[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Beeps don't usually come from a speaker, no. You might find this old ELI5 about electronic sound interesting.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

And music by Ben Folds

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I wonder where this idea originates. As an American, I genuinely don't know of any restaurant that serves any of this (although I suppose you could special order "plain" things most anywhere in the world). I can't begin to guess what people eat in the privacy of their own kitchens, but no one I know serves themselves these foods, either. I will say I've heard the same lore of "deep fried butter" existing at Midwestern fairs somewhere, but again, I've never encountered such a thing irl.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When you buy keyed doorknobs and deadbolts, there's sometimes (always?—not sure, but def sometimes) a sticker on each package with a code. This lets you look through the available inventory to find and buy additional locks with the same code so that if you need multiple locks for the same house, they can all use the same key.

So no, as others have said, mass produced locks aren't unique, but sometimes that's a benefit.

Edit to add: it's okay that locks aren't unique, because the lock itself isn't really what keeps people from entering locked doors. Mostly it's the social contract. Your house key might unlock several houses in your neighborhood, but you're not gonna try it, because how would you explain yourself if you got caught? And if you weren't worried about that, then you'd probably be okay with just smashing the window...which means that for someone who would violate it, the lock is moot.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Raw milk seems like a fine option for a farmer. Or really anyone that can see the cow from where they're standing. Any farther away than that and you must be nuts

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

This is a fun idea, but unfortunately Amazon's search results are pay to play. (That's why they're always so bad.)

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago

There's an undeniable racial component, yeah, but there's also the very real fact that those suffering past abuses were broadly in a different category from the majority of ordinary (white and white passing) American citizens, creating the illusion that they themselves were safe, or could choose to be safe by keeping their heads down.

As soon as the victim is in a position that you yourself could easily find yourself in (like dropping your kid off at school in a residential area), and you can imagine that you might make the same choices (like trying to leave a dangerous situation safely), your own safety is under direct threat.

A lot of people were sad, angry and outraged before, but now they're scared.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

You're probably right, but you'd have to make it to court. Not everyone does..

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Don't do it if you're trying to date your sister.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

The phrase came originally from Wayne's World, which was first an SNL sketch, yeah. Bill & Ted aren't from SNL, though, and predate Wayne and Garth by a good bit. Bill & Ted said "party on," among other things, but not "party time, excellent." That's specifically the Wayne's World theme song iirc.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Legally integrated, but I wouldn't say fully. Source: living in the South.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

Not to promote violence, but I'm afraid nothing is likely to change until people are pushed far enough to do more than hope.

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