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- Comment on Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did 14 hours ago:
Buy ya gotta admit their point that streaming still costs way less than cable …… assuming you’re subscribing to what you want rather than try to recreate
When I first switched, the math said I cut my costs in third while getting much better internet service and three streaming services
- Gigabit internet + 3 * streaming service == 1/3 (200M internet + cable)
The math is still positive but much less so, however streaming services attempts to alienate me are succeeding - I only subscribe to one streaming service and am considering giving it up. Enshittify away and see what that gets you
I pay for Netflix family plan but since Netflix has decided my kids are no longer in my family when they are at their moms or at college…… I no longer need that. Clear cause and effect
- Comment on Can cartilage be replaced? And if not, Why can't they just inject something like silicone into a joint? 1 day ago:
Unfortunately this runs in my family and it’s past my turn. But there are enough family members affected to make it really stand out how important it is to walk immediately and follow through with PT. Those that do are more mobile than they had been for years. Those who don’t, never get their mobility back
- Comment on Can cartilage be replaced? And if not, Why can't they just inject something like silicone into a joint? 1 day ago:
For some people there’s cortisone injections. They don’t fix anything but reduce pain and inflammation. I’m actually a use case where that was enough for that occurrence. I had a sharp pain in my knee and the cortisone got rid of the pain and inflammation and that specific issue didn’t come back.
Of course now my knees are totally wrecked and the only choice they gave me is replacing them
PSA: I wish they told me more about strength and balance when I was evaluated. I wasn’t able to go through with it at the time and had no reason to believe it was urgent since I could live with the pain . However now after years of of being unable to use my knees, I clearly have weakened muscles in my lower leg, clearly do not balance as well, and have a hard time getting up from the floor. Even worse I keep reading that those are exactly what they look for in aging and independence. So now I still need the joint replacements but somehow have to rebuild my lower leg strength
- Comment on I'm right and the other vegans are wrong 1 day ago:
Arguably carnivores have already cut meat intake, at least red meat, to greater impact than vegetarians.
While I’m going by anecdote rather than data
- vegetarians/vegans are a small minority so limited impact
- many people I know have cut back on at least red meat for health or environmental reasons.
Basically one fewer burger a week by 100 people has more impact than one person not eating meat at all
- Comment on I'm right and the other vegans are wrong 1 day ago:
The arguments are usually that fish aren’t animals or more clearly insects aren’t animals, similar to how plants aren’t animals even if they react to damage. Very easy to argue.
I’ve seen arguments that whatever sentience fish may have, it’s too low level to be aware of pain. I don’t buy that but clearly fish have a simpler central nervous system than mammals. Also easy to argue.
- Comment on I'm right and the other vegans are wrong 1 day ago:
An incremental step would be making it more expensive through taxes or regulation. A possible improvement rather than sitting on an impossible ideal
- Comment on Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS? 1 day ago:
That’s crazy. Even pre-smartphone, there was always the argument that sms costs less than the effort to meter and bill for them …. And maybe that’s the entire difference between the is using sns/rcs, and Europe using WhatsApp
- Comment on Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS? 1 day ago:
And the reverse of that is true in the us. I don’t know anyone who uses that app, so I won’t. Actually it’s true in a general sense as well: there’s never been sufficient people on any specific app to make me want to use it
- Comment on Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS? 1 day ago:
Still? SMS used to cost me money as the cell vendors tried to maximize their profit on new technology. But I don’t think that’s been true here since smartphones
- Comment on 4 days ago:
Try eff. Follow their advice, test your browser, see if there are priorities to act on coveryourtracks.eff.org
- Comment on People are sitting on the bike lane or parking on it. Saint Denis, France 5 days ago:
While I generally like the argument there was also generally sidewalk room. If you watch the video, I was struck there were cycle/scooter people walking their vehicle on the sidewalk, past the obstructions in the bike lane. No reason those obstructions couldn’t have been on the sidewalk.
But the OP is also wrong. You do have to deal with the reality you face and there were too many pedestrians in the way. Like it or not he should have been walking his bike past those assholes
- Comment on What is the best and worst USA state to live in? And why? 1 week ago:
pretty good commuter rail that you can take all the way to the state border north or south (idk about west - western mass is considered to be a fictional location by many Bostonians)
We really ought to have regular commuter rail to Springfield, but in the meantime …. Pioneer Valley Transportation (PVTA) has a pretty good bus system, fare free to all!
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
The official statement linked here claims some actual violent terrorists used the services to coordinate attacks ….
Of course it also lists antifa and cop city protesters among them
- Comment on An American city has been without power for 2 weeks, unacceptable. 2 weeks ago:
It’s both bigger and smaller than that
- smaller in that outright racism has evolved to systemic racism plus classism
- but much bigger as a failure of poor infrastructure condition and market that can’t adapt. Many places have a poor state of infrastructure that could fail like this, and the market can’t adapt to the need regardless of what city failed
- Comment on My student loan is gaining interest while I'm in school but I'm not allowed to start paying it off yet 2 weeks ago:
Fwiw I’ve been telling my kids to reject the UNsubsidized loans (the ones where interest starts carrying immediately). But that only works because I’ve managed to save the money to pay that share in addition to the normal share
- Comment on My student loan is gaining interest while I'm in school but I'm not allowed to start paying it off yet 2 weeks ago:
No it’s just predatory. As long as students believe college is essential and that is the only way to get it, the loans are predatory. It doesn’t help teens to understand if they don’t have a choice.
