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Discord says piracy subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment rights in c/technology

[–] swankypantsu 5 points 2 weeks ago

I know the feeling. Similar thing happened in a discord I'm in. Rate limit ban on a leader account, no response from support even via burner, then jumped ship to a new one that could actually be managed.

At least discord has to foot the storage costs of a dead server pestered with bots because of their own incompetence.

How many pieces of toilet paper do you use to wipe after peeing? in c/[email protected]

[–] swankypantsu 6 points 1 month ago

I don't have a vagina yet BUT...

I'd like to learn from current owners by interacting with this post.

How did we get humans on the moon in 1969 and are still struggling to get the Starship rocket to launch properly? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] swankypantsu 6 points 6 months ago

modern companies use "Agile" development

YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency. in c/youshouldknow

[–] swankypantsu 8 points 7 months ago

Anyway, human computer interaction folks (HCI) have been talking about these issues for literally a decade. Tesla vehicles are prone to sudden unintended acceleration. Tons of people have gotten locked inside a Tesla unable to escape. Etc. Etc. Tons of terrible UI issues and human control issues. It’s well known at this point.

These folks just wanna fanboy/girl over being scammed by their favorite billionaire for the lol memes.

The main problem is that all these companies have no experience with ISO26262 or Functional Safety for Road Vehicles. Replace "Tesla" with "BYD" and look at the number of news headlines regarding exploding cars in China.

Only benefit that comes from cars coming from the big 3 is that there's at least a few years of experience behind the design (even if its a bad one) so that it at least it doesn't blow up, or lock you in when its on fire.

Yes, heat pumps slash emissions even if powered by a dirty grid | Installing a heat pump now is better for the climate, even on U.S. electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels. Here’s why in c/[email protected]

[–] swankypantsu 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

so why do they have to cost 4-5x what it costs to get an Aircon installed?