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- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
ASML in the Netherlands.
Again I don’t understand your comment: The EU or rather specifically the Netherlands is the global market leader. How should they compete even more?
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
Oh, we can keep going, alright.
I guess you didn’t see the edit to my earlier comment: Monopolist on high-end semiconductor manufacturing equipment? Comes from a place that calls itself the “Low Lands”.
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
Ok, how about that audio streaming service everyone uses nowadays?
- Comment on I can get a 430 hearing on any family member I want. Hell i can even testify if someone else needs one. So tell me why I can't go through the legal system to get an invasive one for Trump? 2 days ago:
For us non-us-folks: What’s a 430 hearing?
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
Well, for example maybe ask youself which continent produced the first commercially available COVID vaccines?
Hint: Pfizer is a diatributor, not a developer.
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
Yeaaaaaaah, maybe take it a little easier on the kool-aid in the future.
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
I am not 100% sure how to tackle your comment:
Are you pro-monopolies or anti-regulations? Or maybe both?
Have the communication giants (AOL, Comcast, …) thought you nothing?
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 2 days ago:
Because on multiple levels it is cheaper to comply than losing the cash from Japanese customers.
Firstly there is the hard cash that customers won’t be able to spend on the company’s product. That’s a big red flag for any current and future investors who want every last drop squeezed into their dividends. Getting less because of costs related to compliance is just regular business in the end. Getting nothing out of spite? No, sir!
Also, trust is a resource as well: Who in their right mind would buy another product from a company that might turn off their products again in the future? This circles back to the previous argument: Less sales, less dividends, unhappy shareholders.
- Comment on Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites 1 week ago:
I am still not convinced because you are missing the political implications: Blocking LEO for your opponent means blocking it for everyone, friend or foe alike.
Unless we are talking about an all out two sided world war with no neutral parties blocking space is out of the question. It’s the same reason we don’t see nations using nuclear weapons: Their use would cause world wide condemnation and at best sanctions against you, at worst more enemy combatants.
- Comment on Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites 1 week ago:
That’s a little naive.
- Comment on Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites 1 week ago:
Well, the advantage has to be colossal because not only are you denying your opponent the use of LEO but the whole world. This is guarantied to make some new friends.
- Comment on Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites 1 week ago:
Is this scorched
earthspace tactic viable though?Looking at the sort of tech militaries are heavily investing in at the moment, many require long range communication to work to their full potential. Sure, there is also the push to add object recognition and other smart systems to unmanned vehicles, but those are mainly intended to take care of the final approach where potential interferences are strongest.
Also surveillance satelites are irreplaceable in their capabilities.
- Comment on Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks 1 week ago:
I am looking forward to their next update:
- Comment on Microsoft admits it would have to let Trump spy on EU data if demanded 1 week ago:
How is that news? The CLOUD Act is law since 2018.
- Comment on Anker is no longer selling 3D printers 1 week ago:
Isn’t extrusion a slow form of exploding?
- Comment on "Shall I do a backflip guys?" [Nepenthes] 2 weeks ago:
I even got it on video! How can I share it here?
Upload to catbox.moe and link here.
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 4 weeks ago:
There is a limit to that effect, though. And most observers agree that the state is subsidizing heavily.
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 4 weeks ago:
Yes, I know. That’s why BYD is going to
then squeezethe customers once they are locked in. - Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 4 weeks ago:
I’d argue it is.
Just look how Amazon got where it is now: Sell way under market price, till local competition closed shop, then squeeze.
- Comment on Student visa applicants will now be forced to make their social media accounts public 1 month ago:
- gets rejected at the border because officer doesn’t believe person doesn’t have social media accounts
- ???
- no profit
- Comment on Are drink coasters for people who frequently spill their drink or have trouble drinking without dribbling down the cup? 1 month ago:
What’s the movie/short story called again?
- Comment on France Pushes Digital ID Check Laws For Platforms Like Reddit and Bluesky 1 month ago:
Waht the fuck France?
No fuck, oui?
- Comment on How do I go about using/having printed purchased files off Etsy? How safe is it? 1 month ago:
- I have not personally purchased files off Etsy, but the way you describe it this has clearly the potential for a scam.
- I am not aware of any current attacks on 3D printers or the software ecosystem around it using prepared files. In any case, you should research what file formats the service you want to use accepts.
- Since we all a little different, as you say it is unlikely to be a good fit straight out of the box. How easy it is to adjust the model depends on the type of files the model maker provides. STLs are basically finished models meant to be directly used in a slicer software to create the necessary machine code for production. Many slicers have basic capacities to scale or stretch models, but for complex geometry this is hardly sufficient for adaptations. For example, this maker included a project file for Fusion360 that is able to be easily adjusted via parameters. However, AFAIK it is not common for commercial makers to include a project file, because that’s effectivly like giving away the construction blueprint for your product. Depending on the makers willingness they might provide you with an model tailered to your messurments.
- That depends entirely on the volume and complexity of the model. Of course the model itself uses material but also support structure to hold the model while printing adds to the price.
- As Cults3D as a commercial provider handels hosting of the files I’m personally much more inclined to buy there instead of Etsy with the promise to receive a link to the actuall files.
- Comment on Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers - Ars Technica 2 months ago:
Well, it’s always been a cat and mouse game.
Just earlier today, I got a pop-up on YouTube about how they would block me after 3 videos because I use an ad blocker. Jump to now and everything is fine again. Thank you, uBlock Origin!
- Comment on How do I easily create gif- or video-memes? 2 months ago:
I use imgflip.com
- Comment on Someone posted the Source Code of the IRS's Directfile on Github 2 months ago:
For us None-Americans: Is that good or bad?
- Comment on Pest control 2 months ago:
I guess the best solution for searching between the roots is repotting the plant? Also I assume only use the alcohol on the leafs, right?
- Comment on Pest control 2 months ago:
