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[–] [email protected] 157 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To be fair, if you tried three different browsers on iPhone, it doesn't really make a difference. To the website, they're all Safari

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Inspect element, select the wrapper div, change css element height to 1500px or something

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m on an iPhone. I finally emailed the link to myself, opened Remote Desktop and did it on my laptop. So dumb.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or.. view as desktop button? (I'm on Android so idk if iOS has that option, they should though)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it shows up as "request desktop site" on ios, but IME it doesn't always make a difference.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

No that didn’t work haha

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All iPhone browsers are just different versions of Safari at the moment due to a limitation by Apple. I’ve heard that may change.

I guess this site just really doesn’t like Safari.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I feel like I get different behaviors if I use Chrome or DuckDuckGo but didn’t matter in this case

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Yep I’ve often had to do something like that to get around broken website interfaces

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you tried not being a robot

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Bite my shiny metal ass.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

What? You going to tell me not to drink booze and play blackjack with robot hookers anymore? This is bullshit!

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This is a shitshow, probably illegal and the "10" years smoke detectors never last more than 6, like i know a German Youtuber did some magic math and testing, the 10 years is even under laboratory conditions basically impossible, in the real world the thing may go off once or twice, and are tested if they work, already taking out at least 1 year of time...

I fucking want my 9V powered smoke detectors back.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But how would they sell more smoke detectors that way?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

They can sell more smoke detectors in HELLLLL

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Doesn't the isotope in the detection chamber degrade and needs to be replaced in 10 years anyway?

https://www.epa.gov/radtown/americium-ionization-smoke-detectors

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

most smoke detectors nowadays are optical.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Both kinds exist. Both have different benefits and drawbacks.

You shouldn't only be using one type in your house.

Optical is great for detecting large smoke particles quickly. If the smoke is small particles, though, it'll need to be rather dense before it'll go off. Ionizing detectors have the opposite issue; they react quickly to small particles but can't detect large particles that well.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The half life of americium 241 is 432.2 years, so no

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Get a bot to do it for you, I heard that they are now better than humans at solving them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Yah, I never leave home without my bot.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Depressed? Smile more.

Poor? Just have money.

Have OP's problem? Just do what this guy advised you to

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Inspect the element the capture is inside and change its size, or set the browser to desktop mode.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Work at a fire dept. These fail so often we do not recommend 10 year battery detectors anymore. Just go get a new one with without that "perk", don't warranty replace it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Off topic, but do you know what to do about smoke detectors that chirp like once a week? I'm in an apartment, have 4 smoke detectors in here for some reason, and 3 out of the 4 will randomly chirp like once a week. We've changed the batteries, they're flashing green, if you hit the test button they work, but they just chirp once in awhile. Sometimes it's only once, sometimes it's 2 or 3 times in a day and then will go a month or more without chirping. Management is a PITA so I don't want to complain if there isn't an issue, but I'd rather not die a horrible death if my apartment burns down and my detectors don't go off.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yep. First thing to do is run a vacuum over them. Even the tiniest bit of dust can make them cranky and chirpy. If that doesn't work and you don't know how old they are, pop them off the ceiling and look at the back for a manufacture date. In general, smoke detectors (even without the ten year battery) have a life span of about 10 years. If they've hit that milestone, it's a good chance they are beeping because they are old and they should be replaced. Next would be a call to the PITA management about them. If you get no love from management, look up what fire department covers your address; many departments will go out to check your detectors if you can't get them to stop beeping and your landlord is being a butt. If your department is a volunteer one, it may be next to impossible to get ahold of them as there will probably not be anyone at the station to answer phones. For volunteer departments in my area, you need to call the county fire marshal / emergency management office in order to get hooked up with the volunteer department as they have the personal contact numbers for the volunteer chiefs, so I would try that (or the equivalent for your area). If it's a career fire department, you should be able to call them directly. Even if they are out of the station, if it's normal business hours and you call their HQ, they likely have a business office that will answer.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Many smoke detectors only last for 10 years. What you're describing is what mine did in my house when they hit the 10 year mark. If you remove it from the ceiling, they usually have a human readable date printed on the ceiling facing side of the smoke detector.

I'm betting if you pulled one of your "one chirp" smoke detectors down, you'll find a date more than 10 years ago printed on it. Buy new ones, dispose of these. Note on disposal: old school smoke detectors contain a very small amount of radioactive material. If you have one of these there will be a radioactive logo on it PLEASE DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE LANDFILL TRASH! Please dispose of these and your registered hazardous waste site.

Newer style smoke detectors don't use radioactive material and instead use regular light sensors. These are safe to dispose of as regular ewaste.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd replace them, keep the old ones, and put them back when I move out. This is also my go-to with apartment showerheads.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no reason you should have to purchase them, that is the landlord's responsibility. If management is not doing upkeep on aged-out detectors, that's a call to the local fire marshal. Fire Marshals just love when high-life occupancies don't keep up with fire code requirements.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lots of people got these because they had them in 2 packs at Costco dirt cheap. If I can help it I will never buy this brand again…

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Things I like to cheap out on:

Chocolate

Mobile phone

Smoke detector

Fire extinguisher

18650 battery (and especially charger!)

Extension cord

Defibrillator

PC power supply

It’s smart and intelligent cuz it saves me money!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I only buy used tires, they are dirt cheap! And look at all the car oil that looks brand new that someone thrown out. ^/s^

Being smart is not buying everything for the cheapest price, but knowing what you can cheap on.

Some people have sadly no choice. But that's a whole different problem.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

add some css to the wrapping box like

(put the selector here) {
  height: 1000px;
}
[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Imagine this very thing being illegal after web drm is implemented.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it doesn't work on mobile, set the browser to view on desktop mode.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I tried. Finally just went to my actual desktop…

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I had a whole house of this brand of smoke detectors (5) and bought them back in 2019 and my wood burner had wind blow back down the chimney. It filled my house with smoke and the only one that went off was the smoke detector that i had taken down an set on my table that was the previous i was replacing . this should be illegal to sell something that is this important to someones safety. regardless to say im never buying first alert again

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert and it's definitely possible they're shit, but I remember doing research for buying new smoke detectors and finding out about all the different types of them. Like some don't even care about smoke, they only care about heat. And others use different methods of detecting smoke that can be better for different types of fires (kitchen grease fire vs electrical fire).

Anyway I had no idea there was more than one type, I feel like that should also be made more obvious when buying new ones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

i did not know that thank!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two different types of sensors. Photoelectric use light and are good for detecting thick smoke(produced by smoldering, incomplete combustion) like you're describing, which is likely what your old one was. Ionizing sensors use radiation and detect small particles more common in active fires(complete combustion).

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They never work for ten years. Never. Don't rely on cheap things when your life might depend on it.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just used the phone number on the back of the device to call them. I found them rather pleasant to deal with and they sent me a free replacement within a couple of days. Good luck, friend.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why would I want a smoke detector with a lithium ion battery that can't be replaced. 🤔

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Legit extremely infuriating

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh but don't you see? This is plausible deniability. Good luck with the warranty.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit I have 2 of those in my house rn :(

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