Demonmariner

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It was a great try, visually stunning and true to the overall feel of the book, but it didn't have a very cohesive story. They tried to cover too much ground. It would have been better if they had just stuck to the first book.

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

They teased a sequel at the end of the movie.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I'm just waiting for canned bread.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Schlage makes a keyless entry lock that isn't strictly "smart" (no wifi or Bluetooth) but is pretty well made and as secure as any common deadbolt lock. I have two and have been using them for several years with no problems. I can't remember the model but they are in the $100 price class and most major hardware outlets have them.

As others have said, I'd stay away from any kind of fully remote lock.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

I was never gruntled in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I have a landline, I hear a dial tone every time I pick up the phone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

He doesn't just test them, he tests them exhaustively and (in shade tree fashion) scientifically.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

Community colleges often hire teachers solely based on applicable experience. For K-12, teaching without a degree may be possible depending on the demand and where you live.

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

Totally agree. For-profit platforms won't exist if they can't generate revenue, either from ads or subscriptions. If I use a commercial offering I expect to pay for it.

If you use the platform and sidestep paying, you're just foisting the expense off on paying customers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like Jabra.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Precise time came to humanity with the railroad. Until then no one cared very much about whether it was 11:35 PM or "around midnight" or "way past bedtime." Train timetables were the first thing that made minutes matter to the general public.

Mariners cared about time and preferred to be as precise as possible, but did pretty well telling local time by the stars. Finding longitude was a problem until good clocks came aling though.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago

We do, it's called Universal Coordinated Time. The time is now 00:37 UTC, or 16:37 Pacific Daylight Savings Time.

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