[–] 1 point 1 month ago

Yeah. The best option I've found is something like a qualtrix dac, where you have to have a USB c to USB c cable to connect it, or run it over Bluetooth. Still would prefer a decent headphone jack on the device.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    It's not a scam, it's a link from FedEx (or in my case UPS) to pay tariff and duty charges. Believe you me, I triple checked the whole thing and made sure it was legit before I even considered paying for it. If you are shipping an item directly from outside the US, a lot of times those charges are left for you to deal with (resellers on eBay or Amazon for stuff from China would pay for those in advance, which is why it's not always normal). It's a bigger thing than it used to be, because it used to be that if the value of an item was less than $800 (I believe, it's been a min), there wouldn't be duties on it unless it was a big item or some other unusual circumstances. However, Trump screwed that up with the tariff changes, so extra charges are collected by the shipping company directly. The problem is that I wasn't warned ahead of time (I thought it was coming from the Philippines so the charges wouldn't be a thing), and that seems to be increasingly the norm for ordering directly from the manufacturer, given soo many are in China or countries we have decided it is a "good" idea to impose tariffs on (which the customer has to pay).

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    Yep. Accidentally imported some parts for my car (thought they were in the states, but no, China), got a random message about duty fees. I initially thought it was a scam, but got another, so I followed the link on a safe device (laptop running Linux). It gave a valid address from the shipping company with details that verified my order, so I had to pay or it wouldn't be delivered. Very annoying, should have been told earlier that I needed to pay duties/tariffs so I could plan accordingly.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Another idea you could try instead of the foil is maybe making some basic window inserts. They're mainly for keeping the heat in, though they definitely improve the r values of windows which can help keep the heat out for next year. Not really an excuse for the cops showing up, but should help head this off from happening in future.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    I mean, it was supposedly from an ipsos poll, but he was maybe tied with them? I'm from the US looking in, but the general sentiment I always have heard was that he started out claiming to fix the issues the Tories caused, but backpedaled hard and ignored the wants of basically everyone in the voting base. This obviously backfired so badly that it messed up a lot of down ballot support for labour in the last elections, enough that the party basically had to force him out (behind the scenes obviously, labour didn't wanna seem "weak") and get Andy Burnham in (probably the most popular labour politician currently) to stop the bleeding.

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