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  1. Comment on Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down in ~tech

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    Every single of the 17,576 combinations of three-letter .com domains are taken, so it's worth someone picking it up and turning it into exactly that.

    Every single of the 17,576 combinations of three-letter .com domains are taken, so it's worth someone picking it up and turning it into exactly that.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport

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    Go to your personal bank, they will almost always have better financing options than the dealership. Get the high payment loan for now, after it is 91 days old (should be enough time for insurance...
    1. Go to your personal bank, they will almost always have better financing options than the dealership.
    2. Get the high payment loan for now, after it is 91 days old (should be enough time for insurance to total the cars and pay you) use the payments from insurance to refinance the car by making a large payment either to the first loan to reduce the amount owed or as a large down payment to the refi.
    7 votes

  5. Comment on It's Bandcamp Friday, what Indie albums are you picking up‽ in ~music

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    Missed the last one, so am catching up on some synthwave and dark synthwave background music from Infinite Luxury and Occams Laser respectively with Late to the Party, Question Your Life Choices,...

    Missed the last one, so am catching up on some synthwave and dark synthwave background music from Infinite Luxury and Occams Laser respectively with Late to the Party, Question Your Life Choices, Odyssey of Noise Vol. IV and V.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech

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    I'm glad you picked up on that, it was laid purposefully thick.

    I'm glad you picked up on that, it was laid purposefully thick.

    7 votes

  8. Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech

    AugustusFerdinand
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    Ah yes, the internet's requirement that all things be black and white with zero nuance.

    Ah yes, the internet's requirement that all things be black and white with zero nuance.

    11 votes

  9. Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech

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    @cptbluebear, what are the "inflammatory rightwing politics" that you mention?

    @cptbluebear, what are the "inflammatory rightwing politics" that you mention?

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech

    AugustusFerdinand
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    I'm not seeing any "inflammatory rightwing politics" in any of that.

    I'm not seeing any "inflammatory rightwing politics" in any of that.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic in ~health

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    In case you're wondering how Ozempic is generic in Canada already see here - https://tild.es/1tb2 - in short, someone at Novo Nordisk screwed up, refused to pay $450 and they lost patent...

    In case you're wondering how Ozempic is generic in Canada already see here - https://tild.es/1tb2 - in short, someone at Novo Nordisk screwed up, refused to pay $450 and they lost patent protection in Canada as a result.

    22 votes

  12. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    Closer to the latter as he definitely has come to expect a certain level of attention from his subjects. The bowl was picked up at a thrift store and replaced a generic plastic bowl he had been...

    Closer to the latter as he definitely has come to expect a certain level of attention from his subjects. The bowl was picked up at a thrift store and replaced a generic plastic bowl he had been using previously. It's purple and covered in little hearts and crowns and says "Princess" on it which is perfect for the masculine image he attempts to project.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses in ~tech

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    Fully powered by natural gas and comes with a double tax break as well.

    Fully powered by natural gas and comes with a double tax break as well.

    To attract hyperscale cloud operators, MIDA cut the project's energy use tax from its standard 6% to 0.5% and agreed to rebate 80% of the property tax revenue generated by the development back to O'Leary Digital.

    30 votes

  15. Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport

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    And I'll continue to buy older cars that I can repair myself and don't watch my every move. Not because I drive under the influence of anything, but because all this unserviceable, unreasonable,...

    And I'll continue to buy older cars that I can repair myself and don't watch my every move. Not because I drive under the influence of anything, but because all this unserviceable, unreasonable, and intrusive bullshit just makes cars obsolete faster.
    Nothing like being unable to rush to the hospital in an emergency because my car thinks I'm impaired or the system flat out fails.

    50 votes

  16. Comment on California billionaire tax has signatures needed for ballot, backers say in ~society

  17. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    Two things immediately come to mind, so are probably the best. The first is an angled bowl riser for my dog so he doesn't have to strain down to the floor to eat. Measured him, designed it, added...

    Two things immediately come to mind, so are probably the best. The first is an angled bowl riser for my dog so he doesn't have to strain down to the floor to eat. Measured him, designed it, added personal touches like his nickname on it, and it fits his ceramic "Princess" food bowl perfectly without it being possible for it to slip out or get knocked over.
    Second is a mold I made to cast a silicone ice mold for my big whiskey ice cubes. The ice cubes each have a letter of his nickname.

    Yes, I love my dog. Why do you ask?

    5 votes

  18. Comment on US Department of Justice arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Nicolás Maduro's removal in ~society

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    I wouldn't doubt that they do, just that I saw nothing in the video about it.

    I wouldn't doubt that they do, just that I saw nothing in the video about it.

  19. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    And what happens to the money Brave collected on a creator's behalf that they either chose not to do so or simply did not know that someone else was collecting money on their behalf without their...

    And what happens to the money Brave collected on a creator's behalf that they either chose not to do so or simply did not know that someone else was collecting money on their behalf without their knowledge or consent?

    7 votes

  20. Comment on US Department of Justice arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Nicolás Maduro's removal in ~society

    AugustusFerdinand
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    Nothing indicated in the video that I recall said they were betting themselves.

    Nothing indicated in the video that I recall said they were betting themselves.

    1 vote