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There is no reference within the provided context for how long you have been online, so I am unable to verify whether or not this statement is correct.

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They won’t prosecute them until they oppose the state. Then bam, straight to jail.

Maybe they can set up detector vans to search for old devices based on broadcast MAC addresses.

There is such a thing as a Tenant Union, and in fact they are currently spreading across the country as renters turn to collective bargaining. It works!

I guess I can’t really complain. They were making an interesting point about collectors that opened up a new line of discussion, in which I learned a couple of things. But that seemingly wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t responded to your comment, so somehow your non-sequitur response to his non-sequitur seems to have been necessary to generate that discussion. So thanks?

Yes, to me this seems similar to recent Republican gerrymandering efforts that immediately backfired. It’s not a good idea to fiddle with the machinery of elections for partisan gain; it’s likely to have unexpected consequences.

Your comment is a non sequitur then. It reads like you’re just tacking on an irrelevant comment based on your personal feelings about the company.

I didn’t know that, that’s surprising, but I haven’t been following it that closely; I’ve just occasionally seen stories about Tesla shutting off service for DIYers. In that case maybe it won’t be so difficult.

Thanks for the clarification. My understanding was that the quality issues and exaggerated features drew a lot of mockery at the time. That’s not always enough to prevent something from succeeding (other polarizing vehicles like the Nissan Cube did OK) so the recession/internal politics angle makes sense.

That’s not relevant to what the person you were responding to was talking about. They were talking about collectors.

True, I just imagine that it will be harder for non-OEMs to make replacement electronics given how locked down Teslas are.

Ah, ok. They make auto-change regulators that allow you to hook up two tanks, and two 30-60lb cylinders should last quite a while. But if you have natural gas service and aren’t in an earthquake or hurricane zone then that’s probably better.

That’s not such a big issue for restorers, there were also extreme quality problems with the Edsel.

He’s saying that even if the Supreme Court rules against it, a legislative coup (ignoring their decision) could prevent them from enforcing it.

You’re talking about different things. A failure from a manufacturer perspective can be a major success from a collector perspective (see also the DeLorean).

Even the hated Edsel is worth quite a bit today.

Of course it might be harder to keep a Cybertruck running for 50 years due to all the computerized components. Restorers will probably be relegated to rebuilding Cybertruck bodies with new components.

Always a good idea to have a UPS, even if you don’t have a generator, to protect your home computers from transient outages, power flickers, or grid voltage fluctuations.

Not everyone lives somewhere with natural gas service, and gas service could also go out in some types of disasters.

It’s possible to get larger propane tanks and refill them more cheaply (rather than exchanging expensive grill tanks at the store). Some hardware stores will refill tanks directly. You can even get very large tanks (refilled by a truck that comes to your house) if you want weeks of power on tap. But this is probably overkill for most, unless you’re very remote.

That seems like a big regression versus a paper check. With a check I can “spend” the money immediately, or at least commit to spending it. It isn’t deducted until the check clears (which is a pain) but I don’t have to wait around for 4 hours apologizing to the seller until I’m allowed to transfer my own money.

This reads like you’ve never made a large purchase outside of the internet. I don’t know why you’d advocate for this except to be contrarian.

No? Different features, different indices, Brave Search is free/ad supported. https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/kagi-vs-brave.html

Oh I know this exists, I just think it’s ridiculous. My attitude was best put into words by David Lynch: “It’s such a sadness that you think you’ve seen a film on your fucking telephone. Get real.” (I realize he later moderated this for, uh, reasons, but I take this as the proper attitude.)

I’m not really worried about mainstream Chinese manufacturers stealing my bank credentials. Fly-by-night budget phones full of crapware, yeah sure.

Brave Search is actually better than DDG these days. Kagi is supreme though

(Also Marginalia for deep search)

Kiwix works on mobile, with easy access to pre-download many books including survival books. No local LLM, but there are apps for this as well, so you could build your own setup without much effort.

Amazon and Steam work fine over a browser, as does signing in to Google. Why are you using Netflix on a phone?

The major problem is banking, although some banks still work with Waydroid, and a few banks have full featured websites that work. But you do have to be more selective.

Purism’s Liberty Phone is exactly this, but the security is poor compared to Graphene OS and it’s really expensive for the hardware you get. Regardless, I think it’s your only option if you want something that’s made here.

Typically when the US “bans” a device, it’s only banned for import/first sale or for government employees. Huawei phones still work on many US carriers, for instance, despite the “ban”.

Asbestos, lead, CFCs, DDT, there’s a ton of examples of where it worked. The question as usual is where regulation is appropriate and how far it should go. Banning lead pipes was obvious, and it worked once people understood the downsides and limited upside, but banning drugs has been a failure.

You have to look at the demand side of the equation, because creating black markets isn’t a good idea, and neither is creating widespread resistance and discontent. Governments aren’t all powerful (thank goodness), so regulation has to focus on the stuff that’s most harmful and has the highest chance of success.

Wow, they now beat Safari in tests passed. Catching up to Firefox too. Lots of momentum here.

Yes, it was a big error, but it’s still an early stage project. Besides, if you’re hosting public repos, it didn’t matter.

Selfhosted git servers don’t automatically replicate without extra tooling and don’t provide collaboration and project tracking features. The goal is to replace something like Github with a distributed, automated, integrated setup. Not easy to accomplish.

Once it’s mature, this will create the ability to easily host project infrastructure across multiple nodes, owned by multiple people, where you can verify integrity as long as you accessed the repository in the past. If the hosting nodes are behind Tor, this will be a very secure setup. For repos that may face legal attacks, like emulators and tools like yt-dlp, this is huge.

How are other people supposed to understand that you’re wealthy and attractive if you buy the plebeian brand?

Believe it or not, lawsuits and regulations are much more effective. Consumer behavior rarely moves the needle. It may make you feel better, but you can’t consume your way to a better world.

Conspicuous consumption has many forms, “ethical” consumerism is just the latest variation.