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ptz , 11 months ago to Politics in Democrats scramble to reach voters after Florida cancels mail-in ballot requests

Are labels a kbin specific feature? I’m interacting with this magazine from Lemmy, and AFAIK, there’s no concept of tagging/labels here.

ptz , 11 months ago to Home Improvement in Do dimmers affect the life of LED?

I know LED bulbs don’t like old-school dimmers, but I haven’t really looked into ones made for LED bulbs; I’m assuming they work different and aren’t just a variable resistor on a dial.

My guess would be the heat, as you mentioned.

ptz , 11 months ago to Politics in New housing development in Gastonia requires ‘patriots’ to fly American flag

Oh, it’s a movement alright. But it’s the kind of movement that usually precedes a flushing sound.

ptz , 11 months ago to Politics in Sen. Ted Cruz's Jan. 6 Scheming Exposed In Newly Unveiled Recording

The terrible people are going to do that anyway. Wish they’d realize that.

ptz , 11 months ago to Politics in Sen. Ted Cruz's Jan. 6 Scheming Exposed In Newly Unveiled Recording

Yep. Forget who said this, and I’m paraphrasing, but “A failed coup, without punishment for those who orchestrated it, is just a practice run.”

ptz , 11 months ago to Politics in Sen. Ted Cruz's Jan. 6 Scheming Exposed In Newly Unveiled Recording

And I’m sure there are lots of officials right on top of doing absolutely nothing about it. :sigh:

ptz , 11 months ago to Politics in Trump's unprecedented campaign pitch: Elect me to be your revenge on the government

All of the enthusiasm in the world doesn’t matter if you are only 28% of the electorate.

Gerrymandering and voter suppression have entered the chat.

ptz , 11 months ago to Home Improvement in Dear Ryobi Haters

Same for Harbor Freight. Great tools for light duty use, but if you’re doing big jobs frequently, spring for something better.

I’ve had a HF drill since 2005 and it only recently died. It can probably be fixed since it seems the trigger just wore out, but I got 18 years of use from it for like $15.

ptz , 1 year ago to Home Improvement in Has anyone successfully removed carpenter bees?

I bought a fancy trap, and they chewed through it.

I hung paper bags up to simulate a hornets nest. Useless

I’ve filled in their burrows and repainted. Nope.

Only thing that has worked is hunting them with my pup. She’ll track and bark at them, I’ll swat them down with a broom, she pins 'em, and I go in for the kill with my boot.

Would love to find a more hands off solution that works, though.They’re literally eating me out of home.