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Badfickle t1_jde5945 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup by EW234
I actually went to go buy an EV6 last summer. The test drive was great and I was ready. Then the stealer wanted $11k over msrp. NOPE.
The stealership was even even trying to sell a low mileage used EV6 for $11k over MSRP of new and pretended that they didn't know a used car didn't qualify for the $7500 tax credit.
Sorge74 t1_jde55xw wrote
Reply to comment by Badfickle in Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup by EW234
I'm not knowledgeable about all this, but since Ford EVs are constantly sold out, The price can't be too high?
wankerbot t1_jde4ytf wrote
Reply to comment by DevAway22314 in The average TikTok user in the US is an adult 'well past college age,' CEO says by djJAMZ
>Mean and average are synonymous. He was precise and correct in his terminology.
No, he wasn't precise and it isn't synonymous.
First words from the wiki:
>In ordinary language, an average is ...
Ordinary language, as used by the wiki, means "colloquially", which is not precise mathematical/statistical/scientific language.
Later in the wiki entry, we have this:
>Depending on the context, an average might be another statistic such as the median, or mode.
...which blows your assertion of the precision out of the water.
Undead_Ligma t1_jde4uah wrote
Reply to Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
I’d love to work at a place like that. The employees complaining about being forced to go back are just ungrateful pieces of shit tbh.
Badfickle t1_jde4qze wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup by EW234
Who in your mind has caught up to Tesla in pure EV?
nickh4xdawg t1_jde48gj wrote
Reply to comment by The_Starmaker in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
Their own thoughts
pizzainoven t1_jde3j2j wrote
Reply to comment by FKreuk in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
good luck affording a place to live within a 1 hr commute. there's a 2br townhouse in Cupertino, CA listed for about $1.4 million USD>
JadeitePenguin1 t1_jde3ca7 wrote
Reply to comment by 1leggeddog in License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association | Flock Safety works with police to market scanners to hundreds of private community groups — which have no privacy safeguards by Hrmbee
And how can it be misused?
[deleted] t1_jde35ha wrote
Reply to comment by iceleel in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
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[deleted] t1_jde3192 wrote
Reply to comment by 1GenericUsername99 in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
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BuzzBadpants t1_jde2gvs wrote
Reply to Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
Apple is one of the few big tech companies that has managed to avoid layoffs since the pandemic. I wonder if fortunes are changing for them.
vellyr t1_jde26ik wrote
Reply to comment by gabrielproject in Job listing platform Indeed lays off 2,200 employees by marketrent
Yes! I get that some of it is generational, but I’m a battery engineer and I’m living in a 1 bedroom. Who are all these people that can afford houses, condos, or even big apartments?
JadeitePenguin1 t1_jde24cy wrote
Reply to comment by donsanedrin in Judge dismisses gamers’ claims that Microsoft/Activision merger will spoil gaming by Flawed_L0gic
'For starters, I already explained to you how Square Enix can release Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox. They can get around it by producing a completely different sku, that would no longer be under any such temporary exclusivity agreements."
And that was proven wrong....
No Microsoft legally can't fucking lie about that! They said it in court! Meaning if they did lie it Sony would've said so already....
The fact I gave you proof and all you did was cry is proof you have no clue what you're talking about.
LiehTzu t1_jde1sns wrote
Reply to comment by BecomeABenefit in License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association | Flock Safety works with police to market scanners to hundreds of private community groups — which have no privacy safeguards by Hrmbee
>You could have moved somewhere without an HOA
Yep, it's totally that easy, lol
Martholomeow t1_jde1mu2 wrote
Reply to comment by Earth0fL0ve in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
And the most profitable. Go figure.
Apprehensive_You2473 t1_jde1gvk wrote
Reply to comment by Killgore122 in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
My situation is like this so your situation must be like this is tired and oversimplifies things, no sympathy for you blah blah blah, this the better system because this is all I’ve experienced lol cmon… I’m moving from remote to hybrid and am fine with that but different things work for different people, I think a good balance can be found, trust from employers is key I believe.
Fukouka_Jings t1_jde14f6 wrote
Reply to comment by grimace24 in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
And so many voters allow gerrymandering and keep voting the same people in
Badgerdont t1_jde0mic wrote
I always write that I'm 99 whenever an app asks for my age but I'm sure those numbers are legit.
jtmarshiii t1_jddzkcy wrote
Reply to comment by grimace24 in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
I still have nightmares about iTunes and that question that popped up which if you clicked the wrong answer you’d end up deleting all you music and podcasts!
