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  • Right. Throwing snowballs at someone is the same as setting a bus on fire. Got it.

    That’s the dumbest thing to bring up. You could bring up setting a cop car on fire during the George Floyd protests, you could mention the car flipping and dumpster fire after the Eagles championship, shit - you could go with our police department bombing a residence, but you went with throwing snowballs as the label to keep off of LA.

    Are you not at all aware of the history of riots in Los Angeles? You’ve done plenty of your own tarring over there, bub.





  • I guess that does make sense for powered speakers.

    My speakers are passive so I have a preamp and amplifier powering them which comes off USB-A. Both the preamp and amp have a headphone jack on the front. I also have one of those Satechi Mac mini docks that has a headphone jack.

    The Satechi reminds me that there are some smart third parties out there there. I could imagine a peripheral that’s loaded with some front mounted ports (usb, headphone, SD card). And maybe they could figure out a purely mechanical lever to press the power button. I would think that issue is more about the force of the press being enough to press the button without lifting the computer itself off the peripheral. Such a device would get me more excited about the new Mini. Although, I despise having to purchase peripherals to resolve bugs (I just bought an iPhone 16 that required a case so it doesn’t wobble on a flat surface).




  • Sounds like the plot from any spy movie where the bad guy wants to nuke the planet in order for a more perfect civilization to be born out of the rubble. Which is to say, I think we can all acknowledge there is some truth to the statement.

    However, the rest of us rational thinkers might choose to prioritize other economic and legislative means before wiping out everyone but those who could survive a global disaster in their sub or extra terrestrial bunkers.


  • oxjox@lemmy.mltoApple@lemmy.worldM4 Mac Mini's Power Button Has New Bottom Location
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    That would be your belief that it’s not unreasonable to have to physically pick up and upend a desktop computer in order to turn it on. For the rest of human civilization, the concept alone is ridiculous.

    No. It’s not Apple’s fault I configured my desktop to be efficient and ergonomic. It is their fault that they first made a large screen iMac (with an inaccessible SD card slot on the back) which was best suited for my needs, then discontinued that product which required I replace it with a Mini (and third party monitor equalling more than the price of the iMac), put the button on the Mini which is nearly impossible to feel in the first place, left out an SD card slot requiring that I purchase accessories to reasonably use my computer for computing, and then created a replacement product which requires unplugging things from it and physically lifting it up to turn it on, hindering the ability for a reasonably efficient desktop configuration to be upended so they could save a couple dollars on their product.

    Please, you can feel however you want about this but it’s an objective fact that this is not a reasonable location for a computer power button. I really don’t care that much other than the fact that that I’m already prepared to not replace my current Mini with another Mini. The Studio Mac will probably be my next computer because it reasonably has a power button in an accessible-ish location and comes with an SD card slot; even though it’s far more computing power than I’ll ever need and more than I can reasonably afford.

    I would imagine you also believe it’s “reasonable” to forgo an SD card slot in favor of plugging your camera into the computer or having to purchase one or more accessories to reasonably use a desktop computer to add files to it.

    Edit: I will note, to Apple’s credit, they put the headphone jack on the front. It’s sad how awesome something so obvious can be.





  • oxjox@lemmy.mlOPtopolitics @lemmy.worldWhy Economists Hate Trump's Tariff Plan | WSJ
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    I’ve been a little surprised by the commentary around Trump’s planned tariffs, with some “economists” saying they can’t explain why he would impose them. It’s like everyone has forgotten why tariffs exist at all. That’s not to say it’s a good thing or a bad thing but I’m disheartened that we’re not taking this opportunity to educate ourselves. It feels to me like people are playing stupid just to make Trump look bad.

    I would suggest that if you’re following some organization who’s only intent on bashing Trump’s import tax and not bothering to explain what a tariff does, that you stop following that organization as a reputable news source.

    I say this as someone who’s shocked that any American would ever consider Trump as president (then or now) and as someone who is fed up with the bullshit that fills our media and social feeds. We are all getting dumber.

    Edit: So far, these comments are doing a decent job enforcing what I’m seeing. People don’t care about facts, only their own bullshit. Please don’t vote or comment on this post unless you’ve watched the video. That’s what we should be here for.



  • It’s not terribly difficult to get on the ballot. But each state has their own requirement so the third party candidates you see may not be on every ballot nation wide.

    It’s not just the media that promotes the two candidates. It’s the billionaires and corporations who invest the most money in promoting someone they find favorable to their interests. Given the bankroll surrounding these two parties, the media really don’t have much choice but to reflect their advertising efforts.

    In the US, we have what’s called first past the post elections. That essentially means the first person the get the most votes wins. In this case, it’s electoral votes, not individual votes.

    Had the US had something like ranked choice voting or star voting in general elections, third party candidates would be given much more attention.

    Given the voting system we have, we mostly vote in a manner that prevents the election of the most popular candidate we don’t like.





  • Are you legitimately asking a question that’s answered in the article you’re posted or are you promoting something?

    Since you’re evidently unaware of what the Magna Carta is, it’s like the United States’ Bill of Rights. The Mueller Report is a report about a DOJ investigation into collusion with a foreign power to impact an election. There is no rational reason to mention them in the same statement, let alone the same sentence.

    I’m thinking this may be an AI bot given the incoherence in the post.


  • How about the government subsidizes the cost of the phone for needy customers rather than the reseller.

    Are there any other industries where a product or service is subsidized by the reseller? What if, like dental insurance, there were a cell phone insurance company.

    I mean, locking phones is stupid to begin with but if it’s for a small segment of people who want $0 / cheap AF phones, maybe there’s other options. I’m on ATT’s site and see a Moto Razr with a retail price of $1k and a payment plan of $6/month for 36 months ($216). The Ts & Cs to get there are lengthy and questionable. The whole industry needs more regulation for the protection of consumers - especially given how critical having a cell phone is in the 21st century.