septic-liqueur

> her bag fit "correctly" but the wheels did not

This is just ridiculously mean...

Which is exactly the parent's point about "bureaucratic game that rewards successful completion with a cheap airline ticket"

This thread is about their dark patterns, and this is another example of dark pattern.

You can blame me as much as you want for not reading thoroughly but still, it's an frustrating experience

Correct, I did not read carefully which is why I wrote that they usually get you once and then you learn.

But this whole thread is about dark patterns, and this is just an example of another one.

And to be honest, the only way to not pay for your luggage is if you fly VERY light which is only applicable for certain flight scenarios.

Correct. And that game only ends when you step foot at the plane.

I've been on a Ryanair flight where I was first fined for not printing the ticket beforehand (of course printing it at the airport was already too late). Later, during onboarding, all passengers had to measure their trolley at the entrance to the plane in a very slim trolley frame that would not fit any regular trolley, only briefcases. My regularly sized trolley was too big to fit so I was fined again.

all in all, fines cost around twice the price of the ticket.

This was my first (and last) time flying Ryanair. Other passengers on that flight told me that they always get you once, but second time you know how to play the game...

Looks nice, but I mostly read content on mobile so it's missing a Firefox mobile extension

The problem with Gemini is the guardrails they've built into it which makes it useless for me. Which is a problem that has to do with Google and not any AI smarts.

Me too. I did have a couple of LD in my early life and the experience was amazing that I remember it to this day. But I can't seem to be able to experience it again

But you never know... You might be the first one :-)

If you live in Germany or Netherlands or any other big European market, you have access to big market where you can find everything. If you live in smaller market country in the EU you'll find much less options and buying from other countries becomes a hassle and expensive.

It's not an open free flowing market like people might think it is. It makes it less competitive

And most importantly, languages. I find myself constantly wishing for an unified online marketplace, or unified comparison website for consumer products or reviews.

Different SKUs for each country. It's just a nightmare to try and buy something in Europe

Dumb phone?

Turbulence is my biggest fear during flying. I always imagine the plane just snapping or something else starting to malfunction due to the turbulence.

I know it's not supposed to happen, but there's a slight chance....

I have no doubt about Google's capabilities in AI, my doubt lies on the productization part. I don't think they can produce something that will not be a complete mess

Sounds great, would love to hear more about your method. What about weed btw ?

I also like their products very much. I installed a few of them in my sockets. Some people argue that it's not safe to put in your sockets walls and the 16A limit is realistically lower before they can overheat and cause fire. That scared me a little bit but I think most of the reports are from bad wiring like using thin wires or not tightening the clamps enough

Opendtu solar plant - care to elaborate?

Been doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over two years now for twice a week. My cardio fitness definitely increased and I feel it has done great for my mental state.

But man, in all other physical aspects I feel it has not done well to my body. Neck cranks, twisted spine, sore throat from getting choked, occasional black eye.

So I'm kind of torn between the improvement to my cardio and mental health and on the other side every other physical aspect

I would gladly pay a few bucks a month for such product. It solves a real problem

Lol how'd you get 99 percent of your chats on Signal I envy you

How much would you think this degrades Signal security? I don't know exactly how the Signal bridge works, but Signal's putting so much effort into security and the people use it through an app like this one not vetted by Signal, it can't be too good I assume...

I haven't checked the platform lately but from what I remember the first search view did not show the total (plus cleaning) fee and only when you advance to book you would see the final cost.

While not a scam, it definitely feels like a dark pattern.

Gemini is overall okay until you hit a ridiculous / infuriating guardrail and then you want to choke it to death.

It happens quite often, and everytime I check the same question on ChatGPT I get a straight answer

Since the launch I have been using it quite a lot and I have to say that I have been hit by so many ridiculous guard rails and every one is more infuriating than the other.

The last one was when I asked how to run Notepad in Windows as an administrator from PowerShell and it told me that it can't tell me because it's too dangerous.

This product is pure garbage and I can't trust it with anything

Same as Hamas is fighting an asymmetrical warfare at a disadvantage by IDF, IDF is at the same disadvantage on the journalistic side. They have the monopoly on reporting their side while Hamas is every person with a camera creating whatever narrative they want.

So yeah I can see why you choose not to take their word when they say that they have evidence.

But trust me bro :-)

But seriously now, I don't really understand why it would be shocking to discover Hamas is operating from hospitals, mosques and schools. They are fighting a war and will do anything they can to gain an advantage.

It's very convenient to deploy your base under a hospital, for so many seasons, that I really don't understand why people find it hard to believe...

A lot of evidence, if you choose to believe videos coming out of IDF.

But to take a step back, why would Hamas operating from hospitals, schools and mosques surprise you in any way ? Would you then think anything different of them ? This is asymmetrical warfare. Of course they would use anything they can to create an advantage. Let's not kid ourselves. It's the same as using human shields. That's just how this type of war works.

You work with what you have to survive and gain an advantage

There is plenty of proof of Hamas running their war from schools, hospitals and mosques.

But you will probably not accept them as they usually come from IDF who's on the ground filming these things.

They've extended updates recently https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366

For old models as well

Couldn't agree more. I recently bought a cheap $200 Chromebook and I have to say that it outperforms my high end Windows + WSL2 machine from work for programming related tasks.

Linux just works without all the WSL issues, I can run Visual Studio Code, Docker and anything that I tried so far.

It's actually a delight to work on. I can only imagine how much better yet it will be with a top tier Chromebook

Typo of course :-)

You get the point