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  1. Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech

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    Seems like, I don't know, unplugging it would do so.

    Can they even be turned off without the app?

    Seems like, I don't know, unplugging it would do so.

    12 votes

  2. Comment on Upgrade desktop to win11 when hardware isn’t supported? in ~tech

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    Binary equivalent to Win 10 Enterprise. 22H2 is a feature update that was only for General Availability Channel (GAS). Since it amounted to little more than cosmetics and unnecessary additions...

    My windows is 22H2 and IoT LTSC 2021 is 21H2, so I don't think they are identical, but the difference is minor apparently.

    Binary equivalent to Win 10 Enterprise. 22H2 is a feature update that was only for General Availability Channel (GAS). Since it amounted to little more than cosmetics and unnecessary additions (search bar back to taskbar, addition of Copilot AI crap, new themes, etc.) it wasn't pushed to Enterprise users.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Doomsday scoreboard in ~humanities.history

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    Since it's apocalyptic scenarios and therefore your crypto would be just as worthless as real money when it comes true and you'd never get anything back, you can just send your crypto to me...

    Since it's apocalyptic scenarios and therefore your crypto would be just as worthless as real money when it comes true and you'd never get anything back, you can just send your crypto to me directly as it's the exact same thing as throwing it away with zero return.

    Hell, I'll even make a promise to try to track you down in the apocalypse to tell you you won.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on Upgrade desktop to win11 when hardware isn’t supported? in ~tech

  5. Comment on Upgrade desktop to win11 when hardware isn’t supported? in ~tech

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    Don't know what you've read, but it was probably wrong. Win10 IoT is a binary equivalent to Win10 Enterprise and since Win10 is EOL'd as of last week it is a "dead end upgrade wise" as it is. The...

    Don't know what you've read, but it was probably wrong.
    Win10 IoT is a binary equivalent to Win10 Enterprise and since Win10 is EOL'd as of last week it is a "dead end upgrade wise" as it is.

    The only difference is the license and the IoT LTSC license gets security updates until 2032, there are no more feature updates for Win10, so there's nothing to be missed there (which would be a thing that could be missed if you were on IoT before Win10 EOL).
    Simply put, if you're on Win10 now, you can run Win10 IoT LTSC.

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Upgrade desktop to win11 when hardware isn’t supported? in ~tech

  7. Comment on Ferry Halim - Orisinal: 62 flash games in ~games

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    Flashback to a simpler time. This used to be a regular stop for me to kill time when I should be doing something else or was waiting on someone else to do their job so I could do mine.

    Flashback to a simpler time. This used to be a regular stop for me to kill time when I should be doing something else or was waiting on someone else to do their job so I could do mine.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    I'm aware; it was more of a comment on the coincidence of the truck's owner and the naming of the wrap company. All circumstantial in this instance of course, but many a person buys things based...

    I'm aware; it was more of a comment on the coincidence of the truck's owner and the naming of the wrap company.
    All circumstantial in this instance of course, but many a person buys things based on the name of the company selling/making it alone. Since none of these wrap companies make the vinyl and are just installers, which are also a dime a dozen, it's their marketing and brand that draws customers. I wouldn't put it past a guy that stormed the capitol because his favorite fascist lost an election to pick a wrap company that reminds him of nazis.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    You're assuming there's some sort of verification required to join the group, it's facebook, it's not that serious. My dog is in half a dozen "owners only" groups because they have parts that...

    You're assuming there's some sort of verification required to join the group, it's facebook, it's not that serious. My dog is in half a dozen "owners only" groups because they have parts that apply to my Frankenstein'd builds.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    I remember when the Cybertruck was announced, I also went and plopped down my $100 interest free loan/deposit for the top of the line model (not called the "Cyberbeast" then) as a DeLorean pickup...

    I remember when the Cybertruck was announced, I also went and plopped down my $100 interest free loan/deposit for the top of the line model (not called the "Cyberbeast" then) as a DeLorean pickup truck is right up my design-peaked-in-the-80's style.

    Then of course the price increased by $40k, muskrat outed himself as a nazi, and it turned out to be a massive pile of shit. Long since got my Benjamin back.

    13 votes

  12. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    ...and because truth is stranger than fiction, one more line after that... Can't make this shit up.

    ...and because truth is stranger than fiction, one more line after that...

    Wrap design by SS Customs

    Can't make this shit up.

    9 votes

  13. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    FB groups aren't a good measure of actual ownership. Bots, companies that make parts, people that are just fans and can't afford the vehicle, people that hate the vehicle and join just to troll,...

    Do they not find the number of "owners" in their Facebook group suspicions? Based on https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-cant-rail-recall-sales-figures-2025 it is likely that there aren't even 53,000 trucks at all, meaning this random Facebook group would need approximately or exceeding 100% membership.

    FB groups aren't a good measure of actual ownership. Bots, companies that make parts, people that are just fans and can't afford the vehicle, people that hate the vehicle and join just to troll, and people that just "collect" groups are all going to be in that count. Due to the "political" nature of the vehicle, there's likely a good number of oxymoronic members that both want to espouse muskrat's nazism and would never own an electric vehicle because of the "liberal" connotations of it.

    My dog has facebook and instagram accounts and some of those groups have membership that exceeds original production numbers or exceeds the possible number of vehicles remaining.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on Microsoft warns that Windows 10 reaches end of support today in ~tech

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    Yes, massgrave.dev is the answer you're looking for and no it doesn't require a full install. https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

    Can I upgrade their current W10 install to LTSC or would it take a full reinstall?

    Yes, massgrave.dev is the answer you're looking for and no it doesn't require a full install.

    https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

    23 votes

  16. Comment on The liquid air alternative to fossil fuels in ~enviro

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    Levelised Cost of Storage (LCOS) is the metric to beat. Per the article this is "as low as" $45/MWh, thermal batteries appear to be between $100-145 per MWh and no special equipment, tech, or...

    Levelised Cost of Storage (LCOS) is the metric to beat. Per the article this is "as low as" $45/MWh, thermal batteries appear to be between $100-145 per MWh and no special equipment, tech, or materials needed for liquid air. We've been purifying, compressing, and liquefying gases for a couple of centuries now.

    7 votes

  17. Comment on Luigi Mangione wants death penalty count tossed in US CEO murder case in ~news

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    I'm not commenting on any conspiracy, just clarifying the options for "they" as your comment seemed to think there was only one, NY State.

    I'm not commenting on any conspiracy, just clarifying the options for "they" as your comment seemed to think there was only one, NY State.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Luigi Mangione wants death penalty count tossed in US CEO murder case in ~news

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    He has three cases against him, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mangione, New York People v. Mangione, United States v. Mangione. He's in NY for both the NY and Federal cases. There are a lot of...

    Who is the "they?" He's being charged in New York state court.

    He has three cases against him, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mangione, New York People v. Mangione, United States v. Mangione.

    He's in NY for both the NY and Federal cases. There are a lot of "theys".

    9 votes

  20. Comment on Luigi Mangione wants death penalty count tossed in US CEO murder case in ~news

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    In their filing, Mangione’s lawyers also urged U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett to throw out evidence from a backpack seized during his arrest, arguing officers searched his bag without obtaining a warrant. Police questioned Mangione for more than 20 minutes before reading him his rights and blocked him from leaving the McDonald’s even though they initially told him he wasn’t under arrest, according to the filing.

    26 votes