I don't really think it's incumbent on me to prove to you that the perspectives of myself and others are valid.

That said, have you tried to find a non-astroturfed product review for literally anything these days? Have you not noticed how Google -- who used to have the philosophy of getting you off their page as quickly as possible -- has plastered search results with "panels", using data stolen, err, I mean "borrowed", from actual webpages, and frequently directing you to other Google products and services? The last bit is the straw that broke the anti-trust camel's back on both sides of the Atlantic.

That's just Search. If you've worked with G-Suite/Workspace, you're well aware of the anti-consumer changes they've made to that product over the years. If you've come to rely on any Google products as part of your personal or professional workflow, you've probably had the discomforting experience of having the rug pulled out from under you. Is it really a wonder how they managed to go from being hip, cool, and disruptive, to the focus of so much ire?

I weirdly prefer working with Microsoft, despite their countless flaws/problems, and that's saying a lot. If you had told me 10 years ago that I'd feel that way I would have laughed in your face and asked how high you were. Hell, I became an Apple user because of a multitude of negative experiences with Nexus phones, specifically, the complete lack of QA/QC Google maintained over that flagship product line. Dismiss this as an anecdote if you want, it's not, the Nexus 6P ended in a class action lawsuit, countless people had the same lousy experience I did. Android had me for nearly a decade. If you had told me at any point prior to October 2016 I'd end up an iPhone user, again, I'd have laughed in your face.

If the products still work for you, great, but don't discount the multitude of voices saying they're inferior to yesterday's products and deeply frustrating to use.

So don't use VNC, use RDP. It works better than XDMCP ever did.

And in all likelihood the current leadership will be 'proven right' in terms of profitability. Its not like Boeing can actually fail no matter how many of their plans fall out of the sky. They are TBTF/Strategically_Important dear old Uncle Sam will step in a save them somehow no matter what. Sure if things get embarrassing enough some of the top dogs are send off with their severance packages (large enough to completely alter the life of anyone commenting here) so what do they care as individuals?

You want to crank the cynicism all the way to 11 - They have made the right call. Pumping the stock so they could sell off the options over the years, and converting the value of the company to cash dividends was and likely remains a lot more valuable than trying to build a competitive or even safe aircraft; at least as far as anyone with interest more significant than exposure via some mutual fund someplace, or handful of shares in trading account.

Could we perhaps encourage him to go work for Microsoft or Amazon/AWS? On the one hand, nobody would likely notice; on the other hand, he might improve things; on another hand yet (a foot?), he might strike a mortal blow and we'd all be better off...

3) It will undoubtedly be used to push ads nobody except the MBA asshats asked for.

Biden is really concerned that high gas prices might hurt his reelection chances, even to the point that he's considering tapping the strategic petroleum reserve again.

I dunno if he actually can without draining it dangerously LOW.

I don't think that fuck refilled it fully from the last time he gamed its usage for temporarily lowering gas prices....even if using the whole full thing, it isn't enough to cause much more than a blip on prices for a week or so maybe?

No, the only mention in the Constitution of "citizens" is in reference to the qualifications to hold certain offices. It applies to everyone here, citizen or not.

If that is the case currently in practice, then someone needs to challenge this...up to SCOTUS if need be. I can't imagine the founders intended to promote the US protections, etc to anyone outside of the US or Non-Citizens....and with current SCOTUS leaning towards originalism....we might get this fixed.

We are our own country, we are NOT the fucking world.

No it's not. You're not wrong about Instagram and other platforms but even the Gen Z'ers who think those platforms == the Internet still use Google. With the possible exception of Reddit (always a toxic place and now that it's public it seems highly probable they'll add 'enshittification' to the toxicity) what platform can you use to find recipes, instructions to repair a broken appliance, swap a part on your car, reviews on some product you're looking for, experiences people have had with credit cards, airlines, etc.?

Google is still highly relevant, for better or worse, and the erosion of their core product is so commonly known that it has been covered by the MSM. Google Search is objectively less useful than it ever has been. Google (err, Alphabet) as a company lost its way a long time ago, probably around the time "Don't be evil" was removed, and it has been run by the same MBA asshats that ruined everything for at least the last decade if not longer.

I have an LG CX (OLED) and love it.
The whole thing about burn in is a canard; I guess it's a risk if you have like a bar-tv where you leave it on one channel with a chyron or a video game with a persistent UI (like the frames of buttons) that doesn't change for hours and hours and hours.
And "potentially thinner"? My CX is literally the thickness of a single pane of glass - 4mm. There's a point where thinner isn't necessarily better, I don't even know how the guy mounted this thing without cracking it.

The foundational premise was that 'stuff's blown about by the Martian wind'.
https://www.quora.com/Are-ther... is a long thread.

Unfortunately, they still have to launch from Earth which is seething with them.
Wasn't that why Juno didn't use RTG? (that and the shortage of Pu238)

I agree with you but don't underestimate DeBeers.

They have enough diamond reserves that they can steeply discount natural ones for long enough to put synthetic diamond makers out of business.

LK

What exactly is the appeal to X11, in 2024?

I've not been a serious Linux desktop user for a number of years now, but when I was, Wayland was far more appealing than X11 on every basis: performance, remote desktop capability, overhead, security.

More and more guys are seeing that legalities with marriage and modern feminists attitudes have made marriage something that is just NOT a good deal for them.

Young men today have everything to lose (fiscally and emotionally) with very little to gain by getting married and having kids today.

I see that a lot if not most of that is the US and greater western countries' legal system and attitudes against men and "masculinity" as the culprits in this trend (not discounting inflation and cost of living too)....

I think that's why you're seeing more of the "passport bros" trends of western men seeking out foreign women that have more traditional views on marriage and the male/female relationship.

But back on topic...less marriages...less diamonds to be purchased for wedding rings.

Courts may rule evidence is needed before "punishing" Tik Tok, otherwise could be considered unequal treatment.

I believe the "National Security" ban hammer still holds a lot of sway in instances like this.

TT is held closely by an enemy/antagonistic foreign country...giving them the ability to sway discourse and public sentiment via their algorithms.

This is a bit of new ground granted....

But, the US constitution protects the US and it's people, not hostile foreign countries.....right?