jerlam

41 ms·

931.
by jerlam 2y ago
IKEA is regularly mocked for selling junk made of newspaper clippings and chewing gum; but no one would question their ability to design passable furniture made out of the cheapest materials possible, transportable in an average car, assemb
932.
by jerlam 2y ago
I'm not sure why manufacturers would care - it's a ten year old device with limited appeal. Chinese manufacturers already make better, cheaper watches.
933.
by jerlam 2y ago
The post says: More reliable buttons (up to 30% longer lifetime in testing)
934.
by jerlam 2y ago
There's a big difference: it's 2025 and there are no shortage of competitors that look better and have more features than a $150 Pebble 2 or $225 Time 2. Unlike 2015 the market already has a $200 Apple Watch, $60 Amazfit Bip, $55
935.
by jerlam 2y ago
Looks like there's a GPO setting to disable all Windows key shortcuts. If I was still on Windows, I would probably be using Win+R often because search is so slow and regularly can't find what I'm looking for.
936.
by jerlam 2y ago
You joke, but something similar happened at my old company, and I suspect it's relatively common for serial entrepreneurs. The founders, who are now flush with cash, time and ideas; are quickly speedrunning the steps creating their pre
937.
by jerlam 2y ago
The Switch doesn't rely so much on AAA and live-service games like other consoles that have large amounts of graphics and voice content, since it's not powerful enough to run them (and the customer base is different).
938.
by jerlam 2y ago
Silicon Valley is an aberration due to its low housing density. Places with more apartments and condos are much more likely to have infrastructure improvements since you can reach a lot more customers with a lot less money. I live a little
939.
by jerlam 2y ago
Ironically, Google Fiber purchased a wireless provider - Webpass - back in 2016 which is deployed in parallel to their fiber offerings.
940.
by jerlam 2y ago
All the fitness super-nerds have been using chest straps long before wearables were a thing.
941.
by jerlam 2y ago
As of 2019, Japan's suicide rate is lower than the US.
942.
by jerlam 2y ago
School shootings became very publicized twenty years before the pandemic, Columbine in 1999. School shooting drills and lockdowns became more common afterwards as few realistic solutions have been passed and nothing has been done to mollify
943.
by jerlam 2y ago
You'd think the extravagant markups, missed deliveries, and cold food would be enough.
944.
by jerlam 2y ago
Many of them can't walk home from school. As the article says, most students now live too far away from school (greater than three miles), and many rural/suburban areas have underdeveloped sidewalks and traffic systems. If three m
945.
by jerlam 2y ago
Not the OP, but it's the latter. The entire purpose of CPR is to get some oxygenated blood through the brain so that there is someone worth saving when help arrives. CPR is often not performed in time, or well enough, and is likely not
946.
by jerlam 2y ago
How many BART and Caltrans stations does this cover?
947.
by jerlam 2y ago
Even if Russia breaks the ceasefire, there is likely no punishment coming from the US. Unlike Ukraine, where breaking the ceasefire gives another excuse for the US to stop providing aid.
948.
by jerlam 2y ago
The foreign aid provided by the US does not live in a void; China has been doing well in providing financial aid and loans across the world recently.
949.
by jerlam 2y ago
A key goal of the overhaul is to make Apple’s different operating systems look similar and more consistent. Right now, the applications, icons and window styles vary across macOS, iOS and visionOS. That can make it jarring to hop from one
950.
by jerlam 2y ago
Gun control: The CDC once did [studies to prevent gun violence] – until 1997, when the NRA convinced Congress to cut all of the CDC’s funding for gun research, a loss equivalent to millions of dollars a year. https://www.cnn.c
951.
by jerlam 2y ago
I recently unplugged my dryer and stopped using it, but for a dumb reason: I moved it for cleaning, the dryer vent detached itself, and there's not enough space to reattach it without moving the washing machine. Previously I was alread
952.
by jerlam 2y ago
It sounds odd to have the staff perform maintenance work at the warmest temperature of the day, not to mention the period of time where the demand is also high. Imagine a subway that is closed in the early afternoon for maintenance, people
953.
by jerlam 2y ago
With the new Model Y ‘Juniper’ being delivered to the first customers on Saturday, expect a sell-off of the prior generation Y Do people often sell their current, functioning vehicle to buy a slightly facelifted vehicle of the same model?
954.
by jerlam 2y ago
Probably wouldn't happen in retail - the price differences are stark. Most of the made in USA stuff I have seen is mid to higher end.
955.
by jerlam 2y ago
Your assumption seems to be that the only reason for dense housing is to help businesses, but businesses are bad, so you want to artificially limit them, which doesn't make sense. People want to be in close proximity both to their jobs
956.
by jerlam 2y ago
Musk predicted this before the election: "hardship, economic turmoil and a stock-market crash if Trump wins" https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kaboom-elon-musk-predicts-...
957.
by jerlam 2y ago
What's the angle here - is Tesla going to tell their drivers to use FSD and then blame them if something goes wrong? Or is this a weird beta test of how their ride hailing/billing software?
958.
by jerlam 2y ago
IBM eventually figured out that these products were terrible too, even if they saved money on paper; sold the Rational/Lotus/Sametime teams to an Indian competitor, and discontinued usage internally (I think, it's a big compa
959.
by jerlam 2y ago
The most expensive bicycle helmets are made to be extremely light, stylish, and well-ventilated, which is probably the opposite of what you want for protection.
960.
by jerlam 2y ago
Youtube science has also told me that's also why cats want to bother you in the bathroom.

More ›