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mentalfist··on Over 170k Nonprofits Lost All Their Data. Is Microsoft to Blame?
Nine PBS (PBS member station) lost 50tb/70 years of archives due to cloud provider ending operations abruptly
mentalfist··on BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising
Many NA produced lexus models have seen deteriorating quality issues past 5 or so years. Maybe yours is produced in Japan?
mentalfist··on Why SpaceX 2040 Revenue FCST $4.3T in highly unlikely
It's amazing we're in a timeline were people let stuff like this happen, against any sane logic.
mentalfist··on Show HN: AI that audits your codebase in 60 seconds
API limit reached for the day
mentalfist··on Kindle users in uproar over update rendering oldest devices virtually unusable
Great incentive to get around to finally jailbreak them, it's actually really easy.
mentalfist··on We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran
There is a certain leap between "civilian casualties are unavoidable" and "a civilization Is going to be destroyed and sent back to the stone age through war crimes"
mentalfist··on Claude helped select targets for Iran strikes, possibly including school
>Consider, for example, Bill Clinton’s decision to expand NATO, a decision that paved the path to the Ukraine War. Pretty much every expert on the Soviet Union opposed this move, some of them vehemently

Bullshit. While many experts opposed the move, many were in favor of it too. And nonchalantly deciding it paved the way to Putin's senseless attack on Ukraine is a dumb Russian talking point

mentalfist··on Tesla Sales Down 55% UK, 58% Spain, 59% Germany, 81% Netherlands, 93% Norway
That's an uncommon experience.

Tesla is a very strong leader for faults, breakage, and costly maintenance/repairs in the 3-5 year old segment.

See any European comprehensive car inspection statistics report.

mentalfist··on A sitting US president launched two memecoins that wiped out $4.3B+
Memecoins? More like bribe/money laundering special vehicles
mentalfist··on Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
Well, many jurisdictions copied or were pressured to adopt DMCA-like language, especially via trade agreements.

Modern, expansive, DMCA-style anticircumvention regime that now dominates global law can be said to originate from the US.

mentalfist··on ‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid
Since it's inception, Palantir has extracted roughly 10 billion usd taxpayer money from the US government. God bless America.
mentalfist··on Ask HN: What tech purchase did you regret even though reviews were great?
> 1) I have mine set to notify me when it's done cleaning. Sometimes it will do it immediately after it's done, while other times the notification might come two or three hours after the fact. Still other times, not at all.

Check your mobile's app settings/battery optimisation? Sounds like the app doesn't keep running properly in the background

mentalfist··on Read Something Wonderful
At a quick glance, the main criteria seems for it to be libertarian and anti-socialism.
mentalfist··on Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke
I certainly wouldn't blame anyone for throwing a sandwich at you, and wouldn't argue with someone who would think it justified.
mentalfist··on Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump
Delusional take. Look at sales and/or inventory trends over the past year. The demand is clearly crashing, and for many good reasons
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"I used to believe that Apple were unequivocally ‘the good guys.’ I passionately advocated for people to understand Apple as being on the side of its users above all else."

Seriously, these people exist? Apple's core brand foundation is built on anti-consumer principles through and through

mentalfist··on How Europe crushes innovation
Because their cost of living is insane, the social safety net is shitty, labor protections nonexistent, and they don't get any holidays, among other factors
mentalfist··on Vanguard hits new 'bans-per-second' record
>Chess and Go are less affected by cheats by their design.

Are you sure you don't want to reconsider this position?

mentalfist··on FDA approves eye drops that fix near vision without glasses
And you're thinking this ability to bypass scrutiny must lead to problems.

Correct. When liabilities grow too big, the company will spin off the liabilities to a shell company without means to pay for damages caused. (this is called a "Texas two-step" bankruptcy)

mentalfist··on FDA approves eye drops that fix near vision without glasses
Short answer: FDA is totally toothless these days after decades of industry lobbying and Republican budget cuts. The industry has decided how they want things to work.
mentalfist··on Book Review: Nixon's Memoirs
The review seems to completely ignore what a gigantic piece of shit he was and presents him as a considerate loving father, feels kinda weird
mentalfist··on Meta's 'Digital Companions' Will Talk Sex with Users–Even Children
Legal porn websites don't allow underage porn nor admittedly underage viewers
mentalfist··on Tesla offering insane perks as sales dry up
Companies update their UI to stay modern, improve usability, align with new design trends, enhance performance, and differentiate from competitors. It also helps keep users engaged, address feedback, and integrate new features more seamlessly.

In theory at least.

mentalfist··on Tesla's Robotaxi event still not started after 40 minutes [video]
Here is an extended timeline of the lies https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/
mentalfist··on Third Party Testing Paints Dark Picture of Tesla FSD
The 2020 Model 3 had radar. Leon wanted to cut costs and phased it out in 2021.
mentalfist··on Social Initiation
Use Firefox and press the button next to the URL to get a clean format.
mentalfist··on ScreenPlay Is an Open Source Live-Wallpaper App for Windows and OS X
Is there a Spotify integration widget, and/or audio visualizer? Rainmeter has it, but it's a bit tricky to get to work, and may mess up sleep/hibernation modes.
mentalfist··on Bananas Don't Taste Like They Used To. Here's Why
Developing new artificial flavors is very expensive, is the explanation I've heard.
mentalfist··on Anti-Cheat Expert: all your pixels are belong to us
Sounds like in your experience, the time is ripe for you to revolutionise the incompetent game industry and solve all their simple problems!
mentalfist··on Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking in US first
"common" is a pretty big exaggeration.
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