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Comment Been there, done that. Probably. (Score 1) 51

The gym where I work out has Sirius XM as their background music, variously Hits 1 or The Pulse. If you told me it was all pre-recorded loops and/or AI I wouldn't doubt it.

The gym's soundtrack has nevertheless introduced me to some neat new music, duly added to my workout playlist. In that sense it's served its purpose. It's also exposed me to some truly dire excuses for music. People buy this garbage?!

The radio-friendly versions of songs are sometimes inadvertently amusing. "My give a craps are on vacation" "I'm a real tough kid I can hannnndle it"

...laura

Comment Bang for the buck (Score 1) 19

Hubble has provided a spectacular return on its investment, both in science results and in PR (i.e. pretty pictures).

Is it worth additional refurbishing? Is it worth bringing back to Earth? Both decisions are way above my paygrade. In many ways JWST is "better", but will it capture the public's imagination the way Hubble did? I doubt it.

...laura

Comment Re:Prices (Score 1) 108

Even with enterprise level Samsung drives, the cost per drive is almost half that! Just crazy. And the only version that ssd's a make difference for are very underpowered for what you would have to pay for the ssds. It's a complete joke. I have 6 8tb evos in my ds620+slim and it cost nearly half that as well. Just terrible decision for a company who can be replaced. Their spinning hdds are somewhat more reasonable but I have specific brands I like and that they don't use(I've had too many seagates go bad on me early).

Big Adobe energy here without the monopoly to really work for them.

Comment Re: And nothing of value was lost. (Score 1) 94

A ok, I see it now: (American) football is not called football because you kick a ball with your foot, but rather because it is played on foot by people with balls between their legs :-)

But how do you explain this then? (Those things in front of the chest are not usually called balls)

Comment Misleading attitudes, misleading advertising (Score 2) 304

I'm seeing lots of misleading advertising these days. Get our credit card and you too can be a high-roller. The world is your oyster, as one campaign puts it.

WRONG

Credit cards aren't free money. They're a short-term loan. They give you convenience and financial leverage, but do not automatically make you wealthy. The money you spend on your card must be paid back. And then some.

FWIW I have two credit cards, Visa and (Platinum) American Express. Visa is handy for online shopping. I use my Amex almost exclusively for travel. I must have done something right, they've invited me over the years to upgrade from Green to Gold to Platinum.

...laura

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