CompactFlax

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago

In ~~Soviet Russia~~ america, we use potato for everything.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

It’s a tough sell. Plus the game cost?

I don’t know if it’s wise, but I think I’m holding out for OLED.

My Wii still works.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

That’s the car I was thinking of specifically. Wasn’t a good time overall for Mercedes though, to be fair.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 4 months ago

When my employer reimburses me fully, I will pay for two connections. But they don’t, even though they (could) save a ton of money by closing the office.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Less inequality and better education are really the only solution.

People reach for extremism when they feel let down by the existing system.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I feel that.

And what are ya gonna do? How far down and to the left in the Magic Quadrant do you go before you find a non-American alternative?

Sucks to be here. I had hopes the money (of the threatened companies) would win over the rhetoric, but now the company I work for is effectively built around software that’s not got mature non-American alternatives. I’m still trying to recommend European options when they’re available

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 4 months ago

Sure, let’s just gloss over the cost of heating - which relies heavily on fossil fuels or smog-producing fuels, or both.

Datacentre thermal management (especially for AI)isn’t even in the same ballpark as cooling for homes. One produces pretty charts for management, the other keeps people alive.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They’ve been building them in USA for a long time. Things may have changed, but when they first started building overseas instead of Europe, the reports were that you could totally tell. Creaks, groans, and rattles. Personally, with my tiny sample sizes, this holds true.

The average buyer doesn’t really care as long as their leased Mercedes makes them look like they are successful.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 months ago

Look at the boxes outside the back of the restaurant.

Any decent restaurant will be cooking a fair bit of their food, even if they’re using Restaurant Supply’s fried chicken mix.

Applebee’s potato skins you probably can’t get directly because it’s probably only available to franchisees. But with some digging you might be able to buy a skid of the generic stuff from the manufacturer.

Once, I got a box of frozen microwaveable dessert. We ate so much… every day… it was a big box.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

iF We make ThE biLLIOnaIRES Pay taXes, theY’ll leAvE the CoUnTRy!

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I clicked the button to make a link but it didn’t work. :)

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I just looked back and my first vault item dates back to 2010. Time flies.

I think enshittification is slightly an overstatement. They’re under VC pressure now and moving aggressively towards a subscription model with capabilities increasingly behind the subscription. I bought a few licenses for Mac and PC a while ago; the software still works but no browser extensions - need a subscription for that. Also, take a look at their job postings. Same job pays double in USA vs Canada. Funny way to do things if they’re Canadian.

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