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M81 urban in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

That camo pattern gives you +1 sneak

Phonebooks in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Did the voice on the payphone say: You must please deposit 25 cents to place your call LOL I think that's engrained in my memory

Fun fact:
Once touch tone phones became the norm there were actually games you could play by just calling a number. There was also a number you could call and get the local time and temperature. Oh, and lets not forget Mr. MoviePhone!

Phonebooks in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rotary phones weren't even that long ago?!??! I still remember the swooop, click-click-click-click sound, oh, and the ear shattering ringing bells. I am happy that in our lifetime we've come so far that kids don't understand tools from just a couple decades ago. I remember my father showing me a stack of punch cards he used at work and warning me not to touch them - but what I also know is, that those kids better get the hell off my damn lawn!

Phonebooks in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (40 children)

Mid 40s, and I too feel old now - at first I thought OP was setting us up for a joke. The local phone company still delivered phone books to everyone in my city until a few years ago.

I think it was an old legal requirement for any phone company providing landline services to also provide phonebooks. Unfortunately most weren't even recycled, they were either burned in backyard firepits, or just thrown out

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the suggestion! I think that's how I'd describe A man called Otto, and I love that movie

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I've forgotten about that movie! It's as if every fear, and suspicion, I had about the people working in restaurants came true 😂. It's been a while since I've seen it's memes...going to have to dig into the old meme folder and get posting

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How did you like The Holdovers? I've been wanting to add that to my streaming queue

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Same! I think the only one I didn't really care for was Covenant, I felt it wasn't paced the same as his other movies, but I'd still watch it again if it was streaming.

In regards to Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, also two of my favorite movies, thanks for pointing them out, defintely a fun time!

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

There is! Peninsula IMHO it wasn't better/as good/worse than the first, it was just different

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Agreed! I honestly not sure which was the most messed up of all the revelations

Which are lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? in c/[email protected]
What electric toothbrushes do you guys use? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Same here, I feel as though I see the Oral-B heads on sale at least once a month, but the Sonicare heads are almost never on sale. Years ago I noticed the Philips Sonicare site running sales around Black Friday, but there haven't been any for the last couple of Black Fridays.

Every now and again I'll see discounted heads on Amazon, but I've also heard stories that there is a 50/50 chance of getting a knock-off that won't work with handles - as Amazon combines all of their products for storage regardless of the seller

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Fully-Accessible Theme Park Reopens Following Major Expansion (lemmy.world)
 

These are older stories, but I just found out about this place. Here is a 2nd article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/theme-parks/2024/05/12/morgans-wonderland-theme-park-accessibility/73660563007/

I also just read that they're planning a hotel geared towards families with disabilities

A one-of-a-kind theme park that’s fully accessible to people with disabilities is back to life complete with new rides and attractions after undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion.

Morgan’s Wonderland, an inclusive theme park in San Antonio, recently reopened after four months of improvements and upgrades.

Following the $6.5 million overhaul, the park now offers a first-of-its-kind 4-seat zip line that can accommodate riders in wheelchairs as well as those who need extra restraints, respiratory equipment or other special gear. Another new offering is the wheelchair-accessible Jette’s Wonder Bikes which features glider-style cars that riders can make go up and down using pedals or hand cranks. There is also a lake cruise and a 4D cinema that offers riders in wheelchairs a roller-coaster experience using a video screen with motion effects.

Link to their website: https://morganswonderland.org/

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First baby beavers born in urban London for 400 years (lemmy.world)
 

Baby beavers have been born in urban London for the first time in more than 400 years, a conservation project said.

The family of Eurasian beavers were introduced to a nature reserve in Ealing, west London, in October as part of a project that aims to get the public to engage with nature, to study biodiversity improvements and to monitor flood mitigation effects.

Project leaders said the fact that at least two babies, or kits as they are called, had been born on the Paradise Fields site in Greenford showed the beavers were "happy" with the habitat.

Dr Sean McCormack, one of the volunteers behind the project, said he and the other volunteers were "totally over the moon, thrilled, excited".

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6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields (lemmy.world)
 

The largest solar grazing project in the U.S. will reduce mowing costs and emissions — and make for some happy sheep.

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Re-using an 8 bay Synology NAS case (lemmy.world)
 

I have an old Synology 1819 NAS that was the unfortunate victim of the Intel Atom/Clock bug. I would like to repurpose the case as I like the compact form factor. Has anyone tried replacing a synology mobo with something else (ex: an ITX board or a Raspberry Pi), and using an alternative operating system?

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Build Suggestions (lemmy.world)
 

Please forgive me, of the many things I've forgotten...this is...one of them. I could've sworn there used to be an updated rolling sticky with 3-4 (maybe more?) build suggestions from 'meh' to 'super ultra mega I can't afford space kraken' posted and maintained by people way smarter than I am, somewhere on the main page/sidebar of PCMR.

I've got a ~6 year old mini-ITX AMD build that I'm hoping to replace with something similar, and I'd used those suggestions last time with great success. I'm hoping to build something that'll last another 6 years. If anyone has any idea what the heck I'm talking about, I'd appreaciate you pointing me the right direction.
Thanks in advance!

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