Cort
@Cort@lemmy.world
- Comment on ‘My Property Tax Went From $15K to a Life-Altering $91K a Year’ 1 day ago:
Property taxes aren’t federal, they’re local. They’re assessed at the county/township/city level. If you’re complaining about shitty education, lower property taxes won’t help that. They do fund local transit and and rail projects. They don’t fund the military, because again, property taxes are local. They do fund the police, that’s like the only thing you got right.
- Comment on ‘My Property Tax Went From $15K to a Life-Altering $91K a Year’ 1 day ago:
none of it would be of help to me, my kids, my neighbours and my allies
Huh? It’s property tax, that’s literally how public schools are funded. It’s how your local roads are maintained. It’s what pays for any local parks you may have. It’s what pays for the fire department, and you’re going to need them after this serious burn you absolute moron!
Dipshits with your opinion are the reason the US has a serious problem with crumbling infrastructure.
- Comment on Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night 2 days ago:
Technically not about fossil fuels exclusively, as they include hydro, bio-mass, and nuclear in their list of priorities
Sec 3a
. . . undue burden on identification, development, or use of domestic energy resources — with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical mineral, and nuclear energy resources . . .
In a functioning government the AG, independent from executive influence, could act on this, but I certainly don’t have hope for the current administration
- Comment on Mario Kart 64 got finally decompiled! 2 days ago:
Didn’t forget the rdram in the N64 that Sony didn’t use until PS2/3
- Comment on First Look at Google’s Unfinished DeX-Like Desktop Mode for Android 3 days ago:
Wow, there actually are! Thanks. I hadn’t looked In a long time
- Comment on First Look at Google’s Unfinished DeX-Like Desktop Mode for Android 3 days ago:
I really wish their whole lap-dock concept had succeeded. Or at least ran a few more generations, so I could get an upgraded model with USBc
- Comment on Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night 3 days ago:
Hmmm, I wonder how that’ll jibe with the presidents executive order on energy:
Protecting American Energy from State Overreach: This order instructs the Attorney General to identify and challenge state and local laws that could impede the development or use of domestic energy resources . . .
Of course the AG would have to step in and actually do something
- Comment on Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night 4 days ago:
They could partner with hydro and wind and make up the difference with battery storage
- Comment on How does Netflix, HBO and other services get their subtitles? Are they now using AI to help translate? 6 days ago:
Subtitles and closed captioning is generally handled by the producers of the media. I’d it’s a Netflix original, Netflix hires someone to transcribe. If the media was purchased or rented from day Fox or Paramount or MGM, the original producers would have been responsible for it.
I’ve certainly seen some subtitles that have to be ai generated based on the ridiculous number of homophones and sound alike captions
- Comment on “No Apple tax means we will lower prices” - Proton announces lower prices for users by up to 30% after US ruling against Apple fees 1 week ago:
Most favored nation clause. Apple gets the lowest price that you offer. I’d you offer any discounts elsewhere, that have to be the same on the app store
- Comment on Someone give me money so I can find out 1 week ago:
Or sparkly diarrhea could leave gold flake all over the bowl
- Comment on Kawasaki is developing a robot to be ridden like a horse - Asia Times 1 week ago:
I assume once equipped for warfare they’ll be packing like a 20mm cannon on the undercarriage, and crap out landmines.
- Comment on Just a pic of two besties 2 weeks ago:
It’s called the Clinton thumb
- Comment on Balcony solar is all the rage in Germany. Why not in the US? 2 weeks ago:
That plus changes to laws in most states. Utah is the only place that allows this type of grid tied solar without permits, new meter, etc. Hopefully more states will follow soon
- Comment on Balcony solar is all the rage in Germany. Why not in the US? 2 weeks ago:
The systems don’t output power until they sense a grid connection, and cut power immediately if the grid goes down.
- Comment on Judge in Epic v. Apple bans Apple from charging commission on purchases made outside App Store 2 weeks ago:
2024 was the end of the appeals process with the Supreme Court.
Per the wiki:
- Comment on Judge in Epic v. Apple bans Apple from charging commission on purchases made outside App Store 2 weeks ago:
The answer you’re looking for is: it took 4 years to enforce the original ruling because Apple appealed that decision. Many of the slow walking tactics used during the original trial remain available during the appeal stage.
- Comment on Balcony solar is all the rage in Germany. Why not in the US? 2 weeks ago:
Why not in the US?
Because it’s illegal in 49 out of 50 states (legal in Utah as April) AND there aren’t any units available for sale with 120v output (and the required auto shutoff when the grid is down)
Most of the German people I’ve asked say it doesn’t make sense to have a battery storage, but they also live in small apartments with little outdoor space for multiple solar panels. Theoretically, if there is enough space for panels a battery backup could keep supplying the max wattage (800w Germany, 1000w Utah) throughout the night
- Comment on Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks like 2 weeks ago:
Just making sure you realize the company would have the copyright for anything you create while on the clock…
- Comment on It would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generate 2 weeks ago:
I’m generally pro nuclear, and potential chornobyl is less worrisome to me than a potential Zaporizhzhia.
- Comment on What should I do if someone applied to a job at a company I work at without being able to legally work in my country? 2 weeks ago:
“we would love to hire you, but can’t until you fill out this document, I can wait until X date, but after that we will have to hire another applicant. Please get back with us as soon as possible, we would hate to miss out on the opportunity to work with such a highly qualified candidate”
- Comment on Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water 3 weeks ago:
Lots of corrosion from sea water tho. Maybe a heat exchanger that gets regularly replaced would work, but then you lose cooling capacity
- Comment on Great submission to "rate my professor" 3 weeks ago:
Bio66, class number below 100 suggests it’s a remedial course.
- Comment on Odin 2 Maker Ayn To Join Anbernic In Pausing US Shipments 3 weeks ago:
Taiwan iirc, and they have a 32% tariff from US.
- Comment on BK's new promotion is frozen water 3 weeks ago:
When they did it last summer, I asked how much ice for $2 and was told about 2lbs. It’s only enough for a 6 pack cooler
- Comment on Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure 4 weeks ago:
Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform
Is bluesky decentralized?
- Comment on Has anyone told MAGA they are free to shut themselves off from the rest of the world all on their own. Honestly they do a pretty good job of it already. 4 weeks ago:
I wouldn’t want to fly in airspace controlled by Texas. Too much risk of crash landing and being stuck there
- Comment on There's probably some kind of deal between cellphone and pants makers to keep pockets small 4 weeks ago:
Is kolanaki even old enough to know what those are?
- Comment on Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices 4 weeks ago:
Tldw: get some thin heat syncs 75-80c temps on the ssds
- Comment on New Jersey Sues Messaging App “Discord” for Unlawful Practices That Expose Kids to Child Predators and Violent, Sexual Content 4 weeks ago:
Honestly, any parent claiming their child was harmed by an online service should be brought up on charges of neglect
