Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren’t grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it’d cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe…or maybe that’s not the best...
I’m curious where people see Universal Basic Income on the political spectrum. Please mention what national/cultural/generational background is informing your answer. Thanks!
There is evidence that standing is better for the human body than sitting. For work we have standing desks for computer work and such. Some aim to stand 8+ hours a day....
Sorry, it’s not that I didn’t understand what you said, it’s that I can hardly fathom it.
Most high schools I was aware of were two floors. In a single building, and I almost forgot to specify that because I’d never heard of a multi-building high school before.
Haven’t been able to record it yet, but the sound only happens when the power supply is plugged into the HDD and the outlet (not one or the other), and the HDD is NOT plugged into the computer.
Plugging the HDD into the computer stops the sound. I was unplugging it from the PC to keep it offline when I didn’t need it. (After safely ejecting and waiting etc. of course)
I guess I’ll just need to unplug the power when I’m not using it, too.
There’s like a thousand games where there’s a playable cat, fox, dog, and/or bird, or an anthropomorphic version of such - either as the main character, or a playable one in a funny animal roster. But for skunks I don’t see any major new titles coming out as such....
What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?
Good “Buy for Life” Brands
Some that come to mind are:...
Pudding used to come in cans (lemmy.world)
What are some food items that cost less than what they "should"?
Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren’t grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it’d cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe…or maybe that’s not the best...
The 2024 US Presidential race officially starts Monday, what are your predictions for Iowa?
Do you feel a UBI is more left- or right-wing (or other) and why?
I’m curious where people see Universal Basic Income on the political spectrum. Please mention what national/cultural/generational background is informing your answer. Thanks!
Non-computer standing furniture
There is evidence that standing is better for the human body than sitting. For work we have standing desks for computer work and such. Some aim to stand 8+ hours a day....
People that went to high schools with 3 or more floors, did you think that was a bit odd?
Seagate Expansion external HDD power supply making a very faint alarm sound
I’ve got a fairly new 14tb Seagate Expansion. It works fine, and I’ve been using it for a month and a bit....
Re: Why don't people fight for their pirating rights? (www.reddit.com)
i was just banned from reddit for 3 days for “threatening violence” in this comment...
Where are all the games featuring skunks as playable characters?
There’s like a thousand games where there’s a playable cat, fox, dog, and/or bird, or an anthropomorphic version of such - either as the main character, or a playable one in a funny animal roster. But for skunks I don’t see any major new titles coming out as such....