As someone who cares about my society, I believe it is essential for all students to have access to post-high school education, and as more than just job training. We need more people who can think better …. It’s in our own best interest to invest in our future: let’s make public universities/trade schools free to all who are interested
- Comment on Use this one old weird trick 2 weeks ago:
An ICE raid?
- Comment on Delicious 4 weeks ago:
Huh …. Then I remember all those cakes I made as a kid with my moms help were so much better than crap from a grocery, but I no longer have time or practice to fonthst
- Comment on This is what Democratic voters are saying. Will the party listen? 4 weeks ago:
And yet we can afford $T tax cuts for the wealthy.
Or I know, maybe there’s a cause and effect here
- Comment on We can save Social Security. Scrap the Cap! 5 weeks ago:
Let’s stick with that: “scrap”. You know they’ll eventually “compromise” by raising the cap a little, putting the onus on people who earn just a little more without actually affecting the wealthy. Thats not ok. At some point wealthy people need to pay their share
- Comment on The size decrease of fast-food over the last 5 years. 5 weeks ago:
Compared to chicken from other fast food restaurants, it’s top of the line. I don’t even like it but it’s so much better than I’ll like McDonald’s, burger thing, windys
- Comment on Screw you peasants 5 weeks ago:
I don’t get it either. Maybe people closer to median income think six figures is well off but it’s really not anymore. None of the people i know with six figure income think they’re well off, especially not in an expensive state like Massachusetts.
As a society we do a poor job of providing for our people, so there’s always another fee or subscription or tax. There’s always another person looking for a tip or to extract a profit from your needs
We had decades of headlines about the orange clown being someone you wouldn’t trust to make money from a casino, honor a contract, or pay the taxes he owed . He was always a grifter and narcissist, always considered himself above laws and regulations . Maybe all those years of negative headlines never went as nationwide as I thought but anyone in ny, nj, New England area knew what he was and have no excuse
- Comment on Screw you peasants 5 weeks ago:
I was just watching a video on that jet …… I knew it was a scam that the government was paying for so the orange clown can take it with him, but …… apparently he just want to use it as decoration to build a hotel around
Which is another scam …… typical donors pay for a presidential library or museum but he doesn’t want those. He expects donors to pay to build him a hotel to keep enriching himself through politics
- Comment on Screw you peasants 5 weeks ago:
I mean there’s a lot of truth to that. I was always skeptical that Bernie could work well with others enough to be productive, since he’s spent so much of his long career standing against every politician
Then the weird part is there was a surprisingly large overlap of people who supported both Bernie and the orange clown. So strange when you’re thinking opposite gaols, but perhaps it’s just that both were outside the establishment
- Comment on Screw you peasants 5 weeks ago:
I feel like 2024 was such a pivotal year. Economy going well inflation getting under control, interest rates falling. We were finally investing a little in our infrastructure, our future. Progress toward getting college costs under controlEV sales and renewable energy were gangbusters, record amounts of public land protected from drilling. The 2035 goal for many states to phase out new combustion vehicles looked achievable. Federal state and local incentives were helping more homeowners switch away from fossil fuels, to even free solar for low income. More locally we had passed a millionaires tax going toward transit improvements and free school lunch. Some amount of free public university…… it was a great time to be alive!
We had made so much progress that 2024 was the first time in my life I thought America was ready for a progressive
I was so very very wrong
- Comment on Why can't I change the terms and conditions in a pre-signed contract with a corpo? 5 weeks ago:
A significant counter example is click wrap. You can’t see the terms before you buy and you can’t reject it and get your money back.
Every instance of trying to set terms after purchase should be unenforceable in any just society
- Comment on Why can't I change the terms and conditions in a pre-signed contract with a corpo? 5 weeks ago:
That’s the argument that it shouldn’t be an enforceable contract. The company is unilaterally establishing terms with no opportunity to negotiate, which is not a valid contract. Unfortunately it seems to be treated as one in our dystopia
- Comment on Boys will be boys 5 weeks ago:
I’m surprised I haven’t heard this happening from my teens. They’re not especially into junk or fast food, but do like lean proteins: eating an entire rotisserie chicken each would be entirely consistent, and cheaper.
The only unrealistic thing here is that I almost never see that many chickens out on the warming shelves at one time
- Comment on How do you use the "uno reverse card"? 5 weeks ago:
That was our one customization
- normally we draw one, following the rules
- if we’re in more of a hurry, draw until you match can make the game faster
- Comment on How do you use the "uno reverse card"? 5 weeks ago:
I’ve never heard of anyone playing like that. My understanding was inline with the rules.
- reverse just reverses order
- but that means I can now attack you next time around
- you can no longer attack me (assuming more than two people playing)