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Comment on EU paves the way for iPhones and Android devices to ditch USB-C entirely in ~tech
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
tauon Link ParentNot sure why, but I just assumed rates would be as much as (or higher than) inflation, but yeah, if that's not the case (or for one of the other reasons you mentioned), it'll make sense to take on...Not sure why, but I just assumed rates would be as much as (or higher than) inflation, but yeah, if that's not the case (or for one of the other reasons you mentioned), it'll make sense to take on debt. Not a business person, I can't lie.
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
tauon Link ParentThese are plausible reasons to me, thanks!These are plausible reasons to me, thanks!
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Comment on Enough with the bullshit (a letter to fellow bullshit sufferers) in ~tech
tauon Link ParentSpot on. It’s not just media literacy, it’s literacy in general that helps with seeing through it. Writing and reading. So in an age of digital bombardment of the senses with hyperbole/outright...Spot on. It’s not just media literacy, it’s literacy in general that helps with seeing through it. Writing and reading.
So in an age of digital bombardment of the senses with hyperbole/outright bullshit, we’d need more education, not less.
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
tauon Link ParentWhy not use the cash that's supposedly at hand for even higher ROI? Or am I missing something?Why not use the cash that's supposedly at hand for even higher ROI? Or am I missing something?
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
tauon Link ParentInteresting, I definitely wasn’t aware, but that explanation would also make sense. I was also wondering why this hadn’t made bigger waves yet, since it’s been out for a few days at this point....Interesting, I definitely wasn’t aware, but that explanation would also make sense. I was also wondering why this hadn’t made bigger waves yet, since it’s been out for a few days at this point.
You don’t happen to know another/one more explanation that’d plausibilize this big taking-on of debt? Or is “we wanted a lot of growth” just a valid reason?
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Comment on EU paves the way for iPhones and Android devices to ditch USB-C entirely in ~tech
tauon (edited )LinkNot too big a fan of this, personally. If every manufacturer adopted wireless-only charging, new smartphones’ overall power consumption would see an increase of half. Plus, due to the heat, the...Not too big a fan of this, personally. If every manufacturer adopted wireless-only charging, new smartphones’ overall power consumption would see an increase of half. Plus, due to the heat, the batteries would probably degrade more quickly – also not ideal.
Edit: typo
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
tauon Link"Mirror" link. […] Note: Author Dan McCrum is the journalist who uncovered and informed the world about Wirecard's fraudulent activities. So, uhh, yeah. The sassy part in me likes to think this is...As Tesla’s car sales and share price plummet in response to Elon Musk’s political and physical stances, we would like to draw readers’ attention to something puzzling in the group’s accounts.
Compare Tesla’s capital expenditure in the last six months of 2024 to its valuation of the assets that money was spent on, and $1.4bn appears to have gone astray.
The sum is big enough to matter even at Tesla, and comes at a moment when attention is returning to the group’s underlying numbers, now that its fully diluted stock market valuation has crashed from $1.7tn to below $800bn.
A closer look at Tesla’s cash flow statement may also prompt investors to ask other questions, such as why a business with a $37bn cash pile raised $6bn of new debt last year?[…]
Aside from 2021, when there was a $1.3bn rise in the value of the assets, the variance has tended to even out and has not approached the scale of the last quarter.
Such anomalies can be red flags, potentially indicative of weak internal controls. Aggressive classification of operating expenses as investment can be used to artificially boost reported profits.Note: Author Dan McCrum is the journalist who uncovered and informed the world about Wirecard's fraudulent activities.
So, uhh, yeah. The sassy part in me likes to think this is why Elon Musk has been projecting fraud onto every aspect of government: because his flagship company might apparently be guilty of it!
It will be interesting to see what the reasons behind this turn out to be, especially regarding the massive new debt even with the firm supposedly still having much cash at hand… if there ever is an investigation and the systems in place do not fail fully, that is. -
$1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla
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Comment on Block AI scrapers with Anubis in ~comp
tauon Link ParentDoes this mean Kagi/small search engines might have a leg up on the big players if this becomes widespread? Fantasizing now, but could this mean Google might actually push for an end to the insane...Does this mean Kagi/small search engines might have a leg up on the big players if this becomes widespread?
Fantasizing now, but could this mean Google might actually push for an end to the insane LLM crawling levels if enough sites were to implement something (that also remains effective in blocking) like Anubis?
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Comment on Pure Bash bible: a collection of pure Bash alternatives to external processes in ~comp
tauon Link ParentIs this the most cross-platform (as in os, arch) lean utility “bundle” yet?Is this the most cross-platform (as in os, arch) lean utility “bundle” yet?
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Comment on Tips on attending a metal fest in Europe in ~travel
tauon Link ParentNot who you'd asked, but Prague is a beautiful city to visit. Very cool, very much "quintessential European," one could say.Not who you'd asked, but Prague is a beautiful city to visit. Very cool, very much "quintessential European," one could say.
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Comment on x86 assembler in Bash in ~comp
tauon Link ParentBe the change you wanna see in the world.Be the change you wanna see in the world.
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Comment on Privacy is also protecting the data of others in ~tech
tauon Link ParentWhile I’ve previously used “we still go to the toilet with the doors closed, even when we’re innocent and got nothing to hide” to illustrate the need for privacy, I think I like yours better!While I’ve previously used “we still go to the toilet with the doors closed, even when we’re innocent and got nothing to hide” to illustrate the need for privacy, I think I like yours better!
