NotJohnSmith
@NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk
- Comment on Tesla customers in France sue over brand becoming 'extreme right' 1 week ago:
I agree, it’s a step beyond the little sticker on the back of the car.
I’d do the same if I had one but pedoguygate switched me off the brand and it’s never been the direction that I wanted to see EVs go (look I have a button that makes the car/range go down really fast. I also don’t think talk of range without reference to battery size is helpful)
- Comment on That's a good question 2 weeks ago:
Haha, that made me chuckle. As did this when I saw it on lemmee…
- Comment on That's a good question 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on You probably don't remember these but I have a question 2 weeks ago:
Just started using my 2006 SanDisk equivelant of this, I feel attacked lol
- Comment on [China Technology] I drove the cheap Chinese cars that are illegal in the USA. Now I know why [36:49 | MAR 10 2025 | Rich Rebuilds] 3 weeks ago:
Range doesn’t capture the concept of efficiency.that Op was getting at
It needs defining as kw per 100km or miles per kw, but then neither can be summed in a single word
- Comment on ‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard 3 weeks ago:
Also, surely this device is no different to a phone in that neither is meant to be listening indiscriminately. There’s a chance a 9 year old has a phone nowadays I’d imagine
- Comment on ‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard 3 weeks ago:
I think they mean morally on the part of the student
- Comment on ‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard 3 weeks ago:
In the UK, the take up of smart meters for electric and gas has been slow due go concerns that this would enable companies to do the same.
It’s not a bad argument (haven’t paid, turn it off) but then if you’re struggling financially is it better not to be allowed to rack up further debt anyway?
- Comment on The Telegraph has deleted this sob story 3 weeks ago:
Yes sorry, I hadn’t finished reading and saw that’s the path it took lol. What fun :)
- Comment on The Telegraph has deleted this sob story 3 weeks ago:
I don’t know what planet someone is on to think that sort of money doesn’t put this family in “rich” territory.
Maybe it’s the differing interpretation of “rich”. Maybe it’s living in London and losing perspective because you’re surrounded by wealth and lose scale
- Comment on The Telegraph has deleted this sob story 3 weeks ago:
I know it’s not the point but a gardener isn’t doing shit for £230 a year. That must be a typo, that has to be monthly and if they have a big garden that could be weekly!
- Comment on Black Mirror AI 4 weeks ago:
How do you know that’s a bot please? Is it specifically a hot advertising that online photos hop equivalent? Is it a real software or scam? The whole approach is intriguing to me
- Comment on Speak American 4 weeks ago:
You’re right, I was, thanks
- Comment on Speak American 4 weeks ago:
I think the Scots having to click on an English flag to read something would piss them off more?
Or are you suggesting having a Scottish flag that displays the site in Gaelic for that 2% of Scots that know it?
- Comment on A growing number of young chinese people are avoiding Starbucks Coffee. US executives are furious. 5 weeks ago:
I think they’re referring to their username, not just escalating to 100 out of nowhere.
Saying that, I have “idiot” in some of my usernames and am always surprised when people use it as a comeback. Like, I’m calling myself an idiot, do you think it has any effect when someone else does?
Back on subject, my view for what it’s worth is this shows how different we are - some people want a coffee out, some are prepared to take a ready made one. I don’t really crave coffee out of the house so wouldn’t do either
- Comment on A growing number of young chinese people are avoiding Starbucks Coffee. US executives are furious. 5 weeks ago:
If frequent the life out of a Joe’s in that scenario to hammer home the point
- Comment on A growing number of young chinese people are avoiding Starbucks Coffee. US executives are furious. 5 weeks ago:
I know right? The absolute balls on the guy - anyone that’s had a Starbucks knows that it’s that shit that you move on from. It’s not far removed from a McDonald’s milk shake.
I’m hoping here (UK) and certainly continental Europe we see similar decline in their revenue, and other US companies that forget to pay tax
- Comment on Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants 5 weeks ago:
As I wash out the plastic yougurt pots, that’s what gets me the most. We’re fucked and it’s not Mrs Smith at number 47 using plastic straws that’s causing this
- Comment on Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants 5 weeks ago:
Brave to assume it would make that distance drive, better hope there’s no slight incline as that would invalidate the warranty
- Comment on Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants 5 weeks ago:
So somewhere inbetween as the article says “more than 10,000 units” and “$800m” so they appear to be valuing them at ~$80k/unit which is ridiculously optimistic.
My guess is closer to 1/3rd of that value but nobody likes to lose half a billion in the blink of an eye
- Comment on Fucking wankers 1 month ago:
I found it remarkable at the time how uncomfortable Trump looked being in the front of a car, like it was foreign to him
- Comment on Airbnb will now show users the total cost of their stay right away 1 month ago:
HomeExchange looks good and is European.
It naturally lacks the depth of listings that Airbnb does but will grow if people use them
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
If they really want to boil our piss, put “English (American)” as the only option. Or or, a little American flag next to “English”. Oo, I’m engaging myself right now.
- Comment on Tesla (TSLA) has to replace computer in ~4 million cars or compensate their owners 2 months ago:
Believe it ormnot: stock goes up
- Comment on Trump exempts smartphones from reciprocal tariffs after market rout 2 months ago:
Haha, that would be fantastic. Or until Vance says sorry for disrespecting Zelenskyy just for the shit n giggles
He’d not get it out of Trump but 100% you could cause division by Trump insisting that Vance has to do it :)
- Comment on Chinese chip giants say they don't care about U.S. tariffs — many don't sell to the U.S. anyway due to existing sanctions 2 months ago:
Loving the clarity of China’s position on this
- Comment on Garmin adds AI and a subscription tier to its app 2 months ago:
Yup, that’s the way it’s going. There won’t be enough take up so they’ll start putting features ("oh, you want golf, that’ll be the $3.99/month golf subscription) and data like personal bests behind the paywall
- Comment on One of the terrible things about having a close friend or relative die is that it is a subtle reminder that you've moved up in the line towards the end. 2 months ago:
This thought comes to me alot: my mum passed relatively early and my grandfather shortly after that.
I’d not want either to have had to experience what this world has become
- Comment on Garmin adds AI and a subscription tier to its app 2 months ago:
Ah thanks, and apologies as I could have just ecosia’ed that ;)
- Comment on Garmin adds AI and a subscription tier to its app 2 months ago:
I recall an app called endomondo doing similar. I’d bought the Pro version for lifetime only to find them move to a Premium option.
That was fine as I still had what I had paid for… until take up wasn’t good enough and slowly key features moved behind the paywall.
Im fairly certain this is the direction this is going. I wonder if there’ll be a class action if so to force buy back of the hardware
