Fixed that for you. The /. demographic may grumble about higher price tags, but ultimately we're just gonna suck it up and keep buying our (previously cheap) plastic crap.

Seeing as how the site is British, I just assumed it's some variant of "don't threaten me with a good time!" Kinda like the supposed Bernie bros in 2016 who voted for Trump out of spite, in order to burn down the system that they'd believed had failed them.

Of course, I'm also open to the possibility that some British conservatives took the rage bait. Hell, we do the same thing here on Slashdot: "President Trump to do $THING - does disaster loom?" and it'll be the top commented story that day.

It might seem like NBD in California where wildfires and mudslides have always been a regular thing, and earthquakes aren't affected by climate change. Here in Florida though, where we're getting slammed with at least one devastating hurricane (and huge expenses to clean up the mess) nearly every year, insurers actually are making good on their threats to get outta Dodge.

Not that I have any tears to shed for the insurance industry (bunch of scumbags, the whole lot of 'em), but the entire scheme only works if disasters that destroy massive amounts of property are relatively rare. If there's a pretty good chance that your home will get blown down over the duration of your mortgage, the money to rebuild it has to come from somewhere.

Bold of you to assume it won't just be replaced by a worse *ism.

Regulate and sue Amazon? That's a good one!

The other day it was recommending a UV sterilization lamp. You know, those things that will do permanent damage to your eyes and are typically behind an interlock when used in industrial processes? Yeah, there are tons of them for sale on Amazon because fuck, who cares if people buy them and blind themselves. Welcome to Amazon - caveat emptor.

Have you seen TikTok since Trump gave it his blessing to return? It's pushing pro-MAGA content hard. This cause is lost.

The real reason is most likely that Zuck didn't like that younger generations saw Facebook as the old busted platform that their parents are on, and lobbied accordingly.

Plus, doesn't the social media site formerly known as Twitter already let people post those dumb short format vertical videos?

As I recall, Musk tried to get out of buying Twitter. Seeing as how it probably helped get Trump elected, which enabled Musk to worm himself into his current position of political influence, I'd say Musk certainly has a knack for making lemons into lemonade.

This again?

I'm assuming you pay close enough attention to politics to know the results of Florida's special election yesterday. Both Republican candidates won. They didn't win because of some conspiracy theory you're clinging to as coping mechanism, they won because "Team R" is more popular in those areas. Hell, you can just drive around those towns and it'll become abundantly clear you're in MAGA country.

You're so close to almost getting it. The Democrats can't put up a fight, can't run a campaign to save their lives, and the right-wing smear campaign to paint Democrats as the party that wants to "ruin America" seems to have left an indelible stench on anyone running with a (D) next to their name.

I've said it to you many times before. When someone like me, a gay guy with an actual dog in the fight when it comes to political issues, has to hold my nose when I go vote because the Democratic candidate is fucking awful, imagine how someone who believes they have nothing at stake is gonna feel (and yes, most people assume the leopards aren't going to eat their face, you can't fix that). That's why Republicans keep winning.

Won't be long before it starts hoarding gold pressed latinum too.

Oh, video game diamonds? Well in that case, lock up your credit cards because next it will discover that it's much easier to get diamonds/coins/etc. via IAP.

It was an example of some people commonly misunderstand the concept of buying power. Yes, I do realize there are additional factors at play in the economy where it can still be advantageous to have a larger minimum wage paycheck even if the buying power if your money has dropped proportionately, such as if you're paying off a fixed interest loan.

As of this posting, 100 Mexican Pesos is roughly about $5 bucks. Much bigger number, same buying power. Or for a more juvenile example, if we used cm instead of inches, most Americans could then brag that they have a double-digit penis length!

As someone who lives in Florida, I can tell you precisely what is wrong with Celsius: A set point of 23C will run the air conditioning until it is too cold, and 24C will let it get too hot before it kicks on. Whereas a thermostat with a 1 degree swing set at 74F is just heavenly.

I guess folks who are just used to being miserably uncomfortable in their homes all the time don't get it. Certainly, the same thing could be accomplished by adding a decimal of precision to the Celsius mode, but it seems like the thermostat manufacturers haven't caught on.

I can't tell if you're kidding, or if this is the same mentality as the people who voted for a $15/hr minimum wage so that they could still be minimum wage earners but relish in the sight of a larger number on their paychecks.

If your EV's battery being "only" 85kWh bothers you, I bet you'd really hate having to figure out how much things cost in Bitcoin.

TFS specifically mentions watt-hours, and we know that's what the author means, so you're just being pedantic. If there's anything to criticize here, it's that when only a mAh spec is given, you can usually assume the device is running on a 3.7v nominal LiPo cell and do the math yourself. More often than not, when you're dealing with a device powered by multiple cells in series, a watt-hour rating will be provided and/or the nominal voltage of the pack will be specified.

The big notable exception that stands out in my mind are cordless power tool batteries. If the manufacturer doesn't provide a watt-hour rating, you'll need to know what the nominal voltage of the pack actually is to accurately calculate the watt-hour capacity, because the voltage number on the side is most often an exaggeration (at least in the USA). Somewhat amusingly, Walmart's house brand Hart tool "40V" batteries do provide a Wh rating, which when divided by the Ah rating gives you - yep, you guessed it: 36V.

To be fair, it's really difficult to turn video hosting for every idiot with a smartphone camera into a profitable endeavor unless you happen to also be an advertising company. Really, a lot of user generated content hosting has this same problem. Most of us will use it for free, but the second you expect us to open our wallets to see photos of our friends' meals and clickbait videos about "this one weird trick to clean your toilet", forget it, we're out.