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They can't explain how and why because it's actually just racism.

IKEA 365 pots are "Thick base with one layer of aluminium between two layers of stainless steel." The 365 frypan is "A layer of aluminium…

MSX is absolutely necessary for the lowest end 80x60 resolution thermal sensors. With a 160x120 FLIR sensor, I find that most thermal…

Update: I think the Dinamica Plus is being discontinued for the brand new Revelia series...

You can get it from Costco for $1299, which is cheaper than this deal even if you add the $65 Costco membership fee.…

Yeah it's confusing. De'longhi tend to use the "Titanium" modifier to mean newer / extra features.

There are three models which have identical grinding/brewing mechanisms and I'm currently waiting on a good deal on any one of them— *…

> BMW iX3 ... handles way better than model Y it competes with For an extra $36k more ($97k vs $61k) you'd bloody well hope so. Not to…

Precisely correct. Buy the best product for your needs and budget, whatever that happens to be. If you want to obsess over politics and…

> Just so I understand what you're saying, Read these two paragraphs from Wikipedia:…

Elon didn't "purchase" Tesla, he was the company's initial (Series A) investor. It was his investment which allowed the company to put pen…

I have a fairly sporty (and heavily optioned) 2013 BMW which has been so enjoyable to own that 11 years on I feel no desire to upgrade. On…

The LG supports this. Put your cold food in the microwave and then don't press Start.

> there's zero evidence to suggest that the guys who started Tesla were on the road to mass market vehicle manufacture. Actually there's…

> Tesla is a completely stagnant brand that accounts for a fraction of global car sales. Plus Musk BOUGHT it, This is so misleading as to…

I can't do free but I can give you a 50% discount on an e-book

See above

We got 2M between 23:55–00:15 and then 5M between 13:00–13:30

Oh I get it now. You're that person who spends all day telling their friends and family how to do everything and how to live their lives.…

The fact that you laugh at people who don't arm their burglar alarm when they go upstairs to sleep just shows how divorced from reality you…

The most satisfying arguments are the ones where the only response they have left is a downvote lol Three downvotes = three white flags

The *actually* dumb crims are the ones which get caught, acting irrationally because they can only think about their next drug hit. They'll…

Precisely, yes.

That's such an American view of security. So sad. You're obsessed with irritating the burglar with noise *after* they've chosen your house…

@arsenal1: The discussion was about cameras as a deterrent for burglary, not other useful reasons to have cameras. My argument was limited…

I agree. They can be very useful for insurance too. Here I was specifically replying to someone discussing the value of cameras for…

House alarm systems are also of dubious value. Far more useful is to keep your front door highly visible from the street, put a "beware of…

Criminals don't care about cameras. They are defeated by a beanie and a COVID mask. And even if you got a perfect 4K high resolution…

Not the cheapest but I use a TS100 which accepts between 12V and 24V input. When I need it to be portable I made a cable which means I can…