I have a malamute, so similar antics. It’s cute- except at 6am for breakfast… and two hours before dinner time…and when it’s time for a walk even when it’s -10 outside.
Messages went from $.05, to $.10, to $.20 to send and receive. That was in the span of three years. All of the companies said it wasn’t collision. They just happened to arrive upon massive increases separately.
If I recall, one of the CEOs said “We’re raising the prices to save customers money. This way they’ll be an unlimited plan”
The telcos should have been broken up then. Instead we’ve seen even more mergers.
Edit: forgot to include the years. This was in the U.S. circa 2005-2008. Telcos have moved onto other sleezy practices now.*
I don’t think that will be an issue. In the US, most batteries are warrantied for ten years/100,000 miles, which means they confidently go longer. I believe most batteries are also cell based, so failure isn’t 100%. Probably just a shorter battery life. Lots of people will be fine driving with a shorter range.
There are also used batteries and battery recycling. Plus in ten years there will be new technology, efficiencies in production, etc.
These vehicles will probably follow the same life cycle that most do. Being passed down from new owners to used, etc.
The argument is that corporations do what they want, often not because we want to buy their stuff, but because:
we don’t have a choice
they hide what they’re doing through propaganda, lies, obfuscation, etc. so we don’t know about it
powerful lobbying
Here’s some examples:
Cigarette companies spent decades convincing people their product was harmless and Even good for you. The oil industry has been covering up climate change the same way.
Trains are rarely an option in the US, because of subsidies to planes, roads, etc. Car companies pushed hard to actually remove public transportation.
Don’t like your ISP? Too bad, you probably don’t have another choice
Look at the PG&E story and how they contaminated drinking water, then just lied about it while people died. You don’t really have a choice about who supplies electricity to your city.
Yes, you could choose to live off of the grid and walk everywhere and grow your own crops, but that’s hardly a choice. And it doesn’t have to be that way. Shitty people at the top of these companies make ungodly money by screwing everyone else over anyway they can, regardless of the cost to humanity. That is the point.
It is undeniable that the dreamcast was a solid machine that had good games and a sleek look, but was ultimately overshadowed by the goliath that is the PS2....
Dreamcast was solid. Decent games. Sega just had their collective heads up their assess. No one had confidence in their consoles. Genesis was a surprise smash hit…then Sega just spewed out consoles; 32x, Sega CD, mega drive, Saturn… Probably more. In that same time span Nintendo released…N64.
No one wants to buy a console that is outdated in a year or two. That game library is tiny and none of your friends have it.
Build a winner, milk it. Release another winner right as the previous one is winding down. Nintendo has mastered that formula.
I didn’t count handhelds. Seems like a different-ish market. Interestingly, I thought the game gear was way better than original game boy… Except it absolutely ate batteries.
I’ve never heard of the N64 DD. The 90’s had so many weird consoles.
(not) > allowing mergers of companies that are already large enough to be publicly traded at all>
That’s a great way of putting it. I’ve said that once you own X market share or produce X revenue, mergers should not be allowed. No innovation or competition comes from letting giant companies devour their rivals. I like your line in the sand better.
I finally asked my wife to find someone to discuss it with. Scheduling appointments is so difficult for me, let alone finding who I’m supposed to see, whether that’s a vet, a doctor, or a mechanic. I imagine you can Google (or duckduckgo) “Adhd doctor near me” or something
Anyway, I only take meds on the days that I need to be productive, but same story. On those days it feels like I snuck a cheat sheet into a test. The same kind of “this is just how most people live? You can just get shit done?”
I’m having a hard time googling this question, so I’m asking here. I have a Plex server with content, and I want my dad and my sister to have access through their account at their homes. Does this require a Plex pass only for me or for all users?
No one needs Plex pass. I don’t even recall what it does. You just send an invitation to their email. It will try to get them to subscribe, but they don’t need to. They just need to accept from you and setup a plain account. Maybe even just login from a Google account.
You may need to walk them through setup/installation on whatever device they use, because Plex tries to put a bunch of things that aren’t your content on the home screen.
Strangely, Plex (remotely) performs differently depending on the device. I’ve never had any issue with a computer or phone (you do have to make a one time $5 payment for the phone app). My horribly slow TV runs Plex surprisingly well. It runs like garbage on my PS4, and sometimes struggles on my Xbox series X.
If the streaming runs choppy for remote users, there are some settings you can adjust. But that’s another story.
Not sure what changes, but it’s scary how much Google controls. Even if we just broke off YouTube from them, that would be a big deal.
