Probably the trickery that had some executive looking at that 'meaningless' number and thinking they should shave it off for their next yacht.
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I wonder how many people didn't get paid their 'under 5 dollars'. Would be neat to add up that total.
TBF I bought a sodastream over a decade ago and it's still running, despite the company's attempts to get me to upgrade xD. Every day that thing lasts and I'm using my own 20 lb tank I still feel like I'm sticking it to the man
The comment was about survivability. Not Utopia.
But our technology will have scaled, barring a repeated civilization and technology crash of epic proportions.
They're so busy collecting corporate checks that they forgot to represent their constituents. No idea why people might swing to someone who actually wants to preserve the population that actually buys things.
This ^. I was able to find media that is not available to view on any streaming service that I saw as a kid and unedited. While I understand the need to tweak certain programs for modern audiences... ok no I don't.
Yeah I want to do that out here in the country, but they usually stay about 100 feet away. When I go outside they fly away and out of sight. =(
For my part, I did the good things for a year and felt really really good. Then I stopped doing them during COVID and felt really really bad.
It's much easier now to do the good thing because I know what's at the end of the tunnel.
For those not in cybersecurity, a 'local' attack means someone already has access to the host, meaning via remote access or sitting at the keyboard. This isn't a one and done exploit. Basic cybersecurity awareness is incredibly effective here.
We're going through our PV system testing right now, so we feel your pain. All kind of sources of electric draw that you never think about until your batteries are running dry at midnight. Thankfully we did double down on more panels already, but there's no question you have to be more disciplined to make this work.
On the other hand, looking at our power bill is very comforting. I'm really concerned about the rate increases power companies are going to push through whether or not all the AI data centers come up.