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Seems about as safe as the guy I worked with back in the 90’s that would read the newspaper while he drove. Full fold out across the steering wheel. Held with both hands, drove with his knee, occasionally looked up to see where he was going.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
I cannot fathom not enjoying driving, let alone paying attention while in the car. It's such a sensory thing and I dig it. I've loved it since I was a kid on dad's lap shifting the gear knob while he pedaled the clutch. I used to run over my sister's barbies with my tonka trucks and hot wheels, always setting up lego tracks with jumps for rallying. I could not wait to get my license.
The near-death of the manual transmission was one of the first signs of disengagement of drivers. Also the automatic seat-belt thingy that was on a track & would secure you in after you shut the door. How lazy humans have become, designing things that suppress basic thinking and response.
I do sometimes miss having a manual transmission, definitely made driving a lot more fun and engaging.
But can you imagine OTHER people not giving two shits about the whole process?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jax
I've drilled into my kids' heads that driving is 98.5% about paying attention to things while you're behind the wheel. At *all* times. Dunno if that's enough... but I'm hoping it was.
I pay attention when I drive and I don't do all that other shit that takes my attention off the road. I also hate driving and generally being in a car. It's a waste of time. I like trains.
I like driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
I also like trains.
We need more trains.
This right here.Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
Fuck, you're not kidding. And if we haven't hit peak Idiocracy yet, here's a reminder from the Transportation Secretary reminding you not to wear your Apple device on your face while operating a motor vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
I guess it's time to find a way to integrate a dashcam into the car. Fuck these idiots.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a4...la-cybertruck/
Yes, I think about it daily as I start my engine. I'm even more of a defensive driver than I used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
My favorite are drivers who cannot anticipate because they have an attention span of a gnat.
I also feel like having a giant ipad as your command center is further distracting to too many inexperienced/younger drivers/tech-challenged, with their cell phone tethered to their car's UI. The glitchiness, or non-intuitive layers of many UIs paired with different iOS/Android software variances tend to add to the distraction level for all ages it seems.
Unless you're still in high school that would have been the correct answer at the outset.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
All of a sudden my home PC opens Microsoft Edge whenever I click on a web link in an email. I've got Chrome set as the default browser and associated with both htm and html extensions and it still opens the link with Edge instead. WTF Microsoft? Is this happening for anyone else?
Happens to my wife over and over and it isn't easy to get rid of--I can't remember how at the moment. I'd hate to think you have the same computer skills as my wife. (Or me for that matter.) It hasn't happened to me. I still have 10, she has 11, maybe that's part of it? (She also doesn't know how she wound up switching to 11.)Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Yup! Sneaky nerds at MS decided to slip that one in on Outlook at least. Just started happening to me too, but I found the solution. Go to your options, then go to Advanced, then set it back from Edge to "default browser." See pic below I just screenshot for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
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Guaranteed those fucksticks change it back every time Outlook gets an "upgrade"... :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by MontuckyFried
I've had a bunch of similarly annoying stuff happen lately.
When I recovered my laptop and got it going again, I started getting a warning that my user password would expire and needed to be changed. That's happening every 30 days now. Have read a bunch of different how-to articles on how to change it, and despite being for the same operating system none of them describe the same sequence of menus and options I see when I try to turn it off. Can't find anywhere to turn it off.
The other thing that's happening is everything is now getting backed up to Google OneDrive. I specifically turned that off, or thought I did. Takes up a bunch of bandwidth and I don't exactly trust google with my files. I back everything up myself to an external hard drive.
Syncing of user profiles across devices is another annoying thing I've tried to avoid but seems unavoidable. Had to change a microsoft password after trying to get back on my laptop after it died, then had trouble accessing things on my phone. It seems to mess with all sorts of logins for various things like email, google, microsoft, etc. Each used to have separate logins but with profiles linked seems like now they go off the same password. Hard enough to remember passwords normally, and really doesn't help when you don't know which one to use.
And I've tried a password manager on my laptop. It's not much better. Doesn't save passwords half the time, and tries to save Pin numbers and security codes from 2FA as passwords. I'd ask about other ones out there, but would have to ask about data breaches for them first because they all seem to be getting hit by hackers as well?
Annoying.
Sure. Problem is these are parents who get confused about the simplest things and forget almost everything, and at the same time obsess about other things that don't really matter. For example they are worried about how much each it costs when I phone them. So guess what they do even though I tell them the calls are included free in my cell phone plan....they write me a check. I can ignore those but occasionally they need to send funds for something bigger I paid for when I'm not there to take them to the bank to get cash. So I need a simple way for them to send funds for cases like that. Sent them a funds request via paypal for the latest one. So far they haven't even been able to log in. Can't seem to win.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Bitwarden.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
Oh, man... ++vibes. That sounds like one of my worst nightmares. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by evdog
You're a hero. Thanks for this!Quote:
Originally Posted by MontuckyFried
edit: Jesus, it took me about five minutes to even find where the "options" menu is hidden. Go to File and it's at the very bottom left. What a dumb ass option. Why would you NOT want Outlook links to open in the default browser? Fuckers.
You rule. Thanks for this!Quote:
Originally Posted by MontuckyFried
60'F in February. Bananas.
Oranges and pears too. Think of all the fruit you'll be able to grow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thaleia
Moved to a new house last fall and had to get a new stove gas stove and get it converted to run on LP. Today I got a whiff of propane today when I was cleaning the stovetop. I have a cheapo gas detector which picked up a leak at the regulator, where the flex line goes into the stove. So I turned off the valve to the stove and called a bunch of plumbers, while obsessively checking the rest of the line that goes to the stove WHICH seems all good since I shut off the valve. Soonest I can get a plumber to check things out is next Wednesday though.
Plumbing is plumbing. Teflon tape/paste and a gas leak detector and a wrench and you got this….
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Originally Posted by evdog
Bro isn't it "Microsoft One Drive"?
Getting really basic, some soap and warm water solution, spread it around. Look for the bubbles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mustonen
red is hot, blue is cold, and shit always goes downhill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mustonen
Might as well cancel the San diego vacation then, we only got up to 57 today, with rain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thaleia
Possibly. I hate both equally.Quote:
Originally Posted by highangle
Holy fuck have people here been trying to date in 2024 the year of our lord Taylor Swift? Was seeing this lady for a couple of weeks and got a call yesterday she’s getting back with her ex. Ok cool, I hop on the apps and set up a date with another caked up baddy for tomorrow and then get a text from her that SHE is also getting back with her ex. What the hell.
I blame Valentine’s Day.
Have you considered getting back together with your ex?Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
Full circle and all that...
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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
Maybe I should call her
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Maybe "getting back with her ex" is code for something.
Maybe they used to date each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
“But, of course!”Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Or the plastic jars where you can't evenly peel up the sealed top and you're left with a ragged on-again/off-again strip all around the rim of the jar? I think it's Kraft Mayo that I've noticed recently. Also peanut butter jars. I'm not usually one to get worked up about this kind of thing, but man, it's been hard to let this go.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
I currently only have use of my non-dominant hand, this is especially vexing. Also, have cereal bags become hard to open for everyone?
Oh that would make me furious!Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
And chip bags and just about any food in a bag. I keep scissors handy in the kitchen now for food bags, and to punch thru seals like the one that was pissing off KQ.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit