I've never heard of an empty loot box.

This reminded me of how societies started using PAMs as currency in the Bobiverse. Of course using a printer autofactory would typically produce something of value, unlike AI.

How is that any different than blind bags or Pokemon/MTG card decks? What about the McDonald's Monopoly pieces?

So what about blind bags and card decks? You have no clue which cards are in that Pokemon or MTG deck you bought, or which little figure is in the blind bag you bought your kid at Target. What is the difference between these and loot boxes on Steam other than loot boxes are digital?

I am so sick of hearing about this asshole Sam Altman. Why does anyone give a fuck what this guy thinks about anything? His only qualifications are that he's a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist who dropped out of Stanford two years in.

I stopped looking at RPi when they gave their initial user base the finger during COVID so they could focus on commercial customers.

Wrong. They have to have probable cause. Detaining a US citizen without probable cause is illegal. Someone's appearance or use of a foreign language does not qualify as probable cause.

Here are some names:

1. Leonardo Garcia Venegas - detained twice during construction raids despite showing his REAL ID
2. George Retes - a combat veteran detained for three days
3. Julio Noriega - detained for over 10 hours despite having his ID

Pretty meaningless distinction when there are no consequences. The US capture of Maduro flouted international law, so where are the consequences? What about the US bombing Iran on multiple occasions?

Coffee addicts are the most annoying type of junkie.

Of course it is legal in the US. There are no federal laws, and no state laws in many places including New York, that restrict how many hours an adult employee can be asked to work. And if they're in a position that is classified as exempt from overtime, they don't get any additional pay for the extra hours.

They wouldn't need to keep the phone regardless. They just need to copy the encrypted storage.

To put it bluntly - maybe sit out protesting ICE when they are deporting murderers and pedophiles?

And what about when they're dragging away American citizens? What about when they're throwing women to the ground and shooting LTL rounds at members of the press?

Little Timmy will have already updated their printer with open source software like Klipper, Mainsail/Fluidd, and Moonraker to unlock the full potential of their printer. And they can use an open source slicer like Orca Slicer.

So what happens when some dipshit on a bike or e-bike pulls out in front of a car causing them to swerve and hit someone else, and said dipshit just takes off?

Any vehicle that operates on public roads should be required to have some sort of identification tag and require licensure and insurance. Don't like it? Then keep your shit in your driveway.

Why are you hiding behind anonymity? Not willing to associate your pseudonym with your nonsense rambling? Are you some kind of pussy?