HandMadeArtisanRobot

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you haven't been paying attention, it remains true with increasing urgency.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

What is this? There is no description other than the title.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just put the name in the title. We don't need the clickbait here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It sounds like you're looking at this like you're choosing someone to marry. I'll wait for the one. I don't want to settle. Etc... but you may never, ever get a candidate you like. Instead, I suggest you think of it like picking a city bus. Is this one going where I want to go? Probably not but it's closer. And unfortunately, in this metaphor, you have to get on a bus anyway. "Sitting this one out" just means getting on someone else's bus.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago (21 children)

Unfortunately that's not how our system currently works. The least you can do is undo one Nazi's vote

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nice. I wish I had one... Oh well, back to the microwave.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Yes, I know that many US homes have 220V outlets for electric ranges or water heaters but most outlets are not and the ones that are are not typically accessible for general use. It's silly to say "240V 60Hz is actually the US standard" in this context since most US residents aren't going to have one accessible as a special outlet just for a kettle. Or if they do, they better tell their guests before they accidentally plug in a blender.

Edit: As an aside, I used to work at a restaurant that had a 240V outlet accessible for a commercial belt-driven toaster. One day I decided it was too slow and plugged in a regular slot toaster when nobody was looking. Oh man, It glowed scary bright! I only felt comfortable using for a few seconds at a time, but it handled English muffins like a champ.

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