sndrtj

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[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

Dat is wel erg jong :-(

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I did. It just offloads people to Google, which IMHO has a tendency of returning just a random blog filled with falsehoods that just happens to be good at SEO.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'd echo this sentiment. Also please keep in mind that what is native can change over very small distances. If you were to look up what is native only based on state/country, that is almost certainly way too large a net to be casting. Florists often use 5km-wide grids to map biodiversity, in my location (Netherlands) this even goes down to 1km.

If you want to have a feel for what is native in your local area go to observation.org (or your local version of it, e.g. NL has waarneming.nl), then go to Explore -> Surroundings. Or contact a local floristic organization in you area.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

All these "sticks" don't have good support for domestic streaming services in my country. The native TV OS does.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

That is disheartening to hear.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 53 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Sigh. Our latest TV is an LG precisely because LG did not have ads in its OS whereas its main competitors do. Once they introduce ads, they'll have completely lost me as a potential repeat customer.

Guess our next TV will just be a large monitor, with no "smart" shenanigans whatsoever.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This practice destroyed several century old retail chains in my country. Got sold to some American investment fund,, via a loan placed on those company's account. Then immediately sold the real estate in prime locations these chains held, so the companies became tenants in buildings they previously owned (and had paid off 80 years ago). Waif a few years, then they die even with decent revenue.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

I love lemmy for bringing back the old informative internet like this comment.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 12 points 2 years ago

As a Dutch person, Phillips used to be something to be proud of. Lately it's mostly a source of shame.

MBAs totally ruined that company.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago

Portrait rights - i.e. the right the own one's image - is a thing in some European jurisdictions. But of course this doesn't exist in the US.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'll be curious to see if any of the project survive long term. A similar project in my city unfortunately collapsed a couple of years ago due to rising cost.

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