For real. I drive a 2016 model car and until a couple years ago was thinking I would maybe replace it with a newer model at some point. Then I saw what they did to this model in the latest refresh (touchscreens and stupid, worse, zer-feedback, easy to accidentally touch, capacitive buttons EVERYWHERE, even the…

Just look at TV manufacturers for an example of this. Margins got so squeezed that nearly all TV makers have now pivoted into making data-gathering tools with an LCD panel strapped to the front. One model I heard about recently has a blinking light on the front that won’t go out until you grant it Internet access.

It would be truly amazing if someone could explain to me just what the heck forced the Mexican pizza to disappear this year. It’s just like every single thing they make there, made of tortillas meat beans etc. What were they out of?

Stellantis - what a dumb name that is. So like Stars + Atlantis? They’re like lost ... undersea... stars?

Welcome to shameless corporations. Just because they’re getting paid in one way doesn’t mean they won’t try to scam a way to get paid in a second way at the same time. Just like how local network channels (whether owned by the network or affiliated) are getting paid by advertisers, now they demand to be paid by the…

For a long haired cat a rake is the best bet. It works way better than things with flexible bristles. You have to just use it to work out those mats and tangles in the undercoat which is where the only real problems are. The cat takes care of the outer fur layer just fine. The rake looks like this.

For a long haired cat a rake is the best bet. It works way better than things with flexible bristles. You have to…

Well, people in cities love hatchbacks. On the other hand, city dwellers are the #1 group that can’t really effectively use an EV due to no overnight charging opportunities at most street parking and shared apartment garages where city people have to keep their cars.

It’s also a useless range for someone who doesn’t drive at all. Perhaps electric cars just aren’t for you, then? I don’t know what you expect with your “1000 miles a day” driving habit. If you do that every day, wtf (yeah, don’t buy this). You’re never going to be able to do 1000 miles a day in an electric anyway…

More likely the data entry people were leaving the value for plate in these cases properly unset as designed, and then someone decided to export from that database, which is typed and would have had actual nulls in those fields distinguishable from “NULL” the actual plate, to a CSV or something (which is not typed) to…

Freaking text editing, for one. Have you ever noticed that to move the cursor less than about an inch it takes minimum two taps, one tap to move it away from the area you want it, and one tap to take another stab at getting it where you want it. Followed by, 50-90% of the time depending on finger size, the stupid…

Given Apple’s track record with the last Mac Pro, with its overheating GPUs, can you really make the reliability argument you’re making with a straight face? I get that we can’t compare this with a custom build with a bunch of parts picked for price on Newegg. BUT Apple is not the only company with a workstation…

True. Times a tickin’ on that one, though, given that Apple is also in the process of turning the Mac into an iOS derivative and removing all forms of customizability. Not to mention that they do not make a professional-grade laptop anymore.

It’s not that simple - while copper DSL was in some places subject to competition rules; fiber service such as FiOS, and even the hybrid FTTN thing AT&T mostly did instead, was not.

Or since we’ve allowed our telecoms to heavily buy assets on the content side, (poster children: Comcast NBC Universal, AT&T-Warner Media), they can simply default video content to higher bitrates and resolutions (“For the best experience!”) with one hand, while holding out the other hand for the overage fees/more…

if they’re offering unlimited data to the

No thanks, I need a working keyboard as well 😉

How does no one on this entire thread know the FA was not getting paid for that. FAs get paid for time flying and nothing else. Not getting the plane ready. Not when lifting your suitcase or helping you find a spot for it.

True, and so is hybrid buying too. Unless you’re an Uber (etc) driver or have a horrifying daily commute, you’re never going to break even on an EV or even a hybrid. However, the psychological benefits of not buying gas are what they’re selling. For those lucky enough to have a single-family home with a garage with…

Well, the good news is that they appear to have got through the massive backlog, because people who order 3s now are getting them in 14 days. I mean, good for them that they can keep up with demand, I didn’t take them very seriously when they were making that car at a rate that it would take them five years (!) to get…

The iPhone XR base model is $749 and the iPad Pro base model retails for $799 (B&H currently has it for $749). Maybe $250 is “about” to you but it’s not anywhere close to me. That’s $1500. You implied that you got a $250 rebate (Prepaid card no doubt), but I guarantee that you (or someone) is paying the difference…