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jumjummy ,

So once a musician becomes popular, you switch to up and coming talent? Major hipster and superiority complex vibes from your posts.

Don’t research every small venue you visit to make sure it’s not part of some giant corporation?

You sound angry about the world.

jumjummy ,

For reference, I bought my Car Thing for about $50 in 2022 and was able to get 3 months of credit for my family premium plan ($17/mo x3 = $51), so in essence a complete refund.

As much as it sucks to lose the Car Thing, I’m happy with this outcome at least. Anyone recommend a good replacement for an older car?

jumjummy , (edited )

It worked just as you described it, but having actual buttons helped use it in the car easier. The Car Thing was simply a remote control of sorts for Spotify using Bluetooth to connect to the phone. The phone itself is what connected to the Internet and your car.

I’m sure a phone mount would work, but I was just curious if there was something similar that others used.

jumjummy ,

It’s almost as if many of these people are just virtue signaling or falling for the propoganda. I don’t see any of these same commenters so vocally opposed to any of the other handful atrocities happening around the world, and yet they fail to think the next thought of what will the situation be like if Trump wins?

jumjummy ,

Voting 3rd party in a primary is throwing your vote away, plain and simple. If we want better candidates, handily defeat the GOP so that it has no choice other than to ditch the completely fascist support, or collapse. That’s the only chance we have of getting more progressive candidates to vote for. Start in local elections, move to state, then get some of these people into higher office.

Hoping that suddenly the incumbent Democrat candidate will become a super progressive person at the 11th hour is just a fantasy.

jumjummy ,

And I bet you’re the kind of person who thinks “bOtH sIdEs ArE tHe SaMe”

jumjummy ,

Stop the disinformation. Voting 3rd party in this general election is just going to help Trump and the fascists. You’re either a naive fool, or a disinformation agent.

jumjummy ,

Russian troll either being intentionally obtuse or a fool.

jumjummy ,

I would think that the winning move would be to impose enough tariffs to offset the foreign government subsidies, yet still promote some competition.

jumjummy ,

Definitely need more subsidies or grants for domestic research. Though I don’t see the government owned company idea working mainly due to how capitalism is implemented here. The government tends to not directly compete with private entities.

Fully agree with clamping down (via higher taxes or something similar) on the giant vehicles and the loopholes they can abuse today.

jumjummy ,

Working on distracting from actual high speed rail projects.

After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)

When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...

jumjummy ,

So instead of having the artists make the small per stream income, you suggest they get $0? Buying their releases/merch/tickets is irrelevant to the platform. If anything, the model of these streaming platforms is just further shifting to advertisement for artists to drive people to shows.

jumjummy ,

Of course they do, but those suggested options are the same for Spotify users too. I’m not seeing the connection here unless you’re saying Spotify users are less likely to buy merch or tickets. Pirate what you want, but trying to spin the argument this way is just disingenuous.

Edit: and to add to this, I would argue that platforms like Spotify and other subscription models are key ways for new people to be introduced to a bad. (Short of having your song blow up on something like Tik Tok of course)

jumjummy ,

My point is people saying “Spotify doesn’t pay artists enough so just pirate everything” is disingenuous. Nothing about paying for a platform (Spotify, TIDAL, Apple, YouTube, etc.) precludes you from supporting artists through other means as well.

The second point didn’t imply that this is the o ly way to discover music, but it absolutely is an avenue where many people discover new artists.

jumjummy ,

You sound like a tankie. I bet you think the Tik Tok ban is unfair, while staying quiet on any of the dozen+ western companies and platforms that are outright blocked in China.

jumjummy ,

You say “red scare” as if China isn’t a hostile nation state to the US. Go look at western company penetration in China if you want. Are you calling it “western scare” when China blocks yet another western company? I didn’t think so.

jumjummy ,

Unfortunately, you would still be a blue dot in a sea of red backwater thinking, human rights limiting, crazy religious, and racist people that make up Texas as a whole.

jumjummy ,

Those unrealistic idealists are so frustrating to argue with. Is this a great first step? YES! Can we do more? Also YES.

Take the win, and use that momentum to drive mode change. Trying to go from 0 to 100 in one step is just not realistic.

jumjummy ,

If you think the Chinese government doesn’t have its hand directly up in Tik Tok, you’re absolutely fooling yourself. China has much more direct control over companies, well beyond what the US government has.

jumjummy ,

What, you don’t want an AI to invent some tax deduction category to help save you money? No way that can go wrong!

jumjummy ,

Single Zigbee remote button push to go to bed. Turns off the computers, sets all thermostats back to auto mode (in case they were set manually), arms the house alarm, turns off all interior lights other than in the bedroom, locks all the doors, and pauses all music devices in the house.

jumjummy ,

I have an automation that keeps track of which kid’s turn it is to empty the dishwasher. Keeps track of when dishes are done with a power meter on the dishwasher itself.

