business Business Tupperware, company known for its plastic containers, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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    1 day ago 93%

    This makes room in the market for a company that makes subscription-based plastic containers that steal your data.

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  • news News Cat 'Stolen' by Haitian Migrants in Ohio Was Actually Just in Cat Owner's Basement
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    technology Technology YouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for ads
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    1 day ago 100%

    I will find text versions of everything I need to learn about and create my own video, and then watch it.

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    technology Technology Snapchat Reserves the Right to Use AI-Generated Images of Your Face in Ads
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    “We see you had it toggled on for 16 seconds when you first opened the app, so that still counts. Also we can legally kill you if we want.”

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  • dankmemes Dank Memes I don't have a favorite. Maybe numi tea? Just not Lipton.
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    memes memes Riding in the car with the windows rolled up and them smoking away.
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    2 days ago 100%

    The last thing you want in a car accident is one whole baby flying into the front seat area.

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  • arstechnica_index Ars Technica - All Content Boar’s Head will never make liverwurst again after outbreak that killed 9
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    “Our investigation has identified the root cause of the contamination as a specific production process that only existed at the Jarratt facility and was used only for liverwurst. With this discovery, we have decided to permanently discontinue liverwurst.”

    While the statement seems to offer some closure on the outbreak's source, previously released inspection reports described a facility riddled with sanitation failures. Between August 1, 2023, and August 2, 2024, the facility was cited for 69 violations, which included water leaks, mold in numerous places, algal growth, "meat buildup" caking equipment, and walls that were also crawling with flies and gnats, sightings of other insects, rancid smells, trash and debris on the floors, and even "ample amounts of blood in puddles."

    The ol’ misdirection trick. “Please focus and the liverwurst. Don’t look over there. Or there. Or there…”

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Are adults really not supposed to financially helps their old parents?
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    4 days ago 96%

    Dave Ramsey is typical right-wing evangelical cult leader, but instead of dipping directly into religion, he is a conservative financial coach. He’s the human manifestation of “stop eating avocado toast” and “get a third job.” He has fired employees for being gay, being pregnant, being non-Christian, and for having premarital sex. He forced his employees to remain in office during the pandemic.

    So it should be no surprise that his advice involves becoming a selfish, heartless jackass. He wants his working class followers to be good boot lickers who are self-sufficient and satisfied with their economic ceiling, and not believe in the potential for progress that would benefit society but may be detrimental to grifters like himself. That means his followers need every one of their hard-earned pennies to pay their bills and grow their nest egg, rather than waste any bits on generosity or compassion.

    TLDR: If you’re poor and you support mom, you might become too poor to perceive success from Ramsey’s advice. That’s what it comes down to. Fuck him.

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  • politics politics Trump's 'body odor' leaves people 'gagging' as Republican says 'you need a mask'
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    4 days ago 100%

    Are we to believe that this is the reason Miller, Vance, and Loomer all wear skin masks? Seems convenient.

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  • politics politics Calls for J.D. Vance to resign after he admits that he 'created' pet-eating story about immigrants
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    4 days ago 98%

    This increases my gut feeling that Vance has eaten someone’s cat from about 60% to 95%.

    I am 95% sure that this fucker has, at some point in his life, eaten someone’s cat.

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  • news News USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
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    6 days ago 98%

    The new trucks also feature something common in most cars for more than six decades: air conditioning. And that’s key for drivers in the Deep South, the desert Southwest and other areas with scorching summers.

    “I promise you, it felt like heaven blowing in my face,” Stonum said of her first experience working in an air-conditioned truck.

    Good.

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  • globalnews Interesting Global News Biden moves to crack down on Shein and Temu, slow shipments into US
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    6 days ago 95%

    I thought maybe this would be about the cheap disposable products and massive amount of waste these companies produce, but nope - it’s just the wrong pollution.

    We need to create massive amounts of cheap disposable American products and send massive amounts of American waste to our landfills.

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  • technology Technology Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines
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    And in Apple’s case they’re just being forced to pay back taxes, not even any fines. They’re basically undoing an illegal tax break from Ireland, which has spent $10 million in legal fees to fight against receiving it. Technically the Irish government is the one that fucked up here. Apple will have to pay and move forward paying a normal tax rate.

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  • progressivepolitics Progressive Politics 'Racist Piece of Sh*t' JD Vance Spreads False Rumors of Pet-Eating Haitian Immigrants
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    if he loses.

    Maybe you don’t like Harris and don’t care about voting against Trump. That’s fine - but you must still vote. Vote to free JD Vance’s wife and children. Vote for JD Vance’s divorce.

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  • mildlyinfuriating Mildly Infuriating People on Tik Tok peddling these scams
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    2 weeks ago 100%

    Best we can do is ignore everything while random judges give themselves power to override the FDA whenever it causes inconvenience to corporations.

    — Congress

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Has anyone else noticed Zip-locks have changed?
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    2 weeks ago 100%

    When you think you finished your sandwich, cut the corner off the bag to find even more breadcrumbs.

