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Comment on Luigi Mangione wants death penalty count tossed in US CEO murder case in ~news
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Comment on America’s landlords settle claim they used rent-setting algorithms to gouge consumers nationwide for $141 million in ~finance
OBLIVIATER Link ParentWhite collar criminals never get touched in prison, they're always in minimum security resorts. Even if they weren't there, I doubt most people in prison are class conscious enough to recognize...White collar criminals never get touched in prison, they're always in minimum security resorts. Even if they weren't there, I doubt most people in prison are class conscious enough to recognize how much damage these people have done to the lower classes.
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Comment on America’s landlords settle claim they used rent-setting algorithms to gouge consumers nationwide for $141 million in ~finance
OBLIVIATER Link ParentYeah, this has to be only a drop in the bucket from what they've extorted out of Americans overall. Even the companies that aren't related to Realpage benefited heavily from this price fixing. "A...Yeah, this has to be only a drop in the bucket from what they've extorted out of Americans overall. Even the companies that aren't related to Realpage benefited heavily from this price fixing. "A rising tide raises all ships" so to speak, the rent went up for some places so others were able to raise their rent as well. And now the damage has been done, rents may be decreasing slightly in some major areas; but they're already up 100-200% in the last 10 or so years for many of those areas so it would take a MAJOR decrease to have any real effect on affordability.
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Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech
OBLIVIATER (edited )Link ParentI've had them offer reimbursement but the process is such a hassle I rarely bother, I never use even come close to my data cap every month anyway; and my internet rarely goes out for any long...I've had them offer reimbursement but the process is such a hassle I rarely bother, I never use even come close to my data cap every month anyway; and my internet rarely goes out for any long period of time.
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Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech
OBLIVIATER Link ParentUsually my boss expects me to use my phone as a hotspot, at least temporarily.Usually my boss expects me to use my phone as a hotspot, at least temporarily.
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Comment on America's dumbest crop: grass in ~enviro
OBLIVIATER LinkOne of my goals when I buy a house (if I'm not forced into an HOA) is to have a wild lawn, or if I can swing it, a lawn full of vegetables and flowers. I'm not going to have kids, so I won't...One of my goals when I buy a house (if I'm not forced into an HOA) is to have a wild lawn, or if I can swing it, a lawn full of vegetables and flowers. I'm not going to have kids, so I won't really need any space for them to play outside (something I very much appreciated as a kid growing up.) I'd rather have something useful that actually helps the environment around me.
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Comment on How we're designing Audacity for the future in ~tech
OBLIVIATER Link ParentI love Audacity, its not as powerful as something like RX Pro or Pro tools but it does everything an amateur could need and more. I've always had some stability issues with it though unfortunately...I love Audacity, its not as powerful as something like RX Pro or Pro tools but it does everything an amateur could need and more. I've always had some stability issues with it though unfortunately (It seems like every editing software has this issue for some reason), but with proper autosaving its not that big of a deal.
The real thing that makes audacity so awesome is its robust suite of free plugins that the community has developed over the years. So many things that Audacity can't do itself can be added to it by downloading a plugin.
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Comment on US solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after in ~enviro
OBLIVIATER Link ParentI'm not incredibly knowledgeable in this field but I do have some friends who work as engineers for a power company. It's my understanding that buried lines end up costing a lot more in the long...I'm not incredibly knowledgeable in this field but I do have some friends who work as engineers for a power company. It's my understanding that buried lines end up costing a lot more in the long run for a lot of reasons. The first one being obviously they're more expensive to install in the first place (like a LOT more expensive, like up to 10x per ft of line more expensive in some situations.)
They're also a lot more expensive to maintain and fix since if something happens to them, digging up lines is a LOT more difficult. On top of that, they're much more likely to be damaged by construction/people digging. 411 exists but underground lines still get cut every day, and an underground power line being cut could be deadly and more importantly (to the power company) costly to repair.
It's really difficult to see a world where buried lines make sense economically even when grid stability is heavily threatened by decentralized solar. It's a lot more likely that if a world with widespread decentralized solar ever did actually happen; the power grid itself would have to change its shape dramatically. Most likely decentralizing itself into small local grids that interconnect neighborhoods or small communities.
It's hard to see where the future of the grid is going. Battery technology is evolving rapidly and if we find a solution for very cheap and safe energy storage at the household level it's going to be very difficult to justify wide spread interconnected grids like we have today (for residential use), at least in areas that can take advantage of things like solar and wind.
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Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech
OBLIVIATER Link ParentSame, Wikipedia is an invaluable resource supported by thousands of incredibly hard working and dedicated people, but it also isn't in any great need. There are far more deserving causes out there...Same, Wikipedia is an invaluable resource supported by thousands of incredibly hard working and dedicated people, but it also isn't in any great need. There are far more deserving causes out there for you to donate to, the Internet Archive is a great example.