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Comment on For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream in ~society
tauon Link Parent*Yesterday *At the beginning of his term *Imprisoned a year agoneeds to be impeached now.
*Yesterday
*At the beginning of his term
*Imprisoned a year ago
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Comment on Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained in ~society
tauon LinkAaaaaand it’s happened again* (*to a person somewhat in the public spotlight): ‘American Pie’ actress says she was detained by ICE while trying to renew her work visa: ‘I have never in my life...Aaaaaand it’s happened again* (*to a person somewhat in the public spotlight):
From another source:
Eagles said the detainees at the San Luis facility have no sleeping mats or blankets or windows, and the lights are on all day and night.
Again, that is literal, textbook-definition torture. Not worth the risk, at least to me.
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Comment on What's the oldest tech you use, and why do you still use it? in ~tech
tauon (edited )LinkBit of a low-tech example, but probably counts: The classic Casio F-91W is a decades old design, quite literally. And while mine is only a couple of years old, the W-59 is a direct...Bit of a low-tech example, but probably counts: The classic Casio F-91W is a decades old design, quite literally. And while mine is only a couple of years old, the W-59 is a direct descendant/sibling to that model (main difference being a bit more waterproof, and sporting a slightly more sturdy default rubber band, although I’m wearing a non-stock strap with it anyways).
Other than that, I still use CD very occasionally. But digital is just so much more convenient when you have a modern device on you, and no walkman plus assortment of discs.
Edit: so, funny thing, I tried putting in a more international-friendly link from the Casio homepage instead of my localized one…, and it appears the US version of the page doesn’t seem to have any results for a W-59-1VQ model? Nor W-86 (a similar, also slightly more waterproof F-91W variant), either. So this means either 1) their search feature is useless trash 2) the model name differs vastly in other markets (although the F-91W’s (English) Wikipedia entry does mention the W-59…) or 3) the model isn’t offered in all markets?!
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
tauon Link ParentTo that, I only have three questions: Is this the culture in all company departments, where do you work, and are you hiring? :P (On a more serious note, feel free to answer #1 only. Since you...To that, I only have three questions: Is this the culture in all company departments, where do you work, and are you hiring? :P
(On a more serious note, feel free to answer #1 only. Since you already mentioned it being heavily dependent on the manager – is there a top-level “directive” for deciders with personnel responsibility, in the sense of for example “we recommend you allow 4 weeks off per employee, if requested, but no need to encourage”, or any variation of that? Just curious.)
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Comment on Heritage Foundation and allies discuss dismantling the EU in ~enviro
tauon Link ParentOh definitely. I at least like to think that I’m not underestimating. These are literal evil, anti-democratic actors, and work will need to be put in in order to deflect them from succeeding. For...Oh definitely. I at least like to think that I’m not underestimating. These are literal evil, anti-democratic actors, and work will need to be put in in order to deflect them from succeeding. For example, I don’t know how to solve the current issues within the “fake news” and social media-news-manipulation lane, as you mentioned/implied.
In the same vein, I think it’s dangerous to dismiss these figures as “stupid” in some way. Much, if not most of what they do is planned out and coldly calculated behavior…
In addition to that, I think it’s true what @CptBluebear noted — although I’d personally argue it started even earlier, namely with Brexit (albeit in far lower intensity than currently). After that fiasco, you’d seriously have to live under a rock to still be for an end of the Euro currency and Schengen trade zones, for example, and I like to think most people have hopefully come to realize that, too.
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Comment on Heritage Foundation and allies discuss dismantling the EU in ~enviro
tauon Link ParentGood?! Personally I’m for a more federal EU, all in all. 🇪🇺 The mandate is clearly there (and renewed every five years), which these people might’ve known had they done about a minute of reading...The paper proposes dismantling the European Commission and the European Court of Justice. It claims that the “EU is evolving into a quasi-federal state, limiting national decision-making power”
Good?! Personally I’m for a more federal EU, all in all. 🇪🇺
and is imposing “ideologically motivated policies on member states, without any mandate”.
The mandate is clearly there (and renewed every five years), which these people might’ve known had they done about a minute of reading up on the basics.
Under the plan, the EU would cease to function in its current guise, and would instead be renamed the European Community of Nations (ECN).
Well, let’s hope the cretins and otherwise ghouls on society are shown the way out with more resistance and activity like the current protests in Hungary. If the (long overdue) end of Orban leadership arrives, who is left in the current EU that’s pro-Russia and pro-US, but wouldn’t be harmed by a more isolated Europe?
Thanks for crunching some actual numbers on this. My point/concern is moreso that the 13-odd hours of gaming gets you something in return, whereas this would be a mostly unnecessary increase with little tangible benefit (as others have mentioned, perhaps even with downsides, e.g. ease-of-usage problems while trying to charge wirelessly on the go).
Also, a lot fewer people have a PC than do have phones, so it's a few kWh times number of smartphone holders that are needlessly taken on top. But I guess then again this probably pales in comparison to something like a dishwasher/oven/washing machine… so maybe the lesson learned for me is that if this increase would bother me, I should convince more people to use other appliances sparingly first?