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  • news News The father of the Georgia school shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say | CNN
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    2 weeks ago 100%

    Well that’s just war. That’s like, a Tuesday. It’s already policy to wage war whenever there’s an excuse. Not going to war — now that would be tough. Lowering avoidable deaths is the thing we have a problem with.

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    2 weeks ago 100%

    We haven’t passed the number of deaths that make Americans start to feel like the deaths aren’t acceptable and that we should make any minor sacrifice to prevent them. I don’t know what the number is, but it’s at least higher than 1 million over 2 years.

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  • til Today I Learned TIL Chris Cocker who is now Cara Cunningham went into pronography after her viral leave britney alone video.
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    comicstrips Comic Strips [Kevin Comics] Every. Job. Site.
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    2 weeks ago 100%

    “If you can’t handle having to do everything three times for no reason, then you’re not cut out to work here!”

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  • lemmyshitpost Lemmy Shitpost after 40 all meals are horror
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    I settled on OLÉ “Xtreme Wellness” high fiber wraps. They’re stretchy and they even toast/grill well. They’re good for sandwich wraps but also soft tacos and small burritos.

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    2 weeks ago 100%

    Do people not eat cheeseburgers? Like some ground beef, a nice condiment, some veg, and maybe a little sliced bacon, with a few fries or something?

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    2 weeks ago 97%

    This person’s problem can be solved by a sandwich. Takes like 3 minutes to make, or can be prepped earlier, no cooking necessary, has color, is fresh, not frozen, beats any fast food meal in price and quality. Also can even be healthy if you shop wisely. Can be different every day. Can be hot or cold. The possibilities are endless. Sandwiches are the best.

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    asklemmy Ask Lemmy Why are earbuds so dang loud on PC?
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    I’m going to assume you’re using wired headphones and earbuds:

    Every device will have a different sensitivity - IEMs, headphones, powered speakers, passive speakers, etc. and it varies wildly between different IEMs, different headphones, and so on.

    That means every device requires a different amount of power to drive it. Your PC doesn’t know what device you’re using - it just outputs the same amount of power at the same volume level, and it’s up to you to adjust it to the appropriate level when you’re using a different device.

    Now, different output jacks on the PC may output different relative levels even at the same volume setting. The headphone output will have a bit of extra power driving it, raising the level to drive passive wired headphones and earbuds, while the stereo output will have less power because it’s assuming that your speakers have their own separate power source - either built into powered speakers, or with a powered amplifier in the line between the PC and passive speakers.

    Assuming you’re using the same jack for the earbuds and headphones, the volume difference is because your earbuds are more sensitive than your headphones. The earbuds require less power to drive, and the headphones require more power to drive. Windows simply spits out the same amount of power to the headphone jack at its volume setting, so the earbuds are louder and the headphones are quieter, even though they’re receiving the exact same amount of power.

    If you don’t like adjusting windows volume, one solution is to get a USB headphone amp. Great headphone amps can be had for around $100 from brands like Topping, JDS Labs, Schiit, and more. It’s a competitive market so there are tons of options. This won’t even out the levels between devices, but it will put a nice volume knob at your fingertips, along with the jack itself for switching devices. Many of them also reroute audio to your speakers at the touch of a button. You’d then simply “mix” the volume level on your speakers to match your preferred knob position. Another bonus is that there’s no analog audio signal swimming around with the other noise in your PC, as it’s now leaving digitally over USB, so the audio quality is usually noticeably cleaner.

    There are some old school and professional headphones that require headphone amps to drive, because even at 100% windows volume, most PCs will simply not output enough power. Whenever you’re shopping for passive headphones, you might see reviewers say things like “these headphones are easy to drive” or “hard to drive” - they’re referring to how much power is required to achieve acceptable listening levels, and advising whether you’ll need a beefy amp or not. Most consumer headphones these days are designed to be driven by weaker power sources like those found in phones and PCs. But again, it varies wildly - and what you’re experiencing is a small variation in power requirement between two devices.

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    Buildapc Fester 5 months ago 100%
    Monitor advice: UWQHD Curved 144hz VA vs. QHD 240hz IPS

