This applies when you’re a pedestrian waiting to cross too. There are always those drivers who think they’re doing you a favor by stopping one of the lanes of traffic so you can walk out into the other. They smile and wave and look baffled when you don’t take the bait.
Unfortunately the rest of the world doesn’t, yet still has to suffer it. Right when we need to be doing everything we can to save the planet, this guy will deliberately accelerate its destruction out of sheer pettiness.
And the majority of the USA still doesn’t like him or want him, even if he wins the election.
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
The only difference between Steam and the streaming companies is that Steam seems to have managed to create a lasting profitable business. If this changed and Steam faced more challenges, they’d put the screws on the users just like the TV and music services do.
Once the company goes out of business (or they focus on a different business) they tell you to get your tires or they will be discarded if you don’t. So you have to get them from them and you stop paying for the storage.
That’s where there’s no analogy for media purchased through streaming services. When streaming services withdraw content, the analogy would be the tire shop sending you an email saying “Just so you know, we’re burning your tires next week. No, you can’t come and get them.”
It’s good to hear that there are Israelis who have the courage to protest against what Israel is doing in Gaza. I have not seen this in the news so thank you for the link.
Yes, I saw that, but there was also a section in the Wikipedia page entitled “Anti-war protests”, and some of those look like they are motivated by concern over the slaughter.
You evidently haven’t met my colleagues. There are always people who go for the quickest hack despite the trouble it stores up for later, and they’re usually encouraged by management.
Upstreaming Linux kernel support for the Snapdragon X Elite (www.qualcomm.com)
Extreme solar storms sweeping the Earth, shocking at the same time worrying (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Weather experts warn of potential disruptions to the electricity and communications networks as the sunlight continues in the coming days
xkcd #2932: Driving PSA (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2932...
Sleepy Fox Kit (www.youtube.com)
Punk rock band Trophy Eyes fan left paralyzed after singer jumped on her at concert (www.independent.co.uk)
Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency (www.theguardian.com)
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services (www.theguardian.com)
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness (www.thestar.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/21108234...
The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless (fortune.com)
A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer (www.businessinsider.com)
Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
'My family doctor just fired me': Ontario patients frustrated with de-rostering (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Companies are not your friend (sh.itjust.works)
Let's do micro service (sh.itjust.works)