Cobrachickenwing

@Cobrachickenwing@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China starts smartphone inspections to boost 'anti-espionage efforts', raising fears among expatriates and foreign business people about arbitrary enforcement⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A century ago the eunuchs run China. The secretary censors run China now, not the technocrats from the previous generation. Secrets and intrigue instead of information and openess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Windows 10 should be proud it is XP next generation. We are going to get another vista disaster if Microsoft keeps pushing 11.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Subscription based models is how they kill the second hand car market. No one will touch a BMW with a subscription off lease.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials | Apple⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  China has so many phone brands they don’t even have to use a US brand. It was surprising it took this long after Huawei and ZTE was banned by Trump back in 2017.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[HN] Harvard Tells Grad Students to Get Food Stamps⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t forget the Harvard endowment is 40 billion and counting, with the majority going to tenured professors and administration. Harvard also got PPP loans in the tens of millions while begging for donations during the pandemic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek Confirms an Underrated TNG Crew Member Is Destined for Command⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If Barclay can’t even command an away mission how is he going to command a starship?