Full autonomous vehicles, and particularly significant levels of adoption of them are decades away
the only way fully-autonomous vehicles will truly work and work as envisioned, is if user-operated ones are taken off the roads entirely. and yes, that is at least 'decades away'
if you have to work all three shifts every three weeks, you can't realistically hold-down a second job or attend regular classes, you're exclusively at the disposal of your masters.
i just directed someone to a 12th gen laptop (i5-1235u) with 16gb ram and 512gb nvme at dell for $430 in a ready-to-ship configuration, search their site for nn3520gsbbs to find it.
you'd be surprised at how many people look for lowest price and fail to read even part of the rest of the item's page below the item title at the top.
kindle. check.
lowest price. check.
buy now.
click-click-done.
(oops. they just got a 'trial' to prime, too. that takes actual reading of pages to find and click-through the cancel process before the payments start)
Please don’t get me wrong, this is not meant to be rude slander. MX Linux is not a bad Distro at all (even tho I’ve always opted for Debian instead) and peops are free to use what suits them best....
Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu....
for every person that figures out how to disable this stuff, there are many thousands of others who don't, don't bother, or don't even know it might be possible to... which is why they pull this shit in the first place--and (usually) get away with it.
i use private windows mainly so i don't clutter up browser histories with useless stuff i won't go back to (if i do run across something to save, it gets bookmarked or printed to pdf).
Many more people are jumping from one streaming subscription to another, a behavior that could have big implications for the entertainment industry....
they thought star trek would carry it.... when that didn't work, they shopped some of those titles around to play elsewhere and don't even have their entire flagship franchise available anymore.
I just met my new neighbor for the first time, and when we exchanged numbers (by me texting her number) my phone (Pixel 8) showed her full name with a tilde in front of it below the phone number. She’s not in my contacts. Where did it get that name from?
i had just looked that up on verizon here. you can configure it to be whatever you want (with some limits), and it's what gets sent with your phone number for caller id to compatible mobile devices/plans and to landlines with name & number caller id capability.
my utility charges $25 a month just to be hooked up. then there's taxes and some community bullshit fees on top of the actual electricity usage. so even though my usage has dropped quite a bit over the years, and the base rate hasn't really gone up that much (about 10-12% total, over two decades).. my bill is still more than double what it used to be.
"a historic day in the court room today, as the court recessed for 15 minutes for a diaper change--interrupting the testimony from the very first witness called by the state."
I’m thinking in the U.S. and Canada. For example, if you’re on vacation, you’ve checked out of your hotel room and have several hours until your flight, and you have some cans of beer left over. I know you could sneakily drink them in a park or something, but I’m just curious if there’s any way to do it that’s legal.
when i lived down in texas (and a couple other places), the stores had can-sized paper bags for the big cans and for regular 12oz ones. and i'd see guys having clerks at the store 'bag' their beer (even each can of an intact six-pack)....
then see them a few lights down the road chugging one at a red.
Just thinking back to the iPhone 6 which is 10 years old this year. I’m trying to work out if there are any features people use that weren’t available 10 years ago?...
it's some cheap no-name pos from verizon. i wouldn't wish it on anyone (not verizon, either, for that matter).
it's getting replaced, hopefully tomorrow. it's the first phone i've never dropped.. not even once. and it's cracked, literally in pieces, and the hinge basically disintegrated. shortest time a phone has lasted me (by far); barely a year and a half. my previous ones all went 5+ years each.
People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them (www.techdirt.com)
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‘Cheap and simple’ Bill Gates-backed fusion concept surpasses heat of the Sun in milestone moment (www.rechargenews.com)
Bosses are becoming increasingly scared of AI because it might actually adversely affect their jobs too (www.techradar.com)
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements (www.tomshardware.com)
What is the most popular Linux distribution on PC?
Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not (www.androidcentral.com)
Reports suggest Glance is preparing to debut in the U.S. “later this year” following its pilot program with Motorola and Verizon....
How is MX Linux reigning #1 on Distrowatch?
Please don’t get me wrong, this is not meant to be rude slander. MX Linux is not a bad Distro at all (even tho I’ve always opted for Debian instead) and peops are free to use what suits them best....
I bet he has an evil King *Monday* in the back yard too. (lemmy.world)
xkcd #2923: Scary Triangles (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2923...
Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu....
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Who’s the boss when it comes to defense: NATO or the EU? (www.politico.eu)
Both NATO and the EU want to spend a €100 billion on defense — and that’s leading to clashes between the two Brussels-based institutions....
*Cough Cough...* Chrome... *Chough*... (slrpnk.net)
Americans’ new TV habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat. (www.nytimes.com)
Many more people are jumping from one streaming subscription to another, a behavior that could have big implications for the entertainment industry....
Why does my phone already know my neighbor's number?
I just met my new neighbor for the first time, and when we exchanged numbers (by me texting her number) my phone (Pixel 8) showed her full name with a tilde in front of it below the phone number. She’s not in my contacts. Where did it get that name from?
Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power (wapo.st)
I’ll note that right now, this is a seasonal issue, associated with moderate springtime temperatures when there is a lot of sunshine available.
Prosecutors will make history with opening statements in Trump's hush money criminal trial (apnews.com)
Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion Truth Social windfall (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of scoring a major financial bonanza – at least on paper....
Windows needs your help updating (feddit.uk)
is there a legal way to consume alcohol bought at a store, outside of a home, hotel room, etc.?
I’m thinking in the U.S. and Canada. For example, if you’re on vacation, you’ve checked out of your hotel room and have several hours until your flight, and you have some cans of beer left over. I know you could sneakily drink them in a park or something, but I’m just curious if there’s any way to do it that’s legal.
Google, after protester firings, now looks just like every other company (www.axios.com)
What can your phone do today, that it couldn’t do 10 years ago?
Just thinking back to the iPhone 6 which is 10 years old this year. I’m trying to work out if there are any features people use that weren’t available 10 years ago?...