Onomatopoeia

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

How is being a heatpump (a reversible air conditioner) automatically more efficient?

If you have 2 units using identical design, but only add a reversing valve, I don't see how the heat pump version would be any more efficient at cooling.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 9 hours ago

Were you born in a barn!?

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 13 hours ago

Password(s)

If not already using one, get a password manager like Bitwarden or KeePass (not LastPass).

Enable 2FA on all accounts where you can.

I keep a spreadsheet of accounts and their 2FA config (how the 2FA is setup, email, SMS, whatever, and which account it uses).

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 14 hours ago

Why not?

Where I live it would be trivially easy.

Watch an Amazon driver pull into a development/complex, watch where he leaves packages and who doesn't come to the door immediately, then wait till he drives away and go collect.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That's only your political bias showing, because your political leaning is the wrong one! I 😜

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

This is a major issue.

New users run the gamut of tech neophyte to very old hands. Both have reasons for not wanting to do this, even more, not knowing this can be done. As part of the "old hand" crowd, frankly I don't have the time to go look for this stuff - it really needs to be upfront when you join.

I think, overall, what you're talking about is the Discovery process for a new user. And with new users being new to lemmy, they don't understand how it all works. I've yet to sign up to a new instance and have anything clarified, up front - how lemmy works, and not just "federated like email", but how your stuff isn't replicated (I get this, but most people don't automatically get the implications of "federated, like email"). Also, what communities they federate, what they block, etc, again, in detail. This isn't done because documentation is hard, no one likes to do it - I'm as guilty of this as anyone.

Getting new servers to do this would be challenging, but just like the sidebar for a community, it's really crucial.

I think you're on to a good idea.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 17 hours ago

Me too. Really took me waaaaaay too long.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 18 hours ago

I think seven was answering the question

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, brilliant idea. Would take a while to learn to use.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 day ago

If I'm running a bar/restaurant, my only complaint would be if you didn't at least buy something. But I bet most people get lunch or a snack/beer. I would, becuase dammit I'm there!

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Probably depends on the state and how the DMV runs.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would think it would require some kind of court action.

That said, depending on the state, the DMV can and does operate independent of the courts, and doesn't have to wait for, or even abide, court orders, being an independent agency.

It's fucked up, I've been through it with a records mix up (yea, crazy this stuff does happen).

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe to c/guns@lemmy.world
 

Totally off the wall question, which I realize probably isn't very meaningful, but I was watching a movie where a character was using a suppressed rifle. Looked like an AR/.223 (I assume).

Well it got me thinking - how much can a given gun be suppressed (decibel reduction) before performance is significantly reduced (I assume it must impact performance, even if just a little since it's attenuating sound waves, which are energy, but what do I know?).

I'm sure it varies by round/load, barrel length, etc, so let's assume a subsonic .223 round in a 14" barrel (is that a common lenth?). Or if you know a specific case that's fine too.

Surely there are reasons why a given suppressor is chosen for a specific use case, and I don't know enough to see that (diminishing returns for length/weight?)

I tried asking chatgpt, but it just returned generic suppressor info.

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