oatscoop

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't census data used to determine availability and funding for social programs?

So the options are "disclosed personal information the government has no business knowing." or "cause services important to your [group] to be underfunded/cut".

Lose/lose.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 7 points 4 weeks ago

I drove through miles of a literal swarm of cicadas a few years ago and 99% of them didn't splat on the windshield. My roof rack was coated with bug guts, though.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I had a 9" HP mini 2140-- the keyboard was surprisingly good given its size.

It's just a shame the build quality matched the price and they fell apart in short order.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago

I contacted their customer support and had them delete my account. I also sent them an email as to why, and stated I'd be telling everyone I know not to shop at REI.

Fuck them.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

They make a lot more than car navigation systems. Their recreational gear and avionics are top of the line.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Pretty sure it's a joke/reminder about jury nullification. "Luigi Mangione obviously isn't guilty -- the guy they got on camera looks nothing like him."

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I get the impression it disengages so that Tesla can legally say "self driving wasn't active when it crashed" to the media.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

The cartoon wall is just an exagerated illustration of why a vision only system sucks compared to other systems.

If you watch the rest of the video, you'd see Tesla's vision only system is inferior to cars using radar/lidar in other, more realistic situations like heavy rain and fog.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can’t get a manual gearbox here any more.

Huh, let's see why

Another factor contributing to the discontinuation of manual transmissions is the increasing emphasis on safety features and the integration of advanced driver-assist technologies.

Ew.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Technology has never been the problem: there's nothing wrong with genetic engineering, AI, etc. They can (and have) been used for good.

The problem has always been the "greed is good" sociopaths using it for evil.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had zero with uBlock -- do you have the plugin disabled for that site?

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In that position you're far more protected from retaliation than a "regular person" -- it's easier to prove with an established history and courts really don't like have their judgments undermined. You've also shown your employer trying to screw with you is expensive.

Go back and do your job to the letter. They're either going to be very wary of pissing you off, or they're going to do something stupid and you'll get another payout.

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