Ghostalmedia

Ghostalmedia, 2 hours ago

jod jamn it. jou’re jight

Ghostalmedia, 6 hours ago

I might look for an installation manual for this. Most companies post them online.

Ghostalmedia, 15 hours ago

I kind of get it though.

People with Bay Area tech salaries could often afford $40-$60 or more for a car. Up until a few years ago, Teslas were kind of the most practical thing if you could afford an EV with good range. There were not a lot of other long range / faster charging EVs on the market.

These says I’m not seeing as many Teslas with dealer plates. There are other long range / fast charge options out there. People are often buying other stuff if they’re buying their first EV. Kias, Fords, Rivians, Polestars. Telsa isn’t the only game in town anymore.

Ghostalmedia, 15 hours ago

The end of the day, they had the best range and charging specs for quite a while. The competition arguably didn’t catch up until after the Model 3 and Y had been out for a while.

It’s not unoriginality. It was a lack of good alternatives. That’s why Telsa is hurting now. The real competition finally started shipping.

Ghostalmedia, 20 hours ago

Meanwhile, Discovery’s main cast contains a gay couple who head up science and medical, a lesbian head of engineering, a non-binary ensign, a first officer who is in an inter-species relationship, and a black female captain named Michael.

Fox News viewers would have an aneurysm watching that show.

Ghostalmedia, 1 day ago

This guy cargo pantses

Ghostalmedia, 1 day ago

That’s not what the sales numbers show. People are still replacing their phones for new ones, but in China they’re buying Chinese brands, not American brands. Huawei sales are WAY up and is eating into Apple’s market.

The US and China have been battling back and forth over trade, espionage, political influence in Asia, etc. China has been trying to elbow out American brands in the country, and the US has been doing the same.

Ghostalmedia, 1 day ago

The reason this is news is because this is a year over year dip. Sales usually slow now, but they’re down more than normal.

It’s also notable because China has been trying to squeeze American tech products out of certain industries, and we’re now seeing American brands get replaced by massive growth with Chinese technology brands.

Ghostalmedia, 1 day ago

If you look at the numbers, a LOT of this is China. Sales the western nation are pretty much flat year over year.

Apple sales are down YoY in China, and Huawei are way way up. A lot of these American devices now have their differentiating features stuck behind the great firewall, are outright banned if you work certain jobs, and are subject to a lot of propogada that is promoting national alternatives.

Ghostalmedia, 2 days ago

If you bought one of these because you have a heat pump and want to consider the outside temp, that service is now cut off. Not ideal.

Ghostalmedia, 2 days ago

As long as HomeKit remains a thing.

Ghostalmedia, 2 days ago

But it’s not an open standard, and all of the 3rd party home kit apps are basically a new client for services that Apple develops.

I say this as someone who sticks with HomeKit because I think it’s one of the better IOT solutions if you care about for privacy and security. My home is all HomeKit compatible. Lutron, Eve, and homebridge for odds and ends.

But I’m fully aware that, if Apple decided to pull the plug, I’d probably be running some sort of local home brewed HomeKit clone on a raspberry pi to keep the network alive.

Ghostalmedia, 2 days ago

Yeah, 100%. Home assistant can basically connect to any damn thing. Home assistant is going to be the fall back for a lot of legacy iot devices and platforms.

Ghostalmedia, 3 days ago

“We’re seeing a greater need for authentic human connections”

I’m going to take a wild guess and wager that this is about increasing engagement by increasing the amount of opening moves that are created on the platform.

Dating sites profit by increasing engagement with the platform, not by getting you an “authentic connection” that gets you off the platform and into a healthy relationship.

There’s a reason people are going analog again. They know these sites are just a thirst trap.

Ghostalmedia, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

Yes, but there is a new CEO, people are leaving the dating apps like crazy now, and they’re probably trying to do some shortsighted BS that will increase engagement now at the expense of eroding the long term health of the product experience.

Ghostalmedia, 3 days ago

Especially when you have republicans controlling one of the lawmaking bodies.

Ghostalmedia, 3 days ago

I recently jumped ship to a new gig that MS’s account reps have burrowed deeply into.

It’s been about 7 years since I’ve been in a “Microsoft for all the things” shop. Now that I’m back in Microsoft land after 7 years, my first thought is “what the fuck happened in Redmond?”

The software is buggy, people are restarting left and right, and everything is missing 25% of their competitor’s features. I feel like I’m visiting a childhood home that is now occupied by hoarders.

Ghostalmedia, 3 days ago

Coworkers India for Silicon Valley teams = hope you like standup before bed.

Ghostalmedia, 4 days ago

Imagine taking your most strategic asset, and an industry leading product, then doing this to it.

Musk is this generation’s Howard Hughes. He was always eccentric and weird, but he’s aggressively sliding into his compulsions like Hughes did.

Hughes ended up locked away, in a dark penthouse, getting yearly fingernail cuts, with a collection of urine filled bottles.

Ghostalmedia, 4 days ago

Dude could’ve owned America’s next generation energy infrastructure if he played his cards right.

Ghostalmedia, 3 days ago

Hughes was the OG rich pee bottle guy.

Ghostalmedia, 3 days ago

Dennis Miller has been part of the Fox News hosting and commentary family for a long time now.