alvvayson

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[–] alvvayson 1 points 4 months ago

Most people use seedboxes for private trackers, which are superior and just as private as a VPN.

But yeah, it's a different ecosystem and it's not for everyone.

I do think it has replaced the old DC++ hubs of old.

[–] alvvayson 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

We are comparing against Starlink, dude.

[–] alvvayson -5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

No, towers can be connected wirelessly with each other.

[–] alvvayson 80 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Remember when Joe Lieberman basically mangled the ACA to ensure profitd for his insurance buddies?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[–] alvvayson -3 points 5 months ago (7 children)

With modern wireless technology, fiber isn't even necessary. 5G is cheap and easy.

[–] alvvayson 13 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Same. Also, much healthier in general to avoid all these industrial food.

[–] alvvayson 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Good find. I am convinced Tesla is the Enron of our day.

The scheme only works as long as most people keep holding their stock. Once they start selling, it will be a very quick road down.

[–] alvvayson 7 points 5 months ago

Sorry to disagree.

It's not about Amazon or Temu. Here in the Netherlands, we actually did protect our market and two Dutch online stores are more popular than Amazon.

There is just a huge shift to online shopping due to convenience and cost. There is just less demand for physical stores.

Some of the online shops do open physical showrooms. Relatively small stores (think Apple store) where people can see some of the more expensive stuff before buying.

But huge malls and department stores will only be a thing for the largest cities and for outlets, to attract people who like to physically shop.

The smaller malls and department stores just aren't needed anymore and will forever disappear from our landscapes.

[–] alvvayson 8 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure they were serious when they said 2024 was going to be the last election.

I predict a Republican supermajority in the midterms. They will just hack the voting machines or remove all democratic voters from the rolls.

[–] alvvayson 1 points 5 months ago

The guy is such an idiot. All the other refugees are illegal immigrants, but not the refugees from my country...

There is no way to legally immigrate from Cuba with papers. You have to illegally cross the maritime border first, or find some other way to enter via land or air.

And after that, you apply for refugee status.

It's just as true for all the other refugees, from Haiti, Venezuela and more.

[–] alvvayson 39 points 5 months ago (9 children)

People have the memory of a goldfish nowadays.

I was alive during the 2000 and 2008 market crashes, but also the 2020 non-crash.

It could be that Tesla really has cracked autonomous driving by summer, as Elon claims, and then they will recover a lot of market value.

But more realistically, as the saying goes, even a dead cat bounces.

Markets never go down in perfect lines. There are dead cat bounces along the way.

[–] alvvayson 18 points 5 months ago

People don't realize how fucked Tesla is.

If protestors burn just 0.1% of Tesla cars on the road every year, then that means insurance companies will need to charge an additional $200-$500 per year to insure a Tesla compared to a similar car of any other brand.

If they burn 1%, then it's more like $2000 per year in extra insurance costs.

They will become uninsurable.

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