sounds like she’s just lazy. she should try getting a job that pays better.

just went through this myself

needed a gooseneck phone mount for tomorrow morning. nothing local has something suitable, so damnit amazon it is

oh look, it’s dozens of the same product, using the exact same photo often even, from random shit brands

I’ve been doing pretty good at avoiding amazon for the past year or two, but every two or three months there’s something that I just can’t get somewhere else on the timeline I need or at a reasonable price

see the good thing is there will probably be an opening in the market for somebody else to open a sawmill

not gonna get into whether or not it should be torn down, but “because they voted differently than you” is very disingenuous. it’s because they support fascists. those are not the same thing.

it was probably more the lack of a driving license that did it, but ofc the headline leaves that out

I just bought a 2012 as my ‘new’ vehicle because I don’t want to deal with any stupid tech issues like that

hell, I don’t even like standard traction control - if I press the accelerator, I want the wheels to get power. I’ve been stuck slowly crossing in the middle of an intersection too many times because ESC ‘helped out’ and cut power to the wheels. no mf just spin them until they get to the hard surface below the snowslush

auto high beams do not work every time.

I am routinely blinded by them when people drive through my neighborhood at night and I’m walking my dog, or when I’m biking to the store. and this is in a neighborhood with street lights where high beams are completely and utterly not required in the first place at 40 km/h.

doesn’t work well in my experience. now I typically just leave my mirrors all the way out and up when driving at night, so the headlights never hit my eyes from them

I can see everything I need to from the rearview and turning my head. it’s not like you can see anything using the side mirrors at night when somebody with LED headlights is behind you anyways, all you see is a giant flare and you can’t even tell if it’s in your lane or the next lane or how close it is

LED headlights are literally making the roads less safe by decreasing visibility and awareness

see the thing is we don’t need to put up with either of those situations, neither is acceptable

yep. the latter person… I’ve dealt with a few now. it’s exhausting. at some point you have to just accept that you are not entirely responsible for their work product, and they just suck.

People have already mentioned most of the maker and DIY channels that I enjoy

so I’ll mention a new to me channel — Hunter Direction

if you already like most of the machinist and maker channels, and you like cars, then you will probably love this channel. seems like it’s a guy just making videos about his project cars, which expanded into making videos about his projects (home ownership stuff). but his latest stuff is scripted and shot and edited so damn well, it’s art. I would highly recommend watching his last couple videos. they’re not short but god damn are they quality

oh, and Mujin. I didn’t see anybody mention him. another dry humor DIY type channel. love it.

you’re not supposed to watch it on 0.25x speed

to be fair, I sympathoze with the editor. even though I know that their job is different than my job, and their job is literally to catch stuff like this. I mean I think it is I don’t know.

part of my job is reviewing my team members’ work. there’s only so many times that you can review the same task before you just assume that they did what you told them and you ship it. I have one team member where I need to review their shit at least three times in order for it to be correct. all of the information for it to be correct is usually there on the first review. they simply do not do some of the things noted, or introduce new errors as they work. It’s not my job to micromanage them or babysit them or correct their mistakes endlessly, at some point they are responsible for their own work, and I am not responsible for every mistake they make.

I know it’s not the same situation — but it is relatable and it makes me empathize with the editor

I choose to interpret this as referring to a coffee date, not the coffee itself

man that interview where he revealed this was wild

doesn’t matter when lowbeams are just as bright as high beams and aimed at somebody’s face, though

incorrect. cutoff just means it isn’t blinding on flat level ground. which roads and streets are very much not

lol it’s not just aftermarket or modified stuff dude, look at any new stock Subaru/Toyota/Mazda. blinding

I want to know how many are related to drivers blinded by LED headlights. I’ve seen (and been a part of) dozens of near hits in the past few years because of this.

edit: Let me just be very clear about this — if you think that the issue is only aftermarket headlights or modified vehicles, you are mistaken. you can look at pretty much any modern Toyota or Subaru or Mazda or pickup with LED headlights and see that the low beams are just as bright as the high beams, just aimed lower. and that aim lower does not matter when the low beams are shining in somebody’s face, which happens often because roads are not level and flat. and you know where this is often the case? intersections. intersections often are raised in the middle, which means the car on the other side is angled slightly upwards, which means their low beam LED headlights are blasting the person on the other side in the face, even with their “but much cutoff is correct excuse”.

the simple inexcusable unavoidable fact is that headlights that blind people like this with this frequency are simply bad design and dangerous, and yes they also make the driver an asshole for having that vehicle and treating other people like this. like how would people feel if I just went around blasting them in the face with a flashlight that bright while walking around. they’d be livid. this is literally not any different, you’re not special just because you bought a 4,000 lb vehicle that has dangerous features.

so it knows for how long dwarves are affected by spilled beer in their eyes, duh

yeah you can fit 8ft lumber into a Yaris two door hatchback. it’s easier than sticking out the back of a truck bed lmao

I do remember having to polish the headlights on my mazda3, as well as pretty much every car that gets to be over 10-15 years old. the Mazda headlight shape was easy, Subaru’s is annoying to sand and polish because of all the curves.

I always enjoy turning heads at home depot when loading up.

it is disappointing about Mazda. they were among the first to go back to physical controls and whatnot. but unfortunately the headlights are a dealbreaker, it’s just too goddamn obnoxious and dangerous