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  1. Comment on OK Go - Love (2025) in ~music

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    Some pretty masterful choreography there. Single shot music video with multitudes of robots swinging heavy and harmful mirrors that do not care if a squishy human is in the way. Song ain't bad either.

    Some pretty masterful choreography there. Single shot music video with multitudes of robots swinging heavy and harmful mirrors that do not care if a squishy human is in the way.

    Song ain't bad either.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on New Intel CEO, hired for being one of Silicon Valley's longest-running investors in Chinese tech, invested in hundreds of Chinese companies in ~tech

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    Facts: Intel is the largest US chip maker. Intel has intimate and classified ties to US and western intelligence and defense systems. China has a long history of spying ...ahem... stealing...
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    Facts:

    1. Intel is the largest US chip maker.
    2. Intel has intimate and classified ties to US and western intelligence and defense systems.
    3. China has a long history of spying ...ahem... stealing ...ahem... industrial espioniage ...ahem... creative acquisition of western technologies and intelligence without regard to the legality of such.

    The above are all true and indisputable.

    How is it "sinophobia" to question the wisdom of appointing someone with extensive ties to China, the single largest disruptor to western military and economical dominance, to the top job of the company that controls the keys to the backdoors of nearly all significant western hardware?

    Edited the article title to remove and showcase the sinophobia in the statement.

    Also, your title is wrong and biased towards your own opinion, not fact, which is not a welcome act here.
    Tan was hired because Intel wants to cut jobs. He left Intel's board last year over disagreements with then CEO concerning cost cutting and bloat.

    17 votes

  5. Comment on The final episode of Chief O'Brien at Work, twelve years in the making in ~comics

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    From Jon Adams here: https://redd.it/1jtlrko

    From Jon Adams here: https://redd.it/1jtlrko

    Twelve years ago today, I posted the first Chief O'Brien at Work comic. Now I'm posting the final one. I love it with all my heart, but life and children have taken priority. Maybe one day I'll be inspired to create some more, but for now, ending with number 400 feels right. I've put O'Brien through a lot and he deserves a break.

    I truly appreciate all the enthusiasm this comic received, from so many people. Some highlights from the past twelve years:

    There are probably more fun moments I'm forgetting. But the most fun of all was getting to make such a silly thing for so long.

    If you need more than 400 comics (plus holiday specials and random exclusives) there's also a feature-length film and a downloadable 200+ page coloring book. Enjoy!

    11 votes

  7. Comment on Mapping Earth, one billion years ago in ~science

  8. Comment on Poshmark (online used goods store) - Good, bad, invite code? in ~life

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    Per the lady of the house: "Always happy with my purchases. Poshmark tends to favor the buyer, so that's good for them. It's common practice to leave comments on a post to ask for additional...

    Per the lady of the house:

    "Always happy with my purchases. Poshmark tends to favor the buyer, so that's good for them. It's common practice to leave comments on a post to ask for additional photos or info."

    16 votes

  9. Comment on I'm rate-limited to one comment reply every two hours in ~tildes

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    The rate limit can also be increased, ask me how I know, if you have been in recent heated arguments that have been removed as a way of giving you some time to cool off.

    The rate limit can also be increased, ask me how I know, if you have been in recent heated arguments that have been removed as a way of giving you some time to cool off.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Firefox now supports native vertical tabs in 136.0 release in ~tech

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    Yes. I have an ultrawide monitor and generally use it as two side by side bezel-less monitors. My eyes are trained to generally aim for the center of each "monitor", vertical tabs move that...

    Yes.
    I have an ultrawide monitor and generally use it as two side by side bezel-less monitors. My eyes are trained to generally aim for the center of each "monitor", vertical tabs move that center, so I just keep the tabs at the top.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    If I were to play devil's advocate the "providers consumers with necessary information" can be as simple as the advertisement showing that the product exists. Back in Texas I recall seeing...

    If I were to play devil's advocate the "providers consumers with necessary information" can be as simple as the advertisement showing that the product exists. Back in Texas I recall seeing advertisements for the iPhone that had literally no information about it other than the name and a picture of the phone. If someone saw the advertisement and noticed that the number after the name had changed, that'd be "necessary information" for a consumer that uses and wants to update to the latest version. No specs, no changes from the previous version, just "iPhone +1"

    6 votes

  12. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    If you want to know what it looks like to not have advertising shoved into your face at every moment, just take a virtual drive along Hawaii's roadways where billboards have been banned for over a...

    If you want to know what it looks like to not have advertising shoved into your face at every moment, just take a virtual drive along Hawaii's roadways where billboards have been banned for over a century.

