nova_ad_vitum

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[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Take your meds.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

America has a cultural sickness. 2016 revealed that well enough for anyone who was still in doubt about it. And it's not drag queens.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The wise thing is to not offer perpetual licenses in the first place. You can't predict the state of your business in 10 years let alone beyond that. Why make commitments that? Marketing of course. So if they're going to raise capital that way (by one-time revenue from sales of perpetual licenses) then they can't just decide that perpetual doesn't mean perpetual anymore. All in all this will come down to a legal duel between expensive legal teams.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Some people are able to understand context.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Given the state of Xitter, I would argue that his control of Starlink is significantly more dangerous.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You couldn't even refute those idiotic points properly.

My brother in Christ, they invented paper, fireworks, and the compass.

True. And irrelevant.

Because they developed more efficient engineering techniques and more advanced methods of industrial scale production. In the same way Japan ate the American auto industry's lunch during the 80s and 90s by investing heavily in industry and education, China is flooding the zone with talented professionals and capital improvement projects.

And because the Chinese government is heavily subsidizing their auto industry in order to gain market share works wide. Pros for us: if we can buy these cars, the Chinese government is essentially subsidizing them for our consumers. Cons for us: without equivalent subsidies domestic car companies can't possibly compete. There are genuine issues of trade fairness in play here.

The Chinese middle class is the largest in the world.

Relevant only if the Chinese middle class is who is working in those car factories. Is that the case?

I'm not even saying the tarrifs are good or bad. If they're explicitly time boxed and our governments are able to stick to that deal, then they could be good. But in general tarrifs on EVs during a climate crisis driven by carbon emissions is explicitly counterproductive.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It seems to me, all the bag holders should have grounds to sue them, I'm sure atleast a few of them will.

Sure but they'll have to balance that probably legitimate cause if action with the fact that they'll likely get death threats from cult members for filing the suit.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

Assuming that election workers have to have a side is peak American.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 days ago

He has a captive base of drooling idiots who believe him and send him money . Why wouldn't he go back to it?

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Here's the best possible history video on the topic:

https://youtu.be/XminlVhLma4

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 41 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Because they make it easy and do a few cool things.

"Do you want a mic in your home that can record everything you say and do and send that data off to wherever the company chooses?"

"No of course not."

"What about of it will also turn your lights on and off and play despacito on demand?"

"You son of a bitch, sign me up".

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