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  • One thing about the Pebble - and, I assume, these watches - is that they didn't have WiFi or LTE, only Bluetooth. So it wasn't possible for them to do any communication except through the apps already running on your phone. So, broadly, it's a no.

  • Preordered here too, for all the same reasons. I went for the Time2, even though it's not due to ship until later. I've waited nearly ten years, I can wait another six months...

  • Buy rechargeable. The rechargeable batteries sold at Lidl and IKEA are excellent in my experience and quickly pay for themselves. Just start cycling single-use batteries out as they expire and it's easier to keep track of who you're supporting with your purchase when it's a single annual purchase rather than something you buy every time you're at the supermarket.

  • "Trade it in or recycle it" basically means "your best bet to solve this problem is to pass it on to someone else, who will pass it on to someone else, and so on until it arrives at landfill".

  • I love strawrbrerry mllilkshakes.

  • If you started from first principles and made a car or, in this case, told an flailing intelligence precursor to make a car, how long would it take for it to create ABS? Seatbelts? Airbags? Reinforced fuel tanks? Firewalls? Collision avoidance? OBD ports? Handsfree kits? Side impact bars? Cupholders? Those are things created as a result of problems that Karl Benz couldn't have conceived of, let alone solve.

    Experts don't just have skills, they have experience. The more esoteric the challenge, the more important that experience is. Without that experience you'll very quickly find your product fails due to long-solved problems leaving you - and your customers - in the position of being exposed dangers that a reasonable person would conclude shouldn't exist.

  • Don’t you dare give me hope.

    Edit: Holy shit. Orland actually says that exact line in the linked article. Kudos.

  • Ten years ago this week.

    GNU pTerry

  • Or maybe version their statue was built with the help of their version of Ea-Nasir.

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  • The headline makes it sound like the heart was a reward. "Congratulations on your operation, here's your prize: a titanium heart."

  • Eutelsat are aimed at a different market: infrastructure. Their intended customers are larger and more demanding: research outposts, small villages, oil rigs, mobile phone towers, ships, and so on, as opposed to Starlink who focus on consumers directly, which is much more low-stakes. I'm genuinely curious if Eutelsat can move into Starlink's territory.

  • "But if that's a bad idea, why would they sell password notebooks? Looks it even says 'My Passwords' in a cute handwriting-style font!"

  • Hotdogs also come in 12s. In jars of 12.

  • Did you know that The Amazing World of Gumball is made in the UK with a French creator?

  • They should make a device that removes the need for waffle stomping. Like, maybe a separate fixture without a grille and with an aperture large enough to allow the solid loaf to pass straight through. Maybe integrate some kind of support to allow the user to comfortably assume and hold a squatting position. Oh, and a cleaning feature to wash the contents away.

  • Exactly this. People who buy crypto with Real Money only do so in the expectation that they'll later be able to sell it for more Real Money. By design, it doesn't represent labor, materials, services, anything of actual worth, it just sucks the value out of fiat currency like a parasite.

  • What do Reddit's management and my confidence in my own heterosexuality have in common?

  • A quick question for Americans: here in the UK, cars have to pass an annual inspection once they reach three years old. It's called an MOT test and it's primarily concerned with making sure the car is safe - they check for rust, seatbelt tension, brake wear, and, yes, they make sure all the lights are not just working but also aligned properly. Do you not have an equivalent?