I didn’t believe you, but was surprised to learn this is actually true.
The goods inside these stores — Doritos, sunglasses, lotto tickets, energy drinks — only account for ~30% of the average gas station’s revenue, yet bring in 70% of the profit.
released with an MSRP of ¥29,980 in Japan, US$299.99 in the United States, £279.99 in the United Kingdom, and A$469.95 in Australia; with standardized pricing for the European market varying.
The social media company has to mark sponsored content and give users the means to do so themselves (when the partnership is between the user and a third party rather than the social media company).
Unfortunately it’s hard to prove and profitable to lie.
Today I was contacted by someone at work. She graduated school with me and our 20 year reunion was coming up. Why did she contact me at work? It was the only way they were able to track me down. I was included in promotional material by name. She told me I "was the hardest to track down"and I had to smile....
I know it was a painful end to the season, but damn what a ride. I just wanted to give a shout out to all the posters here, you guys rock. I created this sub when Reddit pulled a Reddit, and I wasn’t sure if it would gain any traction. But you all have exceeded my expectations and turned this place into a real community. I’d...
If you, like me, live in the EU, Facebook is now entirely clamping down and forcing free users to make their personal data available for monetization....
Lot of armchair philosophists disagreeing with you, but you’re right.
Sure, some people make art for art’s sake. But it doesn’t put food on the table. Like it or not, most popular media is created at least in part as a source of income for the creator.
It’s fine to pirate things if you actually can’t/wouldn’t otherwise engage with the media. But at least be honest with yourself and recognize that you’re stealing income from the creator.
Berlin-based business consultant Matt and his colleague were among the first at their workplace to discover ChatGPT, mere weeks after its release. He says the chatbot transformed their workdays overnight. “It was like discovering a video game cheat,” says Matt. “I asked a really technical question from my PhD thesis, and...
Consider the humble “em dash” — some people use it to interject a completely different sentence in the middle of another — the next time you’re trying to avoid parentheses.
Total War: Star Wars reportedly in development at Creative Assembly (www.eurogamer.net)
Orange Charger thinks a $750 outlet will solve EV charging for apartment dwellers (techcrunch.com)
[Digital Foundry] Mobile Gaming Face-Off: Nintendo Switch vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro (www.youtube.com)
Tesla Tells Cybertruck Owner Coolant Leaks Aren't Covered By Warranty After Only 35 Miles (jalopnik.com)
What looks easy peasy lemon squeezy but is actually difficult difficult lemon difficult?
HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update (store.steampowered.com)
People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them (www.techdirt.com)
Reddit embracing all out enshittification (arstechnica.com)
Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed...
Microsoft will now urge you to ditch local accounts on Windows 10 (www.xda-developers.com)
Got tracked down for my school reunion
Today I was contacted by someone at work. She graduated school with me and our 20 year reunion was coming up. Why did she contact me at work? It was the only way they were able to track me down. I was included in promotional material by name. She told me I "was the hardest to track down"and I had to smile....
The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again (www.theverge.com)
Thank you Lemmy 49ers community
I know it was a painful end to the season, but damn what a ride. I just wanted to give a shout out to all the posters here, you guys rock. I created this sub when Reddit pulled a Reddit, and I wasn’t sure if it would gain any traction. But you all have exceeded my expectations and turned this place into a real community. I’d...
UrinatingTree: HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS??!!!! (twitter.com)
lol, lmao.
Future Battlefield game aiming for ‘the most realistic destruction effects in the industry’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
If you live in the EU - you may also be faced with this Meta prompt. Info in text. (lemmy.world)
If you, like me, live in the EU, Facebook is now entirely clamping down and forcing free users to make their personal data available for monetization....
Once a pirate, always a pirate (discuss.tchncs.de)
One of the many reasons why Alien is so incredible (lemmy.world)
Apple’s keyboard, trackpad, and mouse still have Lightning ports (www.theverge.com)
The employees secretly using AI at work (www.bbc.com)
Berlin-based business consultant Matt and his colleague were among the first at their workplace to discover ChatGPT, mere weeks after its release. He says the chatbot transformed their workdays overnight. “It was like discovering a video game cheat,” says Matt. “I asked a really technical question from my PhD thesis, and...
Last two games are the only ones I wasn't able to watch from beginning to end in about 10 games and I feel like this shit is my fault
Not sure what’s happening but we are traveling, not able to watch from beginning to end things keep going to shit. Need to plan better so this stops…
The only way to get there... (slrpnk.net)
FEROCIOUS Gameplay Demo (New King Kong Inspired FPS Game 2024) (www.youtube.com)
Bonus Thoughts (slrpnk.net)