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- Comment on Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US due to tariffs 1 day ago:
Well, my original question stands. Is it really a better business decision to choose not to sell at all vs raising prices.
I run a US business where the cost of materials has always been volatile and the cost of the end product follows that. 40% swings aren’t uncommon and just get passed onto the end user; my profit stays relatively the same. So I can’t fathom just locking the doors when things get expensive (and people are still willing to pay it).
I could understand it if they were doing it as some form of protest, but then it doesn’t make sense to only stop selling the low priced options. That’s just hurting the people furthest removed from what you are protesting.
- Comment on Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US due to tariffs 1 day ago:
But like that article says, automakers have ~3 months of inventory already in the US. They aren’t pausing sales, they are just continuing selling what they have here while betting the tariffs get lowered in the next 3 months.
- Comment on Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US due to tariffs 1 day ago:
How is pausing sales in one area, rather than just raising prices accordingly, the better business decision? No one is forcing them to sell at a specific price point.
- Comment on Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console 2 days ago:
K. I’ll just wait for the 8bitdo clone.
- Comment on Why can't I block rule 34 community? 3 days ago:
If you are using the web client can you go to: settings -> blocks -> Block community, and block it from there?
- Comment on A 32-bit RISC-V processor made using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon 4 days ago:
Molybdenum disulfide itself is plentiful. It’s a common lubricant. But I have no idea what turning it into a single atom thick sheet entails.
- Comment on If these mother fuckers are trying to make me pay for Healthcare to talk to fucking ChatGPT I swear to god ChatGPT is going to write me so many scripts for opioids its won't be funny. 1 week ago:
I would almost accept AI accelerating humanities downfall if it could get us neutral, non-religious, non-prejudiced doctors & therapists for a while.
- Comment on Hydro 1 week ago:
Is there a lemmy equivalent for HydroHomies?
- Comment on The admin of the third largest Mastodon instance (16k monthly active users) is asking for help to pay rent 2 weeks ago:
I think you’re misreading my reply (or i worded it poorly). I agree with you 100% and do contribute to the instances I use and the content creators I watch.
- Comment on The admin of the third largest Mastodon instance (16k monthly active users) is asking for help to pay rent 2 weeks ago:
So? Do, or don’t. Either their service provides people with enough value to donate to keep it running, or it doesn’t and goes under.
Altruism doesn’t pay the bills; but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Can’t blame them for that.
- Comment on Hey, do americans just want to take a break from normal politics for a bit and focus all our efforts solely on the wild boar problem? 2 weeks ago:
I can kill wild pigs. They’re only level 1
These aren’t. Most animals that you get to hunt in the US will run away if you take a shot and miss. Hogs just might decide to turn around and fucking disembowel you.
- Comment on What happened to FlyingSquid? 3 weeks ago:
Lol good riddance.
- Comment on FuckYourHeadlights - A community for people to organise and vent about ridiculously bright lights 4 weeks ago:
And put it in neutral.
- Comment on Opinions Wanted: Creeky Floors 4 weeks ago:
Trim screws have small heads so they are even less noticeable. That’s what I’ve been fixing my squeaky floor boards with.
- Comment on nets 5 weeks ago:
Now I feel better about my weird dietary preferences.
I’m doing my part!
- Comment on Jellyfin is not just good... but *better* than Plex now?! 1 month ago:
Can Jellyfin handle symlinks? That’s all it would take to sell me at this point.
- Comment on Swastikcar showing a roman rust pattern in Lower Manhattan 1 month ago:
The problem with vandalising or destroying swastikars is that the cameras continuously monitor the vehicle and surrounds.
If you already have a can of spray paint in your hands, that sounds like an easy problem to remedy.
- Comment on Do most people still use computers, or do people only use a smartphone as their main/only device? 1 month ago:
Phone is for work only. Tower PC for everything else.
I’m probably an outlier.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
PCL is a “language” not a driver.
- Comment on If you can find the oil filter, I'll give you a quarter. If you can get it out after the lube tech tightened it to 325 lbft, I'll give you sixty bucks. 1 month ago:
Yeah, I’m sorry that happened. But literally no one, even the shadiest shop, is doing that intentionally. Laziness and using air tools, probably. Trying to save a buck by using the original crush washer and just tightening it down harder, also likely. Intentionally over tightening so you have to come back to them; extremely unlikely.
After we finally got it off we both agreed on one thing, neither of us are bringing our vehicles back to that shop again. That was over 10 years ago now and I’m still holding true to my word fuck them I’ll drive the extra 20 minutes to another shop
That’s exactly what you should do if you’re not happy with the service. But be prepared to wait to get into a decent mechanic. The ones that provide shitty service are able to stay in business because there is always someone in a hurry. And this is why I say they aren’t intentionally over torquing your drain bolt. They don’t give a shit if you come back on not; there’s plenty others waiting.
I’m glad my professional wrenching isn’t in the automotive field any more.
- Comment on If you can find the oil filter, I'll give you a quarter. If you can get it out after the lube tech tightened it to 325 lbft, I'll give you sixty bucks. 1 month ago:
I wouldn’t sweat it until I had to remove it for some reason either.
Those old Civics are indestructible.
- Comment on If you can find the oil filter, I'll give you a quarter. If you can get it out after the lube tech tightened it to 325 lbft, I'll give you sixty bucks. 1 month ago:
Devils advocate: As a mechanic, if I tighten the oil filter too little, I’m liable for thousands in repairs. If I tighten the oil filer too much, some rando curses me but I don’t hear it and continue sleeping like a baby. Or it comes back to me and I don’t care if it’s tight, Ive got the tools that make it easy.
So, sorry, not sorry. I’m gonna keep cranking those puppies down.
Also your PCV hose is starting to look pregnant.
- Comment on Who doesn't enjoy a good basement brick wall stare session now and then? 1 month ago:
“I really need to repoint this mortar”
- Comment on It shows you love them 2 months ago:
Because they’ve already moved to Newsmax?
- Comment on Elon Musk uses cybertruck explosion to show Tesla can remotely unlock and monitor vehicles 2 months ago:
GM has been remotely unlocking cars and harvesting their geolocation data (via onstar) since the mid 2000’s. Elon is late to the party.
- Comment on 4 months ago:
Indeed. Hopefully my couple bucks a month makes up for any ruckus I caused on my freeshell account back in the day.
- Comment on Leaked Documents Show What Phones Secretive Tech ‘Graykey’ Can Unlock 4 months ago:
- Comment on I designed input mounts for the back of my TV 4 months ago:
Sticking an outlet next to them is next level and something I would not have thought of. Thanks!
- Comment on Did you know that you could block communities you don't like on lemmy instead of spamming downvotes? 5 months ago:
Time and screen space are limited. When I take a poo break, I don’t want to have to wade through a bunch of posts in a language I don’t speak or about sports I care nothing about. But at the same time I am open to new communities that I might not have imagined even existed. So I just leave it on all and block the communities I’m not interested in. It was a lot of work at first, but it’s pretty nice now.
- Comment on Is setting a box outside a viable trapping strategy for felines? 6 months ago:
It’s not so much a trap as there isn’t anything to detain them. But they do make pretty good lures for outdoor or even big cats.
