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901.
by apparent 11mo ago
FWIW I find Amazon's phone support to be faster than the chat stuff. It's usually just a couple mins, most of which time you're on hold while they're fixing it. My wife hates dealing with returns, but I find that it&#x27
902.
by apparent 11mo ago
I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. I remember when their customer service was truly great, about 20 years ago. Now it is not great, but still much better than car dealers, IMO.
903.
by apparent 11mo ago
Notably only in a few cities, at present.
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by apparent 11mo ago
Sorry, I just literally copied the title, which I didn't find to be misleading. Can you help me understand what is misleading about "pre-owned"? Isn't that just a well-known synonym for "used"? If submitters ar
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You can now buy used Ford vehicles on Amazon(theverge.com)
40 points by apparent 11mo ago|101 comments
906.
by apparent 11mo ago
Thanks for chiming in. What do you think they do, and why do you think they are perceived as being more effective than they actually are? Any thoughts on the bacteria-morphing one?
907.
by apparent 11mo ago
This reminds me of the new-ish treatments that promise to regrow tooth enamel or prevent the growth of bacteria that causes cavities. These won't get widespread adoption until the American Dental Association or whatever says they'
908.
by apparent 11mo ago
Yep, I'm sure that part of the reason luxury vehicles break so easily (considering their cost) and are so expensive to fix is that HQ is handing out revenue to dealerships in the form of repairs. I've had simple stuff break on a B
909.
by apparent 11mo ago
The Ionic 5 N is not for "car-ignorant people". It's a high-performance car that has some pretty great reviews among professional reviewers. That doesn't mean it isn't impossible to repair by yourself, but I'd
910.
by apparent 11mo ago
Apparently this is the key update: > Apple’s new implementation of the blood oxygen feature on Apple Watch centers around viewing the results from a test on the iPhone rather than the watch. You start a session using the Blood Oxygen fea
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Redesigned Apple Watch Blood Oxygen feature faces new ITC scrutiny(9to5mac.com)
3 points by apparent 11mo ago|1 comments
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by apparent 11mo ago
The real question is: will this result in lower cc fees (than present) for non-reward cards or higher cc fees (than present) for reward cards?
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Using Your Credit Card at the Checkout Is Set to Get More Complicated(wsj.com)
3 points by apparent 11mo ago|1 comments
914.
by apparent 11mo ago
Without knowing how many units were sold, how much the famous designer was paid, or how much they spent on marketing (probably not a ton because it got a lot of organic coverage due to how outrageous it seemed), I'm unable to determine
915.
by apparent 11mo ago
Apple isn't most people...in their world, "printing money" is a much higher bar. There's also significant reputational risk if it turns out to be a flop (as it easily could have). That's why I assumed they started w
916.
by apparent 1y ago
How much money could they have printed if they've sold out already? Seems like it would have been very low-volume.
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Costly iPhone Pocket sells out nearly immediately(appleinsider.com)
15 points by apparent 1y ago|10 comments
918.
by apparent 1y ago
Yes, and 1/3 of students admitted from LCFF+ schools (low-income, ELL, foster) are in remedial math. These students make up the majority of remedial math students. Pretty unbelievable, considering how hard it is to get into UCSD if you
919.
by apparent 1y ago
In theory, yes. But as the report makes clear, grade inflation is rampant. 25% of the students in remedial math had a 4.0 (straight A) GPA in math during high school. And over 40% of the remedial math students had taken precalc or calculus
920.
by apparent 1y ago
If you look at the report, it shows the facts support this claim. UCSD has gone all-in on LCFF+ schools (low income, ELL, foster youth) and the explosion in math and literacy remediation is driven by these admits. One in three LCFF+ admits
921.
by apparent 1y ago
Of course; it wouldn't have been feasible to admit so many clearly underprepared students when standardized test scores were required. It was only by eliminating this requirement (against the recommendations of the UC faculty) that it
922.
by apparent 1y ago
UCSD Faculty senate report here: https://senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347/sawg-report-on-admissio... Shocking to see that 1/8 of the incoming class needs remedial math, and that remedial math includes basic eleme
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Number of Students at UCSD Without 8th Grade Math Skills Skyrockets(newsweek.com)
6 points by apparent 1y ago|4 comments
924.
by apparent 1y ago
Considering that you can be a youtuber from anywhere, making a few hundred grand annually would make you actually quite wealthy. It's not the same thing as working for a big tech company but being required to live in a very high cost o
925.
by apparent 1y ago
I recently participated in a research study, and at one point, the researcher told me I was going to be given 3 minutes with a list of 20 words. I was to memorize as many of the words as possible. I would then be asked to perform a specific
926.
by apparent 1y ago
Consulting firms are going to be hard hit by AI. [1] It will make them more efficient, but so many potential clients will be able to gather the needed data, crunch the numbers, and write up analyses by themselves. And if they do still use o
927.
by apparent 1y ago
Until about 9 months ago it was not an issue. I'm glad the gmail app has the "important only" feature, but just wish it was given more power so that when I'm at my computer they are properly categorized there as well.
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by apparent 1y ago
> The new Kajplats will range in price from £4 to £9 (around $5.21 to $11.73) while the dual button remote will be £3, and the scroll wheel remote will be £4. The Klippbok, Myggbett, and Myggspray sensors will each be £7, and the Timmerf
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IKEA's new smart home collection is Matter-compatible(theverge.com)
3 points by apparent 1y ago|3 comments
930.
by apparent 1y ago
I have the gmail app set to only notify me for "important messages," and it pretty reliably doesn't trigger a notification for this junk. I wish I could have it use that system (whatever it's using) to actually flag mess

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