trackcharlie

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[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Nearly all IoT items are developed for idiots, which is interesting because most of them are also made by idiots.

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I don't pirate games anymore because steam solved my access problem.

Amazing that all these shitty streaming services make me wish blockbuster was a thing again.

But, since it isn't and never will be, it's a yo ho ho from me.

(Until a reasonable steam-esque service for movies/shows turns up anyway)

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So did the USA become a joke during 45's presidency or before?

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yea, I'm sure your personal dislike of AI is absolutely going to impact a company's desire for a worker that doesn't take breaks, require holidays, food, water or sick leave.

Stop bitching about ai and start bitching about higher corporate tax to fund UBI.

Backwards ass arguments by incompetent morons with zero education in business, computing or technology as a whole, let alone IP law

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Are you only now finding out that the rich run the world and have no idea how to do anything? Why do you think everything has become so fucked up? Their parents/grand parents were the ones with the brains, and their children are only good at wasting money.

Just look at the perfect example of this, Donald Dumbfuck Trump

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 years ago

And not one c suite member was fired.

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Is a hug going to fix the economy, help dismantle homeless camps by providing UBI and homes to people, and reduce political corruption?

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Bullshit.

Either you're blatantly lying or got your education from the equivalent of a dumpster.

If the latter, you should request a refund because it's quite clear none of your professors know literally anything about what they're teaching or felt bad about having someone so incompetent in their class that they gave you a free pass.

As someone with a environmental science/radiochemistry double major and several years into medical school with a specific focus on neurology, I have whole sale doubts about your comments and alleged qualifications.

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Right, and what about the people who didn't reuse passwords whose information was stolen?

Just fuck them?

Did you think about this at all before you typed out that ridiculous comment?

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

I understand where you are coming from but the purpose of the free market doctrine is to allow both consumers and workers to choose where they buy from and where they work at.

No one is forced, gun to head, to work at (X) location or buy at (X) location. If you believe you are worth more, you need to work somewhere that is willing to pay you what you're worth.

I used to work the service industry and ended up getting my red seal as a chef and around the same time I got my red seal I abandoned the industry. I saw where it was going, I trained to make 5 star meals and then once working at a five star restaurant got paid minimum wage and treated like shit by both employer and customers alike.

I took out loans and went to university and because I did this I will die in debt, but I will at least die having access to somewhat reasonable accommodations and food.

My advice to anyone stuck in a similar situation as I was is to avoid college/university and get online accreditation and certification for network security or similar. You can practice the materials for free and when ready pay for the certification tests then leap from whatever unfavourable job to one that pays, in some cases, obscenely more than necessary.

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I haven't done a ton of research on the matter so definitely take this with a grain of salt but I have heard that the volt has been receiving pretty good reviews.

I would say for sure that you'll want to investigate a TON before making your purchase, you do not want to end up in a tesla situation like I did where an update to the car after a lawsuit provides direct evidence that tesla lied to everyone about the range of the vehicles.

The price/performance ratio on tesla vehicles made sense when they were still in development, but tesla is now one of the largest companies in the world and should not be allowed to screw their customers over like this anymore, but I feel the same way about most technology companies these days and the law, unfortunately, does not appear to agree.

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago

So, a product that has been discontinued doesn't mean that it needs to lose software support, was the point I was trying to make. It would be nice if they still sold them but still good that the people that own them can continue to use them and are receiving security updates for them.

I think it's important that companies like google, samsung, apple, etc are held to at least this standard where products don't need to be changed unless they actually break, rather than forcing software changes that break or reduce effectiveness of the product to try and force the consumer to produce e-waste and buy a new product.

Nothing wrong with wanting new products, however that should be a personal decision made at a personal level by a consumer not one forced onto them by a company who designed products using the planned obsolescence doctrine.

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