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Naming your daughter after an Australian state in c/[email protected]

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

First thing that popped into my head.

What item(s) that you currently own do you expect to be using for the rest of your life given that you don't break or lose it? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

The clothes that juuuuust don't quite fit that I'm hoarding just in case I manage to lose that wright I've been trying to lose for the last thirty years now.

What's something really good that is about to happen, and not a lot of people know about it? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

To give you an Australian perspective here are some current indicative prices for solar installations over here. https://www.solarquotes.com.au/panels/cost/

Elderly woman appeals licence suspension after incurring hundreds of penalty points in driving tests in c/[email protected]

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

My son went for his driver's licence a little over a year ago. The examiner recorded the test on an iPad and showed me snippets afterwards of things he had to work on for his next attempt.

HMNZS Manawanui has sunk after striking a reef while conducting a reef survey. All crew and passengers safely accounted for. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

"Going in for a closer look."

Instead of a pay raise, Walmart is now giving their associates _____ every month. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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What time is it? It’s Bea_ time! in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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Consumer backlash against touchscreens in cars is winning; automakers concede, return to buttons. in c/[email protected]

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

I drive a car built in 2018 and I'm really happy with the balance between buttons and screen.

I've got stalks for indicators, wipers and cruise control. Physical switches for lights, windows, mirrors, climate temp, fan, air source, defrost front and rear, odometer reset, driving mode, master door unlock and opening the boot/tailgate. Vents are manually operated and the glovebox and fuel tank flap are too. The steering wheel has physical buttons for media source, track skip/radio seek, phone calls, starting the voice control mic, and scroll wheels for volume and cycling through information displays on the small screen between the large analogue gauges on the dashboard. And a 10 inch touchscreen for everything else (reverse camera, media and maps, mostly, but includes all the car settings you don't fiddle with often, like light delays, beep volumes, summer time offset etc.).

Basically anything I'm likely to want to use whilst driving I can find and operate with at most a quick glance, if not by touch alone, and have immediate feedback that I got it right because I felt the switch/stalk/button move under my fingertips as I expected.

I've wondered what functions I'd be happy with moving from a physical control to the touchscreen or capacitive button. I haven't come up with a single one. Yet if I were to buy the latest version of this car just about anything that is currently a physical button is now a capacitive touch button. Yeah, no thanks.

I genuinely feel like I wouldn't live that differently even if I suddenly became ultra-wealthy. Am I kidding myself? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Yep, I'm well aware that I'm privileged. I'm concerned about the world my kids will live in as they grow up.

I genuinely feel like I wouldn't live that differently even if I suddenly became ultra-wealthy. Am I kidding myself? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 53 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This sounds like retirement.

Source: am retired

What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

The YouTube channel The Tim Traveller has covered a few (along with a bunch of other esoteric sights, I really enjoy his stuff).

Example: https://youtu.be/iXSkjw0Kytk?si=J_X-3rbCluOcXRyz

Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

When we built this house we specified power outlets in each toilet for exactly this reason. The low light levels from the motion sensor lamps we have don't sear your eyeballs when you get up in the middle of the night to pee.