raze2012's recent activity
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Comment on US Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing in ~society
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentThat's why I think a better solution is to make ads less intrusive, rather than doing away with them entirely. Ads are fine if they don't bloat the webpage and aren't flashing casino light at you...That's why I think a better solution is to make ads less intrusive, rather than doing away with them entirely. Ads are fine if they don't bloat the webpage and aren't flashing casino light at you on the side of your limited real estate as you read.
we may need alternative means regardless, given that even those ads aren't paying the bills for more and more sites. They are sort of leaning towards subscription paywalls for that. It's sadly the only logical means without subsidies or simply figuring out how to make society cheaper to survive in.
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentWell, maybe online. The alternative is pay for what you consume, as many news sites are going the direction of. I agree with more proper regulations. Advertising should not make my webpage take...no strong alternative payment model. This is a big one
Well, maybe online. The alternative is pay for what you consume, as many news sites are going the direction of.
I agree with more proper regulations. Advertising should not make my webpage take 100x or even 1000x longer to load than normal, and it should not disrupt or even halt my primary consumption. This is trivial with videos by having ads be on the tail end instead of as a midroll, With text, it's a much harder problem.
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Comment on Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentI mean, that makes sense? A lot of the economy is shrinking. Tesla had strong growth in 2024. Costco growing despite all this suggest something unique about their model compared to everything...the author does not mention that Costco has had strong growth for every single month since at least the start of 2024. That data is from the same group (Placer) as what the au
I mean, that makes sense? A lot of the economy is shrinking. Tesla had strong growth in 2024. Costco growing despite all this suggest something unique about their model compared to everything else.
Wal Mart as a de facto monopoly in so many smaller areas may be resistant but they aren't exactly optimistic either:
https://www.newsweek.com/walmart-loses-22b-consumer-confidence-2050624
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/business/walmart-stock-earnings/index.html
I get what you mean in that these losses probably arent all contributed to boycotts, but the Costco example seems to rub counter to a general trend across industries.
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Comment on Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentSad part is that it's probably similar to the government. Most of the people there are at best good and at worst werre fine just keep doing what sales. But the arrogance of the ones up top who may...Sad part is that it's probably similar to the government. Most of the people there are at best good and at worst werre fine just keep doing what sales. But the arrogance of the ones up top who may even have connections with Trump think that kowtowikg to him is how they get ahead.
In glad in at least one instance that consumers are showing who really has the power.
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Comment on Thanks to recent US law, Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can now hide details of their private jets in ~transport
raze2012 LinkGot more planes than ever crashing into each other and out of the sky and they are scrambling to rehire fired air traffic controllers. We also had the CHIPS Act canceled because it was under...Got more planes than ever crashing into each other and out of the sky and they are scrambling to rehire fired air traffic controllers. We also had the CHIPS Act canceled because it was under Biden, but it's so nifty this little act survives. Gotta think of the poor billionaires!
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Comment on An ‘administrative error’ sends a Maryland father to a Salvadoran prison in ~society
raze2012 LinkYeah, an "error they can't correct". I'm sure if this was some millionaire donor that somehow that "error" would already be corrected instead of being fought against in court.Yeah, an "error they can't correct". I'm sure if this was some millionaire donor that somehow that "error" would already be corrected instead of being fought against in court.
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Comment on Virginia lawmaker says he called Social Security Administration and it hung up on him: 'It's very concerning' in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentI suppose you can be say one of the circles are moving. At some drastic extreme of nuclear fallout, they become a full circle. Maybe money can have you survive a nuke, but no one is living...I suppose you can be say one of the circles are moving. At some drastic extreme of nuclear fallout, they become a full circle. Maybe money can have you survive a nuke, but no one is living comfortably afterwards.
Anyway, the disabled are pretty much always allowed to be collateral damage by society, so this will just be senseless pain.
Sure. I'm a minority, so I understand the mentality of existing being offensive to some people out there. Systematic oppression means they are disproportionately affected by such actions.
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Comment on Virginia lawmaker says he called Social Security Administration and it hung up on him: 'It's very concerning' in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentAs of now, no. The further it gets on, the more that it becomes true.As of now, no. The further it gets on, the more that it becomes true.
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Comment on Virginia lawmaker says he called Social Security Administration and it hung up on him: 'It's very concerning' in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentUnder the clause that our legal and legistlative channels fail to either do their job or enforce their judgement, yes. Someone will rise up somewhere down the chain, or we all die/flee and the...you're just sort of saying the bad stuff will happen and best case is things change because of it
Under the clause that our legal and legistlative channels fail to either do their job or enforce their judgement, yes. Someone will rise up somewhere down the chain, or we all die/flee and the country as we know it ends. The lower the chain, the more people needed to change. A change in their behavior from what's likely everyday peace and security..
