lurker8008

joined 1 year ago
[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 94 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why do you think musk dumping so much cash to boost Trump? The plan all along is to get kickbacks like stopping investigation, lawsuits, and regulations against him. Plus subsidies.

Rich assholes don't spend money without expectation of ROI

He knows Democrats will crack down on shady practices so Trump is his best bet.

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 52 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Those idiots decided to throw away their money to a grifter, who are we to judge? Let them drive the company to the ground, plenty of EV producers actually making good cars.

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm other words, base config is good for people needing a Chromebook but want an Apple device.

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Remember Google attempt at DRM for the Internet? That would in effect block this. This and similar are justifying to companies to support Google Chrome only and use their DRM.

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (5 children)

That was the idea of Google glasses but it was too early and tech wasn't ready. It was gonna give you just enough useful info and get out of the way.

Plus Google haters made "glass-holes" viral.

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

A $40 htpc with 4k HDR output, wifi, a remote, and uses like 10W maxed and <1W idle? Please share parts list.

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I want this in large canvas print for my office. For now I'll just use it for desktop wallpaper.

Loving this style. More please

[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Must be nice hitting that 2010s backlog. I still got all many unplayed steam games. And don't even get started with all the free epic games.