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freemanofthewan··on The Golden Age of Cordless Power Tools
AvE on YouTube tears these tools down and compares components: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvgS71fU12Mbx-w18Chu_...
freemanofthewan··on A Nigerian professor who makes more money welding
When they bring nothing but unskilled labor to the table, how much do you feel they are entitled to? 50%? I would call that a partner and expect them to bring their own tools and skills. That is not the situation described here. So, how much should they receive?
freemanofthewan··on Cybertruck Launch
How much of the US is classified as city? How much of the US is classified as rural? What is your point exactly?
freemanofthewan··on Judge approves historic $23B First Nations child welfare compensation agreement
No problem. This is common with the tiny reserves on the east coast.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/shubenacadie-band...

freemanofthewan··on Squad Solar City Car
Now that is one smoooth looking ride. I'm referring to the paint since this clearly has the same suspension as a ride on lawn mower. One of our local potholes would swallow that buggy whole. Cute though.
freemanofthewan··on A mutual aid auto shop in Alabama
"But Ellis told me that in an automotive shop it is hard to get good service as a woman, not to mention as a lesbian. She worries about getting scammed, looked at funny, insulted, or worse: “You have to watch your back, guard your purse, and just be mindful of the space at all times.”"

Funny, I help out at the family service station from time to time. Had a nice lesbian couple show up last weekend. They requested assistance installing a taillight bulb. I walk out and am greeted by a man-hating, derogatory sticker on their trunk lid. I didn't say a word, and still installed their taillight with my useless man hands.

This article started out alright, then slid further and further left until it fell off the topic altogether.

freemanofthewan··on YouTube, the jewel of the internet
Is this because we have a tech background and some understanding of how the algorithm works? I like to think I have curated my results to a degree by exercising this knowledge. ie: I noticed all of my news results were leaning starboard and things started to sound like an echo chamber. So I started seeking news content from the port side as well. Now I receive a mixture of both. I know my grandfather is not able to grasp this concept and I have seen his landing page.. I still have nightmares about what he is being fed in his echo chamber.
freemanofthewan··on NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliated media'
Since when did Tesla start producing media? Specifically, media funded by the government? Can you provide proof of this funding and links to what they produced?

This comment is edging pretty close to that cartoon about people who can't help but try to find reasons to dislike Elon, because NPR told them to do so.

freemanofthewan··on Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictably terrible
Most people have a gas can. or 6. Most people don't have battery storage for electricity.
freemanofthewan··on Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)
This "why" has been growing since Steve passed. I have been an Apple user for 20+ years. The experience has been slowly going downhill for the last 5 years. I think they survived on Steve's vision for the first couple of years after his passing. The brains behind Apple are still there, clearly, M1, M2... the vision is missing. The why's you mention seem to be those unpolished pieces Steve would never have allowed the release of.
freemanofthewan··on Watermark Remover (AI Powered)
"Remove Watermarks from Your Images Quickly and Completely"

The use of "your" here is questionable..

freemanofthewan··on Someone stole my car and now I own hundreds of vinyl records
Plot twist: Someone posts in this thread how THEIR uncle who worked nights' car was "borrowed" regularly through the daytime and always returned empty. (waiting for that free fill-up of course)
freemanofthewan··on ‘Luddite’ Teens
Thanks for the tips.
freemanofthewan··on ‘Luddite’ Teens
Care to enlighten us as to who is now operating the original factory producing less “cool” boots? RedWing has started outsourcing to Cambodia and the quality has dropped significantly. I have been searching for a replacement. White’s are all I have found.
freemanofthewan··on ‘Luddite’ Teens
Sir, please try a good pair of footwear, for your sake! If you need convincing, look up the Boots Theory. Personally, I live in my boots and have worn out many cheap pair. Sometimes 2 a year. Invested a little more, my body was never so happy, and I didn't need to replace them for 4 years. Easy math.
freemanofthewan··on ‘Luddite’ Teens
Some pay $150+, some go to the thrift store. True beat-fashion or not, I would never malign someone for choosing quality footwear.
freemanofthewan··on ‘Luddite’ Teens
"They marched up a hill toward their usual spot, a dirt mound located far from the park’s crowds. Among them was Odille Zexter-Kaiser, a senior at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, who trudged through leaves in Doc Martens and mismatched wool socks."

Wow, these kids sound like the new beatniks.

"The club members cite libertine writers like Hunter S. Thompson and Jack Kerouac as heroes,"

and there's Jack..

freemanofthewan··on FTX Contagion
Facing Up to Risk

Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 2850587

40 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2016 Last revised: 14 Oct 2016 Barbara H. Fried

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2850587

freemanofthewan··on Ask HN: Is Google becoming useless as a search engine, or is it just me?
"Almost all the top pages are the same article written in five different ways, and each only has the most basic, broad information. You can tell from a glance that the article wasn't written by a subject matter expert." Thank you! I agree 100%.