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parismarx , to Tesla
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Remember all the times Elon Musk said Tesla is so amazing for the environment? The company is being sued for violating the Clean Air Act hundreds of times in recent years by emitting harmful pollutants from its Fremont factory into nearby neighborhoods.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tesla-sued-over-air-pollution-from-factory-in-fremont-california.html

eagerpebble ,
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@parismarx We have got to find a way to stop people and companies who can rack up 112 air pollution violations in 5 years and be sued by 25 separate local governments for pollution.

It's truly astounding that people who were caught with some marijuana 3 times are in prison for life (and they shouldn't be), but a corporation that is killing people faces no noticeable accountability.

molly0xfff , to Random stuff
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eagerpebble ,
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@molly0xfff If we could harvest the complete lack of self-awareness of the crypto industry and turn it into electricity, we could probably power human civilization for a million years. We wouldn't though, because it would somehow create 100x the pollution created by fossil fuels today.

molly0xfff , (edited ) to Random stuff
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“Crypto researcher Molly White skewered [Chris Dixon’s Read Write Own] with the delight of Pete Wells after downing an Almond Joy cocktail at Guy Fieri’s Flavortown.”

😂

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-06/silicon-valley-crypto-investor-chris-dixon-wants-to-overhaul-the-industry (paywall)
https://archive.ph/BDP2I (archive)

eagerpebble ,
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@molly0xfff That definitely reads like "person" wasn't his first word choice, and that's not too surprising for a crypto-bro.

parismarx , to Tesla
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Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s future on using self-driving fantasies to boost the share price instead of building a real car business. He just gutted the teams working on the Supercharger network (right as other companies are adopting it!) and new vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/

eagerpebble ,
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@parismarx we should get our money back

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/27/tesla-biden-electric-car-charging-00143431

parismarx , to Random stuff
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Apple is cutting Vision Pro production as it fails to meet sales targets.

Analysts expected it to sell 700-800k units in 2024, but it could now be as low as 400k. A lower cost model could now be pushed beyond 2025, if it ever arrives.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor

eagerpebble ,
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@parismarx I find it hard to believe that 400k people have enough money to buy it AND don't get immediately motion sick when they put it on. I'm hopeful that VR will just die so that we can get back to technology that's actually useful.

gamingonlinux , to Random stuff
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Free PR tip, don’t use light coloured links on a light coloured background. Make the Steam page link strong and prominent. This is a bad example:

I almost missed it, thinking it was another random PR email that didn’t even include it.

eagerpebble ,
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@gamingonlinux Those are the dangers of webdevs using dark mode.

parismarx , to Random stuff
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In a document labeled “these are all random probably bad ideas that aren’t vetted,” convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried considered going on Tucker Carlson’s show to “come out as a republican” and “come out against the woke agenda.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/sbf-considered-coming-out-as-a-republican-amid-ftx-collapse

eagerpebble ,
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@parismarx was the next document labeled "I wonder if my lawyer is ok with me writing this stuff down"?

hacks4pancakes , to Random stuff
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Oh good tonight Nextdoor has cybersecurity advice

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eagerpebble ,
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@hacks4pancakes From that first one, I hadn't realized how intricate these social engineering attacks had gotten.

hacks4pancakes , to Random stuff
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I’m flying business class tomorrow for the first time ever!!! I don’t know how

I fly every week but this is terribly exciting

eagerpebble ,
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@hacks4pancakes Prepare to never stop eating

eagerpebble ,
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@hacks4pancakes You'll get at least one multi-course meal, even if it's domestic. Is this one of those cross-country flights on an international plane?

parismarx , to Random stuff
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Which Mastodon app should I be using?

eagerpebble ,
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@parismarx have you tried using the progressive web app? That's what I use on android. It should work on iOS too.

scalzi , to Random stuff
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Cool, now everyone else in the automotive industry do the same

https://www.engadget.com/volkswagen-drivers-want-more-physical-buttons-instead-of-touch-controls-044931087.html

eagerpebble ,
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@scalzi It's good to see people finally waking up to the fact that Tesla did NOT, in fact, have the right idea.

gamingonlinux , to Random stuff
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Grifter spam on X/Twitter are so funny. Pretty shit service if you can’t tell I don’t have a game 🤣

eagerpebble ,
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@gamingonlinux "We have a twitter account with 60k followers which has real people." so...2?

hacks4pancakes , to Random stuff
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My Uber driver was on insta watching reels the entire hour+ drive, and then missed the exit at rush hour and added 20 minutes to the trip. AITA if I rate him down for it? I get bored too, but like, damn.

eagerpebble ,
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@hacks4pancakes I so hate the damage someone can do to a life just by not giving a perfect score. I've thought about how we might fix this and make a 5 star scale have 5 actual values rather than 5 stars or fail. I'm pretty sure I'd need to go get a sociology or psychology degree to do it right, though.

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