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slategruen commented on Plug and socket types around the world worldstandards.eu/electri... · Posted by u/thunderbong

I noticed Japan was only associated with one plug (type A). Does this mean they don’t have a grounded plug? Or just an omission?

slategruen · 2 years ago

Because “double insulation” is much more common here and is deemed sufficient enough. A/Cs and fridges are usually the only appliances which needs a ground connection. For those, we have sockets that has a hidden screw-in ground tap.

I can still find unsafe/bothersome exceptions though. For example, a lot of rice cookers doesn’t really seem to be “double insulated” but they still have two-pronged plugs. Another is custom-built PCs. You basically need to strategically place your PC near a socket which you usually use for your A/C just to have that ground connection.

slategruen commented on Plug and socket types around the world worldstandards.eu/electri... · Posted by u/thunderbong

pathartl · 2 years ago

I know type L is not great because it's not polarized, but I think it's the best looking socket out of any of the ones listed.

slategruen · 2 years ago

Saves a lot of space too. One thing that’s bothered me with most popular socket variants is how wide their power strips usually become.

I think the Italian one is the most practical variant that unfortunately isn’t as ubiquitous. It (1) occupies less space, (2) reversible, (3) sticks to the wall more firmly unlike the flat-pronged ones in North America.

slategruen commented on The damaging results of mandated return to office entrepreneur.com/growing-... · Posted by u/MBCook

Aerroon · 2 years ago

>Walkable, safe and cheap places with good internet have a lot to gain (e.g. Portugal, Thailand). Unsafe or expensive cities have a lot to loose (e.g. San Francisco).

Won't this be a large obstacle for remote work? More expensive places are going to hold on to people tooth and nail. There are plenty of ways to do this, eg explicit regulation or tax complications.

When Bulgarian truck drivers started outcompeting French truck drivers the EU pushed through new regulations that required the drivers and the trucks (!!) to visit their home country at least every 2 months.[0]

>The most controversial measure is an obligation for trucks to return to their country of establishment at least every eight weeks

I think political entities will fight a lot with dirty tricks like this to keep the tax revenue and employment in their jurisdiction.

[0] https://www.politico.eu/article/trucker-rules-europe-logisti...

slategruen · 2 years ago

Similar thing is happening here in Philippines. The government basically gave tax breaks to companies who will utilize their office spaces in city centers. To no one's surprise, most of the local companies are now forcing return-to-office. The government justification is: people spend more when they regularly go the the office thus, stimulating the economy.

slategruen commented on Libraries – how companies do not understand open spaces mtajchert.com/libraries-a... · Posted by u/tajchert

happytoexplain · 3 years ago

Maybe I have a psychological problem that most people don't have, but I can't work on a monitor that is publicly visible.

slategruen · 3 years ago

Maybe it's an overstatement but I personally feel like I'm in Panopticon when working in open offices. I do not experience the same feeling in co-working spaces and coffee shops though. It just feels more productive to work with strangers in the same room who don't care about what you're working on but are aware that you need to get stuff done. On the other end of the spectrum, work-from-home setups just feels very solitary and distractions are just more prevalent.

slategruen commented on Electronics are built with death dates. Let’s not keep them a secret washingtonpost.com/techno... · Posted by u/memorable

slategruen · 3 years ago

I think the smart thing to do now is to buy products with the fewest features as possible and has decoupled components like easily replaceable batteries. I've noticed that the dumber the device is, the longer it usually lasts. I'd rather buy an analog watch than a smartwatch. I'd rather have a dumb TV than a smart TV. I'd rather have a mouse with hot swappable batteries than one with a built-in charger.

slategruen commented on My favorite iPhone feature was removed, long live its subpar replacement technicallychallenged.sub... · Posted by u/koinedad

slategruen · 3 years ago

Why do I feel like Apple's threshold for removing features is really low?

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spurgu · 3 years ago

Doesn't play a sound for me until I focus the tab (using Brave).

slategruen · 3 years ago

It's a general problem for Chromium-based browsers. I also experience this with Vivaldi. It has something to do with the tabs sleeping.

slategruen commented on TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants newyorker.com/culture/cul... · Posted by u/faurosann

captainmuon · 3 years ago

Modern social media leaves a very big gap - that was filled by old Facebook, or to some extent MySpace: The "people directory" where basically everybody has a page, and you can see what friends are doing, or look up acquaintances and strangers. For me, social media feeds were never addicting, but more tedious. I found visiting friends pages and sometimes finding an update, sometimes not, like a slot machine, more addicting. And there was a whole culture around what it meant if you saw somebody (a crush?) visiting your profile, sending a "poke", or commenting on a picture.

I think it would be hard to start something like this again, because people are afraid of data collection now in a way they weren't in 2006. And this narrative that big companies are sucking up data and ruining society was pushed by "old" media in a struggle to remain relevant, and I believe it was also not inconvinient for FB as they moved from home pages and Farmville to newsfeeds and now videos (which probably earns them more).

Maybe a Mastodon-derivative which deemphasizes the feed, but lets you design your personal page more creatively would be a cool thing.

slategruen · 3 years ago

> people are afraid of data collection now in a way they weren't in 2006

I disagree with this one. They might be afraid of sharing their data explicitly i.e. sharing everything happening to them for everyone to see (even strangers). The trend now is sharing content to people they only have very close relationships with. But them being afraid of big tech collecting and analyzing their data? I don't think so.