b000rg

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[–] b000rg@midwest.social 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised Intel hasn't gotten into the planned obsolescence game yet. If your CPU goes out, the easiest, cheapest solution is always a drop-in replacement. Not like you can easily switch to a different brand. Just par for the course for the race to the bottom.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 8 points 4 months ago

And down with the paywall: archive.is link

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 25 points 4 months ago

Surely this decision will be a net positive for the average American and won't be used as part of a malicious scheme to widen the wealth gap. /s

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The power dynamic is ever present. Can a person detained by a law enforcement officer consent to sex with that officer?

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Charlotte, NC has a long history of racism and played a huge role in the civil rights movement, so the location plays a large part in why this is such a big deal.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Damn, TIL you can come across these locations on accident just exploring. I thought that place was weird to be randomly floating out there with no real good loot. 😂

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'm replaying Starfield, and on my second playthrough, I'm noticing the depth they put into this game. Sometimes a single dialogue line you said days ago will have an effect on NPC attitudes through an entire side story. I'm not going to argue that it's not a regurgitation of their lame formula they've milked for the past 15+ years, but they do need to reevaluate where their money/dev time goes to.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 16 points 7 months ago

They've been over-promising on this product for more than ten years now. I remember watching promotional videos no later than 2013 for this exact product under the same Humane name. It's honestly kind of impressive that they kept their over-promising in lock-step with the progression of technology.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sooooo, this guy's gonna have a 24-hour security detail, right? Right?

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They already said it was a mistake when the Kansas Reflector was completely blocked, and once they said they fixed it, the website could be linked but not the article criticizing Meta specifically.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I'm a little surprised they're being so obvious about it. Really showing their ass on this one.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thankfully only one near me does this and I've never gone back once I saw they had these installed. This is really the only way we're ever going to see these practices phased out. Corporations don't take anything seriously until it affects the bottom line. Just look at climate change.

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