[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Do you know if this is widely available at Whole Foods or is it limited to the Virginia area?

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Never heard of Blanchard's. You local to them? I hit their website and they have some interesting choices but I haven't mail-ordered coffee since back when Peets was good. Have you tried any of their other varieties? I was especially intrigued by "Dark as Dark". Worth an order?

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

The piddly light on my phone is no match for a real flashlight, though.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Flashlights - I am never without one within reach.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

I'm only 6'4", male. My experience is that I need to slouch in the presence of normies so as not to be to intimidating. I am weirded out by people who tower over me because that is unexpected and anyone that tall doesn't try to fit in - they just tower over all.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

Agreed. A quick google tells me that JB Weld is not food safe.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 67 points 2 weeks ago

lol...asking the judge to hold her in contempt so she could grab a few hours of sleep for a change. For me that would be a sign that I'm not going to work there any longer. She should get out and when they can't find anyone to argue the government's side justice will then prevail.

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If I close the browser and later go back it throws up the little update flag even though I am on the version the update is offering.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 96 points 5 months ago

Reality check - it's absolutely bizarre that a country you live and work in as a functional member of society would decide that you are now banished to a foreign land that you have no knowledge of. As American, imagine being drop-shipped to a small village in Uzbekistan with no money, clothes or google-translate. This is wicked-fucked up torture.

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submitted 5 months ago by rouxdoo@lemmy.world to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

I generally browse by "Hot" or "top x hours". I like seeing newer posts that rise and that's what makes me happy. The problem is that there are some rare posts that show a distracting animation in the thumbnail as I browse and it is never something I want to see but it distracts from my browsing. (I use compact thumbnails as my preference).

I there a way to disable playing animations in the thumbnail image?

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submitted 7 months ago by rouxdoo@lemmy.world to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

I usually view my Lemmy instance by "All-Hot" because that seems to have the most relevant unread content. I sometimes filter by "top hour or 6 hours".

When I leave and come back to voyager the feed is filled with old, stale content on initial load. If I go back to communities and reload "all" I then get a refreshed feed.

Why doesn't it default to the latest "hot" posts when I load it?

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 108 points 10 months ago

If you're in your 20's experiencing this you should, frankly, check in to an ER. Old guys like me have some similar issues but not as bad as you are describing. Get some help, son.

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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/19637893

Wifi networks and home automation systems are expected to last 50+ years.

I was reading up on the life expectancy of different building materials when I came across this gem.

Screenshot is of page 122 https://www.portseattle.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/SEA-SIPP%20Technical%20Report%20Appendix%20C%20Life%20Expectancy%20of%20Building%20Materials.pdf

I guess the ethernet cables could last that long, but they rate house wiring to a lower lifetime. Ethernet cables are not "wireless", however.

The only other wireless systems I can think of are garage door openers, but they are definitely not expected to last 50 years.

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I suspect some of you are already aware of it but I wasn't.

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I love playing with my HA and associated devices. I suspect that most of you reading this get a bit of a jolt every time you add and incorporate a new sensor, camera, integration and get to play with it.

I have all the door/window sensors and locks/covers, every angle of my exterior covered with cameras, alarm, network devices, appliances, sprinklers, household devices covered.

Any ideas for a new thing I can play with?

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 108 points 2 years ago

This is the most horrific thing I have seen in a long time and this the second time I have had to read about something like this. I work for a company that caused this to happen to another family in a different place using different fumigants but it brings me back to that time and I am weeping now.

I wept to my wife when I heard of my company's malfeasance in their failure to ensure that nobody was harmed in that other place. I have since witnessed a top to bottom realignment of priorities in my workplace to focus on safety...too little, too late - they did crime then that to meet profit margins and they still hold that most dear despite lip service to "safety first".

I'm so very sad that this happened again to another family and I hope that the perpetrators (most likely managers pushing production goals) pay a heavy price for their crime. (spoiler alert, at my company the bad guys were not properly punished and I am still salty about that).

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 222 points 2 years ago

The HR department at your company is the company's advocate they are not your advocate.

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 122 points 2 years ago

Streaming videos on my phone using speaker for audio while at the restaurant eating lunch. I figured for sure, everyone would want to get in on that awesome stand-up comedy action or zany talk show that I enjoy with my meal. It turns out that (gasp!) some people even think it's rude...LOL.

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submitted 2 years ago by rouxdoo@lemmy.world to c/wefwef@lemmy.world

I'm loving wefwef - my sadness over Apollo's demise was softened by the arrival of this great recreation...Thanks!

I use Safari on my MacBook and keybindings are not working - space for page down, left arrow for back, etc. I'm hoping this is on the roadmap somewhere.

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