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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Virtually any company big enough to make a worthwhile phone is going to do terrible things. Think a given company is an exception? They won’t be once they get larger.

That being said, the fact that “everybody does it” doesn’t make it okay. The “blue vs green bubble” shit is nonsense that’s totally unnecessary.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Whatever it would take to be able to upvote posts/comments without being redirected to an “error” page (I’m on kbin, so if you’re not and this comment doesn’t make sense to you, that’s probably why).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Very, very true. I have met many so-called “Christians” who are only interested in moral authority/power. They usually drive cars with a fish on them, or a bumper sticker with some cliche about god.

I worked with ONE person who was probably the most faithful Christian I’ve ever met. He didn’t talk about religion. He didn’t wear a cross (or if he did, it was on a chain beneath his shirt and tie). He never judged people. He was genuinely pleasant to everyone.

I think there’s a significant overlap in Christianity and Republican thinking because many people are okay with hypocrisy and disdain critical thinking.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My first guess is that it would have been overpriced and deliberately incompatible with existing chargers. No loss.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What kind of fediverse search are you talking about? Provide a link. That would do much, much more than any explanations or testimonials possibly could.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Because people are dumb. If the machine knows when someone is looking at it, it can stop doing whatever it does to try and get your attention, and put itself in “sales mode”.

Still, you’re right. It seems like an overly complicated and expensive solution. Old-fashioned vending machines did the job just fine.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

In 1778, Court of Session judges ruled that slavery was incompatible with Scots Law. This ruling meant Knight could not be made to carry out tasks for Wedderburn or be taken back to Jamaica against his will.

Awesome. Knight is a hero.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 8 months ago (5 children)

The only good thing to come out of this is that the cop quit. I hope he’s billed for the damage to the car anyway.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Not a mustard fan, tries mustard soup anyway, discovers something wonderful. This may be a trivial example, but it’s the key to living life!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

You provide an excellent example regarding training requirements. As part of those, I would also like to include safe use and home storage.

Yes, I’m American.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

People with second amendment bumper stickers on their trucks seem to selectively forget the “well regulated” part.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Experience. Learning when it’s okay not to give a fuck, and when I definitely should.

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