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Comment Re: Unaccountable bureaucrats (Score 3, Insightful) 77

"I await their decision on EV producers and the huge quantity of dangerous particulates EV's spew into the atmosphere."

The only particulates that EVs spew into the atmosphere are tire dust, and not much more than other vehicles - or if LRR tires are used, less than most.

If you mean during production, or pollution from generating power to charge the vehicle, even if charged purely with coal the lifecycle emissions are lower by the time an EV hits 70k miles.

TL;DR: Bullshit.

Comment Re:So many contradicting numbers (Score 1) 43

so long as their device just keeps working as it has.

I find it to be the case that as long as their apps keep working. When the OS is too old, some apps cannot be updated and stop working. Any streaming app for example just stops working if the version is too old. For some phones, the OS cannot be updated anymore.

Comment Re:So many contradicting numbers (Score 1) 43

The key thing you said is “As long as it just works". I can assure you that some apps stop working if they are not updated especially if there is an online component. Also apps stop working with prior versions of the OS if it is too old.

Very very few people are 'oh noes, Samsung/Apple/HTC is no longer sending me annoying updates that make me reboot my phone... I need a new phone now!'

Again what happens is "Hey this app stopped working. Oh, it needs an update. Oh the latest version does not work with my version of the OS. I need to update the OS. My OS can’t be updated anymore?! Well, crap."

It has happened with a friend who had an ancient smart phone. Everything would have been fine except that he could no longer use any 3rd party messaging apps. They required him to replace his phone as the Android was so out of date, it was not supported by any of them.

Comment no shit (Score 4, Insightful) 146

"TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it"

Yes, that's because its purpose is not profit, as it's a PsyOp. If the goal were profit, they would prefer to sell it. If they sell it, there is a risk that documents which prove its purpose will be transferred, and blow the whole operation even worse than being shut down.

Comment Re: modding me down won't change facts (Score 1) 95

"It's probably because you're asserting that the mod down process validates your "facts"."

If you want to claim what I'm saying isn't factual, the onus is on you to provide some counter evidence, or at minimum, counter arguments. When people mod down an opinion because they don't agree with it they have surrendered the point.

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