ShepherdPie

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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 52 points 1 month ago

Also wouldn't the argument apply to subscribing as well? Consumers may not understand the consequences of subscribing to said service. Therefore, "click to subscribe" should also be banned.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They didn't name the node size after the guy they named it after the unit since it's approaching sub-nanometer node size.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

You'd have to flash new firmware for that to change. In the old days each phone was carrier specific and had to have the exact right firmware but now they're fairly generic and are cross compatible (do your own research). You could check XDA Developers for the process.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 30 points 2 months ago

It's a place for software that comes from a broken home and would otherwise be hanging out on the street in high-crime areas.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social -1 points 2 months ago (6 children)

It's not just the bandwidth that's the issue it's the amount of data as many people have datacaps.

The article says:

official Microsoft bandwidth recommendation for that game was 50 Mb/s.

which comes out to 23GB/hr. That can add up quick. 10 hours in a month equates to 20% of my cap with Comcast.

This also neglects people who live in rural areas that might not even have 50Mbps available and can't play because MS streams half the game to you rather than include it in the install files.

Also *Mb/s not MB/s

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You don't come up with an idea, announce it to the world, and then start figuring out how to implement it.

Maybe in an ideal world but that's not the world we live in.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Do you really think Amazon wants to pay humans to be cashiers?

No but if they spend a bunch of money and time designing it, spend a bunch of time and money retrofitting stores, and then a bunch of time and money marketing it and the technology doesn't actually work when it's 'showtime,' I can easily see a company with deep pockets like Amazon faking it all by hiring dirt cheap labor to make it seem like it works rather than the alternative.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough but I still view it differently than being locked out of using actual OEM features of the car. I do find this unsurprising though based on the metric fuckton of spam you get from SiriusXM after buying any new or used car from a legit dealer.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 34 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Your SiriusXM subscription doesn't go to the manufacturer of the car. This is what they referred to as aftermarket subscriptions in their comment. It isn't any different than if I subscribe to spotify Snr then connect my phone to the car to use it.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't a company VPN bypass all that even though you are using your own internet connection to connect to the outside world?

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