That's ultimately all this comes down to. I'm not suggesting that those who suffer deserve it nor are even "optimal" targets for this. Those are unforuntely just those who have the most depending on the government being torn down. That they are are also statistically the highest turnout voters is coincidence (I think. Too much calculus to really find a correlation there).
that is the context in which I was responding to your responses.
indeed. I started my chain more as a means to express an inevitability. Not necessarily as tacit support for the above. people will have to fight back. run, or suffer.
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Comment on Virginia lawmaker says he called Social Security Administration and it hung up on him: 'It's very concerning' in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentIt'll be the same story as anyone else who loses homes. Some will cover themselves comfortably. Many won't but have assets to sell. Then those who have none of those will do a mix of rely on their...Still unclear on how they'll do that if they're not getting the check that lets them live. And you didn't share who was helping them cover their bills in the meantime.
It'll be the same story as anyone else who loses homes. Some will cover themselves comfortably. Many won't but have assets to sell. Then those who have none of those will do a mix of rely on their kids or community, or be out on the street. I'm not pretending there won't be suffering if we get to this point.
But or the latter: homeless voters are still voters. They can still get out and try to reverse these issues if they get that bad. Being morbid again: these policies will disproportionately affect red states, so even if they can;t you can also view their non-vote as a detriment to republicans as well.
I don't think you get to say you're not willing
I don;t get to say I have a choice in the matter, period. I'm simply viewing options helplessly from home while I already struggle finding full time work.
It's just amazing how no one ever suggests their own check be stopped for months at a time.
It's been 22 months for me, if that makes you feel better. my "martyrdom" didn't turn the country around. And given how a lot of my familly is miliary, I emptathize a lot with the current government disaster going on. It's directly afffecting my parents and their siblings as well.
I suppose it'd be an interesting form of protest from private companies to do that, but that all seems less likely than America going to war. I'm simply predicting likelyhoods , not making radical suggestions. the Social Security stuff is happening in real time, so that possibility is already before our eyes if all the other checks aren't going to work first.
Or that they do something instead of hoping the old people vote to save the world or die off.
I'm all ears. I can't do much but i've called my reps and made sure they were aligned. That again, really doesn't seem to do much since I'm in California and as blue as they come. I've kept close eyes on my reps in their votes and they haven't done anything stupid on the congress floor either. Just not be as outspoken as i want them to be.
But yes, it is much harder to rouse any of those 100m+ non-voters from 2024 if they are that young/middle age, working class person still either cushy in life or with no fallbacks. Even a war may do little there because there simply hasn't been destruction on American soil in nearly a century. The thoughts of them being gunned down in the streets doesn't even register to them.
and if it ever does, it's more likely they flee than vote.
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Comment on Virginia lawmaker says he called Social Security Administration and it hung up on him: 'It's very concerning' in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentStatistically, they are the ones who vote the most. So in some regards they may be the ones to at least lead the ballot bot. I'm not so much willing as much seeing it as the 2nd to last line of...The disabled and elderly are not the ones who need to lead the charge
Statistically, they are the ones who vote the most. So in some regards they may be the ones to at least lead the ballot bot.
The willingness to let others suffer for the change we seek is one of our biggest flaws as humans and I think leaning into it is a mistake.
I'm not so much willing as much seeing it as the 2nd to last line of defense. Ideally, the courts shut a lot of this chaos down before it goes too deep. Or the reps wake up (or if we're being frank: die off) and congress shifts to a makeup that can do the same. I'm unsure if we make it to midterms for this to happen naturally.
Less ideally, some single actors make a few choices that turn everything around. And if all those fail, we have the last two lines of defense: riots from people who can't ignore the suffering, or war.
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Comment on Virginia lawmaker says he called Social Security Administration and it hung up on him: 'It's very concerning' in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentIt sucks, but we need people to rise against this. And a lot of people are still either asleep or ignorant. I don't really know a better way to wake them up. People are definitely trying less...It sucks, but we need people to rise against this. And a lot of people are still either asleep or ignorant. I don't really know a better way to wake them up. People are definitely trying less devastating methods in the meantime.
