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Pistcow

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Pistcow ,

You know what's been a great experience? Trying to quit Apple+. Took seconds to set up an account on my TV and weeks to cancel. Filled a complaint with my state AG.

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I disputed the charge every month for about three months. Turns out you need an apple device to reset your apple password or wait weeks for an arbitrary email to verify your account. I don't own a single apple device, but my LG TV had Apple+.

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Yarp. My tv reset and I couldn't remember the password then they required I reset my password on an Apple device.

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Gun fight or eating competition?

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Your wallet?

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Basically, and Zoom sucks ass x100.

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https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/8df9225c-45e5-4840-b734-83fbf2699b69.webp

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Self driving-ish

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That'll fix the problem!

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Typical Linux user.

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Enjoy my butthole pics, you creep

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GOAT

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But i want to spend 3 hours trying to set up a NES emularor.

At this point, I'm not sure why someone would buy a Pi. I used my Pi 3 for years and got it super cheap on release.

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They were awesome when they were $30. Nice support, do niche things, but now they're the same price as a decent Window micro PC without the Linux hastle.

Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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I'm wondering about that. I've worked with several manufacturers, and their most profitable segment is parts. If you ever want to get the highest annual bonus, work for the parts devision.

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Anything that's repairable is by component (main board, sound card, battery, camera, case, etc.). It was nice when we could swap batteries in cellphones. I have a Samsung S24 Ultra that came with a promise of 7 years of updates but the battery will degrade well before that and will cost $200-300 to pay a repair shop to replace because of the need of specialized tools. With my old Samsung Note 1, I could get a new battery for $20.

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private-ish

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My optometrist has a cuck chair in the bathroom. Nice guy, though.

https://ibb.co/3mB4d4P

Google will start showing AI-powered search results to users who didn't opt in (www.engadget.com)

If you're in the US, you might see a new shaded section at the top of your Google Search results with a summary answering your inquiry, along with links for more information. That section, generated by Google's generative AI technology, used to appear only if you've opted into the Search Generative Experience(SGE) in the Search...

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Bing does that shit and it's annoying.

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It's just an old crapper tank, people.

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24 fps*

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Mr. Grabby Grabby?

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I like Sync because you can block instances or keywords.

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My Angelfire page is still up and running.

Lawyers who sunk Elon Musk's big pay package are now asking for nearly $6 billion worth of Tesla stock. Musk doesn't seem happy. (www.businessinsider.com)

Lawyers who sunk Elon Musk's big pay package are now asking for nearly $6 billion worth of Tesla stock. Musk doesn't seem happy.::After sinking Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package, lawyers are now asking a Delaware court for about 11% of those Tesla shares for their fee.

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Seems like shareholders should be voting him out.

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Mmhmm

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17

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The entire global economy is held together by Excel. No thank you

Maker uses Raspberry Pi and AI to block noisy neighbor's music by hacking nearby Bluetooth speakers (www.tomshardware.com)

Maker uses Raspberry Pi and AI to block noisy neighbor's music by hacking nearby Bluetooth speakers::Roni Bandini is using a Raspberry Pi to power his AI-driven assault against his neighbor's regular 9am reggaeton music.

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9am seems reasonable. Just hack it to set the max level volume at 20% or whatever is reasonable.

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My masters program told us to use AI all we wanted but just site the use.

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Honestly, I'm surprised that there isn't any vigilante justice in these situations. Goes to show who the civilized group is.

Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver (www.cbsnews.com)

Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.

Pistcow ,

That's a pretty old plane last produced in 2004.

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Point is, it's a maintenance issue, the media is quick to shit on Boeing. I mean they earned that but try to have integrity while reporting.

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At this point I'm sure everyone has cheated and surprised they don't go back to sniffers instead of OBD.

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That's super informative and I didn't realize it was that technical. Thanks fren!

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I wasn't a fan of the prequels

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I worked there for 2 years and honestly can't understand the need to unionize. Pay was as good as it could get for work that didn't require a degree. Benefits were good. They next to never hire externally for skilled or even anyone above cart pusher. Literally everyone starts out pushing carts before you can apply for corporate roles except for extremely technical positions and they've exhausted all internal options. Only thing that sucks is if you accidentally get stuck working the food court like I did. It's very hard to escape that position since it's not well regarded. I finally quit after 2 years and being unable to transition and that's not uncommon for others. Soooo generally, I can't see the need to unionize at costco as they treat everyone really well and the pay is good.

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One of the easiest ways to 6 figures is a degree. Which I went from making $17.50/hr to 100k in 5 years by getting my degree. You can get 100k without a degree but it usually comes with trading wear and tear on your body.

That's the thing, Costco treats it's employees better than any union environment ive worked along. Costco is a prime example of not needing a union. I used to say I'm pro union but I've come to think I want to work for a company that respects and pays for it's labor and that's what Costco does.

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They're solid with raises on schedule. I went 3 years without a riase in corporate America.

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You can't possibly understand the culture of working at Costco. It's almost cult like in the nicest way possible to use that expression. Jim Sinigal came to or store once and it was like a rock star was walking through. Dude was a cool guy. Really, as a former employee, it's perplexing why they would feel the need to or want to unionize. If it works out cool, I just hope it doesn't create the typical union bullshit I experienced elsewhere.

“In 10 years, computers will be doing this a million times faster.” The head of Nvidia does not believe that there is a need to invest trillions of dollars in the production of chips for AI (gadgettendency.com)

“In 10 years, computers will be doing this a million times faster.” The head of Nvidia does not believe that there is a need to invest trillions of dollars in the production of chips for AI::Despite the fact that Nvidia is now almost the main beneficiary of the growing interest in AI, the head of the company, Jensen Huang,...

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Then stop making new chips each year with a 5-7% performance improvement with a 20% increase in prices.

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I didn't think they were trying to hide it?

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Have wireless setup, works really well. If they want it that bad they can have it while I'm gone or risk their life while I'm there.

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Entering my house without permission while I'm there is a threat.

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We've had armed break ins near my house. One house they tried to break in ended up unloading on the group. Got away but haven't heard of any robberies in the area for the past 6 months.

Siri, turn off all lights and play one winged angel

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Time to privatize!

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Derp, thanks.

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What!? Malp...Malp..

-Orcas

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