Interesting, never knew that. I’m in my 40s and can still hear the annoying high-pitched whine from the speaker outside a shop near me that’s designed to keep kids from hanging around.
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Since when did Gmail have ads? Is it regional?
brap@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Leaked Apple meeting shows how dire the Siri situation really isEnglish6·1 month agoWould be nice if any voice assistant actually did what I asked.
brap@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What would make for some good "chill" Mordor ambiance?7·2 months agoI can imagine Sunn O))) in Mordor.
brap@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Proton has stopped using their Mastodon accountEnglish101·2 months agoBeen very impressed with Runbox since Andy turned out to be an idiot.
brap@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?1392·3 months agoAmericans saying “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”.
Toyota Hilux. A nice blend of not too uncomfortable but will carry me anywhere I choose to go. Seen a lot of places that thing.
brap@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is your personal perception of people that like to listen to metal? Does that change based upon age?7·4 months agoNot a perception as such, but as a metalhead too I wonder what their gateway band was or who they might listen to that I’m unfamiliar with. General intrigue really.
Makes me wonder if those who favour other genres think the same.
brap@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Did someone actually quit smoking after using a vape?8·4 months agoYep. I moved from smoking to vaping. It became a bit of a hobby but I quit that too after a few years just by lowering the nicotine bit by bit and ended up just not using it when the habit was no longer fuelled by addiction.
brap@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What advice have you heard or tried that was just flat-out wrong?36·4 months agoBeing told to tip your head back if your nose is bleeding.
How dare you.
£380 for doing 80.46mph in a 40. Suffice to say I learned my lesson there and narrowly dodged a license-losing bullet.
Yeah to be fair it does make some assumptions about you knowing how to do something or know what you want.
Yes it does. And while time-consuming it’s actually not too bad if you just follow the guide and don’t just skim through it.
You know what, I forgot about the actual Teams section which is a disaster. I use it in a corpo but only actually use the IM and calls part.
Agreed. It feels a bit janky here and there but otherwise works ok.
But don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t say I like it.
brap@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Hyundai Is Bringing Back Buttons Because Touchscreens Are ‘Annoying’English81·6 months agoThis is true. I mean who ever needed the ability to dial a phone number manually from the dashboard? Among others.
Ooo yeah back when it came with a free code for Half-Life 2.
You just don’t get the same sense of despair if you don’t watch it live.
Now that’s just mean