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Comment on US solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after in ~enviro
OBLIVIATER LinkSolar got so cheap so fast that it makes sense even to the greedy corporations. If you don't account for storage (which isn't necessary in all solar projects) its by far the cheapest, most...Solar got so cheap so fast that it makes sense even to the greedy corporations. If you don't account for storage (which isn't necessary in all solar projects) its by far the cheapest, most flexible, and least environmentally damaging power source we have.
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Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate plans in ~games
OBLIVIATER Link ParentI don't think anyone who was remotely knowledgeable about the games industry thought that gamepass was sustainable long term, it was always just a question of "when" the price got jacked up. They...I don't think anyone who was remotely knowledgeable about the games industry thought that gamepass was sustainable long term, it was always just a question of "when" the price got jacked up. They have been losing money hand over fist for years, especially when they started spending billions acquiring so many studios and then putting their games on the gamepass for free. It was such an incredible deal it never made sense to buy games when they were going to be on gamepass. Even at 16 bucks for PC pass its still a decent deal if you're the kind of gamer who likes to pick up every new game for a few weeks and then move on. Me and my friends game the system because they don't seem to have any limits (yet) on how many people can log into a microsoft account so we've all been sharing the same Xbox gamepass for the last 2 years lol, they don't even limit you from playing at the same time.
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Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech
OBLIVIATER Link ParentThe wikimedia foundation who owns wikipedia has some very liberal leaning practices, but AFAIK Wikipedia itself doesn't get involved with those. My only gripe with Wikipedia is how often they beg...The wikimedia foundation who owns wikipedia has some very liberal leaning practices, but AFAIK Wikipedia itself doesn't get involved with those. My only gripe with Wikipedia is how often they beg for donations like the site is about to shut down when the company generates insane amounts of revenue and the vast majority of their money goes to doing stuff other than running the site. That and nearly ALL of the actual work done on Wikipedia is by unpaid volunteers, so it feels a little greedy to solicit so much in donations when you're relying on free labor to run your site. (This is almost entirely because I'm jaded from being an unpaid volunteer reddit mod for a decade and watching them turn into a hundred billion dollar company off the work I did for them while simultaneously ruining the website and spitting in the mods faces time after time.)
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Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech
OBLIVIATER Link ParentCreationism is a very real "theory" and is believed by a lot of people, including my parents x.xCreationism is a very real "theory" and is believed by a lot of people, including my parents x.x
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Comment on EA is reportedly about to be sold in a record-setting $50 billion buyout to an investor group that includes private equity and Saudi Arabia in ~games
OBLIVIATER Link ParentSo basically they're going to be laying off nearly everyone and the company is going to failSo basically they're going to be laying off nearly everyone and the company is going to fail
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Comment on Spotify founder Daniel Ek is planning to officially step down from the role of chief executive after two decades at the helm of the music streaming giant in ~finance
OBLIVIATER Link ParentIt always doesIt always does
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Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space
OBLIVIATER Link ParentCheck the authors article history, they post pretty much exclusively this. Must be the only way to get any ad revenue these days.This article strikes me as an opportunistic rant against a Musk associated company rather than a legitimate set of critiques.
Check the authors article history, they post pretty much exclusively this. Must be the only way to get any ad revenue these days.
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Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space
OBLIVIATER Link ParentThanks for putting more effort into your comment than this bizarre hit piece bothered to put into their "journalism." Checking their Medium page shows a pretty obvious pattern that would make me...Thanks for putting more effort into your comment than this bizarre hit piece bothered to put into their "journalism." Checking their Medium page shows a pretty obvious pattern that would make me question the legitimacy of any of their reporting, it gives the vibe of "I'm going to write anything I can to try and get some clicks"
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Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space
OBLIVIATER Link ParentHate musk all you want, he obviously deserves it, but I'm so tired of seeing the incredibly hard working engineers at SpaceX (and to a lesser extent Tesla) get shit on by the internet because of...Hate musk all you want, he obviously deserves it, but I'm so tired of seeing the incredibly hard working engineers at SpaceX (and to a lesser extent Tesla) get shit on by the internet because of their relation to the rat.
The things these companies have achieved were unrivaled at the time and some of them are still unrivaled today. SpaceX has pushed forward space flight technology incredibly far almost singlehandedly and anyone passionate about space should at least show them some begrudging respect.
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Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space
OBLIVIATER Link ParentThe Shuttle was far more wasteful than anything SpaceX is launching and it's not even close.The Shuttle was far more wasteful than anything SpaceX is launching and it's not even close.
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Comment on Via, Waymo team up to bring robotaxis to public transit systems in ~transport
OBLIVIATER Link ParentFor a regular EV, or for an EV with a significant amount of expensive prototype technology strapped to it?For a regular EV, or for an EV with a significant amount of expensive prototype technology strapped to it?
It was almost funny how obviously different this whole situation was treated by the money class. Rich guy gets gunned down in the street of NYC and they launched a multi-state manhunt for him with APBs everywhere, governor stops at nothing to make sure they catch the guy who did it. Meanwhile poor folks get gunned down every single day in the very same city and I don't even think it makes the local news.