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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah and the negligible added convience to unlock your phone without touching it. I guess that justifies it to many.

I've only ever had android phones, mostly the google-brand because they were cheap and no-frills android. It has always struck me as bizarre that people would use their face to unlock their device. I know it's gotten better but that seems way easier to spoof than even fingerprints. I've seen several episodes on TV where this has literally happened so it's not even an unknown fear.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's more practical? Redesigning all of US's cities to work without cars? High-speed cross-country rail? Mass transit in every town?

That's more practical than passing regulations that allow the few companies even attempting automation to test it? This is just a "if it's not perfect don't do it" mentality that stops any attempts at progress.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Since if you decline they fire you. Yeah, this doesn't make sense since now they're still out someone for that shift AND out other shifts. But managers aren't logical or reasonable when they pull shit like this: they're vindictive.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Autonomous cars are the only viable solution in the near to mid term. Human drivers are awful. Building out mass-transit and transport infrastructure is a generations-long process and very politically unpopular. Autonomous vehicles will have issues that can only be ironed out in live testing. Which sucks but that's how all innovations go.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Their time is more important than your time because they've triple booked all their patients in order to maximize profits. I hope 7min enough to discuss your entire physical health and chronic pain treatment options. If not they'll have to schedule you a follow up because there are other patients waiting! /s

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I see you are rebelling against Web 2.0, where you only need 3-4 apps or sites to do everything! Don't be afraid. The old days of dozens of sites is gone and now the oligarchy of megacorps will take care of you with your 2-3 apps. You'll have fewer apps that could go wrong and you'll ever need to keep up with your 1-2 apps! Eventually the FTC will see the error of their ways and your One App will truly simplify your life!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So as long as a wheelchair can squeak by a car can park on the sidewalk? Is this true or parking spaces so I can park 6" from your driver side door? What about in front of your driveway? You can get out if you drive on the grass. I'm just making sure I understand your stance on using non-roadways to park.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

You'll only need a few great lakes worth of water for most major cities.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Bing is too good,

You mean that they just don't frontload ads on results?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

When I built my PC last year I decided to just let Edge and Bing go for a bit instead of immediately downloading another browser or changing the search engine. I can count on one hand the number of times I needed to enter in Google.com to get a different or better result. And almost every one of those was because I wanted a google maps results and not whatever weird maps MS has.

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