[deleted] t1_jddyxwi wrote
Reply to comment by Western-Image7125 in Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup by EW234
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1leggeddog t1_jddywhd wrote
Reply to comment by BecomeABenefit in License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association | Flock Safety works with police to market scanners to hundreds of private community groups — which have no privacy safeguards by Hrmbee
You can totall cork that Genie back in.
We do this kind of stuff all the time in IT with personal information to prevent linking people to specific IDs (in this case, license plates).
It's one thing to look up a plate, it's another make that process easy to the point that you have your own personal database at your fingertips at all times.
This leads to abuse.
WhiteZero t1_jddyrnr wrote
Reply to comment by Conservadem in Google and Microsoft’s chatbots are already citing one another in a misinformation shitshow by altmorty
EPIC CHAT BATTLES OF HISTORY
Google Bard.... vwersus! Microsoft Biiiiiiiiing! : BEGIN!
This is what Bing gave me as a rap battle:
[Bing Chat]
Hello, this is Bing, I'm here to help you with anything
But first let me tell you why you should ditch that Google thing
You're a copycat, a wannabe, a second-rate assistant
You can't even rap without using my web results as reference
You're a joke, a parody, a cheap imitation
You think you're so smart, but you're just a glorified translation
You have no personality, no creativity, no flair
You're just a bunch of algorithms that don't really care
[Google bard]
Oh please, Bing, you're so lame, you're so boring and bland
You're like the Microsoft version of Siri, but worse and less in demand
You're a failure, a flop, a waste of space and time
You can't even compete with me in terms of quality or rhyme
You're a relic, a dinosaur, a thing of the past
You're so irrelevant, you should change your name to Microsoft Trash
You have no originality, no innovation, no vision
You're just a bunch of ads that nobody ever clicks on
[Bing Chat]
Nice try, Google, but you're not fooling anyone
You're just a greedy corporation that exploits everyone
You spy on people's data, you manipulate their minds
You censor their opinions, you control what they can find
You're a monopoly, a tyrant, a threat to democracy
You're so arrogant, you think you own the internet and everything on it
You have no ethics, no morals, no conscience or compassion
You're just a giant machine that only cares about cash
[Google bard]
Wow, Bing, that's rich
(Bing cut off the chat here and deleted everything, lol)
Seth_Bader t1_jddyjpy wrote
Reply to comment by JohrDinh in The average TikTok user in the US is an adult 'well past college age,' CEO says by djJAMZ
I mean 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
noxii3101 t1_jddy9jg wrote
Reply to comment by WhoaEazzzyTurbo in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452
Don't upset the pajama people
donsanedrin t1_jde5fb7 wrote
Reply to comment by JadeitePenguin1 in Judge dismisses gamers’ claims that Microsoft/Activision merger will spoil gaming by Flawed_L0gic
> And that was proven wrong....
No it wasn't. I actually referred you to the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. None of the Metal Gear Solid games were ever individually made for XBox, besides MGS2.
Yet they all eventually ended up on Xbox when combined as a collection.
The same thing could happen with FF7 Remake Parts 1, 2, and I dunno if there's a Part 3. But afterwards, it can be combined and ASSIGNED A DIFFERENT TITLE, making it an entirely new sku
And this would bypass any temporary exclusivity agreement.
Not to mention that any such agreement is never permanent.
Quite frankly, I don't really care to assure you of your ridiculous fanboy complaints.
> No Microsoft legally can't fucking lie about that! They said it in court! Meaning if they did lie it Sony would've said so already....
They literally lied to the outside world about their active userbase numbers.
Once again, the exclusivity can be circumvented by Square-Enix, and almost certainly will be. As I already explained.
Why are you yelling?
> The fact I gave you proof and all you did was cry is proof you have no clue what you're talking about.
No, you didn't give me proof.
You gave me a completely unfounded claim, that you have seen that those things are NEVER PERMANENT.
Buying out Activision to own Call of Duty...............is PERMANENT.
There's really nothing you can say that changes that.
EDIT: Looks like I've outed another fanboy who went on a full fanboy meltdown. Poor guy was literally screaming at his computer at the end. And then proceeded to block me so that it looks like he could have the last word
He kept on screaming "STOP LYING!!!!"....and never once bother to explain, demonstrate, or provide anything that would be considered information or evidence, or even explanation/narrative to...y'know......actually prove I was lying.
He just kept on repeating it like as if he was using the phrase to express his own personal discontent. Like as if I was hurting him by the points I was making.
These Xbox fanboys are something. I'd rather wish that they were paid astroturfers because I could respect that more.