most bidets starts leaking after 6-12 months. It is a flood hazard if the hose breaks.
I've been using the $20-25 ones since covid as well, so that's been six years without any issues. Knock on wood that something doesn't happen shortly.
Readit Newsrickyc091 commented on The Rise of the Japanese Toilet nytimes.com/2025/05/29/bu... · Posted by u/Kaibeezy
This is exactly why I don't trust FSD in stop and go traffic. The follow distance is too close on some versions where it will accelerate hard and start braking around 10 feet. One misstep and that's a rear end. The latest version is better, where I feel more confident with it's easing, but there's constantly regressions where it goes back to an aggressive braking where I'm always afraid it'll rear end the other driver.
rickyc091 commented on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges tomshardware.com/peripher... · Posted by u/m463
I gotta say, switching to an Epson EcoTank printer was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
It has ink reservoirs rather than cartridges, and small, permanently plumbed tubes that go from the reservoirs to the print head.
Not only does that mean there's no way it can tell what kind of ink I'm putting in it, it also means the tanks are fucking massive. It's so nice being able to go O(years) without refilling.
It cost about twice what a comparable, cartridge-based printer cost at the time. To this day I still consider it one of the best purchases I've ever made.
Are you using wifi? I have the 4850 and the wifi would sporadically drop out after a few hours and I wouldn't be able to reconnect without a full factory reset. It was the most frustrating thing. I was about to return it then moved it to another location and connected it via ethernet. It's been fine since, but a $350 printer that doesn't have a reliable wifi module is terrible. After searching on reddit, it seems it's a common issue.
I ran into a similar situation, but it was with UPS. UPS "lost" my package and it went back and forth between several locations. It was never marked as delivered, just forever in transit. I even got a call from someone claiming to be UPS to see if my package was delivered. I contacted Apple and the same thing happened, they couldn't do anything. Talk to UPS. UPS said talk to Apple. Both parties kept blaming the other party. UPS said internal investigation yielded nothing. I was telling them it clearly still said in transit and it's bounced around for several weeks. They said maybe it'll get there eventually.
I contacted Tim Cook's email and someone from the team responded and worked with me through the situation. Fortunately, we had a lucky outcome, and we got our payment refunded, but the entire ordeal took around a month and lots of calls to the CS/live chat support.
I wonder: if you eat carbs or suger in smaller portions but more often throughout the day, can you "flatten the curve" this way and reduce the spikes. Is this good for you?
It would be eating smaller portions and less throughout the day. It'll spike anytime you have a meal, however, any five minute activity that cause sweat will significantly drop your blood glucose levels. Eating fiber, then protein, followed by carbs will flatten and slow down the curve.
Care to share a link with a "buy now" button? Nowhere on their website could I find anything related to cost, or the ability to actually buy one.
Stelo (https://www.stelo.com/) and Lingo (https://www.hellolingo.com/) are the two non prescription ones. It's definitely worth it to try 2 weeks and see how different foods/environments spike you.
The issue is if you have FSD (beta) enabled and you attempt to yank it, TACC will still be engaged, which makes you drive straight. If they had lane assist on as well, it would essentially swing you back and forth. It's dangerous if you aren't aware of it since it suddenly goes from FSD to why does my car have a mind of it's own. If you ever see a Tesla on the highway frantically swinging back and forth, the driver is probably trying to disable the car and fighting with the other safety features. Hitting the brakes will ensure FSD/TACC gets disabled properly.
Note: Most of the time people are referring to FSD as FSD beta. Most videos you see online are FSD beta. FSD is still very dumb, but includes stop light awareness. FSD beta is what allows you to "self drive" in the city.
I disable auto-lock. The primary reason for this is that I’m extremely intentional about using my phone. If I have some content open, I don’t want the screen turning off.
This is an atypical choice, but I always lock when I’m done and don’t encounter any issues from this choice.
I'm in the same boat. I disable auto-lock. However, it would be nice to have a setting for 30 minutes or an hour, but thankfully my battery will die before that's needed.
rickyc091 commented on Auto Execs Are Coming Clean: EVs Aren't Working businessinsider.com/auto-... · Posted by u/Jerry2
Yes, but unfortunately it's been discontinued.
There will eventually be a "new" Bolt to replace it, but it will be built on a completely different platform, and there's no word on whether it will hit the same price point.
They were originally going to discontinue the Bolt and create a new line, but they decided to keep the line. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-gm-is-reviving...
rickyc091 commented on Uber posts first quarterly net profit wsj.com/articles/uber-q2-... · Posted by u/boeingUH60
As a long time and heavy Uber user, I don't find this surprising.
The service has gone completely down hill for me the last few months. The app is the buggiest it has ever been. I've been overcharged more time than I can count, and customer service is practically impossible to actually get in touch with. Even when I do get in touch with customer service, I can usually only extract an automatic token refund. The quality of rides, both vehicles and drivers, has drastically declined in my area. I frequently speak with drivers and they seem, anecdotally, the least happy with Uber that I've observed thus far.
With UberEATS, hidden fees and markup have gotten so big that most orders are > 2x the cost at the actual restaurant (for example a pickup order) and this is constant with order size. For example, a $25 order ends up costing over $50 on UberEATS, and this is before any tip. A dark pattern I frequently encounter is a "buy one get one free" or other promotion that adds extra stuff to your cart, and does indeed discount the item, but still charges you fees on the cost of that item. For example, a "free" $10 item can easily add more than $10 to the bill (especially if you tip). This is obviously better than a $10 item costing you $20, but it's a dark pattern nonetheless. And of course, the tips and fees are always calculated "before discounts" which makes the default tip bananas, especially when I'm redeeming credit from customer service.
The priority delivery fee is basically mandatory if you want warm food, otherwise your order always gets delayed until another order can be delivered alongside it. Delivery drivers frequently drive for multiple apps at the same time, meaning delivery estimates are frequently missed due to the driver going way out of their way to do some other task, before or after picking up your food.
All in all, I can feel where the corners are being cut, where the customers and drivers and restaurants are being squeezed, and so I'm not surprised to see them post a profit.
Is this sustainable? I sincerely doubt it. It's a race to the bottom. It always was.
Priority delivery fee is a scam on all services. If your order is sitting a while, it's generally because the $ to mile ratio is too low. A $2/mi order is considered a base line for most drivers. Orders will start with a low base pay of $2-$2.75 + tip. If drivers keep declining to pick up your order, it'll get batched with another order. Priority delivery fee goes to the delivery service, so you might as well put that towards the tip instead to get it picked up faster by a driver.