're just LETTING me know.

    Also, they were driving and hit the breaks. Their car needed new break pads.

    Just letting y'all know, it's BRAKES that stop a vehicle.

    If the vehicle breaks, it'll stop, but that's not the system built into the car that makes it stop on purpose at the press of a pedal.

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  • Oh yeah! Good addition