    I’m in the market for a new monitor. It’ll be used for gaming and browsing, but also light graphic design/video editing and lots of email- and document-writing, some spreadsheets, etc. My graphics work is not very color sensitive, and I have a “normal” $100 IPS monitor on the side to compare. The two options that caught my eye so far: BenQ Mobiuz EX3410R - 34” 21:9 1440p 144hz VA with 1000R curve (450 USD) BenQ Mobiuz EX270QM - 27” 16:9 1440p 240hz IPS (570 USD) I’m upgrading from a 24” Acer Predator XB253Q GX 1080p 240hz IPS, which I chose because I had a 90’s desk with a hutch that limited monitor size. I’ve been fairly happy with it despite a few quirks and low PPI, but that desk is going to the curb soon so it’s time for something bigger. My PC is Ryzen 5800X3D, 32G RAM, RTX 4700 Ti. I predict my usual games will hover around 180-200 fps in QHD, and 120-140 in UWQHD. I know I’d be happy with what would be a direct upgrade to a 27” 1440p version of my current monitor, but I’m feeling the pull toward the novelty of UW and curved. I've only had 16:9 and a few 16:10 flat monitors. Here are my concerns about going UW curved: 1) Since I’m doing some WFH text and graphics, I want to make sure I won’t regret the leap. I think I’d get used to the curve, but I’ve heard that some VA panels can get a bit wonky with text. 2) While my graphics work is not very color sensitive, it sometimes is a little bit… I can’t be giving people jaundice, I mean. The Acer isn’t exactly perfect either, but it’s good enough. And I always check photos on my side monitor and my phone. 3) Whatever I choose will be my daily driver for probably 7+ years. I’m concerned that there will always be adjustments and compromises if I go curved. Meanwhile, flat 16:9 is fool-proof, but I’ll always suffer from grass-is-greener syndrome. 4) I know both of these options run the risk of backlight bleed - the VA because it’s large and curved, and the IPS because it’s IPS. The “IPS glow” doesn’t really bother me too much, but edge bleed would. I got lucky with my Acer - it’s pretty much solid black. I don’t know which would be more risky for developing backlight bleed. 5) The EX270QM is brighter and has much better color - bother a wider gamut and more accurate. I’m not sure if the curve and extra width will be a worthy trade-off, even if I love 21:9 curved. So, again, a different grass is greener problem. 6) I really enjoyed 240hz G-Sync smoothness, but I don’t play serious competitive stuff and I could downgrade to 144hz, as long as the other benefits are worth the trade-off. I also think QHD will hover around 180fps in my current games, and UWQHD around 140 maybe. I’d probably only get the full benefit of 240hz QHD in older games. Do any of you own either of these or similar monitors? And even if not, please alleviate any of my concerns or try to sway me one way or another. If you have other recommendations in the $450-600 range, I’d welcome them too. Edit - TL;DR: I’m torn and indecisive between 21:9 1440p curved VA and 16:9 1440p flat IPS. Color and quality are important, but so is gaming immersion. I yearn for something new from my 16:9 past, but I’m afraid I’ll fight with regret. I seek to learn from wisdom and experience. Please help.

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    Apple Watch Fester 11 months ago 100%
    Anyone experiencing random crash/restarts? (Series 9)

    This has been happening the past few weeks. I’ll look at my watch and see that it’s locked even though I haven’t taken it off, and sometimes I’ll catch it on the logo screen restarting. I can’t seem to find any rhyme or reason for it. My wife has a series 7 on OS 10 and isn’t having this problem. Anyone else having this issue on series 9 or other watch?

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    Dogs Fester 12 months ago 90%
    Advice/Rant: That one house on the walking route

    For the past several months I’ve been walking my dog (Cocker Spaniel) at least twice a day. We usually get about 2 total miles in. My neighborhood is an old racetrack and it’s a nice walking route. I’ve also been using the time to train her to behave when strangers and other dogs pass us, and overall she’s been responding very well. She is scrappy like Spaniels tend to be, but she’s improved a lot - I can hold her attention and reward her with praise and a treat when we pass people and dogs and she doesn’t bark or growl, which is now most of the time - often even when there’s another dog that is reacting badly. But there’s this one house… They have two medium/small dogs that are almost always left unattended in a fenced yard. They start barking at us before we turn the corner onto their road. The dogs are up against the fence, barking and snarling and nipping at each other. They are extremely loud and relentless. When the owners are present, it’s 50/50 if they scream at the dogs to stop or not, and even then it’s with mixed results. But lately they are just letting it go. I am getting the impression they are upset that someone dares to walk on the street past their house. This is the only time I lose control of my dog. She behaves fine until we’re right at the fence, then she reacts by growling and lunging toward the fence, and eventually starts barking back. It was so bad a few days ago that I picked her up and faced her away, but she wriggled out of her harness and jumped off me. An Amazon truck had to stop to avoid hitting her, which I couldn’t even hear coming behind us because the other dogs were barking so loud. I was livid and embarrassed at the whole situation. I’ve tried everything I can think of passing this house - stopping and holding tight till my dog stops reacting, which she does only until we start moving again, or holding the treat in front of her face to try to hold her attention, which doesn’t work. I’ve even thrown the treat away in front of her while she’s barking, which only makes me feel bad. The obvious solution is to avoid walking past this house, but that would mean I can’t walk the loop. And at this point I don’t want to give the owners the satisfaction of intimidating me and other dog walkers away from walking on their street. What other training methods can I use to help my dog ignore them? I’m afraid it’s just too much for her. Should I bother making a complaint? Any and all advice is appreciated.

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    lemmyshitpost
    Lemmy Shitpost Fester 1 year ago 98%
    free at last
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