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hellcat_uk t1_jbpi3iu wrote
Reply to comment by icky_boo in Dell’s Latitude 7330 convinced me that business laptops are too expensive by dapperlemon
Also to factor in is that they won't suddenly start shipping with different hardware. If I build a OS image for one model, I can order that model all around the world and deploy the same image without finding the NIC has changed and the drivers I've bundled don't work. They also will provide updates for bug fixes and security vulnerabilities in drivers and firmware. You're lucky to see more than a couple of bios updates with consumer level laptops.
hellcat_uk t1_j8rgxr9 wrote
Reply to comment by Soupmother in [OC] Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per country by sometiara1
Presumably they are paid for this recycling they're meant to be doing? Where's that money going? Not into the rivers with the water clearly.
hellcat_uk t1_j6mik40 wrote
Reply to comment by RiC_David in Adoption is the 'skip intro' button for parenting. by thedbm
Exactly!
hellcat_uk t1_j6m6twx wrote
Reply to comment by Purple_Mode_ in Adoption is the 'skip intro' button for parenting. by thedbm
Not in the UK it doesn't.
You get to skip the intro, but the questionnaire you have to complete before you get access to the game is brutal.
hellcat_uk t1_j4lr1qt wrote
Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: Putin and Lukashenko on a boat by kspedersen
Are these Belarusians in danger?
hellcat_uk t1_j2b80gz wrote
Reply to On second thought, let’s stay in by _littlestitious
That door has seen some shit in its life. Has someone planed it down to fit a lock?
hellcat_uk t1_iz29ke8 wrote
Reply to comment by Cristal1337 in Permastunned breaks record as largest esports team for people with disabilities by Cristal1337
Hello there, I'll certainly take you up on that offer!
Are there any genres that prove especially challenging, and are there any companies/titles/communities that stand out in combating them challenges?
hellcat_uk t1_iy68amh wrote
Reply to comment by Onetap1 in TIL that after the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, the captain of the Constitution, Isaac Hull, refused the sword of surrender from the captain of the Guerriere, James Richard Dacre, saying he could not accept it from a man who fought so gallantly by alcapwnage0007
That makes it more impressive that 65% of HMS Trincomalee and over 95% of HMS Unicorn is still as it was launched 200 years ago (1817/1824). Obviously not taking into account years of active service and being maintained in sailing condition.
hellcat_uk t1_ixshrmu wrote
Reply to UK Suspended Floor Insulation by Lincs11
Breathable membrane to prevent cold air wash over a fibre insulation that is flexible enough to ensure the gaps between the joists are filled.
hellcat_uk t1_iwn7ddz wrote
hellcat_uk t1_iwfpwt4 wrote
Reply to comment by goodluckmyway in TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur
If he decides you're being rescued you're being rescued. Try telling him you're not drowning...
Joking aside, assuming not every rescue is a full-on life or death situation, over a few years I could imagine one or more per day is possible.
hellcat_uk t1_iwfpbp7 wrote
Reply to comment by Riegel_Haribo in How an engine works. by ooMEAToo
Looks a lot like the Fiat TwinAir with the integrated exhaust manifold in the block and the oil powered variable valve timing though I can't see if the timing is individually controlled. Extra cylinder in the Ford obviously!
hellcat_uk t1_iw6wyz4 wrote
Reply to comment by ExaBrain in Princess Anne, 1969 by ActuallyCausal
Met her literally just before lockdown, so some 30 years later, but got the same vibe.
hellcat_uk t1_iw6woja wrote
Reply to comment by Brother_-_John in Princess Anne, 1969 by ActuallyCausal
Yes they do!
hellcat_uk t1_iv01odd wrote
Reply to comment by Amilo159 in How a camel climbs a sand dune by westondeboer
Unexpected Swedish tank destroyer reference.
hellcat_uk t1_itmtvvv wrote
Reply to comment by WirelessBCupSupport in Penny Mordaunt pulls out of Tory leadership race, paving way for Rishi Sunak to become next PM | Politics News by FutureNytro
Worth letting the EU decide what it is before we decide if that's what we want to apply to be a fully participating part of.
hellcat_uk t1_it6h56p wrote
Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: A Turret Pumpkin by GrimChicken64
I'm different.
hellcat_uk t1_ir6hach wrote
One of the rooms at Bletchley Park is currently dedicated to the pigeons of war. Worth a look if you're in the area.
hellcat_uk t1_jdv396y wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Saw a sparrow hopping along the pavement past a herring gul that was pecking at something in the road.
In one quick flick it turned and grabbed the sparrow, and chugged it before flying off.
Damn nature, you scary.