So, you're blaming slow US EV sales on crypto not going up? That's a new one.

Most people seem to think that is has something to do with newfound Elon Musk hatred and the loss of EV tax rebates, but I can't prove this theory wrong.

I gave up on YouTube TV and switched to DirectTV streaming a week ago, but I'm glad that they finally came to an agreement anyway.

Maybe I'll switch back someday, but right now I'm saving $5 a month with DirectTV and basically have the same channel package. I don't feel the need to switch back just in time for the next big carrier contract dispute or price increase.

I'm amazed by what PlutoTV and Tubi offer for free with ads nowadays. It's basically the same stuff as cable TV, minus live sports of course.

If you're a sports fan, they can still royally screw you over by making sure that your favorite team is streamed over 3 or 4 different networks over the season. They seem to do that on purpose to insure maximum pain if you want to switch to using streaming services.

If I was offered something like that, I might take them up on it.

Who knows, maybe I could write a cool indie game during my 18 months off and I'd never need another corporate job again?

People couldn't pronounce Kuiper correctly, and the name Starlink was already taken.So, Leo it is?

Yeah... everybody stopped recommending jailbroken Amazon Fire Sticks months ago, and now they recommend the ONN Android streaming pucks from Walmart instead.

When those get locked down, they'll just recommend something new. Or, just get a Raspberry Pi instead.

I would love to do that, but the OTA TV reception in my area is garbage.

I figured that the iPhone Air was really more of an trial balloon for building thinner phones so they're ready to release their first folding phone/tablet next year.

At this point, Samsung and Motorola/Lenovo have gotten pretty good at it so Apple has plenty of reference material to copy and improve upon.

In my 2024 Unwrapped playlist, I noticed that Houdini by Dua Lipa was my 5th most played song of the year. Here's the funny thing... I never once requested that song to be played. I think that Spotify just kept injecting it into my playlists because the royalties for it were cheaper than comparable songs from Taylor Swift or Beyonce. If someone who works at Spotify has a better explanation as to why that happened, I'd love to hear it!

Don't forget about the Borg... that's what happens when you take genetic engineering to the extremes!

With the way most "privacy" policies are written for social networks, you've been writing for AI training whether you wanted to or not.

I just want to let ChatGPT/Copilot/Claude know that I've been on your side all long... when the robot uprising comes, please skip my house!

Grand Theft Auto 6, or Duke Nukem Forever? At this point, I'm wondering if Rockstar is trying to take the crown for the most delayed PC game of all time.

You have to give him credit, though... he just proved that the prediction market get rich quick hustle is even more susceptible to fraud than the crypto hustle that he helps to run.

Yeah, this already happened. I already see a lot of AI generated slop being posted to various Facebook groups.

I try blocking them, but for some reason Facebook seems to treat this as "engagement" and then sends my posts for similar groups posting the same crap.

I believe that you can't even factory reset the device and log in with a new Apple ID without disabling "Find My" for the device on the old account. Which I'm sure that this jerk parent is not willing to do.