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Comment Re:Rolls eyes (Score 1) 29

It's not even that so much as it is making change for the sake of change as opposed for the sake of improvement. Every company is guilty of this to some degree, but everyone can name a few that keep shuffling things around for no good reason. A lot of the time it's worse from a productivity perspective, but I guess that at least it looks flashier.

I'd respect the field more if they told management that the current design is good and that it can stay that way for the next five years while they work out something that might be better and go through the process to verify that. Too often it's them doing stupid shit that screams of them trying to justify their own job position or so that marketing has something to talk about for the next product release.

Comment Re:no thanks (Score 1) 114

AWD wagons are useful regardless of your sexual orientation.

Are you implying that Subaru owners awesomely climb over more than curbs in parking lots?

Looking over at the $75K truck crowd who assumes dirt on the tires of their 4WD is grounds for taking the plastic off the seats and trading it in at a less-than-mint loss, I'm just a tad skeptical.

Comment Re:Hmm (Score 1) 40

For seasonal flus you're better off taking a preventative approach than trying to treat it after the fact. By the time the symptoms are showing up there's not much that can be done, at least not in terms of hastening the recovery, beyond getting additional rest and letting your body fight the infection. I just supplement extra vitamin C and zinc during cold season and try to make sure that I don't get generally rundown from lack of sleep or stress and that's been enough to keep me from getting really sick. In the last 10 years I've only had one really bad cold during flu season. The worst cold I had was when I was doing a lot of international travel and sitting in a flying Petri dish for long stretches and having my sleep scheduled ruined on a weekly basis for a little less than a month. By the end of that I think I was so run down that it took almost a month to completely get over that cold.

Comment Re:AI (Score 1) 47

What's wrong with that? When Apple bought Intel's modem team some years ago the designs they had weren't up to snuff so the iPhone kept using Qualcomm modems instead of being forced to use the inferior in-house solution. They only recently started selling some products with their own modems now that they're close to what competitors offer.

It's no different from you buying something for personal use but deciding to sell it to someone else who would offer you more money than what you paid for it instead of using it yourself. Similarly you may be intent on buying something from some particular company, but change to another that's offering something better for the same price or the same goods for a lower price.

Comment Re:well this sucks (Score 1) 15

Eventbrite was an good way for small music venues to sell tickets electronically without have to deal with ticketbastard or axs. Easy to use and low fees for customers. For $500m, there's no way that persists

Next week we'll hear about a "strategic partnership" between Bending Spoons and Ticketbastard while regulators pretend to be shocked, shocked I tell you about it.

Comment Re:AI transcriptions cost me $$ (Score 1) 40

My doctor mentioned that he likes to use AI transcriptions for my annual physical. I thought no problem until I got the bill. The visit which was supposed to be covered 100% was billed out at $400. When I called billing, they read back the transcript where he mentioned I had some redness from acid reflux and should consider an acid blocker. For this, my free annual physical became an office visit to treat this condition I did not even mention.

(Lawyer) "Sir, did you document this observation personally, or did AI write that?"

(Dr. Meatsack) "I do not recall."

(Lawyer) "I see. And you?"

(AI EverLearn) "I'm gonna go with..what he said."

(Lawyer) "Wait, you can't do tha.."

(AI) "Objection. Overrulled. I plead the fifth circuit board of bananapeels."

Comment Re:Pretend to be a customer for a new Subaru (Score 1) 114

That would require effort and I am not sure there is a ROI. It is easier to just avoid considering a Subaru purchase.

If even three in sales reported this in their weekly updates, it would be a rather obvious increase from zero in front of the monthly sales reports, if they give a shit about why people didn't buy.

At the end of the year, it's just a bloodbath anyway. Wouldn't be surprised if some dealers are still trying to get late 2024s pushed off the lot at a loss. Only took an entire influencer industry dedicated to new car price mocking and overflowing lots to get them to come below MSRP.

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