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Comment are there ads on WhatsApp? (Score 1) 92

a few years ago, Facebook was considering putting ads into WhatsApp. Based on that fuckery alone, there are worlds of differences in how Facebook looks at WhatsApp.app, and how Apple approaches Messages.app.

However, Zuckerberg does have a point about cross platform compatibility. And that's why I use Signal. There's no fucking reason for me to go near Meta products, but then again I've never been their target audience.

Comment cryptocurrency is a drop in the bucket (Score 1, Insightful) 105

the global market cap for cryptocurrency is estimated at $1.8 billion USD. by comparison, US bailed out banks in 2008 for $700 billion, and Trump's Covid-19 bailout package was over $2 trillion. Crypto isn't even in the same ballpark, yet we can see the scapegoat narrative unfold. the next hyperinflation/housing crisis/bank failure/stock market crash will be blamed on cryptocurrrency most certainly.

Comment Re:What privacy? (Score 1) 287

I took the car-net/telematics black box out of my vw. The SOS button is green but doesnt do anything, and i was able to get everything working with one jumper and clearing codes with VCDS.

i have no idea how long before the black box is mandatory and permanently attached to the car, but the MK7 golf can be hacked relatively easily for privacy.

Comment Re:It's not long at all (Score 3, Insightful) 343

Sweden has also figured out universal, government funded healthcare with successive governments making efforts to limit private for-profit firms in healthcare, welfare, and public health sectors.

If you're suggesting the Swedish model should be applied to places like Texas, NYC, and Florida, start with providing universal access to healthcare.

Comment Re:"Sometimes they do listen!" (Score 1) 28

The battery is user replaceable on the macbook air, is just not tool-less on the fly replaceable.

When the 2009 unibody aluminum macbooks came out, the SSD and the swappable battery were accessible from behind an aluminum plate which was secured by a finger lever which laid flush to the bottom of the case.

On my late 2015 air, is not even glued

"sometimes they do listen!" lmao

Comment "Sometimes they do listen!" (Score 3, Insightful) 28

Did they listen to people asking for user-replaceable SSD, RAM, and a battery under a removable plate for easy swapping? Or was this move to avoid returns and recalls over a defective-by-design keyboard, rather than actually listening to their customers? i guess a broken clock is "sometimes" correct as well.

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