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onewheeltom··on Yes there is a right way to stack the dishwasher. Here are the 5 rules
If the dishwasher smells or we are out of forks, knives and spoons, I run it. Don’t really care how it is loaded.
onewheeltom··on Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
Wow. Not The Onion.
onewheeltom··on Anyone have experiences with Audio Induction Loops?
My experience is using a neck loop plugged into the venue’s hearing assist receivers. This eliminates the need to have Telecoil installed in the venue.
onewheeltom··on Anyone have experiences with Audio Induction Loops?
And unfortunately, Auracast must be installed in the venue or Auracast is useless.
onewheeltom··on Anyone have experiences with Audio Induction Loops?
I use a neck loop plugged into a hearing assist receiver with my hearing aids set to Telecoil. This eliminates having to install a Telecoil in the venue, but they must have a hearing assist system. My experience at church services is that sound is substantially better than using the hearing aids by themselves.
onewheeltom··on US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified
Should be “a stopped clock is right twice a day”
onewheeltom··on Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Looks like sadism is the strategy in operation.
onewheeltom··on Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
Sad and hilarious, like Rubio
onewheeltom··on BehindTheMedspeak: A Spinal Tap
Agreed, not painful
onewheeltom··on Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Treating your employees with respect may not be profitable in the short term, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t happen.
onewheeltom··on £220 'for a cut-up sock' — Apples's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online
I remember when Apple was mocked over iPad.
onewheeltom··on Milei Wins Mandate for Free-Market Revolution in Argentina's Election
Millei’s party won by less than 1 percent. Landslide?
onewheeltom··on Who benefits from the MAHA anti-science push?
Dying of Covid is worse than a bad impact to social life and education.
onewheeltom··on The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves Crashes Into View
The most mundane things can be incredibly interesting.
onewheeltom··on Media trust hits new low across the political spectrum
So, the Republicans don’t trust Fox News?
onewheeltom··on Pasadena man recounts 13 days in ICE's 'basement'
ICE is increasingly criminal
onewheeltom··on Toxic "forever chemicals" found in 95% of beers tested in the U.S.
The beers are anomonized so I don’t know which beers to avoid. Guess I’ll avoid them all.
onewheeltom··on The Therac-25 Incident (2021)
The manufacturer of the Therac-25, AECL, did not share customer incident reports with other customers when patients were injured. So, the hospitals believed that their incidents were isolated. This may have been legal, but was highly unethical.
onewheeltom··on EHRs: The hidden distraction in your doctor's office
I love having access to my medical information, but the transition will be difficult for the providers. My primary care doctor joined a practice that was already using electronic records because of the requirement for electronic records.
onewheeltom··on The sadist assault on the 'Coldplay couple'
Pro tip : Don’t be seen at a public event with someone that is not your spouse/partner
onewheeltom··on US revokes visas of Brazilian judges after crack down on ex-president Bolsonaro
Grifters gonna grift
onewheeltom··on USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021)
I buy used open box Belkin usb-c hubs (F4U092) from eBay. Work great on my MacBook Air
onewheeltom··on 'It's too late': David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost
I know you are wrong. Farmers in South America have been driven from their land because it has become too hot. If all you care about is North America, you are also a putz.
onewheeltom··on Bans on gas-powered leaf blowers are spreading around the US
Leaf blowers are normally 2 stroke which are noisier than 4 stroke and they generate more pollution
onewheeltom··on Why China is giving away its tech for free
Looks like the Economist has discovered a way to prevent archive.ph from functioning.
onewheeltom··on Amazon Rules Out Displaying Tariff Impact After White House Attack
I would think a browser extension could do this
onewheeltom··on Future Chips Will Be Hotter Than Ever
Seems my M1 Macbook Air generates almost no heat.
onewheeltom··on That groan you hear is users' reaction to Recall going back into Windows
Linux Mint on my 2014 MacBook is fine. I was able to boot and install from a thumb drive with a USB Wifi adapter plugged in. Had to manually activate the internal wireless card after install. Access to my iCloud share would be awesome.
onewheeltom··on Apple's mouse is so bad Tim Cook uses another brand at work (2024)
Love my Magic Mouse. Even with the charging port on the bottom. Whats the big deal? Plug it in and do something else for a while.
onewheeltom··on Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
Medicine is a profit making venture with curing disease as a side effect
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