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Cake day: June 8th, 2023
  • DarthYoshiBoy@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Are there any EV cars without any "technology"?
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    4 months ago

    The Nissan Connect stuff doesn’t work anymore for any of the 2016 Leafs, they used a form of cell service that is no longer in operation.

    I swapped a nice Kenwood head unit into my Leaf for a couple hundred dollars. It maintains the backup camera, steering wheel controls, and the built in USB port while offering a larger screen and touch screen controls for Android Auto or Apple Car Play if you want them. It’s awesome and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a short range commuter car.

  • DarthYoshiBoy@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Joe Rogan - suggestions to switch my sibling to better media
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    5 months ago

    I assume this is a Stargate thing and that there aren’t actually that many Skeptical Guide podcasts out there.

    I haven’t got any dog in the Stargate fight, I’ve seen the original movie (good) and watched the Richard Dean Anderson TV series (better than the movie) for a while before it just fell off my radar? I’ll take your word for it that Stargate Universe is the lesser of the Stargate properties.

    SGU in my comment obviously is referring to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe aka, the linked podcast.

  • DarthYoshiBoy@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Joe Rogan - suggestions to switch my sibling to better media
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    5 months ago

    I’ve never listened to Rogan*, but I think https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts does an excellent job of talking about current news and science items in an easily digestible format that mostly avoids bullshit while probably filling the same gee-whiz niche that people expect from Rogan? It’s a panel, so not a single muscular male host, but I think if your sibling is pursuing Rogan because they think it’s helping expose them to new interesting ideas, SGU is a vastly superior route to that end.

    *I actually think my only Rogan exposure has been the SGU talking about how he more or less just believes the last thing anyone told him, whatever that might be, which seems… less good?

  • DarthYoshiBoy@kbin.socialtoWorld News@beehaw.org•Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5
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    6 months ago

    At this point they’re only wagging their fingers to make it appear as though they’re considering regulation.

    Again, it’s disingenuous to claim that their pragmatism in the face of unreasonable actors is the same as being the unreasonable actors. What are the left supposed to do? Pull a Trump and pretend that the laws and systems that make our country don’t exist and just say that what they want is law and ignore that half the country is electing morons who will fight them at every turn? That’s not how it works and frankly I wouldn’t want it to work that way because it’s just incredibly dangerous. They’re trying to work within a system where the right has learned they can con half the country into believing they’re doing their job while they sit back and do their damnedest to ensure that the government doesn’t function at all because that’s the only way that conservatives can stop progress at this point with their platforms being as unpopular as they are.

  • DarthYoshiBoy@kbin.socialtoWorld News@beehaw.org•Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5
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    6 months ago

    The left is definitely more open to considering regulation. It’s not even close. The right thinks that regulation is a four letter word and they’re generally not a fan of those either. It’s disingenuous to both sides everything. Much of the time where the left allows a carveout for vampirism, it’s because it’s the best compromise they can mange to a given end given that the right is out there swabbing their throats and getting all hot and bothered waiting for daddy Drac to come and give it to them, not because it’s their preference that we allow unfettered late-stage capitalism to destroy lives. Again, it’s disingenuous to claim that their pragmatism in the face of unreasonable actors is the same as being the unreasonable actors (and I am well aware that there are exceptions that prove the rule on both sides of the isle, so 🤷‍♂️)

    …and lest anyone think that this problem isn’t solved with government regulation, I invite you to look at the medication situation in nearly any other country in the world where by and large they are not afraid of regulation for the same drug companies that are fucking us sideways in the US and see how much cheaper and better their access to medications is solely because they’re willing to support that maybe there is a greater public good than shareholder profits.

  • DarthYoshiBoy@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Do you all have any tips on activities to do yourself, instead of consuming content all the time?
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    8 months ago

    My suggestion would be to reframe your thesis. Rather than consuming content, change your perspective to one where you are appreciating art.

    The world is vast and full of amazing things, you don’t need to feel like you’re wasting time when you dedicate that time to appreciating art that you love. There are books, games, movies, short form video essays, podcasts, and all sorts of things that are real expressions of the human experience from different angles, which is what art is, and there’s nothing wrong with appreciating that art, learning something from it, and growing your understanding.

    Unless you’re harming yourself or others by enjoying the art you enjoy, just keep on doing it.

    That said, if you really want something else, gaming is (IMO) a great way to spend some time, tabletop or video. Learning a programming language is another one and can lead to very fulfilling paths where you can make things that you enjoy and easily share them with others.