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Google Search for DIY project images: Get 90% Pinterest results that end up just linking to a random machine generated page with garbage text and a few tangentially related pictures.

Google Search for someones Instagram handle: Get one Instagram result and endless pages of sites that scrape Instagram and have the person's profile interspersed with ads.

It's great if websites work without Javascript but, I don't think its fair to call them poorly designed if they dont.

The web is made from HTML, CSS and Javascript. Turn off one of them and of course things aren't going to work or look right.

I haven't seen one included with Chrome yet. Safari has reader mode and its amazing.

They might have meant mobile-first and not mobile only. Their desktop site is very clearly designed for mobile, the main content does not change at varying screen widths. The sidebar and header do a bit of restyling, but thats about it.

Does anyone know why mail-in paper ballots are not the norm in the US?

Since I've been of voting age, that's all I've used and its great. I can take my time, read about the measures and the candidates, then make my decision and throw it in the mail. Even if I wait until election day, I'm able to go drop it off at one of the many drop off points across the city.

I'd be far less likely to do it if I had to take time to go to a polling location, wait in line, then figure out what I'm voting for.

I'm in the same boat. I never could get TouchID to work reliably or fast enough. To the point where I never even bothered to have it on. FaceID on the other hand has worked great for me, and only doesn't work if I have a motorcycle helmet or goggles on, which is understandable.

I got that figure from the Norway Spruce article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picea_abies#Longevity

edit: I've also found this snippet: Individuals may reach ages in excess of 1 million years [1]

[1] https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/46/1/25/262587

Here's a good 1 minute podcast about it - https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/2AA00080-...

I'd always thought that the Methuselah Tree in California was the oldest living tree. Apparently there's some disagreement, as Old Tjikko is a clonal tree, meaning the trunks come and go but the roots stay living underneath [1].

So if you're counting non-clone trees, Methuselah is the oldest. If you're counting clonal trees, some Quaking Aspens are believed to be between 80,000 and 1,000,000 years old [2].

[1] https://allthatsinteresting.com/old-tjikko

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree)

This is a great little write up, but the third bullet point should be:

- Select every button with a parent element that has the css class “grid-coupon-clip-button”

This narrative? The Russians hacked the US election. They shot down a Dutch airline. They invaded and took Crimea. They poisoned a former spy in the UK. And that's just what I can list off the top of my head.

I'm not a neoconservative, and don't care for them, but it seems like for Russia, the Cold War never ended and the West has been sitting around saying 'We Won' for the last 30 years.

What kind of shit are you reading.

Also, quit it with the Whataboutism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

Mobile Safari, yes. At least from a webdev standpoint. Desktop Safari isn't as bad as IE imo.

This article does say it has insecticidal properties - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125160/

Anti slip would be amazing. Without a case my iPhone X slips on every surface, including my hands.

The notch isn't so bad, I'll fullscreen videos and don't even notice it.

I'm also willing to pay more for quality parts. I had one of those guys that drops by wherever you are and replaces your screen. The 3rd party screen he used was crap compared to the OEM screen. White balance was wrong and I couldn't view the phone with polarized sunglasses on.

Theres a setting that will default all your transactions to private in Venmo.

Armchair opinion: I believe the fuel isn't radioactive, and neither is the reaction. So while it could blow up, it's not going to have a ton of radioactive fallout.

Sort of like a fusion bomb, the fusion bomb doesn't produce radioactive fallout, but the fission bomb necessary to start the fusion bomb does.

All three apps are huge for communication. It doesn't seem far fetched that a nation would test its capabilities taking down different forms of communication.

Some banks even offer savings account that do the same thing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prize-linked_savings_account

heres the definition of concentration camp:

a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.

Seems like we have:

- Large numbers of people

- Persecuted minorities (Uyghurs)

None of the reports seem to indicate forced labor or mass execution, but those seem to be optional requirements for a concentration camp.

I have a decent amount of smart home devices, and I too have had none of the issues described.

It seems most people in this thread talking about the issues with Smart Home stuff have never actually used any Smart Home stuff.

I'm using a Nest with Homebridge to expose it to Homekit. Didn't want to purchase one due to the reliance on the cloud and lack of Homekit support.

After months of waffling I gave in and got one. I also regret that decision now too. Last Nest purchase I will ever make.

While you are technically correct, it's an idiom. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-years%20ahe...

I've run vue apps just as local files. you'll run into cors issues with certain resources, but other than that it works pretty well.

I traveled through Central & South America on a motorcycle. No where in South America did I really feel unsafe.

In parts of Central America, I absolutely felt unsafe. Civilian Militias with guns blocking the roadways. Anything of value was guarded by a guy with a shotgun. Things I saw guarded first hand: - Gas Station - Truck with Propane Tanks (Guy was laying in back on top of the tanks) - Banks - Honda Motorcycle dealership - Motels

I was never sure how to feel about the guys guarding our motels with a shotgun. On one hand, it's nice to know there is someone there deterring any weird activity. On the other hand it also means you're in a place where a guy with a shotgun is necessary to protect stuff.

Most places the locals would look at you and have a warm curious smile. In the sketchier areas the smiles were gone. You'd get stares. Stares that said, 'Why would you think it was safe to be here.'

That being said, these sketchy, unsafe areas were not the norm in Central America. Most places I felt completely safe and absolutely welcomed.

I think the reason moguls suck for snowboarders is because they're traditionally made from skiers carving.

I think they did mean -15. Either way, 30 up front is SUPER aggressive.