thrawn

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Qobuz reveals how much it really pays per stream, and I want to see more of this transparency to help us spend money more ethically⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve preferred Qobuz to Tidal since they were hocking MQA snake oil and lying about being lossless. Tidal eventually stopped using MQA, but I can’t help feel leftover ick at their dishonesty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla sales crash continues in Europe, with Germany down 70%⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What? A Model 3 starts at 42k (without the tax credit) or 299/mo for a lease. That’s below average for new cars in America, or significantly below average if you qualify for the tax credit. KBB says the average for a new car in December 2024 was nearly 50k.

  And sure, not everyone can afford a new car, but very few Tesla buyers are “that kind of income” wealthy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn a 5-star safety rating in Europe | Euro NCAP will introduce new testing rules in 2026 requiring physical controls for the highest safety score⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One thing I really like about the Lucid Air is that the big screen retracts. Makes it look and feel quite different, almost like an older car without the big screen.

  Important controls like seats, temperature, and volume/pause are physical. So you can have the big screen when you want it, and it goes away when you don’t. More cars should do that, though the additional moving part probably isn’t great for longevity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HDMI 2.2 cranks the bandwidth to 96Gbps and aims to eliminate audio sync issues forever⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  HDMI 2.2 will be released in the first half of this year and be widely available “to all HDMI 2.x adopters.” Your TV and external devices will need to support the specification

  Will this solve eARC sync issues on existing devices that support 2.1? Like I could just get a new cable and it would work?