I’ve completely switched to eBay for most purchases. Yes they are also a giant company, but more focused on used goods and small sellers.

It’s often cheaper than Amazon too, and most major brands have their own official store page. Certified refurbished items come with a 1 or 2 year warranty. I always buy used if it’s available, and from the smallest seller, so it recirculates products and helps everyday people who are trying to declutter.

Selling fees have gone up over the years (about 13%, but still much lower than Amazon). And eBay does a lot more advertising for new products now, so I’m not so hopeful long-term. If there was a smaller company offering the same benefits I would switch, but so far nothing comes close (in the US at least).

In addition to Newpipe, there is Freetube for desktop: https://freetubeapp.io/

Any idea around what model year this started to take off? I drive a 2000 so I’m not worried now, but thinking of upgrading to something slightly newer.

There are EV conversion kits available, so it is possible to turn an old car electric. They won’t have the storage capacity of a natively electric car, but it is an option.

Citing a Wikipedia article that categorizes things as green or not green is not a reputable source. Anyone could edit the page right now and invalidate your claim. I’m not convinced you are right or wrong but I’d like a stronger argument.

I agree and disagree with this. I don’t think the US inherently must be car centric because it’s big. But I do agree that Europe has superior pedestrian infrastructure because it developed for most of its history without cars. Auto and oil industry lobbying has instigated the situation in the US, but their agenda was only achievable because the technology existed to make large scale changes to the terrain, mass produce vehicles, etc. It’s very likely that there were people throughout Europe’s history who tried to monopolize bridges or horse wagons or other forms of transport, but the technology wasn’t sufficient for it to materialize. Warsaw was destroyed during WWII and rebuilt, and it’s developed to be very car-centric compared to other cities in Poland and Europe.

Dishwashers (and most appliances) are now made to break after a few years. If you want to fix it and learn a lot in the process, I have had good experiences with Appliance Parts Pros. There are exploded views of every appliance, and when you click on the part you need there is usually an installation video.

At my old apartment there was a really crappy dishwasher that always had standing water at the end of the cycle, which then turned moldy. I asked a neighbor and they had the same issue. I took it apart and attempted to fix the problem, to no avail. After doing that watching a lot of repair videos I’m pretty sure standing water was an intentional feature, probably because it was cheaper than making an actually useful appliance.

Just moved into a new place, so a lot of things: -Building a compost bin

-Hanging shelves, mirrors, paintings, etc.

-Installing new electrical outlets

-Adjusting doors that are out of alignment

-Reupholstering a few chairs