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

Yes. Hence the rest of my comment. I should've probably put a "/s" at the end. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We could have markets run the hospitals but heaven forbid people would consent to their economic interactions.

"Hello! My mother is clutching her chest. She may be having a heart attack. Could you please email me an estimate for the treatment? I'm talking to two other car dealers, and I've read all the posts about the 4 square method online, I'm on to your tricks."

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

You do need some checks and balances because what's to stop a hospital from profiting off the insurance companies by asking for a CT scan/whatever of every single patient just because they can.

I suppose we could have the government run the hospitals too. But noooooo, that's never going to work out because communism or something.

Maybe we should try effective altruism and accelerationism instead? Let's just hand over all our money to a few tech bros and then we can go beg them to pay for the scans. And if they don't pay for it, surely someone will come up with a cheaper technology to do the same. Yes, that'll definitely work.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Solar, wind, and nuclear energy: are we a joke to you?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I had to get a new battery for my OP6T after using it for over 5 years - exclusively charging it using the fast charger. I'm sure that I can get another 3 years out of this phone, at the very least.

The battery + replacement service fee was around 40 USD.

I don't expect much more from the battery TBH.

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

The ads come at different entry and exit points for every user.

They're not referring to the YouTube ads, but the "let's take a minute to talk about today's sponsor nordvpn that I used on my trip to Antarctica." This is a part of the video file itself, and it starts and ends at the same time for all users.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

solely for being nazis

At what point do you think it's okay to punch a nazi?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just checked out fWallet and it doesn't support importing random PDFs so that's a huge downside to me since a lot of events I attend only send a PDF with barcodes/QR codes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Okay, I'm convinced. 😂

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (18 children)

How are China's stringent lockdowns explained in this conspiracy theory? Also, where do I sign up as a member?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Awesome, thanks!

 

Background: I took some 100 and 200-level courses on electronics in college over a decade ago. I still remember some stuff (Ohm's law, Kirchoff's law), and I can recognise the basic parts in a circuit diagram.

I am also happy to pick up a beginner friendly text book and go through the theory by myself, if there are any recommendations.

However, I've never even held a soldering gun. I am a blank slate when it comes to any practical applications. I get overwhelmed trying to figure out what kit to order on Amazon.

So, is there a course/tutorial you'd recommend for learning the hands on parts of it? I'd prefer as much handholding as possible. Ex -- if someone sells all the components to finish the projects in the course that would be the course I pick.

 

People (including me) complain about monopolies all the time for various reasons. At the same time, I've noticed a ton of complaints about the existence of multiple streaming platforms. But isn't that a good thing at the end of the day? If streaming platforms consolidated into 2-3 companies, there wouldn't be much stopping them from raising prices even more.

 

I am currently logged into my account on lemmy.world. I'd like to view the home page of literature.cafe (or any other instance), view all the communities there etc.

I could just tap on the instance name, or even add instances that I wasn't signed in to on liftoff which no longer works.

Is there a way to do this on voyager?

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