Reminds me of Matt Berry as Lazlo in What we do in the Shadows.
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The last time I went to an oil change place, I wanted it done because I was leaving town the next day. I usually have my regular mechanic (who is excellent and honest; a rare breed) do it, or I do it myself.
The ten minute oil change took an hour and change. They tried to upsell me on a bunch of bullshit and gave me stink eye when I politely told them I just need a conventional oil change, thanks.
They overfilled it by about .75 of a quart. I had to take care of that myself before the aforementioned road trip. The car only holds about four quarts in total.
They charged twice as much as my mechanic who knows what he’s doing and gives a shit. Never again.
I can’t say I miss the nonsense.
Is your stand-up the rare exception that lasts 10-15 minutes and actually accomplishes something?
It’s a good idea to clean your dishwasher out every once in a while. I do mine quarterly. They will get gross otherwise. There’s a filter in the bottom that needs to be thoroughly cleaned out, and the bit it fits into. Clean the gasket all the way around, and then run a cycle with a sanitizer product if you feel like it.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Dropbox CEO slams return-to-office mandates, compares them to outdated malls and theatersEnglish7·25 days agoThere’s also that period before you leave when you prepare to be away from home all day, and the period after you return home when you decompress. Most people aren’t magically relaxed after dealing with the commute home.
It used to take three hours of my waking life per day. About 18% of my weekday life. 540 hours per year. At $40/hr that’s 21k of free money to the house. FWIW I’d rather have that time to myself and family, but there’s the number.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto Programmer Humor@programming.dev•Can anyone confirm accuracy?English12·1 month agoIt’s still commonly used in STEM fields.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome.English11·1 month agoFuji makes some really nice SLRs, and their glass is exceptional. Also, you don’t need to install software if you don’t want to.
Found the dev.
Redundant, privacy compliant storage is expensive. And then you have to deal with customer people that can’t figure things out, and then there’s the barrage of bots trying to break in. Optical media is dirt cheap and most people know what to do with it.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryptionEnglish21·2 months agoFor many, a mobile device is their sole computer, and things of importance to them are stored on it.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Study: Hopeful homebuyers need income of nearly $117,000 to afford typical home in U.S.English4·2 months agoIt would be nice to be able to review their methodology. Averages are often pointless metrics. They don’t even hint at how they arrived at ‘typical.’
Edit: My bad. They define typical as $418,489.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Measles outbreak in Texas hits 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in last 3 daysEnglish4·3 months agoI found this useful. Admittedly, I don’t know much about the site though.
https://www.inverse.com/health/measles-mmr-vaccine-birth-year-booster
LibreOffice too for that matter. Kick 'em a few bucks if you can spare it.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Amazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.English7·4 months agoAbsolutely, and thanks for asking. Also, congrats! I’d recommend looking at credit unions (US/Canada) and higher ed. Both are non-profits and good stepping stones. Either can be a career if you don’t want a ‘stepping stone.’ Depending on how altruistic you want to be, you can find either that serve underserved communities. CUs pay better, but are more corporate and demanding. Higher ed doesn’t pay as well, but is more laid back if you can ignore politics, which there is a ridiculous amount of. I worked at a HBCU (US) for a long time, and it was pretty great. Depending on where you are, it’s usually pretty easy to find an open spot at either.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Amazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.English11·4 months agoMe too, 2010ish though. I wish I could figure out how to boycott AWS. As an aged developer with a little bit of influence, I’ve steered plenty of clients, employers, and peers away, but I still use the internet. There’s no detaching from that.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldto Videos@lemmy.world•The Genius of Meg White's drumming for The White Stripes | Drumeo [12:38]English1·4 months agoHeard a time or three, but without the drums.
An interesting application feature idea; filter profiles? Where filters, blocks, subscriptions, etc. are a set/group that can be toggled. You could make a separate account, I suppose. But there’s also some likely overhead to consider.