    15 votes

  13. Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games

  14. Comment on Beatles biopics reveal cast, 2028 release for all four Sam Mendes movies in ~movies

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    Since they'll all be releasing in April 2028, guessing they'll be one release per week on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th. Question is if they'll start strong with the Lennon or McCartney film or end...

    Since they'll all be releasing in April 2028, guessing they'll be one release per week on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th. Question is if they'll start strong with the Lennon or McCartney film or end strong with them. I'm guessing start, and they'll release in order as Lennon, McCartney, Starr, Harrison.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on The investor backed proposed California tech city is now reframed as ship building hub and gains more local support in ~design

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    They just have zero intent of giving up on getting richer, huh? Group of billionaires secretly buys 101 square miles of land on the cheap to build a new Company Town (because those have such a...

    They just have zero intent of giving up on getting richer, huh?

    Group of billionaires secretly buys 101 square miles of land on the cheap to build a new Company Town (because those have such a great history) and get richer because they clearly don't have enough money. Sues the people that refuse to sell to them.
    They bought cheap farmland with the intent of just bribing their way lobbying to get laws overturned that disallowed turning farmland into anything but, got caught, started to put it to a vote, then withdrew the measure when it was obvious they weren't going to win.
    They still don't have anything close to enough water to build anything they want to.

    And now...

    This month California Forever found itself back in the spotlight for a new proposal, and one that has been greeted far more warmly – using the land it owns for the creation of a shipbuilding hub. The Trump administration has reportedly drafted an executive order to revitalize the shipbuilding industry in the US.

    ...they're saying they'll build a shipyard so Cheeto-in-Chief will write these billionaires a nice fat check. I want to be on gov't handout billionaire welfare too!

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech

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    Can you download an app on an iPhone without an account? (No.) So how is this any different?

    They have the ability to but I would argue that this is a clear case for regulation. They are effectively forcing everyone that wants to do general computing on a dominant default platform to have account with them.

    Can you download an app on an iPhone without an account? (No.)
    So how is this any different?

  17. Comment on Looking for very specific mouse recommendations in ~tech

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    I'm 100% trackball all the time, even (and especially) while gaming. Haven't touched a mouse in years outside of needing to use someone else's computer for whatever reason. I generally despise...

    I'm 100% trackball all the time, even (and especially) while gaming. Haven't touched a mouse in years outside of needing to use someone else's computer for whatever reason. I generally despise trackpads and don't even use them for anything other than the very occasional need to the desktop on my SteamDeck and even then if it's more than a few moments or a single task or two, I just pair one of the spare wireless trackballs I have to it.

    I have purchased Deck Verified games only to find out they use the trackpads and immediately refunded them.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Looking for very specific mouse recommendations in ~tech

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    Can I interest you in our lord and savior, the superior pointing device since the dawn of time: Trackball

    Can I interest you in our lord and savior, the superior pointing device since the dawn of time: Trackball

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Danish deposit system: 93% of bottles and cans are returned and of those, 99.7% recycled (translation in comment) in ~enviro

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    For my current (Colorado) and former (Texas) states, there are no bottle return programs, so stats will likely be non-existent. In Colorado, the waste bins aren't provided by the local government...

    For my current (Colorado) and former (Texas) states, there are no bottle return programs, so stats will likely be non-existent.

    In Colorado, the waste bins aren't provided by the local government and are instead through private companies that residents have to seek out on their own, recycling is an optional extra that is not required (most neighbors have the recycling bin, but some do not). We separate waste appropriately, which was then picked up on a bi-weekly basis and sorted by the waste collection center.

    For Texas it is largely the same except the municipality provided trash and recycling bins and it was picked up weekly instead of bi-weekly.
    In Texas "metal recycling centers" are commonplace where people take various metals to be paid for them by weight. It is a common practice to do so among the poor and homeless population as aluminum pays the most of the common metals and is easy to acquire as there's little to stop someone from picking it out of trash bins, dumpsters, or just picking up litter. It is also commonplace for people, often immigrants or people just trying to make ends meet, to go around the city in their vehicles on "bulk trash" days to pick up the discarded metals from the curb to take to recycling centers for money. As with many things involving individuals, this has positives and negatives depending on the people involved.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on New policy changes for Southwest Airlines in ~travel

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    That's probably just on me then. Some of the friend group fly Southwest constantly, so I remember them talking about it, but didn't pay much attention as my history shows I fly with them about...

    That's probably just on me then. Some of the friend group fly Southwest constantly, so I remember them talking about it, but didn't pay much attention as my history shows I fly with them about once every 5 years.