• Again.

They do this every few years.

Now if you’re on fire and I’m currently watering my lawn with the hose when you ask for help, it’s shitty of me to not help.

Inaction is still an action. If you have the ability to save someone and you let them die, you may as well have started the fire yourself.

The only real point you have is that you don’t render aid when there’s an active threat.

If you’re forgetful, smart bulbs can save money by turning themselves off after a timer expires or on a schedule. Or in my case, I have cats that have a litter box room and won’t use it in the dark. A smart bulb and a motion detector mean I don’t have to run a bespoke fluorescent bulb 24/7 to light the room (because that’s cheaper than replacing the fixture)

If you’re going for a cohesive ecosystem, consider hubs like Alexa or Google Home.

Don’t use closed corporate automation platforms that spy on you and require internet. For only a bit more work and research, you can make a much more customizable smart home that can survive an Internet outage and doesn’t have constant phoning home. Home assistant ([email protected]) is an amazing platform that I’ve been using for a few years, and I will never go back.

Something Positive is a comic I’ve followed for close to two decades. It’s a slice of Life comic that follows a misanthrope named Davan and his (mis)adventures with a lot of dry and relatively poignant humor.

…is that not what the 👍 is for? Or is that too obvious a ‘cool, now fuck off’ response?

Well, what about if we compare ‘factories not on fire’ or ‘citizens lost on the battlefield in the last year (month)’ or even ‘incidents of explosive drone attacks’?

Are they still half decent?

Why? Can starlink not track which ones they give to Ukraine and not let any others work in the area? Or would that require competence that Leon Skum and company doesn’t have?

As soon as you stop buying pre built SmArT shit and cobble the same together from regular components. I get a smart TV experience from a dumb tv/projector and a media PC with remote access or local kb/m. In the past I had a harmony remote that made it much closer to the real experience

Stop gobbling up corporate slop and these issues stop being an issue. You just have to deal with less slick experiences, but it’s worth it imo.

I find it deeply funny that they may not even get the reward.

How far away are body guards effective? Both laterally and vertically?

Yeah, I really buy that. About as much as him saying he had nothing to do with AEJ holdings, or had no stake in the companies that his parents owned with him.

If he’s not got a direct financial stake in this, he’s got an under the table one. No one affiliated with Jones should be able to buy InfoWars.

Jokes on you, my kettle comes with a built in steeper, so I make my tea in the kettle!

I will respect an opinion that is thought out, measured and based in reality.

Those are, unfortunately, few and far between at the moment. All other opinions are granted as much respect as the idea the opinion is based off of deserves.

And frequently that is ‘none’.

Maybe if they followed the dmca process

Honestly, there needs to be a fixed penalty fine for bad takedowns…

Absolutely not, fixed fines become expected costs, and immensely favor monied actors. Make it percentage based so it hurts equally, and rich people actually have to pay a measurable amount.

Where is the nuance in who a billionaire exploits for their wealth?

It’s not about nuance, it’s just running defense.

Just add ‘in minecraft’ to the meme, they’ll never see through and just think you’re weird.