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blackbirdblackbird1 t1_jabn8dn wrote
Reply to comment by wickedwitt in My company provided me a brand new laptop with a user manual DVD. The laptop does not have a DVD player. by kalutheace
I think you missed the point. OEM drivers for computer monitors, and honestly most standard peripherals (mostly USB devices), have not been needed for at least 2 decades since Windows started shipping with basic drivers pre-installed.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_jaazu3b wrote
Reply to comment by phadrus56 in An advert in a Japanese smoking room that is pro-smoking propaganda. by session6
Just admit you're in denial (or you're intentionally spreading incorrect information (aka... propaganda))
Double your numbers for non-smokers and smokers are 25x more likely is close?
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_jaakpct wrote
Reply to comment by phadrus56 in An advert in a Japanese smoking room that is pro-smoking propaganda. by session6
Interesting numbers. Do you have any citations?
Here's what I was able to find: American Cancer Society: 2023 SPECIAL SECTION: LUNG CANCER
Page 32: > The lifetime risk of developing lung cancer is approximately 6.2% among men and 5.8% among women, or 1 in 16 men and 1 in 17 women during their lifetime (Table 6).
> However, these probabilities are based on lung cancer occurrence in the general population so the risk is substantially higher for those with a history of smoking. 15
Page 37: >The primary risk factor for lung cancer is cigarette smoking, which accounts for about 80% of lung cancer cases and deaths (Figure 4).1 Cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung cancer 25-fold in both men and women compared to people who never smoked.15
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_ja9xj4z wrote
Reply to comment by phadrus56 in An advert in a Japanese smoking room that is pro-smoking propaganda. by session6
But known to negatively impact your health and the health of people around you.
The whole point is propaganda can be anything that intentionally leaves out important information.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_ja98vgd wrote
Reply to My company provided me a brand new laptop with a user manual DVD. The laptop does not have a DVD player. by kalutheace
No, your company provided you a laptop and the materials that came with it.
HP ironically included a disc for a laptop that doesn't have a disc drive.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_ja92rmg wrote
Reply to comment by phadrus56 in An advert in a Japanese smoking room that is pro-smoking propaganda. by session6
Using specific facts can also be used to drive an agenda. They don't have to be made up.
For example: Local Police Department: Car break-ins are up 50% this year!
They conveniently didn't tell you that car break-ins went from 2 to 3.
This poster is basically trying to imply that smoking is good because the taxes collected do so much good.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_j6kc9o4 wrote
Reply to comment by heyheyitsbrent in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92
I would argue the jack is broken, so even their headphones wouldn't work, which is obviously a different issue.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_j6ihyud wrote
Reply to comment by Kleysley in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92
Pro-tip: you can plug any regular old headphones into one port. You'll only get mono audio, but I doubt it is stereo to begin with.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_iz9wgcu wrote
Yea, I don't think it's ever a good idea to put any flammable liquids in a washer.
blackbirdblackbird1 t1_jae8l2x wrote
Reply to comment by phadrus56 in An advert in a Japanese smoking room that is pro-smoking propaganda. by session6
> Life time risk for the male population, on average, is 6.2%. FTFY
This does not mean smokers have only a 6.2% chance of getting lung cancer.