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- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 8 hours ago:
ASML in the Netherlands.
Again I don’t understand your comment: The EU or rather specifically the Netherlands is the global market leader. How should they compete even more?
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 8 hours ago:
Oh, we can keep going, alright.
I guess you didn’t see the edit to my earlier comment: Monopolist on high-end semiconductor manufacturing equipment? Comes from a place that calls itself the “Low Lands”.
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 9 hours ago:
Ok, how about that audio streaming service everyone uses nowadays?
- Comment on I can get a 430 hearing on any family member I want. Hell i can even testify if someone else needs one. So tell me why I can't go through the legal system to get an invasive one for Trump? 9 hours ago:
For us non-us-folks: What’s a 430 hearing?
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 9 hours ago:
Well, for example maybe ask youself which continent produced the first commercially available COVID vaccines?
Hint: Pfizer is a diatributor, not a developer.
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 10 hours ago:
Yeaaaaaaah, maybe take it a little easier on the kool-aid in the future.
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 10 hours ago:
I am not 100% sure how to tackle your comment:
Are you pro-monopolies or anti-regulations? Or maybe both?
Have the communication giants (AOL, Comcast, …) thought you nothing?
- Comment on Couldn't big-tech shut out non-monopoly laws by saying that it's meant to be like that on "their" product? 10 hours ago:
Because on multiple levels it is cheaper to comply than losing the cash from Japanese customers.
Firstly there is the hard cash that customers won’t be able to spend on the company’s product. That’s a big red flag for any current and future investors who want every last drop squeezed into their dividends. Getting less because of costs related to compliance is just regular business in the end. Getting nothing out of spite? No, sir!
Also, trust is a resource as well: Who in their right mind would buy another product from a company that might turn off their products again in the future? This circles back to the previous argument: Less sales, less dividends, unhappy shareholders.
- Comment on Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development 3 weeks ago:
Are there even any natural hydrogen deposits on earth?
Every plan for green hydrogen I’ve seen so far relies splitting water via electrolysis.
- Comment on Semiconductor industry could short out as copper runs dry 4 weeks ago:
We might want to stop mining new copper before the people in this region run out of water, though?
Because knowing companies they will not stop on their own.
- Comment on Semiconductor industry could short out as copper runs dry 4 weeks ago:
Somewhat unironic
This:There is lots of copper (and other materials) rotting in our waste dumps. But as long as mining new ore is cheaper than recycling, tariffs or taxes are one way to stir the industry the right way.
- Comment on Are drink coasters for people who frequently spill their drink or have trouble drinking without dribbling down the cup? 1 month ago:
What’s the movie/short story called again?
- Comment on How do I easily create gif- or video-memes? 2 months ago:
I use imgflip.com
- Comment on The 'deprofessionalization of video games' was on full display at PAX East 2 months ago:
But that feels like the polar ends of who can benefit in the deprofessionalized world—developers with the stability to swing big for big-shot ideas, and programmers or designers with deep career experience that can be called in like a group of noble mercenaries. People in between will be left out.
Well, no. The issue is not that people offer their expertise as contract workers. The issue is supposed AAA studios cranking out one piece of hot garbage after another, while small independent teams can work (and fail) with unique ideas at a much faster rate.
There will always be freelance workers and having one on board, even an experienced one, will neither guarantee success nor is it a prerequisite. Looking at some highly successful indi titles of today, they often started with humble beginnings and got gradually more “professional” along the way.
I am currently playing Factorio Space Age and holy hell, have they come a long way since initial release. Fluid system, anyone?
- Comment on Does anyone else feel guilty or very depressed after accomplishing anything? 3 months ago:
What’s the thought in your head that pops up next to your feelings in such a situation?
Mine is usually something along the line of “So that’s it, huh? Doesn’t feel so great after all”.
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 3 months ago:
IANAL. It’s the other way around: You do everything as required per your contract. If the company believes you owe them money for June, they will sue you if you don’t pay.
If trouble is on the horizon it is however advisable to contact an actual lawyer in advance to check your paperwork in case you missed anything.
- Comment on Why Do Sites Keep Shoving Features We Don’t Want Down Our Throats? 3 months ago:
I like Copilot as an auto-complete feature. Its a total waste of energy in every other regard, though.
- Comment on Are color palettes subject to copyright protection? 4 months ago:
I.e. Deutsche Telekom tried to stop other companies from using magenta. However, the court ruled that DT can’t hold a patent on magenta as a whole, only their specific hue.
Ritter Sport is a sweets’ manufacturer famous for their square chocolate bars.
- Comment on Please tell me I'm not going nuts 4 months ago:
I know it is reassuring to believe there is some form of higher power, be it religious or in your case some form of deep state waiting to spring into action but the simple through is: There is no one coming to save us from ourselves.
It sounds cliché but: Be the change you want to see. You don’t have to become the next Luigi or otherwise “give yourself to the cause” but simply do what is within your means. Help where you can readily do so and even if you have to participate in the system you can do so in the least efficient way possible.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
I’m not mure what you sean?
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
What foes the thinking? The flesh.
- Comment on Atmospheric Water Harvesting With High Voltage 5 months ago:
Arakis, Dune, Desert Planet.
Sadly, this sort of stuff is going to be needed more and more around the globe.
- Comment on What actually happens to the communities whose instances shut down? 5 months ago:
Yes, that’s because the owner of feddit.de disappeared during what we assume was a business trip to Asia. I still hope he found personal peace of mind in some remote Buddhist monastery but truth is we got no idea what happened.
Anyway, the instance broke down and even the Domain is now gone. feddit.org is the replacement.
- Comment on What would happen if somebody kidnapped the president? 5 months ago:
- Comment on What's the deal with Signal? 5 months ago:
That really is ancient in terms of the internet! Thanks for checking.
- Comment on What's the deal with Signal? 5 months ago:
Well, that must be waaaaaaay back then. I’ve been using Signal for quite a while now, and I am not sure what you mean then.
- Comment on What's the deal with Signal? 5 months ago:
Also I believe they used to have federation but all evidence of this seems to have been wiped from the internet.
They never had.
The talk about federation originated when the EU demanded interoperability from gatekeeper software i.e. Whatsapp. Signal said on day one they wouldn’t do from their end because it would mean lowering security.
- Comment on If I strapped a weight to a tortoise, could I train it go relatively fast? 6 months ago:
Yes, turtles are probably faster (especially in water), but I’m talking about Hermanns’s tortoise.
- Comment on If I strapped a weight to a tortoise, could I train it go relatively fast? 6 months ago:
Tortoises are fast. Though most of the time they just have no reason to and conserve energy because they are cold blooded.
Also, those fuckers can climb! You got no idea how many times we had to pick up one of my mothers tortoises from neighbours because they found another way to sneak out of the enclosure we build outside.
- Comment on How common are 80 to 100 mph winds in LA? 6 months ago: