I mean…I’m pushing middle age and can’t name one Taylor Swift song. If four songs were played, and 3 of them were Swift’s, I’d still probably not be able to pick it out.

Nothing against her or the genre of music, just has never seemed like it would be my cup of tea.

Saving this for when people ask why I need root access on my devices.

Not sure if this is the most environmentally-correct answer, but I’ve usually put old, beyond redemption glassware into a thick bag (like a dog food bag) and sealed it up. Those bags are usually thick enough that even if the glass breaks, it usually won’t break through.

Sealing the glass up in the same bags, I’ve also smashed them to pieces small enough that they’re no longer shards (depends on what i’m throwing away).

Glass is typically able to be cleaned in all but the worst cases, so I don’t throw it away often. Usually it’s when a glass or plate breaks and I don’t want to risk injury to the sanitation workers.

Alternatively: TIL most of the people who climbed Everest only half-assed it.

but didn’t tell anyone they had to wear a funny hat

FYI, I don’t know the specific case here, just being generic.

The rules are right there in the sidebar in pretty much all clients, though it varies on mobile depending on app/web UI. Most communities here have rules. Society has rules. Ignorance of those rules, whether accidental or willful, is never a valid excuse for breaking them. “I’m sorry, officer, I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” isn’t a valid legal strategy.

To return to the analogy: it would be like showing up to the event without a funny hat despite the invitation clearly stating that a funny hat is required and then being asked to leave. It’s on the attendee to read the details on the invitation and be aware of any requirements.

“Calling the police” would be more akin to escalating to a site admin to have you banned for that which, I agree, would be extreme unless the person decided to be an ass and make a scene on the way out (not throwing shade with that, just using an actual party example I’ve had to deal with).

So, like, if I organize a block party where everyone’s invited, and someone drops a deuce in the punch bowl, I shouldn’t ask them to leave because I should have had a discrete guest list?

Yep. Mine didn’t have the ones on the radiators, just the wall controller. The only thing on the radiators was a valve which could adjust it a little bit but was mostly just on/off.

No, not from UK, but thought some of the credits would transfer since I’m kinda familiar with HVAC and have had a radiator setup lol.

Yeah, thanks. I saw your other posted and added an edit to mine. I was way off.

The house I lived in that had radiator heating used the wall-mounted thermostats to control the boiler. That’s totally different. Hope you get an answer.

Thermostat

If it is broken, they’re inexpensive and typically easy to replace. Usually it’s just one or two pairs of wires: one pair kicks your heat on when connected, the other turns your A/C on when connected. If you don’t have A/C (or have a dedicated thermostat for heat), then it’d probably only have one pair. Edit: Forgot, some have a dedicated pair for the fan. Mine doesn’t, so it slipped my mind.

They usually have a faceplate part that comes off (the part that you think you may have broken) and a mounted part that stays on the wall usually with two screws.

You might have better luck taking some pictures and posting the question to !homeimprovement@lemmy.world to get some more specific advice.

Edit #2: Just saw your new post in home improvement. I was way off lol. The last house I lived in that had radiator heating used a regular thermostat to control the boiler. The one you’re describing is totally different.

I want to say that if you’re going slow enough relative to particles and in the same plane as them, you could probably just kind of bump them out of the way if they’re not more massive than your ship. Note that I would not try that with my own spaceship but perhaps with a rental 😆

There’s several hard sci-fi books where ice is harvested and used for shielding, melted for water/life support, etc almost exactly like you’re describing.

RTG for electricity to power the instruments, heaters, communications, and computer. Fuel tank (hydrazine) to power the thrusters.

Lol, right?

If spacecraft were built like consumer devices, they’d barely get to Mars before planned obsolescence turns them into flying bricks.

Maybe try McDonalds corporate then? I believe they have quite a bit of sway over local franchises.

Beyond that, I’d just avoid it because that’s probably the tip of a very dirty iceberg.

Send that to your local health department.

I forget the name of it, but back before I got old and started waking up consistently before the alarm went off, I had an alarm clock app that made you do math problems in order to shut it off or snooze it. They got progressively harder with each snooze, so you eventually had to actually wake up.

Can’t get you out of bed, but it can definitely force your brain to kick into gear which usually kept me from falling back asleep.

Yep. Plus, people spewing violent bullshit aren’t going to be deterred by a counter keyboard warrior. So I just let them shout their shit into the void (as far as I’m aware of it, anyway).

I’ve got enough stress IRL I don’t need that shit here.

I tend to block those users very, very quickly. At best, they’re “knee-jerk” types that react violently without thinking. At worst, they’re sociopaths. There’s a lot in between those, but either way, with them blocked, this place is way more chill.

That sucks. As a workaround, a cup of ice is just a cup of water waiting to happen.

Of course!