robert_p_king

robert_p_king, 2 months ago to random

I really like Michael Spicer and his latest video about social media has really got me thinking.

I’ve found in the past when I’ve been off for a while, I come back wondering what I missed.

https://youtu.be/OrmOW5ahCg0

Daojoan, 2 months ago to random

Xbox laying off 2,000 workers because "the industry didn't grow enough" is obtuse at best.

And it ignores a simple economic reality even a toddler should be able to understand:

Infinite growth is a goddamn myth.

It’s the great collective delusion of capitalism.

An industry cannot grow year on year indefinitely.

At some point you run the fuck out of consumers.

If your business model is based on hand waving hypothetical growth, you’re either lying to us or you’re lying to yourself.

robert_p_king, 2 months ago to random

As always, Jonathan Pie comes up with the goods. This one is particularly on point given the current donkeys running NZ - millionaires telling us there’s no money to spend on public services.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MG8gALko

robert_p_king, 2 months ago to random

It’s 2024 and we still have websites collapsing under load when expected demand hits it.

Trying desperately to win tickets to Pearl Jam for my wife. The Sound plays a song and tells you can send them a text. You just get a URL back. Click the URL and Register to win. Need to login. Login doesn’t work.

FFS…. Scale your shit.

aral, 2 months ago to firefox

Mozilla fires 60 people to “focus on bringing ‘trustworthy AI into Firefox.’”

Fuck you, Mozilla. No one is asking for AI in Firefox. Sadly, you’re the best we can hope for under capitalism. So if we want something better, we should look into alternative models.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/13/mozilla-downsizes-as-it-refocuses-on-firefox-and-ai-read-the-memo/

#mozilla #firefox #ai

KiwiEV, 2 months ago to random

A fresh batch of Tesla superchargers are being installed in The Hub mall in Hornby, Christchurch. Thanks to Riki for the photo.
Tesla cars are still in my top 3 recommended vehicles for new EV buyers simply because Tesla drivers have SO MANY charging options.

robert_p_king, 2 months ago to random

Today’s mood….

Gif of Steven Toast (Matt Berry) screaming “fuck!” at Clem Fandango.

robert_p_king, 2 months ago to random

It’s impressive how hospitals can make water taste artificial.

robert_p_king, 2 months ago to random

Guy on the phone at the fish and chip shop needs to learn that speakerphone doesn’t turn off when you hold it to your ear.

thomasbeagle, 2 months ago to random

Would buying an EV make sense? I did some numbers.

We've just completed 75000km in our 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander at 7.5l/100km costing $2.75/litre for a total energy cost of $15,500 or just over $3.1k per year.

An MG4 doing the same distance at 16kWh per 100km and 0.30kWh (home charging) would have an energy cost of $3600, plus an additional $5700 for RUCs at $76/1000km. Total cost of $9300 or $1900 per year.

KiwiEV, 3 months ago to random

wut?

tpetrina, 3 months ago to dotnet

Hey #dotnet devs - how many environments do you have besides production? Do you have a dedicated staging or qa environment?

robert_p_king, 3 months ago to random

I swear my local New World employs a person just to stand near the self checkouts and put the petrol vouchers in the bin.

sanityinc, 3 months ago to NewZealand

Few programmers still remember the early #NewZealand supercomputer called the Hamiltron, which used quaternary logic instead of binary. Each "but" (instead of bit) could have a value in the set {nahnah, yeahnah, nahyeah, yeahyeah}.

robert_p_king, 3 months ago to random

Bluesky is open to all now. No invites needed.

https://bsky.social/about/blog/02-06-2024-join-bluesky

KiwiEV, 3 months ago to random

How do I fill up these newfangled electrical cars?!
Nozzle doesn't fit! I can't make it take the usual $205 of petrol.
Gonna have to fill up at home for $8 instead. 😠

robert_p_king, 3 months ago to random

This is a funny promo for the Polestar 4 EV. Not taking themselves too seriously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIrJZXANdr8

KiwiEV, 3 months ago to random

Either these electric car chargers are cordless or Methew & Methany have been stealing copper to fund their cracktivities again.

video/mp4

robert_p_king, 3 months ago to random

If you are wanting to clean up Stuff.co.nz a bit, you can use these rules in a CSS extension like Cascadea or Stylus.

You're welcome.

.stuff-oli-ad-container,
.header-ads-block,
.adHeader + div, .adHeader, .adFooter,
.bz-page, .bz-parent, bz-grandparent,
.ad-container
{
display: none;
}

Rjdlandscapes, 3 months ago to Electricvehicles

OK RUCs for EVs and PHEVs from April 1st. Fine no problem there.

$76 per 1000km

But how will they know what odometer reading I have?

Also this will wreck PHEVs I think for many

#evs #ElectricVehicles #NewZealand #nzpol

Rjdlandscapes, 3 months ago to NewZealand

Saying the quiet part out loud

If we had fair representational democratic voting the right wing clusterfuck we have now would never happen

#nzpol #NewZealand

robert_p_king, 6 months ago to random

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nickofnz, 6 months ago to random

Why calling someone a Luddite isn't the own that you might think it is. https://theconversation.com/im-a-luddite-you-should-be-one-too-163172?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton