AlternatePersonMan
@AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world
- Comment on Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report 2 months ago:
I’m drooling at the thought.
- Comment on NOAA sending a message. 2 months ago:
Looks like that storm is going to fuck up that coast
- Comment on Lawsuit: T-Mobile must pay for breaking lifetime price guarantee 3 months ago:
Who would have thought that another merger would not lead to lower prices for the consumer? Break all these companies until there’s like 10.
- Comment on How do Texas residents afford electricity? 4 months ago:
Not correct.
I have coworkers in Texas that got hit with multi thousand dollar bills during brown outs.
Deregulating critical services never ends well for the consumer.
- Comment on American Pride Remains Near Record Low 4 months ago:
It’s also really strange that conservatives love gutting the government… Which is a pretty big part of what makes a country. They they love that flag.
- Comment on Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges 4 months ago:
I was trying to find active users since he took over. But the only numbers I can find are numbers provided by Musk, who is a well known liar.
I know Lemmy and Mastodon are niche communities, and that people put up with a lot of garbage from Big Tech, but I have to believe that a lot of users have left Twitter, or least that usage is down. I also assume bots are way up, because Musk wants his numbers to be up regardless of the source (save for people with an opposing opinion).
Hopefully Musk’s shitty little empire crumbles…soon.
- Comment on T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next 5 months ago:
Gee, it’s almost like we shouldn’t let our telecoms slowly merge into one greedy entity with no competition.
- Comment on Why are SMS messages so expensive? 6 months ago:
Messages went from $.05, to $.10, to $.20 to send and receive. That was in the span of three years. All of the companies said it wasn’t collision. They just happened to arrive upon massive increases separately.
If I recall, one of the CEOs said “We’re raising the prices to save customers money. This way they’ll be an unlimited plan”
The telcos should have been broken up then. Instead we’ve seen even more mergers.
- Comment on fossil fuels 6 months ago:
The argument is that corporations do what they want, often not because we want to buy their stuff, but because:
- we don’t have a choice
- they hide what they’re doing through propaganda, lies, obfuscation, etc. so we don’t know about it
- powerful lobbying
Here’s some examples:
- Cigarette companies spent decades convincing people their product was harmless and Even good for you. The oil industry has been covering up climate change the same way.
- Trains are rarely an option in the US, because of subsidies to planes, roads, etc. Car companies pushed hard to actually remove public transportation.
- Don’t like your ISP? Too bad, you probably don’t have another choice
- Look at the PG&E story and how they contaminated drinking water, then just lied about it while people died. You don’t really have a choice about who supplies electricity to your city.
Yes, you could choose to live off of the grid and walk everywhere and grow your own crops, but that’s hardly a choice. And it doesn’t have to be that way. Shitty people at the top of these companies make ungodly money by screwing everyone else over anyway they can, regardless of the cost to humanity. That is the point.
- Comment on The Sega Dreamcast 6 months ago:
I didn’t count handhelds. Seems like a different-ish market. Interestingly, I thought the game gear was way better than original game boy… Except it absolutely ate batteries.
I’ve never heard of the N64 DD. The 90’s had so many weird consoles.
- Comment on The Sega Dreamcast 6 months ago:
Seconded.
Dreamcast was solid. Decent games. Sega just had their collective heads up their assess. No one had confidence in their consoles. Genesis was a surprise smash hit…then Sega just spewed out consoles; 32x, Sega CD, mega drive, Saturn… Probably more. In that same time span Nintendo released…N64.
No one wants to buy a console that is outdated in a year or two. That game library is tiny and none of your friends have it.
Build a winner, milk it. Release another winner right as the previous one is winding down. Nintendo has mastered that formula.
- Comment on Do We Really Want a Food Cartel? 6 months ago:
(not) > allowing mergers of companies that are already large enough to be publicly traded at all>
That’s a great way of putting it. I’ve said that once you own X market share or produce X revenue, mergers should not be allowed. No innovation or competition comes from letting giant companies devour their rivals. I like your line in the sand better.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Well that’s terrifying… I might watch the show if it ever comes out
- Comment on A Judge Can Break Up Google Right Now. Will He? 7 months ago:
Not sure what changes, but it’s scary how much Google controls. Even if we just broke off YouTube from them, that would be a big deal.
Ideally we would split their search engine, YouTube, and chrome each into two competing companies. (Google A, Google B, Chrome A, Chrome B, YouTube A, YouTube B)
Because Google has so much power they can make changes that will break search results, websites, and browsers if you don’t accept changes that are beneficial to them.
- Comment on tremendous 7 months ago:
The crazy thing is that you don’t need to cherry pick quotes or take them out of context to make him look like an idiot.
Listen to pretty much any interview or speech and he says something that is clearly idiotic, evil, or a blatant lie. Most likely all three… Repeatedly.
I get that Fox News is a hell of a drug, but just hearing this dipshit speak should shatter the illusion. The unwavering support is mind boggling.
- Comment on legs to die for 7 months ago:
Creepy. And I learned something. Reminds me of another comic strip that cracked me up. The gist:
God said to the insects “you may each pick three traits.” The millipede said, “I want legs!” The centipede agreed. God nodded. “And for your second trait?” The millipede smiled brightly and said “More legs!” The centipede request the same. God asked for their final request. “More legs!” The millipede shouted smiling even brighter The centipede gave a sinister grin and growled. “Teeth.”
- Comment on Asking a girl out for comic book store date? 8 months ago:
Nah. I’ve heard plenty of horror stories from women. None of which were about comic guys. I’ve had coworkers that were painful to be around. So that wasn’t really the assumption.
… That said I’m pretty sure I’ve read about conventions and ccg tournaments where they had to start making rules because hygiene was so bad.
Either way, best to cover your bases.
- Comment on Asking a girl out for comic book store date? 8 months ago:
The hardest part of meeting girls is talking to them. It takes guts to put yourself out there and resilience to handle the rejection if it doesn’t go the way you want.
Ask her out. A public option is good. Something she likes. Comics are a good start if that’s her thing.
If she says ‘yes’. On your date:
- Be very hygienic (shower, clean clothes, brushed teeth, gum)
- Ask courteous questions and listen. I have yet to meet someone that doesn’t enjoy talking about themselves (yes, I know they exist). This also makes your end of the conversation easier. Favorite music, food, places to visit, hobbies, etc.
- Have a next place in mind if things are going well, but the comic shop has gotten stale (coffee, dinner, a walk somewhere well lit, etc.). Be open to her suggestions.
If she says ‘No,’ be respectful, and try not to take it to hard. It wasn’t meant to be. Take pride knowing you had the guts to try.
Good luck. Be brave. Be respectful.
- Comment on FCC scraps old speed benchmark, says broadband should be at least 100Mbps 8 months ago:
I don’t think that’s true. If the limitations are physical, the cost is the same. Lay fiber once, problem solved.
- Comment on Have video games become expensive now? 8 months ago:
For games that actually come with all of their content? Not at all.
For games that have pay to win, scummy dlc, etc. Extremely.
- Comment on Cable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Click 9 months ago:
By law, anything should be a one click to cancel service, instead of the maze they send you through.
Xbox live, gyms, etc.
- Comment on The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge 11 months ago:
Trustworthiness in the platform is dead. Musk uses it like his personal sandbox. Advertisers are quickly pulling out. I don’t know how they’re possibly financially staying afloat.
Twitter was so engrained in communication that it’s difficult for many users to leave (sports, etc.). So, I agree, it’s not dead yet, but Musk seems to be doing everything he can to poison the well.
I can’t imagine how removing the communications department from a company that specializes in communication seemed like a good idea…
- Comment on It's just a song, right? 11 months ago:
That’s an oddly long song. Thank you for the weird, dark translation that you warned about but I probably didn’t need to know.
- Comment on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview 1 year ago:
You can play the original courses, but not the booster courses. Once you quit the game and lose your internet, no more dlc.
I suppose if you don’t change games you might be fine. But it feels like a low blow on a system marketed for it’s portability.
- Comment on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview 1 year ago:
If I put it in airplane mode, voila: (sorry for the crummy phone capture). You can still play the default courses, but this is complete bullshit.
- Comment on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview 1 year ago:
I definitely could not access them without Internet. This was after they had been downloaded and played. The error even said as much. Maybe they’ve changed that since? Hopefully…
- Comment on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview 1 year ago:
My only complaint (other than I’ve always hated when they recycle maps from previous games) is that you need Internet connectivity to play these. That completely defeats the whole point of the Switch.
- Comment on Chevy Chase Bashes ‘Community’: “The Show Wasn’t Funny Enough” 1 year ago:
More like streets behind.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
You sir, have made me laugh.
- Comment on Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. 1 year ago:
I can’t fathom having the power to save our at least change millions of lives…but instead choose to leech more wealth from the people that need it most. And systematically make the world worse. It’s a sickness.
There are no good billionaires.
