Overtonwindow
Re:U.S. stock futures tumble indicating another plummet on Wall Street
on Monday April 07, 2025 @06:00AM (#43609616)
I think will be OK unless it starts getting down to where it was from 2020-2023.
Re:Walmart Employees Now Wearing Body Cameras to Keep Them Safe
on Friday December 20, 2024 @09:48AM (#42471492)
Cameras have been everywhere for quite some time. Every time you use self check out, at the grocery store or even the post office, a camera is watching you. As you walk around stores, cameras are following and recording your movements. ATM machines, traffic cameras, we are being photographed constantly.
Re:Manjaro is experimenting with **opt-out telemetry
on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @10:55PM (#42122756)
It should always be opt in. Maybe the new congress can pass a law that opt in is legally required, or opt outs are illegal.
Re:US Senate to Revive Software Patents with PERA Bill Vote on Thursday
on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @01:17PM (#42118092)
It’s dead. Republicans will not allow democrats to get a lame duck win, and vice versa, and I don’t see a compromise anywhere.
Re:Waymo One is now open to all in Los Angeles
on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @01:15PM (#42118080)
Do you think it’s time for a specific federal regulation?
Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Affordability
on Thursday October 24, 2024 @03:14PM (#41938727)
Affordable - made cheaply - is equated in this article heavily as “better” but that is not always the case. I would still hesitate to buy a Chinese vehicle over safety and quality.
Re:I Had $100k in Debt So I Moved into My Car
on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @08:38AM (#41924430)
You’re neglecting to consider immigration.
Re:I Had $100k in Debt So I Moved into My Car
on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @08:36AM (#41924415)
To add to that point, universities piling on as many classes as they can to maximize the financial returns from those students. Classes they don’t need or want. The “well rounded” education umbrella is the size of a very expensive parachute.
Re:Rents Fall and Listings Increase After Milei Ends Rent Control in A...
on Monday September 30, 2024 @12:17PM (#41698894)
I don’t think they meant it was supposed to work. It’s an election gift is probably what they meant. Politicians run on certain promises they have no intentions of filling, or they say things that they think will get them votes.
Re:How long do you think it will take for the job market to recover?
on Monday September 30, 2024 @12:14PM (#41698857)
I don’t think that’s a question We can answer at the moment, ask after November 5th.
Re:Rents Fall and Listings Increase After Milei Ends Rent Control in A...
on Thursday September 26, 2024 @01:26PM (#41660968)
It always has. With rent control there is no incentive for landlords to rent, repair, or improve. Which actually reduces the amount of available properties, and dissuades building more housing (because what’s the point?) If you can’t make money doing it then you’re probably losing money.
Re:LAPD raid goes from bad to farce after gun allegedly sucked onto MR...
on Thursday September 26, 2024 @01:21PM (#41660925)
Myth Busters missed a good one. Could a bullet do a 180 passed an mri machine.
Re:LAPD raid goes from bad to farce after gun allegedly sucked onto MR...
on Thursday September 26, 2024 @01:20PM (#41660910)
Very stereotypical aggressive police behavior. The “warrior cop” hero syndrome. This is utterly and disgustingly not surprising. From civil forfeiture to qualified immunity, the police have slowly become just as dangerous to innocent citizens as the criminals. No one will lose their job for this. No one will be held responsible. That alone is the worst crime.
Re:Jockey Can't Walk After Manufacturer Refuses to Fix Battery in $100...
on Thursday September 26, 2024 @01:04PM (#41660744)
Being a medical device he should file a complaint with the FDA. It won’t help his situation but the company will be forced to take notice. Absolutely despicable behavior by a company.
Re:X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content or...
on Sunday August 18, 2024 @01:44AM (#41280365)
Any expansion of government power is wrong.
Re:A Hot Dog Isn't a Sandwich
on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @02:06PM (#40868516)
Hrmm. A Philly steak is a hoagie so I’m going with that. Not a sandwich, but it is definitely NOT a taco.
