grayman
@grayman@lemmy.world
- Comment on Turned my Prusameters into this nice Printables T-Shirt. 9 months ago:
I’ve had a few spools. I’ve found inland from micro center to be really good filament. I haven’t noticed much difference between the two. Also, there are some top tier filament manufacturers in the US. Pricey stuff but no more than prusa and shipping is free to low.
- Comment on Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer 9 months ago:
Treatment is not the same thing as cure.
- Comment on Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages 9 months ago:
That would actually be a coincidence, but it’s not because it’s 50. Alanis Morissette is ignorant and so are the dudes that wrote the song.
- Comment on Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police 9 months ago:
Monkey brains… You are describing an engagement vote, but what people are mashing is “like” and “dislike” at best but usually “agree” and “disagree”. So yeah… Monkey brains prefer “agree” and “disagree”.
- Comment on Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police 9 months ago:
This
- Comment on “Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation. 9 months ago:
Fiber isn’t that much. RDOF in the US is proving that it’s averaging about $1000 per home to lay fiber. Adjusted for inflation, that’s cheaper than copper was 100 years ago. At $80-$120 ARPU, the ROI is a few years at most.
I’d argue the issue is that these regulated monopolies are bloated to the point that they just don’t have the money to lay fiber.
Look at the cash sheets of all the ISPs… They all make the vast majority of their profits on the internet infrastructure and services, but blow it all on everything else they do… TV, VoIP, mobile VNO, sports teams rights, and other stupid crap.
- Comment on Disney Plus begins crackdown against password sharing 9 months ago:
Logic bomb. Ha!
- Comment on Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million 9 months ago:
They want Disney+ as the first word. Loses would be a better word than drops, but the writing style is more like an investor’s report or article for investors. Dropped is used to insinuate that Disney was expecting it and planned it, which favors the company… Which is ultimately the true intent. The writer is probably a robot anyway, if not literal then figurative.
We’re at the point where “journalism” is completely captured by companies that advertise on these news outlets. People are excited to see X fall due to advertisers pulling out, but consider that power against every news outlet. That’s the situation we’re in now. X is just proof that all news is captured, not a one off event.
- Comment on TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry 9 months ago:
Agree but also disagree. The IRS has some of that info, but not all of it. While it’s true that most (ie >50%) people the govt knows everything, there are plenty of free options. I filled out the 1040EZ for many years before I couldn’t anymore. It was less than an hour of my time. That’s still available online and in paper. The only thing missing is the govt prepopulating a few numbers, which isn’t much of a benefit.
The tax code could be simplified, but the argument being made here is that most people are forced to use tax software because it’s too hard to do your own taxes. But it’s actually the opposite… Most people are fine with the 1040EZ. The 25% or so that have more complex tax situations will always be happy paying $50 for x software to get a $3k return or pay an accountant $300 to do it.
- Comment on TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry 9 months ago:
It’s not just for the rich. I’m by no means rich but firmly in the middle class. I withhold the standard calculation based on the IRS’ own formula and i get a pretty decent refund every year. Mortgage interest, charity donations, and student loans (all things lots of people have) reduce tax burden a decent amount.
- Comment on TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry 9 months ago:
Over 90% of tax revenue is collected from less than 10% of the population. Tax the rich is a campaign lie. It already happens. About 50% of adults pay net 0% or get out more than they put in.
The middle class is shrinking and the wage gap is getting worse partly because of the progressive tax system. Only the top 0.1% have the ability to not care about taxes. And even if you taxed them at 100%, they have the tools and money to avoid paying taxes on the vast majority of their wealth.
- Comment on Boeing Finds More Misdrilled Holes on 737 in Latest Setback 9 months ago:
Well, considering they don’t build their product (it’s contacted out), probably not.
- Comment on Google Search is losing its 'cached' web page feature 9 months ago:
My guess is ads don’t work in cached pages.
- Comment on It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription 9 months ago:
I’ve been in the Bezos balls. (Anyone seen the old Woody Allen sex movie?) Neat but no good reason for them to be balls. It’s just a climate controlled botanical garden.
I’ll also note that the place is jam packed with staff that constantly ask you if you have any questions. Well… I asked questions and no one had any clue. Great job.
There’s also a not great coffee bar inside. Underwhelming.
- Comment on Amazon could soon be on the hook for safety of third-party products it sells and ships — Government order could classify it as a distributor, potentially exposing it to more legal claims 9 months ago:
Well all they do is take in bulk shipments of, categorize, store, individually package, ship, and deliver products. I just really don’t see how you could call that “distributing” goods. /s
- Comment on Ex-CIA computer engineer gets 40 years in prison for giving spy agency hacking secrets to WikiLeaks 9 months ago:
Wet works. Always in demand.
- Comment on Ex-CIA computer engineer gets 40 years in prison for giving spy agency hacking secrets to WikiLeaks 9 months ago:
Leverage.
Drugs -> Money Sex -> Control the Powerful Plumbers protect the CIA.
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 9 months ago:
Why did you black out your private IP addresses?
- Comment on NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft 10 months ago:
From the eyewitness accounts of whistle blowers, traditional propulsion and modern propulsion are old tech compared to what they have today. Silent and extremely fast already exists.
- Comment on A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years 10 months ago:
It was more a problem of licking the little brushes than wearing the teeny bit on the wrist.
- Comment on AI comes up with battery design that uses 70 per cent less lithium 10 months ago:
I’m holding out for neutron generators. Until then, it’s 100% coal for me.
- Comment on Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI 10 months ago:
Agreed. What tipped me off was the number 7, which is 1 higher than the number 6. I can’t believe people can’t see how much better it is!
- Comment on Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? 10 months ago:
Despite claims, math and logic are not important skills according to many.
- Comment on A gel injected into the scrotum could be the next male contraceptive 10 months ago:
Yeah. I got tired of their promises that it’s only a year or two away like 7 years ago.
- Comment on HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten | Then the company cranked up the price of cartridges, complaint alleges 10 months ago:
- Comment on HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten | Then the company cranked up the price of cartridges, complaint alleges 10 months ago:
ATF enters the chat slyly.
- Comment on HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten | Then the company cranked up the price of cartridges, complaint alleges 10 months ago:
EFF should buy out Brother?
- Comment on Huawei Teardown Shows 5nm Laptop Chip Made in Taiwan, Not China 10 months ago:
Oops
- Comment on Huawei Teardown Shows 5nm Laptop Chip Made in Taiwan, Not China 10 months ago:
China didn’t do shit. Taiwan did.
- Comment on Alaska Air Grounds Boeing 737 Max-9 Fleet After Fuselage Blowout 10 months ago:
The MIT Sloan School of Business has generationally harmed companies. They preach people management (no technical leadership) and multiple layers of managers. All decisions are top down. Feedback is not present. Information does not flow up, only status.
The stock market incentivizes quarterly and annual goals over long term stability, morality, and ethics. No business with such short term goals will ever succeed long term. I firmly believe that no business can be trusted that’s publicly traded.