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New comment by froglets in "Create value for others and don’t worry about the returns"

froglets — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:04:13 +0000

Public health recommendations aren’t medical advice though. The advice agencies give is given to everyone and so has to take things like supply chains and the economy into consideration before making recommendations.

New comment by froglets in "Lidar waveforms are worth 40x128x33 words"

froglets — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:32:12 +0000

I haven’t done it myself but I’ve heard of people harvesting LiDAR units from their old/broken robot vacuums.

New comment by froglets in "MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies"

froglets — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:52:36 +0000

Fewer crimes are committed when the weather is bad since criminals avoid going out like everyone else.

New comment by froglets in "Why isn't online age verification just like showing your ID in person?"

froglets — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:50:00 +0000

Even if they don’t share a computer you can still set up their own computers in a shared space. We don’t put tvs in bedrooms either just to keep those rooms for reading/sleeping. Added bonus of keeping computers in common spaces is that your kids won’t disappear into their rooms one day and never come back out.

New comment by froglets in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

froglets — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:40:33 +0000

Dollar Tree regular items aren’t all $1.25 anymore. Maybe half of what I’ve purchased there recently (mostly craft/gift wrap/party supplies) have changed to $1.50 or $1.75. If you grab multiple of the same item each one can ring up a different price.

New comment by froglets in "Myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease"

froglets — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 02:16:01 +0000

In the US you can buy 100+ tests from Quest Labs directly, the price even includes a discussion with MD about the results.

New comment by froglets in "No adblocker detected"

froglets — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:33:33 +0000

I hate ads and avoid them, but haven’t had to install an ad blocker yet. I only really notice them when searching for recipes, and if I had to go through that multiple times a day I probably would get an ad blocker. I do pay for YouTube to avoid ads, and don’t watch much user generated content because it’s too ad-like imo. I quit podcasts 3 years ago, because those ads made them become unlistenable just like terrestrial radio and I just can’t go back to that kind of listening experience. I started listening to audiobooks instead and don’t miss podcasts at all.

New comment by froglets in "Every satellite orbiting earth and who owns them (2023)"

froglets — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:37:08 +0000

The amount of aluminum in a satellite matters because of the effect it has on the atmosphere when it burns up during reentry.

New comment by froglets in "Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save books from a beetle infestation"

froglets — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 01:09:39 +0000

You should try diatomaceous earth, it gets rid of anything with an exoskeleton and is even food safe. Just don’t breathe it in or get it in your eyes. It takes a while to settle from the air if you use a bellows type applicator.

New comment by froglets in "Merlin Bird ID"

froglets — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:29:27 +0000

I love this app, but after going back to review some of the rare birds I’ve noticed that many of my saved recordings have inexplicably disappeared.

I do wish it could also identify other insects/animals. I originally got the app to identify whatever bird sounded like a squeaky door or wooden swing, and eventually saw that it was a squirrel.

New comment by froglets in "'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfairly penalised"

froglets — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:12:48 +0000

Once they get into school you’ll need to use separate apps to communicate with their teachers, pay for fee/lunches, etc.

The communication apps are out of control since the teachers seem to have choice in what is required and so changes every year.

My middle schooler needs 3 different apps (and a Chromebook) to check/hand in homework and parents need 2 to receive communication from the teachers.

New comment by froglets in "First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed – Decentralised TikTok Competitor (2024)"

froglets — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:20:15 +0000

Yes, it’s much easier to use. You don’t have to look around for anything to use tiktok, it’s where you would expect it to be and everything makes sense. The UX reminds me of using iOS 1.

The content is more authentic too. A lot of what I see is from accounts that aren’t monetized, maybe 5% of the videos have less than 100 views.

I do use YouTube for music, but the rest of the content is so contrived and annoying. Instagram is too confusing to use, but all of the content feels like watching a commercial or QVC anyway, so I never bothered figuring it out.

New comment by froglets in "What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to?"

froglets — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:36:45 +0000

It’s the number one downloaded app for iPhone when I checked earlier today.

While I do agree that it’s a good time to quit short form video, I prefer the medium for recipes ever since SEO ruined searching for printable recipes.

New comment by froglets in "Daisy, an AI granny wasting scammers' time"

froglets — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:55:48 +0000

Have you been to an AI drive through yet?

New comment by froglets in "Wait Until 8th"

froglets — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 01:11:18 +0000

You can get a basic flip phone from tracfone with a year of service (calls and text only, no mobile data) for $20-40. You can keep that plan but change to a regular smartphone and use google family app for parental controls.

New comment by froglets in "A History of Microwave Ovens"

froglets — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 02:54:01 +0000

I use the power setting to soften butter without melting it.

New comment by froglets in "Forbes Marketplace: The Parasite SEO Company Trying to Devour Its Host"

froglets — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:45:02 +0000

If I want to buy something like that I set an alert on slickdeals.net Like everything else it used to be better years ago, but there are still some genuine great deals and lots of insight if you’re willing to sift through the comments.

When I was looking for a fridge a year or so ago I heard that Samsung was trying to fix their bad appliance rep and quality of parts had gone up, but I went with a different brand.

There’s been an issue the last few years of fiberglass escaping through the cover on memory foam mattresses. If I was mattress shopping I’d probably still get foam, but look for one without fiberglass or find some kind of allergy cover to at least contain it.

New comment by froglets in "Butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic without stopping"

froglets — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 03:57:02 +0000

I just ordered this same type of butterfly for my kid to hatch at home. I’m not sure where they are shipping from, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a non native variety being sold.

New comment by froglets in "Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills"

froglets — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:36:41 +0000

You can buy tiny tablets to add to the water that prevent mosquito larva from developing but don’t harm anything else. I’ve used the Mosquito Killer larvicide in my patio pond for years and it works well. Garden centers sometimes have pond sections with water plants like hyacinth (very invasive), water lettuce, lily.

New comment by froglets in "What I remember about Flint water crisis was how state government lied"

froglets — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:01:17 +0000

Bottled water is most often filtered municipal water anyway.