Night_Thastus
I stripped out the bluetooth+wifi module from my TV and keep it disconnected from ethernet. Now it doesn't matter what it tries to collect, it can't send it anywhere.
SOFTWARE SWITCHES CAN NEVER BE TRUSTED!
Instead of higher education being something that people do because they want to do it, because they're passionate about a subject or simply want to grow and learn - it became viewed as an edge that would help you get jobs more quickly or better-paying ones. You spent some of your money and time now, but would have a higher salary later in life.
Then, globalism and the internet came in. You are no longer competing with people in your home town. Or your state. Or your country. You are competing with everyone, everywhere, all the time. Employers, for better or worse, only have so many slots available. If one candidate has a degree and the other doesn't, it makes sense to use it as a filter - if only to reduce the shear amount of applicants you need to consider. Every applicant is time and effort and money, and reducing it to a narrow list quickly is paramount.
Now, a degree went from an edge to a necessity. If you did not have it, you would simply be filtered out and your chance of getting anything beyond minimum wage was effectively zero. That meant that almost any cost would be accepted, because the consequences would be so high if not taken. But, schools only have limited seats. Nearly fixed supply and increasing demand meant the price skyrocketed.
Now, we're in the next phase. The balance has tipped. Now, competition is so fierce globally that even with a degree chances of a good job are slim. You might be overqualified, with years of experience and a relevant degree - but if you're competing with 1000 other similar applicants than does it even matter? With those kind of odds and the consideration of lifelong debt, now people are starting to see it as a waste of time.
I don't see a solution.
Simple commands, maybe some voluntary muscle control. But nothing as complex as 'What are the pros and cons of these two business approaches?'
Looks to me like Immortal and Firebats both sucked for me, which I guess makes sense. Colossus, Siege Breaker and Marauder were my top 3.
They make some of the best hybrids in existence. Their transmissions, due to being just a planetary gearbox, are essentially unbreakable and require no real maintenance. They're also very, very gas efficient.
It makes sense to keep doing what they know, when they do it well and the US lacks a lot of good EV infrastructure. (Not even fast charging stations, just like simple slow chargers around businesses and parking)
I regret going for a '23 Corolla gas instead of the hybrid, but at the time I was short on cash and didn't know as much about hybrids as I do now. In my mind it was more complicated and failure prone, which isn't the case.
"We will learn prices closer to launch, but according to Car and Driver, the gas version will likely start at around $25,000, the hybrid around $27,000, and the EV and PHEVs will likely be priced in the $30,000 range."
As far as prices go, that is not that bad for an EV. (These days)
On the other hand, no matter how robust that solution is, inevitably someone will come up with a way to bypass it, strip them out, etc - so would it really be useful in the long run?
Everyone likes to think they're 'immune' to advertisement. That they're somehow mentally above the whole concept and it doesn't affect them at all. Total nonsense.
I know the post mostly already says this, but related, this is also part of the danger of modern social media algorithms. Negative, outrage-inducing topics tend to get more attention in the short run. However, if someone watches it even once, that causes the algorithm to send a more of that kind of content. Before you know it, some people are getting fed and endless stream of the worst possible news, the most depressing takes, over and over. It can aggravate existing mental health issues or give them to people who did not have them before. The algorithm isn't 'designed' to do this, it's just trying to maximize metrics like time spent. It doesn't 'care' if the topics are negative or positive. But they have to be reshaped to consider the damage they can do when you start multiplying that by hundreds of millions of people.
* Price
* Features
Those are tangible, obvious things. They are not subtle. They do not take months or years to discover or become obvious. They are (mostly) not vague or ambiguous. Does this car have lane assist? Yes or no. Will this car last me 20 years? ...maybe? That's a very hard question to answer. It's messy and complicated and has a lot of clauses to it.
So, consumers buy whatever is the cheapest available with the features they want, or the most feature-rich they can with their budget.
This demand forces manufacturers to respond. They find a way to cram more functionality in, at a cheaper price. If they don't, they will simply get eaten up by those who do, overseas or otherwise.
You can say you want quality and reliability all you want - it changes nothing. At the end of the day, the vast majority keep voting with their wallet - and they want CHEAP.
* It filters out things that are clearly not AI related (like the one titled ' Mind-altering drugs played key role in rise of Andean civilization ') - or maybe it's just slow to update (that post was 3 hours ago)
* No ability to go to the next page
* Order is often different than on HN, even account for the missing posts. It's mostly the same, but not quite, which always throws me for a loop to see if something else is missing.
It's far more likely that one of the many addons/extensions you had was the cause.
As for 'Refresh Firefox', it does exactly what it says it does - wipe a lot of your configuration to bring it closer to stock. It's intended as a way to show people new defaults and help clear out old, bloated configs. It shouldn't be used unless you know what you're doing.
But I will keep using it until they pry it from my hands. And if they do, I'll use forks until those break down too. I can't stand Google, or what Chrome has become. No single company should have such unilateral control over the internet and its information.
I think those are CBZ/CBR archives, which should hold ordinary image files (JPEG/PNG) within. I'm not sure on the details though.
The store seems to work well and the prices are pretty cheap, but you can also load them manually through something like Calibre if you already have a collection of ebooks.
I love how thin and light it is. I originally thought the small size would be a downside, but being able to fit it almost anywhere has made it great for plane/train rides or any kind of trip.
The battery lasts quite a long time, though it seems to discharge quickly if you don't use it for a while.
I think my favorite part is that it's just super intuitive. It feels purpose-built and does everything in the way I expect it to.
Overall, highly recommend. Very good product.
Years ago they felt unpolished and a bit pet-project-y, but now they feel like proper tools that stand up well.
I think for the business scene Excel will remain dominant for shear backwards compatibility, but for typical users there's no reason not to use it.