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Comment on US tax revenue could drop by ten percent amid turmoil at Internal Revenue Service in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentAnd on the other end, I'm frustrated from a layoff in 2023 and my choice to take a few months off before job seeking has cost me a dreadful 2 years of full time income. Apparently I hit the mass...And on the other end, I'm frustrated from a layoff in 2023 and my choice to take a few months off before job seeking has cost me a dreadful 2 years of full time income. Apparently I hit the mass tech layoff right before it became fashionable.
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Comment on Does he get tossed? Do I have any wagers? in ~society
raze2012 LinkI don't think Republicans throw him out, sadly. They are anywhere from complicit to afraid. But yes, I don't think Trump completes a full term at any rate. I see 3 scenarios happening eventually...I don't think Republicans throw him out, sadly. They are anywhere from complicit to afraid.
But yes, I don't think Trump completes a full term at any rate. I see 3 scenarios happening eventually (in increasing order of likeliness):
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he simply dies or is ruled mentally unfit. Natural or otherwise. He's not exactly a healthy 79 YO to begin with.
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sometime into a recession/depression situation, enough people in power finally turn and put pressure to make Trump resign. Same pressure forces Vance's hand to at the very least stop making things worse for the economy.
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between special elections and primaries, the legislative flips. By 2026 Dems get enough of a majority from the utter swing to convict trump and get him out. Once again, Vance is hard walled if he doesn't want the same treatment and effectively needs to at least play it as a safe and boring president. If the 4 current vacancies turn D, the House may even flip before midterms and at least start to slow things down.
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Comment on Beware tech career advice from old heads in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentDon't have to ask me twice, haha. I'm switching between so many languages that I'm not trying to memorize syntax for every little thing. I don't need much more than docs for that but but I'll...Don't have to ask me twice, haha. I'm switching between so many languages that I'm not trying to memorize syntax for every little thing. I don't need much more than docs for that but but I'll never be ashamed for double checking stuff in docs.
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Comment on Beware tech career advice from old heads in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentVideo will help but it's an extra degree of effort for the user. It's part of why click through rates important. Every extra click a user needs to do to get to your stuff reduces the rate.Video will help but it's an extra degree of effort for the user. It's part of why click through rates important. Every extra click a user needs to do to get to your stuff reduces the rate.
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Comment on With just four cars and four tracks in Steam early access for a limited-time sale price of $24, maybe Wreckfest 2 should've waited in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentSame concept. The true old school meaning of alpha is what many try to pass off as a beta these days: some core made with significant bugs to fix and features to 8mplement. Beta used to mean the...Same concept. The true old school meaning of alpha is what many try to pass off as a beta these days: some core made with significant bugs to fix and features to 8mplement.
Beta used to mean the item was feature complete. Everything you expect to be in the product is there. There are only minor bugs to fix, polish to add, and other balances to tweak before a full release. But for modern games, some feel like they barely left alpha stage.
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Comment on With just four cars and four tracks in Steam early access for a limited-time sale price of $24, maybe Wreckfest 2 should've waited in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentEarly access is still a paid release (well, it doesn't have to be, but this one is) so it will still get the scrutiny relative to its cost. $24 for 4 tracks and 4 cars can be a steep price for...a lot of people have come to expect early access games to be almost finished games. Which is entirely silly.
Early access is still a paid release (well, it doesn't have to be, but this one is) so it will still get the scrutiny relative to its cost. $24 for 4 tracks and 4 cars can be a steep price for something that may or may not ever fully leave EA (which is another common issue players get hit with: games with potential that never cross the finish line and remain forever EA).
A paid alpha is already a somewhat unfortunate sentiment to consider, but alphas/betas in general usually come with an element of trust that the product will release someday. On Steam and between this economy, that trust has been waning over time.
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Comment on EU paves the way for iPhones and Android devices to ditch USB-C entirely in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentTo push back a bit: I think it comes down to frequency. To make something wired means either consuming your phones single (or at best, one of 2) ports, or to make a dedicated port to it. But...To push back a bit: I think it comes down to frequency. To make something wired means either consuming your phones single (or at best, one of 2) ports, or to make a dedicated port to it. But there's many peripherals to consider these days.
Wireless makes sense for peripherals only occasionally used. A game pad is nifty for me, while it may be a daily necessity for hardcore players (who will buy a dedicated connection) or something used once for many casual users (who will bt connect some controller).
Honestly, they are making their jobs harder with all these absurd charges. They need to now convince a jury that a simple first degree murder of a single man is worth a death penalty. Simply because the man was rich. Pretty hard argument to make in this economy.
You're right in that if this was a cut and dry "did he murder" then that this would ultimately not cause much issue.