Ideally we would split their search engine, YouTube, and chrome each into two competing companies. (Google A, Google B, Chrome A, Chrome B, YouTube A, YouTube B)
Because Google has so much power they can make changes that will break search results, websites, and browsers if you don’t accept changes that are beneficial to them.
The crazy thing is that you don’t need to cherry pick quotes or take them out of context to make him look like an idiot.
Listen to pretty much any interview or speech and he says something that is clearly idiotic, evil, or a blatant lie. Most likely all three… Repeatedly.
I get that Fox News is a hell of a drug, but just hearing this dipshit speak should shatter the illusion. The unwavering support is mind boggling.
I see your point, but Forbes methodology for verification isn’t flawless.
If the 4.8 billion dollar value is based on truth social, that number is crashing. If it’s based on his other assets, I don’t have much faith in that value either.
To say Trump exaggerates about the value of his assets would be an understatement. He makes up huge numbers that are nowhere close to reality. The big numbers are used to his advantage when it suits him, and much smaller numbers are reported to the IRS.
A quick search on golf courses came up with this story, though there are many more.
The point is, his actual net worth is a bit of a mystery. If the truth came out, I very much doubt it would be anywhere close to 4.8 billion.
The 2020 incident? Texas failed because they didn’t properly winterize their infrastructure. Not because they were using green energy. It was almost entirely gas that failed.
Also there are a number of ways to store and transfer energy.
The real issue in Texas was unregulated capitalism. Energy prices skyrocketed like 6000% at the time, because they could get away with it.
I live in Minnesota and those idiots are charging me for their lack of preparation.
One of the biggest post-launch updates yet following the Arctic and Ship maps, Breachersintroduced a ranked competitive mode that begins with Season Zero. Previously detailed in a deep dive, you can play alone or with a team and you’ll earn your initial rank after five placement matches. That’s split into the following tiers...
Wow, just looked that up, and people are spending ~11% of their income on groceries. I was just saying that groceries have gone from a part of my budget that I don’t really think about, to the #2 expense, behind my mortgage.
Outside of not allowing mergers for large companies, I would like stronger restrictions on deceptive packaging/marketing. Off the top of my head, shrinkflation items should be required to have a big ugly warning on the label.
Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died (www.seattletimes.com)
Husky sings the song of his people, now with accompanying piano! (www.youtube.com)
I love videos of huskies, but I don’t know if I’d want to live with a canine opera virtuoso.
The US economy is cooling off. Why experts say there's no need to worry yet (abcnews.go.com)
Why are SMS messages so expensive?
Is there any reason, beyond corporate greed, for SMS messages to cost so much?...
Quest Streaming
I’m going to have a party with multiple headsets running, each with a stream so people can view, and I can easily help new players....
Three Places Changing Quickly to Fight Climate Change | Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. (www.nytimes.com)
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The Sega Dreamcast
It is undeniable that the dreamcast was a solid machine that had good games and a sleek look, but was ultimately overshadowed by the goliath that is the PS2....
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (1999) (www.youtube.com)
Do We Really Want a Food Cartel? (www.theatlantic.com)
Just heard the interview on NPR. Worth a read.
Time Travel (lemmy.world)
Via Poorly Drawn Lines
BYD pick-up truck spotted completely undisguised - PHEV first, EV version later; to be called the Shark? - paultan.org (paultan.org)
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Getting up to speed (lemmy.world)
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris release their latest tax filings, predecessor Donald Trump declined to disclose such records (abcnews.go.com)
If I host a server and have plexpass, do other users that want remote access also need plexpass?
I’m having a hard time googling this question, so I’m asking here. I have a Plex server with content, and I want my dad and my sister to have access through their account at their homes. Does this require a Plex pass only for me or for all users?
A Judge Can Break Up Google Right Now. Will He? (www.thebignewsletter.com)
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Trump is booted off Bloomberg’s Billionaire list after Truth Social stock price dives (www.independent.co.uk)
consider the implications for a post scarcity future (slrpnk.net)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8471507
Tactical VR Shooter Breachers Adds Ranked Competitive Mode (www.uploadvr.com)
One of the biggest post-launch updates yet following the Arctic and Ship maps, Breachersintroduced a ranked competitive mode that begins with Season Zero. Previously detailed in a deep dive, you can play alone or with a team and you’ll earn your initial rank after five placement matches. That’s split into the following tiers...
Millennials and Gen Z's trendy new splurge: groceries (www.businessinsider.com)
Another Boeing [737] makes an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado after having the engine fall apart (lemmy.world)
Title Edit: 737 not a 787...