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901.
by cronix 6y ago
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention.
902.
by cronix 6y ago
> I would like Apple to make a magsafe cable that is just not attached that is also not shitty Bonus points if they make them in a flavor/odor that cats hate. Apple chargers are the only gear my cat has ever chewed on, and I'm
903.
The Transistor: a 1953 documentary, anticipating coming impact on tech [video](youtube.com)
3 points by cronix 6y ago|0 comments
904.
by cronix 6y ago
Tens of millions of dollars were raised for "bail funds" across the country to bail out people arrested at the riots over the summer. Once the groups paid the bail on behalf of someone, the money was returned to the person bailed
905.
by cronix 6y ago
Portland didn't have helicopters that I'm aware of, but at the height of the multi-month riots over the spring, summer and fall, the Air Force was flying one of these[1] Special Operations Surveillance Planes that they denied were
906.
by cronix 6y ago
> And with full legalization, you'd have billions of advertizing dollars invested into marketing and research departments by companies trying to convince people to get high from their brand. Legal competition is also pushing the THC
907.
by cronix 6y ago
That's what Oregon just did in November. Well, decriminalized small amounts for personal use. They were the first to do that with cannabis nationally in 1973 as well which eventually led to medical use then recreational legalization, t
908.
by cronix 6y ago
Parler had about 10 million users. You just painted 5+ million of them, which would be the majority of users you eluded to, with a very wide brush. Do you really believe that?
909.
Facebook's role in Capitol protest larger than previously thought(washingtonpost.com)
142 points by cronix 6y ago|183 comments
910.
by cronix 6y ago
How many times did you call out the behavior when people were walking up to Trump supporters and punching them in the face? Bonus points if you posted it to places like, well, Facebook. Or bash their car or throw a rock through their window
911.
by cronix 6y ago
Or conversely, some might actually be thankful in the long run for being forced to bite the bullet and to find an alternative which raises productivity/efficiency and as a byproduct, usually a happier work environment.
912.
by cronix 6y ago
Right, Apple is asking you to opt-in for facebook tracking you, but opt-out of Google tracking you. Why aren't both opt-in if user-privacy is the true motive? One company pays 8 Billion for that, the other doesn't?
913.
by cronix 6y ago
Android is about 71% of the worlds smartphone market. iOS is around 28%. Even if 100% of iOS users had facebook installed, I doubt it's as large as the number of FB-using Android users. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-mar
914.
by cronix 6y ago
I might be inclined to believe you if they weren't, at the same time, pocketing around $8-12 BILLION a year[1] to keep Google as the default search engine. They are privacy-centric when it serves them in the public eye (FB currently ha
915.
by cronix 6y ago
What do you expect from a company that actually lobbies for slave labor? Hey, anything to keep that stock price up is a small price to pay, eh? > Apple wants to water down key provisions of the bill, which would hold U.S. companies accou
916.
by cronix 6y ago
What are your thoughts on the upcoming battery tech from Tesla they announced during their "battery day" in September? Your comments don't seem to reflect what they've been working on and what's coming. https:&#x2F
917.
by cronix 6y ago
Lode Runner was huge in our house on the C64, but I think Jumpman[1] and Fort Apocalypse[2] were played a lot more. We even caught our parents having 2am marathon sessions with Jumpman, which was not normal. [1] https://www.youtu
918.
by cronix 6y ago
I already got the email from Comcast last week that they were raising rates. Now I know why.
919.
by cronix 6y ago
If the majority of them weren't addicted to hardcore drugs and could make intelligent, rational decisions, I might agree that giving them money directly could be a good thing. Drug addicts tend to not make good monetary choices. See th
920.
by cronix 6y ago
Sorry, it was "avian flu". From the article... > In 2006, citing the threat of avian flu, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the state would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a powerful set of medical weapons to
921.
by cronix 6y ago
What's absurd is CA abandoning its $200M stockpile of PPE in order to save $5M a year about 9 years ago. That stockpiles purpose was to help alleviate another pandemic after the scare from the Swine Flu. https://www.latimes.
922.
by cronix 6y ago
In 2006, CA Gov. Schwarzenegger spent $200 Million dollars on stockpiling PPE and ventilators. This was on the heel of the Swine Flu in order to leave the state better prepared in case of another pandemic. The stockpile took about $5 Millio
923.
by cronix 6y ago
Ahhh, those sweet free Google Search advertising bucks for giving preferential treatment in the default search settings. FB obviously doesn't pay Apple enough to look the other way on "privacy" on this one.
924.
by cronix 6y ago
You might want to look into "fair use" laws...that's not "stealing." If he was stealing them, why aren't they suing him over it? They're just very nice? The point I was making with Andy Ngo is he publishes
925.
by cronix 6y ago
All you need to do is write "press" in sharpie somewhere visible on your person and upload cell phone videos to youtube, twitch, dlive, etc. to be considered a "journalist" in 2020. Maybe set up a venmo/cashapp acco
926.
by cronix 6y ago
> On the contrary, there's a growing mountain of research revealing that plants can communicate, issue warnings about diseases and bug infestations. The TV show Cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed this "Mycelium Network&q
927.
by cronix 6y ago
Why do you think that? They said the same thing after "swine flu" during Obama. Basically, we just got lucky. “It is purely a fortuity that this isn’t one of the great mass casualty events in American history,” Ron Klain, who was
928.
by cronix 6y ago
It's a browser plugin, not a facebook app. Why should facebook have a say on what plugins I have installed in my browser that did not come from facebook? Should they be able to have a say about ublock origin or other apps I have instal
929.
by cronix 6y ago
Does city ordinance trump the county in which it resides when it comes to law enforcement? Does the city of Portland have legal jurisdiction over the county Sheriff?
930.
by cronix 6y ago
I did the same in Portland in the mid 80s. X-1, The Shadow, The Hall of Fantasy, Jack Benny, Lone Ranger and Fibber McGey and Molly, the Whisperer and The Whistler were some I remember fondly. I think The Shadow, X-1 and The Whistler were m

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