I’m aware. I’ve been there. Kinda hard to miss em.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/business/biden-offshore-drilling-ban-trump/index.html

I’m thinking that there was a reason for the change; drilling for oil was blocked in the Gulf of Mexico.

“I want to be able to use my expensive hardware for the reason I purchased it in the first place” seems like a pretty solid argument to me.

YouTube makes 8 billion per quarter selling ads. I think they will be able to eat tonight.

Totally understand your point. They will never lose enough customers to actually feel it.

That being said, I’m doing my part.

I’ll tell ya the secret sauce. It’s so we can easily filter out people like you in public without having to start a conversation. I like what I like, and don’t give a shit what others find presentable.

Sincerely,

Some dude with non-standard head hair and facial hair.

Money.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have viable career paths that are NOT being selected because the income simply won’t be enough. We miss out on a lot of talented and motivated individuals that would love to get into a particular field, but it just doesn’t pay as well. Teachers and corrections officers come to mind. The career I’m in was not my first choice, but it pays better than what I wanted to do.

Forgot where Grandpa came from, did he? How about his wife?

Half the damn US has roots in immigration.

This is why I chose Mazda. No touch screen at all, just a display for Android auto.

For anyone who needs a reminder, his name is not Ted. We should honor his wishes and stop calling him by his preferred name.

Sure, but at the end of the day, does it really matter? It’s like made up numbers that never run out. He’s still set for life, no real consequence. He feels this less than someone who misses a car payment one month.

From everything I could gather, there was some sort of issue that broke the pixel stand in Android 13 for some users. It would still connect, but not charge. All other wireless chargers I had worked fine. I did the usual delete data and cache, pair and setup again, reboot, etc. Once Android 14 installed, it’s been back to normal functionality for me.

My pixel stand works again, so I’m over the moon with it.

Right on.

Actually, yes…when you leave a lot with what you bought, you did, indeed, pay for it.

Their shitty business practices to exploit consumers are designed to favor their decisions as a net gain. And usually, it is a safe bet. An easy win. Hell, even in this case it still will be. Last I checked, they were turning a profit.

When the consumer finds a win, it’s not “getting something for free.”. It’s a small victory for the consumer on a bad business decision by the company. The companies sure use a lot more loopholes than the consumer to squeeze a buck out of everyone. They assumed they would make money giving things away as a deceptive practice. Most times they win. This time, it didn’t work out for them. Oh well. Free market and all. I’ll not be losing any sleep over it tonight.

Jesus, that article just kept getting worse the more I read. Thanks for posting this. I was able to send a donation their way.