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  • It's maddening.

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  • A duvet is a thick bed covering, kind of like a thicker version of what is called a comforter in the US. They can be really comfortable, especially if you like your covers to weigh a little more, but it’s a hassle to wash and dry them. To reduce how often you have to wash the duvet, removable covers fit around the duvet. Conceptually it’s kind of the same reason we put pillow cases on pillows.

    Because of how large and floppy the duvet is, it’s kind of hard to get them all the way into the corners of the covers, and if you don’t have them in the corners well they can migrate around and bunch up on one side. To help combat that some duvets and covers have little straps in the corners you can tie together to keep everything in place.

  • It's maddening.

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  • Sometimes (but not always) there are little straps in the corners of each to tie them into place. If you’re ever buying another it’s worth looking for that!

  • It's maddening.

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  • Not all duvets or covers have those ties. It can be annoying when they’re like that! The burrito or California Roll method works pretty well for keeping the corners in place, though.

  • The prophecy has been fulfilled

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  • ᔆʸⁿᵉʳᵍʸ

  • Steam Controller: Reservations open May 8th

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  • I hope they’ll do this for the Steam Deck as well while supplies are tight

  • What old thing surprisingly still exists?

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  • The Craigslist Best Of could be some fun reading

  • What old thing surprisingly still exists?

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  • Albums are a great statement from artists but in the history of recorded music the LP phonograph or album is relatively new, introduced in 1948. Before then artists basically only released singles. In a way the album was originally a value purchase; instead of buying 7 different singles you could buy one LP for a lower price. It’s almost more like the modern “greatest hits” albums successful musicians release.

    I don’t think it’s fair to outright dismiss someone who’s only releasing singles; it’s not actually a new phenomenon. Maybe they’re not saying as much as people releasing albums, but not all albums are really carrying a concept or bigger thought, either. Not everything needs to be a novel; there’s a place for short articles or random comments online.

  • What old thing surprisingly still exists?

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  • Why would someone need that instead of just printing it and mailing it themselves?

  • 50 T of "game consoles" imported by Valve in the past week

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  • I never thought of that, but I also don’t want to put hundreds of dollars in my Steam wallet

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  • Most of Apple’s Pro Apps were software they acquired from other companies. Logic Pro was originally developed by C-Labs, Final Cut Pro was originally developed by Macromedia, and Pixelmator was its own company.

  • 50 T of "game consoles" imported by Valve in the past week

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  • An article I read on The Verge earlier indicated it could be the Steam Frame

  • 50 T of "game consoles" imported by Valve in the past week

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  • Stay strong against the scalpers!

  • Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a "serious" space combat sim with Newtonian physics

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  • The Steam page promises "robust controller support for everything from mouse and keyboard, gamepads, Steam Deck, HOTAS and HOSAS" - as in, flight sticks - "as well as head and eye tracking and ultrawide monitor support." The one Tie Fighter in the ointment is that you'll currently need an internet connection to play it.

    "The core of the game is built around a shared back-end that all rely on a live database," the devs explain on Steam. "Even in solo or co-op scenarios, players are interacting with the same systems running the multiplayer experience. We completely understand the appeal of a fully offline mode, especially for a sim-style game like this, and it's something we hope to revisit down the line."

    I just don’t see why there needs to be that kind of interaction in solo mode. I’d prefer that to be optional.

  • 2/10 people on Lemmy, is that you?

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  • I doubt they thought that far ahead, at least when Twitter was starting. Smartphones didn’t really exist back then, except maybe some BlackBerrys and Palm Pilot-type phones. The 140 character limit on Twitter was so the tweets could fit in a standard 160 character SMS message. It operated basically entirely over SMS; I’m not sure they even had a web version in the early days. I still remember getting messages on my flip phone from 40404, the number they used. Once I was in the Oregon desert on vacation for a week without signal and when I got back to a signal my phone kept buzzing for 20 minutes as all the tweets I’d missed were delivered. No algorithm back then, you got everything from people you followed, and no advertising either.

  • AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop

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  • Even in the US with private health insurance, those providers will pay for screenings that can save costs by catching something early. Sometimes that might be legally mandated, other times it’s based on cost/benefit. It all varies from plan to plan, but the more common a disease is the more likely they’ll pay for at least a low-cost initial screening.

  • Those in countries with universal healthcare, what's it like?

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  • Interesting; in the US the driver who broke your arm would have to pay for your medical treatment, normally out of their automobile’s liability insurance but if they don’t have enough they would still be liable to pay for it. There are lawyers who make their entire career out of lawsuits on behalf of people injured in car crashes to make the insurance pay more. Not just the medical bills but paying for the time missed from work and other compensation. If the driver doesn’t have sufficient insurance or the driver flees the scene (hit and run) and remains unknown or uncaptured (since that makes the criminal charges much more serious), the victim could be out of luck, though.

    I think a typical car insurance policy comes with coverage of $150k per injured person, though, so that’s usually sufficient.

  • the fuckening

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  • Even Steven

  • I have a leaking wall...

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  • You might need to improve the waterproofing along the wall. Really the best way to be confident in a fix is bringing in a qualified engineer to find the source and recommend a solution, but that’s also the most expensive solution.

  • PCB prices could be the next to rise and that could affect almost all electronics

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  • Prices were already going up and supplies were already constrained because the AI demand was pulling so much of the capacity. Iran hitting the petrochemical plant is just adding on to an already bad situation.

  • I just booked an apointment for a refill of my tetanus vaccine

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  • I haven’t had shingles myself but my mother-in-law got it in December and I can believe the name

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Jim Benton

    fffft

  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world
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    Found this old post. Wonder if they’re still using AOL?

  • Crazy Fucking Videos @lemmy.world
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    Moving Freight Train Hit by Tornado (2009)

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o
  • Xbox @lemmy.world
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    Trade-In Xbox?

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL The Hayes Barton neighborhood in Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh's birthplace

    www.britishexplorers.com /woodbury/hayesba.html
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired

    mobilesyrup.com /2025/02/15/blackberrys-expired-keyboard-patent/
  • BestOfLemmy @lemmy.world
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    Dran_Arcana shares one way some companies are pushed into paying for Linux

    lemmy.world /comment/14623247
  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    The best “I told you so”s are the ones where you never have to say “I told you so” because the other person clearly knows you told them so

  • BestOfLemmy @lemmy.world
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    litchralee explains the Why of moderation

    sh.itjust.works /comment/15516602
  • NFL @lemmy.world
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    I hate the new kickoffs!

  • Moving to piefed.lemmy.fan/c/weird_news - Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm' @real.lemmy.fan
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    Disney-obsessed couple lose lawsuit to get back into exclusive Club 33

    www.latimes.com /california/story/2024-09-04/disney-obsessed-couple-loses-lawsuit-to-get-back-into-exclusive-club-33
  • linux4noobs @programming.dev
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    Sanity Check: Installing Linux on a New Drive on an Old PC

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen someone driving do?

  • Electricians @lemmy.world
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    Is this outlet okay?

  • Steam Hardware @sopuli.xyz
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    Are you using GOG games on your Steam Deck?

  • [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz @lemmy.world
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    Have you ever heard of the Commander’s Lock?

    arstechnica.com /space/2024/01/solving-a-nasa-mystery-why-did-space-shuttle-commanders-lock-the-hatch/