A few years ago the IRS website wanted me to take a “video selfie” using a webcam to log in to access my tax stuff. I said Fuck That and ended the session. Finished my taxes through a 3rd party vendor instead.

Good list, what about Twin Peaks?

Tell me, is the name of this hospital Saint Crock of Shit? Is this a crock of shit that I’m holding?

Ugh that’s not right at all. There were much better shows that actually fit the description you wrote, like Twin Peaks for example.

No actually I can carry all the music I want in the storage of my phone. It’s nice to have unlimited access to it even when there is no cellular data or wifi available. Sometimes I go fully out of range of all Internets but I still have music.

Streaming is crap, I collect albums instead. Nobody but burglars can limit my access to my music collection.

I hope not but really IDK

I had to learn about it so my kid could play the games he wants to play that don’t work on Linux.

I bet she already knew about it before they showed her the picture

It is possible with W11 to install without copilot and other garbage using the right unattended setup XML and installer that facilitates it

Your math is a bit off, it’s usually just the distance across the Atlantic ocean

I wouldn’t buy their bullshit cars anyway. As an American who has been inside many, I can say that most American cars and trucks suck. Their reliability and build quality have driven me to only purchase vehicles from former WWII Axis powers nations.

I watched some local news yesterday where they covered the various explosions across the Middle East. They discussed the activity, the damage, the losses of life… then they pivoted to a local news reflection on what this all would mean for us at the gas pumps. “Gas prices expected to rise” as the chief takeaway for us to ponder how it affects us, immediately after discussions of hundreds of human beings being literally exploded. Makes me sick.

Hell yeah, this is the best way. Full spectrum natural effect without combustion.

Oligarchs trying to buy up all the digital real estate so they can be the digital landlords of computerland

Yeah I’m not doing that

Right, we are to assume that basically everyone with children is bankrupt now? I don’t think that is the case.

Costs vary widely across the vast nation. Not making anywhere near 400k here and doing fine.

Great use of tech and knowledge. Video-recording glasses wearers can’t complain about this because they are sending the Bluetooth signals to be detected.

We need to scale this idea up - apps to detect the known types of signals emitting from camera systems like Flock, Ring, and other similar mass surveillance garbage.

Sounds like it came from that article about the new kind of sodium batteries with vanadium that are doing that desalination business. I was describing the general technology rather than that specific new one in the article.

Sodium-ion batteries are not hype though, they are in production use in multiple industries already. They are generally superior to Lithium based batteries in all regards, with the exception of having a bit lower energy density. An equivalent LiFePO4 battery might be 70-80% of the size for the same storage. It’s not a big deal for large applications like cars and solar storage.