Re:Carmakers File Challenge to Parts of New Automatic-Braking Rule
on Monday June 24, 2024 @06:52PM (#40781974)
Now I want to manually override it!!
Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking pe...
on Monday June 24, 2024 @06:51PM (#40781956)
I had to go into the registry to break Microsoft Word from constantly wanting to save my documents to the cloud. It’s absolutely awful.
Re:'Washington Post' publisher tried to kill a story about allegations...
on Thursday June 06, 2024 @03:23PM (#40601341)
Democracy dies in darkness….
Re:'Washington Post' publisher tried to kill a story about allegations...
on Thursday June 06, 2024 @03:22PM (#40601329)
I think it depends on what you’re looking for in journalism. I think America is divided into three groups: those who want news that only speaks to their political values, those who are just looking for the basic headlines, and those who want substantive news, but without the political or opinionated persuasion. I sense that the breakdown is that people are not getting one or the other from mainstream media.
Re:Tokyo dating app to promote marriage, keep out phonies
on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @12:28PM (#40576229)
This sounds a little dystopian. Almost like arranged marriages. Instead of creating an app for dating, I think the Japanese government needs to undergo severe reforms of employment, and work/life balance. There is so little time for actual dating.
My understanding is that Japanese men work ridiculous hours, and they are expected to go out drinking with their coworkers after work, and by the time they get home, they can only get sleep before they have to return to work the next day. The relentless salary man focus cannot possibly lend itself to proper dating, courtship, marriage, and children.
Re:Columbia Law Review Board Nukes Website over Palestine Article
on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @12:24PM (#40576187)
Re:FTC announces rule banning noncompetes
on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @04:09PM (#40215708)
But.. why did you have to wait so long? Politicians should have been making material changes to improve your life without it being an election year. We should demand better of public servants.
Re:US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @04:05PM (#40215665)
I think it dovetails with the Administration's recent pausing of outlawing menthol cigarettes which has been reported as adversely effecting African Americans. It's blatantly political, which giving the people what they want and all, but it's disingenuous when these things only occur at election time. The President could have done this on day one.
Re:US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @04:03PM (#40215635)
Just in time for the election. It baffles me why this took so long given the number of states legalizing it.
Re:FTC announces rule banning noncompetes
on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @04:25PM (#40136842)
Same as student loans. It’s election season.
Re:FTC announces rule banning noncompetes
on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @04:24PM (#40136837)
Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotions: Report
on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:44PM (#39757624)
Everyone in my office is back to working in the building. Working from home is only granted to exceptional employees for exceptional reasons. I only Know of one person still working from home and she’s five months pregnant. We may say that this is a bad thing for Dell because they’re not going to be able to attract top talent, but I think this is the direction most companies are going. Either work from the office, or you don’t work. Maybe the highflyers will still be able to demand certain things, but for 95% of us, there will come a point when we simply don’t have a choice.. Companies are like governments, they rarely back down or admit they were wrong.
Re:The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades [v...
on Saturday March 16, 2024 @07:48PM (#39730488)
And unfortunately, there’s not a lot that can be done. Congress is not going to go against the plastic, packaging and bottling industry, or the petroleum industry. The best we could hope for is a tariff on plastic products, or large state taxes on plastic bottles, packaging, and fill material.
Re:"Let them eat cereal" How "greedflation" fueled consumer ire agains...
on Sunday March 10, 2024 @10:32AM (#39659427)
I think it goes beyond not eating cereal and doing our best to avoid eating highly processed foods in general. I think it’s as simple as reading the label, and if you don’t understand the label, you shouldn’t be eating it.
Box foods, most canned foods, dare I say, most of the foods in a grocery store are highly processed, chemically engineered, with little nutrition value. I’m not a food scientist, but I think we can do better making our own meals, than depending on highly processed boxed/packaged foods from the grocery store.