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sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?461·1 year agoThat’s it? You just need to say “you know this actor character we call Tom Cruise in our show, and does the same stuff as the real actor Tom cruise in real life, it’s actually a fictional character unrelated to the real Tom Cruise in real life” and you Gucci?
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can I learn to dance/glide like this guy?10·1 year agoLook into breakdancing lessons
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do Alcoholic recovery programs work in Muslim countries where alcohol is banned?24·1 year agoSome research on this topic, for the case of Iran: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32387885/
Support websites show it’s mainly faith-based recovery programs in Muslim communities:
https://www.addictioncenter.com/treatment/faith-based-drug-and-alcohol-rehab/muslim/
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Do you think it is ethical to work for a company that builds drones, weaponry, or supplies parts to the military?6·1 year agoYouTube has taught me that weapons are only used against menacing watermelons and disturbed canisters, in your backyard.
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sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Where are the good political songs?44·1 year agoSomeone sent me this one recently, and the lyrics are interesting.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?6·1 year agoFollow-up question for Americans : what happens if you pay for, say 50$ and end up only filling up 40$? Can you go back to the cashdesk and ask for a refund on the difference?
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?53·1 year agoIn all EU countries I drove trough, the pump doesn’t auto-start when you unhook the nozzle from the pump. I think the cashier has to manually allow it to start, from their control system/computer.
So I suspect they glance at clients through the shop’s window/cameras, and they don’t start the pump if you look shady (hooded, no plates on vehicle) and they suspect you may run it off.
For example if you ride a motorbike, the cashier sometimes doesn’t start the pump until you remove your helmet / uncover your face (allowing cameras to see your face).
And yes, after filling-up you then need to go pay at the desk. There can be a waiting line if there are more pumps than open cashdesks.
You could easily tank then gun it. But there are cameras everywhere. They have your face & plates.
there a pumps with no human on site at all.
For these we need to swipe a payment method before the pump starts. It locks a sum on your card, say 200EUR, and when you hook the nozzle back it adjusts the payment transaction to only the amount consumed and debits you.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?351·1 year agoThanks for the responses.
TIL: Americans pay first, then fill. Now I can understand how you could easily get distracted once it is in and locked.
To clarify : this is absolutely impossible to accidentally happen in the EU, because the payment transaction isn’t completed until the nozzle is placed back onto its support (that’s when the pump shuts off).
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?2·1 year agoWe also have trigger-locks on EU pumps.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?2·1 year agoI saw yet another online post of someone driving off, ripping the whole station off the ground, starting a fire…
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?3·1 year agoWe also have trigger-locks on EU pumps.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?5·1 year agoIn the EU the nozzle handle also has a lock-in mechanism. But it looks like the main difference is that in the EU we can’t pay until the nozzle is placed back on the support. That’s what stops the pumping. Until then you’re still paying.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?3·1 year agoYeah, same here (most of Europe).
But I think Americans pay first then fill.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What are the highest quality search engines?22·1 year agoI self-host a SearXNG instance and it works really well.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works•Best games that can be completed in under ten hours?0·2 years agoI always check https://howlongtobeat.com/ before starting a new game
I also tend to prefer games that are short.
Here are a couple of my PC recommandations, in no specific order :
Somerville
Jusant
Planet of Lana
Limbo + Inside
Little Nightmares 1 + 2
Cocoon
Solar Ash
Tunic
Cult If The Lamb
Have A Nice Death
Death’s Door
Stray
Trek To Yomi
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Looking for good USENET primerEnglish5·2 years agoBlack Friday deals bring discounts, as low as 45$ per year for some providers
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•How do you manage your photos and videos?English4·2 years agoI went the lazy route and bought a ready to use (4 bay) Synology NAS. Yes it it proprietary and expensive, but the tools just work out of the box and are easy to maintain.
sonovebitch@lemmy.worldto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•What are the pros and cons of modifying a Nintendo Switch?English3·2 years agoPros: access to custom firmwares and programs, vastly extending the vanilla console features. For example Bluetooth audio worked years before the official Nintendo patch. Other notable examples: tweaking device performance (CPU/memory), game saves manipulation, webbrowser access.
Cons: don’t use it online (including browsing or gaming) or accept the risk of potentially getting the console and the N.account permanently banned. Game and console software updates require special commands. Custom firmware and trying things out isn’t particularly easy for non-technical people. Bad manipulations can permanently brick a console, turning it into an expensive paperweight or door stopper.
Give yourself to science instead. Surely there are some companies hoping to try new products or experiments on live specimens.
Maybe some trippy new drug. Maybe hot dogs for fingers. Not sure how that all works.