IamSparticles @ IamSparticles @lemmy.zip

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Fair point. That is another possible explanation.

I agree with people who say you should consult a vet.

But as a side note: baking soda doesn't do shit for odors. That's a myth that was started by the Arm & Hammer marketing team. And it's doubly wrong to use in this instance, because amonia-heavy urine is already basic (high pH). If you want to neutralize it, you should be treating it with an acid like vinegar. Basic chemistry.

Alternatively, pet stores sell litter deodorizers that do work and are safe. I've used one that is made from (I think) wheat germ.

I found this bit very telling:

The officer ran down other departments I might end up in: Prosecutions, Removal Coordination Unit, or Detention. The point being that I should not expect to be a badass street officer on Day 1. “I have so many guys that come over to me, they’re like, ‘I’m gonna put cuffs on somebody. I’m gonna arrest somebody.’ Well, you need to master this first and then we’ll see about getting you on the field.”

I told him that I was fine with office work—with my analyst background, it seemed like a better fit for my skill set anyway. His attitude shift was subtle, but instant and unmistakable; this was the wrong attitude and the wrong answer. “Just to be upfront, the goal is to put as many guns and badges out in the field as possible,” he said.

"Don't expect to be beating heads on day one. But if beating heads isn't what you're signing up for, you're probably not who we want."

Interesting. Apparently the recruiters are gaming the system, too. They're probably getting a piece of that sweet-sweet signing bonus.

Steve Cohen sounds like one of the more reasonable and together US Reps I've seen comment on these issues. Good for him!

I mean, the best way to protect kids from harmful online material is to do things like limit and monitor their time online. But you can't reasonably do that forever, so talk to them about the things they will encounter and keep that line of discussion open and honest. Trying to use technology to do the work of good parenting is lazy and ineffective.

Why this is dumb: Complying with these kind of requirements in any meaningful way is nearly impossible. Online age verification systems are easily circumvented at best. At worst, they require users to share lots of sensitive personal information, creating a great target for hackers. So most sites will just block traffic from the state, and anyone with half a brain cell will just use a VPN to get around the block.

Kind of a silly question if you don't provide any selection criteria. You can literally use just about any USB/Bluetooth keyboard or mouse you want.

Seeing as he was casually standing in the street immediately after, I'm going to put on my shocked face.

With all the people that keep trying to run ICE agents over with their cars it's amazing that none of them have actually been hit yet.

Yeah. Ozzy doesn't mind being picked up for brief periods but he will not sit in a lap. Occasionally he might jump up on the sofa and curl up next to someone but this is the closest he gets to sitting ON anyone. He might snuggle up at night except our older cat has staked out the bedroom as her territory and will always chase him out.

While my family is on holiday break from school and work, I hooked my deck up to the TV and we've been playing our way through Sunderfolk. It's a tactical RPG. The deck hosts the game and everyone gets to join and control their character with their phone. It runs great.

One of the lesser known applications for VR is for seated simulation type games. I personally have spent hundreds of hours playing games like Elite Dangerous, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and a few racing titles in VR. The sense of presence from VR makes them far more immersive and actually improves situational awareness.

The top end Quest 3 has an msrp of $500. They can often be found with a discount or used for less. I paid $300 for mine. That's a pretty difficult price point to beat.

It actually works very well as a PCVR headset. What you need to understand is that it does not work as a dedicated display like traditional headsets do. You have to run a program on your PC that streams the display data to the headset over either a USB or wifi connection. An app on the headset receives and decodes the stream. There are some tradeoffs involved in doing it that way but it works surprisingly well for many use cases. I use mine over wifi with the third party streaming app Virtual Desktop. It's shockingly smooth and the display quality is very good.

The next thing you should understand is that the Steam Frame is designed to work in exactly the same way for PCVR. That said, I am hopeful it will be more optimized and a smoother ux than a quest due to Valve's priority on PC gaming. The fact that they include a dedicated 6ghz wifi dongle should give it a significant advantage in both stability and bandwidth. But I expect it will cost more. Probably a lot more. For my part I will have to decide if the benefits outweigh the price difference.

Sadly, on my list of the worst things going on in my country right now, this doesn't even make the top 25.

It's the same (or very similar) styling they used for the Cybertruck badging.

Of course! If people don't want lead in their supplements, they'll just switch to another brand!

Shit, if we could just provide universal health-care like everyone else does, we could remove a huge source of mental health decline, not to mention poverty and homelessness.

Or herbal phen-fen.

Jesus. The regulations for dietary supplements are already almost nonexistent (Thanks DSHEA!). That has led to significant harm at times.