shottymcb

shottymcb , 7 days ago to Comic Strips in things you can only do with boys

Yep, my wife has seen my little baby wiener. The awkward teenage pictures were far more embarrassing though. Hers are buried in a hoarder house so I might never get to see her embarrassing school band photos.

shottymcb , 21 days ago to Comic Strips in We can't stop here...

Finally Hunter S. Thompson's aversion to bat country has been explained.

shottymcb , 1 month ago to Privacy in New ASUS router firmware now requires a user to be 16y or older and will restrict features and even security upgrades if you opt out

They don't care if you're under 16. They have to ask if they want to collect and sell your data. This is a big red sign that says "WE'RE WATCHING EVERYTHING THAT GOES THROUGH YOUR NETWORK AND SELLING IT TO WHOEVER WILL PAY US!"

shottymcb , 1 month ago to Technology in Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you

There are two and only two things that makes Epic Games a pariah.

(1)Exclusive content on PC should be shunned so hard that it's not even a fucking option. You can explain away exclusively on PS3 because of its unique hardware, but it's just a naked monopolistic power grab on PC.

(2) Epic game store sucks on every level. It's a pigs 3 week old rotting corpse compared to Valve's packaged ham.

shottymcb , 1 month ago to Technology in Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you

Yeah, but Valve doesn't really give a shit if it's abused. Steam is a solitary positive example of the weird "(mostly)benevolent monopoly" idea. GabeN owns the company, there aren't any shareholders to appease, so as long as he's alive steam will be solid. I hope he has a successor picked out that can uphold his ideals.

shottymcb , 1 month ago to Technology in Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you

Not in Arizona. You don't even have to live there, just have to file there.

shottymcb , 1 month ago to Technology in Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you

There's at least 10 states with no annual fee. Arizona is $50 to file, $0 annual fees, and no annual report to file.

If you'd prefer your company to have voting rights, you can file in Rhode Island, and your company can vote in local and state elections without ever stepping foot in the state. Hooray late stage capitalism 😞

shottymcb , 2 months ago to Technology in Meet QDEL, the backlight-less display tech that could replace OLED in premium TVs

I'm posting this from a 7 year old phone with an OLED screen. The screen still looks as good as the day I bought it.

shottymcb , 3 months ago to Comic Strips in "Outdoor Cat vs Indoor Cat" by Sarah Andersen

If your pet bird is being attacked by a cat, by all means, do what you have to. Daydreaming about murdering cats because they're scratching at your window is some sick shit, though.

shottymcb , 3 months ago to Technology in Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows

The price in the US for a rebuilt transmission plus swap on a BMW is about $5000. So I guess it depends on location.

shottymcb , 3 months ago to Technology in Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows

Because the overwhelming majority won't wear out at 100k miles. ICE cars have engine failures early as well, so why are we picking on EVs? I just had to put my car in the dumpster at 112k because the head gasket failed and replacing it would cost 6 fucking thousand dollars!

Meanwhile my wife's Prius has 300k on it and the battery is still at 70% capacity.

shottymcb , 4 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Adult daughter. Should I disown her!?

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shottymcb , 4 months ago to Technology in Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows

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shottymcb , 4 months ago to Technology in Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows

Where are you going to buy your replacement gasoline engine and transmission? The previous owner decided that oil change intervals were more of a guideline anyway. One big win in buying a used EV is that maintenance is minimal, so there's less worry about how the previous owner treated the car.

I promise replacing your drivetrain at 200k is going to cost more than a battery pack.

I can get an aftermarket LiFePo battery replacement for my prius for 1/10th the cost of an OEM. It's just a bunch of laptop batteries in a box, it really doesn't have to be super expensive. As adoption grows aftermarket battery replacements will plummet in price.

shottymcb , 4 months ago to Technology in Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit News

I would imagine most devices have BMS settings to deal with this now.

There's not much incentive to do that. Battery longevity reduces sales. Keeping the battery at 100% gives better review scores. It's a lose lose for phone makers to implement that.