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Hey, yo! Y'all heard about the Zune? I heard it's pretty dope, yo.

Are you sure it wasn't the North Carolina bankers?

Or, California wankers?

What sort of "Palantir-specific skills" do you think would not be applicable to another job?

Or, and just hear me out on this one. Companies could stop using deceptive and predatory tactics to make a buck?

Yes, I think we all agree the world would be a better place with more honesty. All of us, except for politicians and marketing execs.

The desire for a lower friction less of a pain in the ass economy. The desire not to waste all that effort and energy across the whole economy? A sense of fair dealing and basic honesty?

Wonderful. I share this desire, but I'm a realist. Caveat emptor rings just as true today, as it did when first coined.

A desire to keep Mr. Haney from Green Acres firmly in the realm of comedic satire?

I'll have to take your word on that one.

What about "customer's responsibility to do some due diligence and educate themselves about company's offerings" strikes you as third world bargain tactics?

Hacker's keyboard is great when I'm using apps like ConnectBot. But, when I want to send an email or text, the swipe in Gboard works for me every ducking Rome.

The moment self-driving cars are ready, Uber will get rid of all human drivers

And, why shouldn't they? Better for them, better for the passengers. Win-win.

I doubt you're completely correct, though. If there's a market for it, they'll just have a different tier of vehicle, driven by humans, for riders that want such a thing. "Uber-H", or something.

Me too. I had a Pixel 5 for years. The battery swelled and damaged the screen. So, because there wasn't another phone (with a LineageOS port) available in the size I wanted, I bought another, refurb Pixel 5.

Two weeks ago, the battery started swelling again, so I just broke down and bought a Pixel 9. Awesome phone, aaaand I kinda hate it. Too big. Too heavy. Way too damned slippery (I hate putting cases on my phones).

What I really want is something the size of the old OnePlus X. That was a great phone (crappy camera notwithstanding). An updated model of the OPX, with a mediocre camera (to keep from having a bump) would be great, and I'd pay a premium price for it.

Fascism: You're with it.

Way mo fire than you bargained for

I mean, you make a decent point. But, using the [I admit, arguably appropriate] term "luddites" just makes you sound like a pretentious, wine sniffing prick.

When AI throws tens of millions of people out of work...

You mean 6.1 million, right?

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+truck+drivers+in+us
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+uber+and+lyft+drivers+in+us

This is only any issue if you're nuking and doing a complete install. You know you don't have to do that, right?