Double tap on the light switch nearby announces whose turn it is on the kitchen speakers.

jumjummy ,

The alternative is to outright ban it. Tik Tok is a cancer directly controlled by a hostile nation state. The government absolutely has the right to block foreign interference like this.

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order (techcrunch.com)

Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads have been pulled from Apple's App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, Reuters reports.

jumjummy ,

Not surprising, though I do find it ironic when people complain about the potential US ban on Tik Tok. Tik Tok is a foreign hostile government’s propoganda, data mining, and manipulation tool.

jumjummy ,

In the context of the US specifically, there’s definitely a difference in the eyes of the government itself between Tik Tok and other Western social media companies.

I’m all for much tighter privacy laws, but Tik Tok is absolutely worse than other sites (again from the US perspective).

jumjummy ,

If you can’t see the difference between a literal Chinese government controlled app vs other western social media companies from the perspective of the US government, you’re either being intellectually dishonest or not thinking this through.

I fully understand the privacy implications, so let me reiterate. From the perspective of the US government, a foreign owned platform is much riskier than a US one, EVEN THOUGH data brokers may be in use now. The US has more control over companies like FB and Twitter vs. Tik Tok.

Are you also complaining about targeted western company bans in China? Governments are going to move in their own best interests.

jumjummy ,

My guess is they’re being intentionally obtuse. What an edgelord intellectual. Best to ignore and move on. Let them get their dopamine hits from pulling wings off a fly.

jumjummy ,

While I don’t have a smart washing machine, I use a smart power outlet to let me know when the laundry is done, remind me if the load is still sitting in the washer without moving to the drier, etc.

Definitely some legit use cases to make the process smart.

Please, for the love of God, VOTE! (pawb.social)

I don't like Biden either, but anyone with half a brain knows there are two choices in the 2020 election. If we had a sane voting system, voting third party might be worth it, but as it stands, no one but you knows your favorite candidate exists and unless you want to become their campaign manager that will still be true in...

jumjummy ,

Yeah and meanwhile Trump wins and we’re all fucked. Just keep patting yourself on the back as we all sink. The OP is absolutely correct.

Don’t be fooled, this is absolutely the angle foreign disinformation agents are pushing. “Genocide Joe” is no different than “Bernie or Bist”, he’ll, or “Stop the steal”

jumjummy ,

And ironically the gun manufacturers or politicians who support lax gun laws are not included in these “nets”. A radicalized individual with a butcher knife can’t possibly do as much damage as one with a gun.

jumjummy ,

How about capitalism with the appropriate government controls? Break up monopolies and all anti-competitive practices. Use regulations to actually punish violators (and not with some small fraction of profits gained from that violation). Increasing tax rates for the super wealthy with the right tax shelter penetrating laws.

Sprinkle in some appropriate social policies and safety nets.

Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick looks to buy TikTok amid shutdown fears - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)

TikTok has been at the center of controversy for the United States government in the last few years. Particularly, members of the Senate believe China-based parent company ByteDance could spy on its users and share information with the Chinese Government....

jumjummy ,

It’s not a “could spy”, it’s a definitely spies. Yes, it sucks that we don’t have broader social media reforms and controls in place, but allowing a foreign hostile government this much direct access to US citizens is a bridge too far.

jumjummy ,

Well, if you look at that argument from the US government perspective, a US company vs a China one certainly warrants a different approach. I mean, I wish we had broader social media level data protections, but that’s not what this is no matter what spin is being applied.

196 Stands with Palestine, but those of you in the US should still vote in the general election.

I've been seeing a lot of anti-voting sentiment going around. Can't believe I have to say this, but you need to vote. Not only is there more to the election than just the president. (State policy, Senate, house), but not voting is not an act of protest. C'mon guys

jumjummy ,

In the realities of the US electoral system, a vote for a third party is akin to a vote for Trump. Twist and spin all you want, but that’s reality.

Anyone who argues this is either naive, or a disinformation Russian asset.

jumjummy ,

“Biden is hardly better”. What an idiotic take. A flaming bag of crap is terrible, and your opinion here is “hardly any better”.

jumjummy ,

Ties not just to “a company in China”, but directly to the Chinese government.

For better or worse, and how other US platforms operate, Tik Tok is controlled by a hostile (to the US) nation state.

Keep in mind that China also blocks many US company products/platforms for their own reasons, so this is not at all a surprise.

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