• Nate@piefed.alphapuggle.devEnglish
      61·
      4 个月前

      Heads up, most car models that have auto stop/start also have available aftermarket harnesses that can plug into the button and “press” it on each startup, effectively permanently disabling them. See if there’s one available for your model

        • Nate@piefed.alphapuggle.devEnglish
          2·
          4 个月前

          An example looks something like this

          (It shows an one adapter in the first image but it shows an actual harness further down)

          I didn’t see one for Mercedes on that site, but it sounds like it mentions the existence of them here under method 3

          Installation usually involves:

          • Accessing the wiring behind your start/stop button

          • Installing the module inline with the existing harness

          • Securing the module in a hidden location

          That page also suggests that you may be able to disable it with a programming tool on some models. Depending on what you have I’d give that a try first

    • potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      4 个月前

      Anxiety is no laughing matter. Please try to take care of yourself. I’m sure I’m not the only one who would be willing to throw a few bucks your way, if there’s somewhere we can donate…? Hang in there, it gets better!

        • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 个月前

          Not only is that comment insane, but not a single person here seems to be opposed to the idea of disabling a feature that is trying to reduce pollution. I know the corpos are doing most of it but come on, just get used to the auto stop so you don’t idle poison into the air.

      • fcuks@piefed.socialEnglish
        4·
        4 个月前

        yes poor soul… I will also donate if you have a link. I’m sorry you’re going through this OP

    • Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz
      18·
      4 个月前

      I also started to disable start-stop every time I drive after it once fucked me. I came to an uphill stop just when the light turned green so the car decided to shut itself off. After that I stalled the engine in my confusion when trying to move. Long line of cars behind me of course.

    • twisted@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      4 个月前

      I was able to do this to my VW by using a OBD2 dongle to set the auto-start-stop battery voltage threshold higher so that it always thinks the battery is low and the engine needs to keep running.

  • Schmuppes@lemmy.today
    59·
    4 个月前

    I now have a motorized desk at work and unlike the one we have at home, you cannot single-tap the memory setting and just watch it adjust. I need to hold it until my desired height is reached.

    • TheDoozer@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 个月前

      Pretty sure the ones at my work (only by the higher-ups and the people responsible for ordering stuff) don’t have presets. So since my desk was just outside my boss’ boss’ door, whenever he was out I would pop in and move his desk halfway up. That way, every single time he walked in to use his desk, he’d had to move it whether he wanted to stand or sit.

      I didn’t dislike him or anything. I (and every person I told to do it when they went into his office) just thought it was funny.

      • Schmuppes@lemmy.today
        3·
        4 个月前

        The thing is, the desk in the office does have presets. You still have to hold the button until it stops at the saved height.

  • Lemminary@lemmy.world
    62·
    4 个月前

    A family with too much stuff in their house. We’re sometimes given brand new clothes with the tag still on that they forgot about and no longer want. And this is like upper middle class.

    Anyway, what I mean to say is tax the rich.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
    161·
    4 个月前

    I guess being unable to lose weight?

    It is ridiculous how privileged it is in the context of human history to actually struggle with too much calories.

    • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
      101·
      4 个月前

      My wife is technically obese. She’s not bedridden fat like you see on TV, just nicely rounded. She complains about wanting to lose weight and finding it hard.

      I suffered pretty serious poverty before meeting her and turning my life round, and also the brexit-covid combo basically emptied our supermarket shelves and scared the shit out of us all.

      My mouth agrees with her that we should both do more to lose weight, but my mind says “bitch finish that sandwich let’s get a bit more famine resistance in us.”

      • MTK@lemmy.world
        5·
        4 个月前

        I think this is also a big part of the issue.

        Many countries are only recently in the phase of over consumption, meaning that parents and grandparents are often teaching kids early on to not waste food in a extremely unhealthy manner once you are in the context of over consumption.

        For some people their parents grew up in a time where wasting the last few bites of a meal, or letting food go bad, or not eating food that in front of you would actually be bad. Like, if you didn’t eat the last few bites you are wasting a valuable resource that you might not get the privilege of eating tomorrow.

        But for example in many parts of the US right now, you are much better off learning to throw food away than to learn to force feed yourself.

        It is a shame that the world is like that, but the reality is that for many people today, being okay with throwing away food is an actually important part of staying healthy.

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
    111·
    4 个月前

    My local supermarket keeps the dark beers in the cooler!

    C’mon guys, the darks are brewed to taste best at room temperature… and I want it now.

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
    721·
    4 个月前

    The most first world problem I ever experienced was years ago, some games show tips and info during load screens, well my new computer was loading the games faster than I was able to read the tips, the moment I voiced my complaint about it I knew it was the most first world problem I would ever experience.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      23·
      4 个月前

      Variants on that problem have been around for quite some time.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button

      On some older IBM PC–compatible computers, the turbo button selects one of two run states: the default “turbo” speed or a reduced speed closer to the Intel 8086 CPU. It was relatively common on computers using the Intel 80286,[1] 80386 and 80486 processors,[2] from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s. The name is inspired by turbocharger, a device which increases an engine’s power and efficiency. When pressed, the “turbo” button is intended to let a computer run at the highest speed for which it had been designed.[3]

      With the introduction of CPUs which ran faster than the original 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 used in the IBM Personal Computer, programs which relied on the CPU’s frequency for timing were executing faster than intended. Games in particular were often rendered unplayable, due to the reduced time allowed to react to the faster game events. To restore compatibility, the “turbo” button was added.[4] Disengaging turbo mode slows the system down to a state compatible with original 8086/8088 chips.

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          3·
          4 个月前

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beige_box

          IBM’s early desktop computers (e.g. IBM Personal Computer, IBM PC/AT) were beige, and box-shaped, and most manufacturers of clones followed suit.[citation needed] As IBM and its imitators came to dominate the industry, these features became standards of desktop computer design.

      • lad@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        4 个月前

        Every time I wonder why they decided to call a button ‘Turbo’ if fast was the default mode

  • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    4 个月前

    My friend is a multi-multi-multi-millionaire. Her father started a retail giant in my country. She has her own pool building with (i think it’s called) a free span roof. It is big enough to contain 6 copies of the house I used to own, exterior, roof, chimney and all. She spends more money per month heating the building and pool (which has not been used in 3 years) and paying maintenance and upkeep, than most people pay on their mortgage per year. She complained that the cost of natural gas went up 1.2%. She was spitting mad, tearing up the bill, balling it up and throwing it down in a huff. She also has a 30 car single span roof garage with row after row of industrial racking which contains mostly packrat stuff. She keeps that “Quonset” as she calls it, a balmy 20C all year through our -25C winters. And also complains about that cost.

    • Drusas@fedia.io
      1·
      4 个月前

      Excuse my ignorance, but can you not just order things like vegetable rolls, avocado rolls, etc? The variety might be a little lacking, but sushi does not inherently have any animal products in it. Just seasoned rice and usually some seaweed.

      • ambitious_bones@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 个月前

        Sure, there is some vegan sushi I can get here. But it is only good instead of amazing. Making it an even more ridiculous first world problem.

  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
    10·
    4 个月前

    My 65" oled tv is pretty laggy, and there’s supposed to be an Optimize section in the menu, but there isn’t, and the firmware is up to date.

  • WanderWisley@lemmy.world
    23·
    4 个月前

    I dated a girl who’s family never kept leftovers from meals even thanksgiving dinner they would throw out anything not eaten after dinner.