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by CDSlice 7y ago
Probably not very many. According to XKCD What If? [1] a modern keyboard takes around 2 millijoules to press a key. Typing a full novel would take a few kilojoules. Even if an old mainframe keyboard took 10x more power to press the keys you
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by CDSlice 7y ago
> My experience is that a dog requires a minimum of 45 minutes walking a day, day in, day out, for years on end. What breeds have you had? My family has two Havanese ( https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/havanese/ ) d
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by CDSlice 7y ago
But they should only read and write files that you give it permission to. E.g, Word should only be reading and writing whatever files you open to edit, it shouldn't be able to access all the files in your Applications folder. If it nee
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Ah, I actually don't think it can do that. I purchase pretty much all my music from the iTunes store since it is DRM free and the only other place I get music from is CDs I win in radio contests, so I haven't needed to do that.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
There actually are still quite a few companies making mp3 players, but they call them Digital Audio Players (DAPs) and market them to the audio enthusiast crowd. The do cost a lot more than the Sansa Clips did, but you get better audio qual
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by CDSlice 7y ago
A bit off topic, but why can't you just use the Music app? It plays local MP3s just fine.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Apple actually has made new iPhone 11 $50 cheaper than the phone it replaced. Furthermore smartphones in general _have_ been getting cheaper. It's only top of the line flagships that are getting more expensive while also being much mor
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by CDSlice 7y ago
But doesn't that just make the value of the dollars left higher? If there is more value being created but less dollars to pay for it worth the value of a dollar should go up until the out of circulation dollars come back.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
I know, my point was that since the reason they can't invest is because they don't have enough money why don't we work towards making it so that the poor have enough money to be able to invest instead of dragging down rich pe
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by CDSlice 7y ago
My point was that at some point the money needs to leave the investment cycle in order to mean anything at which point it will be subject to taxes on whatever is purchased. The only way to avoid ever paying the tax is to never spend your mo
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Isn't it kind of a tautology that rich people own more of society? I mean they're rich, by definition they own more than most people. If they didn't they wouldn't be rich. And why can't poor people invest? Unless th
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Wouldn't this only be true if money can't be created? Although you may not be able to get access to a certain person's wealth you can make your own wealth by say starting a business or working hard at your job (assuming that
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by CDSlice 7y ago
But if the rich people and their kids never spend their money, than it might as well not exist, right? Once they spend it they pay the tax otherwise it's just a number that grows with investments and doesn't give them anything els
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by CDSlice 7y ago
The iPhone 11 and 11 Pro both have a base storage of 64gb. If you are going to claim that a phone is overpriced at least get the specs you're complaining about right.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Oh yes, I 100% agree with you on that. $2000 cables are just stupid. However, you can spend around $100 or so on really nice handmade cables that look and feel better than the stock cables, which seems comparable to spending lots of money o
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by CDSlice 7y ago
> However, each keyboard case + switch + keycap setup is going to feel and sound slightly different. So it isn't really an objective improvement but they will likely be distinguishable from one another. Some people are into it for t
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by CDSlice 7y ago
And you can definitely notice how nice an expensive pair of headphones sound compared to cheap models. If you meant stuff like buying expensive cables for no measurable benefits mechanical keyboard enthusiasts often spend hundreds on keycap
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by CDSlice 7y ago
To make this comment readable on mobile: It would have been fascinating to study Japan in the 80's, but now really sure they are still "self-sufficient." Japan's auto industry is still strong, but their future largely de
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by CDSlice 7y ago
I am not sure what makes this a paradox? Normally I think of a paradox as leading to a state where you have two or more contradictory statements being true at like Russell's Paradox in set theory. This just seems like a problem where y
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Why is it horrifying that a 5th grader solves math problems by drawing on an iPad instead of drawing on paper? Why is paper always better than tech? Would you be horrified to have her write an essay or report on a laptop instead of handwrit
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Probably because most religious people don't tend to flaunt it everywhere they go, and in my experience the ones that do also tend to be jerks. It's also possible that wait staff tend to remember the ones that do more than the one
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by CDSlice 7y ago
I don't think this reflects badly on you at all, until very recently it was really hard to have an account with restrictions somewhere in the middle of 100% free and 100% locked down. Even now it can be pretty confusing. I personally w
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Apple has gotten better at these things, now you can set up a kid's device to forward all requests to purchase apps or IAPs to the parent's device which has to approve it. I also don't remember it being very hard to lock down
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by CDSlice 7y ago
To me, yes. Having two less cables running around is nice and less hassle. To me that is easily worth spending a few dollars twice a year for batteries.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Yes? I love my wireless keyboard and mouse, although they run off of AA batteries so I don't need to recharge them.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
But Google is just indexing published works. It would be like forcing the library to hide all results for George Orwell. Google isn't collecting data about you, the publishers are. Google just lets other people easily find it.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Why would legalization make addicts not have to steal? Why can't they work (legal) jobs and use that money to buy the (illegal) drugs? Unless the answer is that legalizing the drugs will keep them from being fired for illegal drug use
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by CDSlice 7y ago
You can also read DRM free MOBI and PDF books on Kindles. It's also possible to to break the DRM on Kindle books if you own a physical Kindle device.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
This is literally Thanos' plan in Infinity War/Endgame. I never expected to hear someone argue for it in real life.
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by CDSlice 7y ago
Nobody needs a smartphone at all, a feature phone can handle calls and texts just fine. People want the latest and greatest camera, processor, etc and are willing to pay for it.

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