hellotomyrars

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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
The sale of Grindr is a much closer precedent https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/06/grindr-sold-china-national... The bill doesn't block any content on Tiktok, it is to require American ownership of the comp
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
People largely don't seem to read past a headline that says US to ban Tiktok (or whatever other permutation of Tiktok and ban). It is an incomplete and dishonest picture of what the actual legislation does and the purpose of it. I&#x27
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I think a lot of this is the language used in reporting around it. It is presented as a Ban on Tiktok in headlines and people who regurgitate them when the purpose of the legislation is not to ban Tiktok but require them to sell their Ameri
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
This is the wrong argument. This legislation doesn't censor TikTok like China censors social media/the internet at large. It simply requires the ownership of Tiktok to be American in the US. This is the same thing China does (You
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I also can't replicate your results but GP is pretty aggressive in a way I don't feel is necessary. Sorry you got scammed out of your crypto, hope it wasn't too bad. I do agree with the sentiment that you should be incredibly
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
The US is big. It is very location dependent and whether your utility is private or public. I live in rural Washington and my rate is $0.0634/kWh. My utility is a public one and also non-generating. The power comes from a Federal agenc
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
US DOT maintains a valuation of a statistical life specifically as a metric for this reason. ( https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/transportation-... ) For 2012 it was 9.1 million. So 8 people doesn't quite
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Okay. You disagree with the assessment of the Wii U, including that of Nintendo themselves. That is fine. I’m not trying to say failure without saying failure. I stand by everything I said. Have a nice day, genuinely.
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
In terms of `the strategy working` absolutely not, for the reasons previously listed. I wouldn’t argue the WiiU doesn’t have a unique approach to system design and I never did.
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I can’t argue with your personal feelings. My point that the hardware is underpowered compared to MS\Sony is an agreement that they aren’t trying to compete with them directly, instead making a product that has meaningful differences in for
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Well, no. The Wii U is one of the two notable examples where Nintendo did sell the hardware at a loss. This isn’t speculation. Iwata said this in shareholders calls. ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20095125 ) Th
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
To be clear, I am not saying Nintendo is wrong for making the hardware choices they have. By all accounts they intended to have a meaningful Switch hardware revision when the OLED hit but decided against it because of the then-exploded and
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I don't think this is an accurate portrayal of those feelings, certainly not mine. DRM has no benefit to the consumer except in the abstract sense that it is needed to protect the product so a company can make more things in the futu
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
The DMCA specifically has language about being entitled to circumvent a technological measure" for "the purpose of enabling interoperability of an independently created computer program". This language has never been tested
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Nintendo is famous for not selling their hardware at a loss unlike other console manufacturers. The only systems known to be sold at a loss were the 3DS (after price cuts) and the Wii U. This is part of why the hardware is underpowered comp
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Sony also sued Connectix and lost. Sony purchased the rights to the emulator made by Connectix a year or so later. Connectix shut down 2 years after they sold the VGS to Sony but it isn't clear their fate was negatively impacted by Son
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
The reach of a per financial institution credit file is different. I’m also not sure how much that is true or practical without a Pre-existing relationship with that particular institution but when your credit is polled for things that aren
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I haven’t had issues with the annual credit report process personally. The system is shitty though. Equifax will give you a copy off your real credit report once per month if you sign up with them which is better than the other two will do.
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Okay. Genuine question for you, how do you feel about other forms of public utilities like electricity and water?
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
The core thesis I don't disagree with. Microsoft deserves scrutiny. However, I don't think Microsoft's core business and marketing is about promising to protect and preserve consumer privacy while actively working to exploit
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
What straw man is constructed here? There are people who don’t think they should pay for schools with their taxes. There are people who literally are advocating to instead be paid to not use public schools at all. Many people strongly dis
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I don’t have a fundamental problem with private possession of firearms and in fact own one but boy is this not the “Solution” to any problem and I think it’s a terrible look for responsible gun ownership. If I put that sign in front of my h
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Many are SD-optional. Personally I would (and have) never deployed one without local storage. It just doesn’t make sense, but having seen people with some of the lowest end devices, it is rarely even mentioned even when they do have a micro
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
I don’t have children but I still pay for the schools. The idea that your tax dollars should only get spent on something you use personally is laughable.
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Where is your house? Those rates are not typical nationwide but I know a general contractor who is involved in construction on the islands near Bellingham and the rates there are like what you describe. I agree that in my experience a lot
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
Certainly the Apple cables aren’t quality. Or perhaps the better word is durable. The jacketing on the cables is a joke and gets worn through by a swift breeze. Third-party cables, for whatever connector, you get what you pay for. Is it a s
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
The impact to Apple’s bottom line is very different. Maintaining regional SKUs for hardware would be much more expensive for Apple than just acquiescing to the mandate. Software doesn’t have nearly the same issues as physical goods when it
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
700 million in cash is a massive warchest to be sitting on. I’m still doubtful on their path to profitability but having looked at their financials that are readily available, I’m actually more optimistic about their long term prospects. Ab
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
They’re not wrong and it’s a timing thing. It isn’t as if this is a new message for them. But a big ad spend reinforcing their talking points during an election year is how they try to move the needle to protect their interests politically.
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by hellotomyrars 3y ago
As someone who uses an iPhone SE, I have to disagree. I have a small phone with incredible internals at a price that can’t be be beat. You can go cheap as you want to on android for sure but you’re going to pay the price one way or the othe

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