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Whatarethese··on Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public providers
That's why most power utilities in the US are considered regulated monopolies. They are owned by shareholders but any changes must be approved by their public utilities commission first.
Whatarethese··on Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash
Hotels are just easier. The last AirBnb I was at asked to wash dishes and load the dishwasher. They provided no dishwasher detergent. What do you expect?
Whatarethese··on eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear
That's fine. I'll just stick to TikTok shop for my radio equipment purchases.
Whatarethese··on Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time
Years ago you could easily get $10k+ off MSRP on an EV. Why did you still hold out?
Whatarethese··on Mom gets 6-month suspended sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pond
If I were the cop I would have cited the person who called the police for being a nuisance and went about my day.
Whatarethese··on Apple caught off guard by AI demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio
There are so many used M4 Mac Minis for sale on marketplace for $600+ now that the people I guess got bored of the local models and decided to see if they could make their money back as they probably bought them when they were $399 on sale earlier this year. I lowball them every time.
Whatarethese··on “It works better in the app”
You can absolutely buy a Tesla and operate it for the life of the vehicle without an app or even a smartphone. They have key fobs and keycards for this purpose. Go into the store or order online. Everything can be handled by the Tesla store if you are selling the car and need to transfer it to another person.
Whatarethese··on John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment under FTC settlement
Well I guess you speak for everyone. Let's ban a persons right to repair.
Whatarethese··on Car touchscreens are cheap, not good
Maybe people should stop buying cars with crappy touch screens then? The touchscreens in my Model 3 has been amazing. Ever since I took delivery of it in 2019. Manufactures need to do better.
Whatarethese··on Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs
Flexseal obviously
Whatarethese··on How Mark Klein told the EFF about Room 641A [book excerpt]
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/no-fly-zones-around-...
Whatarethese··on John Ternus to become Apple CEO
Apples first foldable phone. It will be a huge success.
Whatarethese··on Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
It really feels like the tides are turning against the cancer that is populism.
Whatarethese··on MacBook Air with M5
Carbon fiber vs aluminum.
Whatarethese··on NASA announces overhaul of Artemis program amid safety concerns, delays
Like others have said, its easy to blow shit up and improve when you dont have congress breathing down your neck and threatening to cut your budget.
Whatarethese··on Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court
I mean that's just a silly thing to assume with this administration.
Whatarethese··on There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming (2024)
I honestly expect this article to be taken down in if the wrong people see it.
Whatarethese··on 27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates
Wait for a trade in special and take advantage of it. Or use it for safari only.
Whatarethese··on 27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates
This post made me boot up my 2013 MacBook Air. 800ish cycles on the battery still at 81% life. A OS update was just released 17 days ago. Amazing.
Whatarethese··on Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state
Maybe if congress gave a rats ass about consumer protections and privacy we wouldn't be in this spot. But money talks and shit walks.
Whatarethese··on Apple's latest attempt to launch the new Siri runs into snags
I wish I could be assigned a project and make no progress in over a decade and still have a job.
Whatarethese··on Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning
In a few short years some of these ICE workers will be brought up on charges and sentences for their crimes. Just because no one has the gaul to arrest them today doesn't mean they won't in the future. No statute of limitations here.
Whatarethese··on Minnesota officials say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting
I frankly dont a fly f** about those users. They should seek out their safe space if they have a problem.
Whatarethese··on Eat Real Food
Good information and pyramid but holy moly that website is awful on desktop with a mouse.
Whatarethese··on “Captain Gains” on Capitol Hill
They should not have this ability. They can invest all they want into ETFs but nothing specific. This is such absolute bullshit. Run for congress and leave with generational wealth. Pisses me off.
Whatarethese··on Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
Launches it only one Chrome lol.
Whatarethese··on Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again
It's actually not a bad truck if you bought one in the past half year or so. They worked out a majority of the kinks. FSD works really darn good as well.
Whatarethese··on Playball – Watch MLB games from a terminal
Lights out and away we go. Max Verstappen wins the Grand Prix!
Whatarethese··on Larry Ellison on AI-powered surveillance [video] (2024)
Oh I'm sure his son will pick up the torch and keep moving forward with it.
Whatarethese··on Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1M tokens of context
This is my primary use of AI. Looking for a new mountain bike and using AI to list and compare parts of the bike and which is best for my use case scenario. Works pretty well so far.
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