Yeah, pull a China and say, we’re immediately on putting a 1000% tariffs on any American products. This will functionally stop any trade between our nations. Trump can retailiate with a higher one, but it would just be pointless dick waving. We’re fine with waiting until an intelligent and capable person is able to negotiate a trade deal with the EU on behalf of the USA.

That’s okay, then you dress as yourself and be super nice to crows. It evens out.

Honestly, the real answer is to dress up like ICE and then be dicks to crows. Trump’s SS won’t be able to operate in your city for years!

Right? The only thing on the market for EVs in the US right now is “luxury” crossovers and trucks. What people really want is an electric civic hatchback.

Hmmm. I think US cars can absolutely compete. Here is the problem. Foreign manufacturers make cars that people want to buy. American manufacturers make cars that they want to sell. These two things are not the same.

Better yet, give it to a friend who isn’t attending the protest, and have them drive around with the phone. Pull it out and check some sites with it every few minutes, maybe send a few messages.

I know this sounds crazy in 2025, but you can still buy standalone digital cameras. You can even get discreet devices that record constantly.

Well, I guess I could point to my snake enclosure camera (which conveniently covers the front door) showing an entry, or if the perps walk through the house, they would trigger the bunny cams, the other snake cam, or the lizard cam. Plus I have my outdoor cameras, although that is my specific scenario.

I’m sure there is an electronic lock on the market that logs when the door is opened, even if not locked. It would be trivial to look at the lock/unlock log and determine that the door was opened without unlocking. A regular tumbler lock isn’t going to give you that kind of info.

I’ve watched enough Lock Picking Lawyer never to want a consumer ‘smart lock.’

I’m gonna differ on this. The point of a lock is to control law-abiding access to your house. If someone wants in your house, they can attack your windows, doors, or even a wall if the lock is too strong. A smart lock let’s you open the door for a family member remotely, or set one time-access for your in-laws to come over and pickup a tool.

I wouldn’t use a smart lock for something hardened, like a bunker or a vault, but for a house and garage, it’s okay not to have the most bullet proof lock in the world.

I feel like it’s missing that nifty FCC sticker…

Yeah. You can unlock the phone, but it takes some work.

I the thing that upset me the most was that my phone was packed with an amazing array of sensors, and most of them are blocked from the user accessing. I got an app that gives me sensor data output. It really turns your phone from a device into a tool.

This.

Longtime computer “nerd” here. 8 years ago I would have balked about spending more on a cellphone than my gaming PC, but I end up using my phone more hours per day than my desktop so I bit the bullet and bought a nice phone. Now my PC is basically a dedicated entertainment device, and my phone is my go-to for email, chat, music, videos, reading, documents, and even some work.

If I wasn’t an avid gamer, I probably wouldn’t have a desktop or laptop at all right now.

And I will be switching to Linux this year, mainly because of Windows 11 and the general direction the Microsoft is going. I’ve got a laptop to test with and when I have the hang of it, the big battle station is getting switched too.

Especially considering the rating of those bonds dropped after some ignorant spray-tanned chimp decided to skullfuck a functioning and stable economy.

Yeah. I have a car that has telemetry. Sucks for privacy, but if I was going to commit a crime, I would just ******************************************************************************, use the system to obfuscate the data.

Hahahah, fuse go brrrr.

Jokes aside, they probably shut off the car if it can’t phone home within a certain time period.

Once you have enough money, anything you do makes you money.

Elon blew 44 billion or Twitter, axed the servers, staff, and the name, and he was able to leverage that into a government job where he could kill investigations into his companies years later. You could say it’s intelligence, but I’d say it’s a combination of luck, and the resources to blow 44 billion and not have it affect you personally in any way.

Watch the RichRebuilds review of Chinese EVs. There is a lot of “make it look good” in their engineering, like massive painted brake calipers…that are a single piston. The cars probably aren’t as quality as other EVs, but the prices, specs, and niche features are very compelling. I’d definitely consider one in the US. Anything that isn’t a Tesla or a massive crossover would be great.

There are 2 types of libertarians.

One group is comprised of people who think the government should basically keep the military going, and handle foreign relations when that doesn’t impede private citizens.

The other group is just Republicans who don’t like being called Republicans.

A lot of words to say “I’m wrong but I can’t admit it.”

Rolling dice, flipping a coin, shooting a single photon through a split aperture.

Cute quote, but it’s dead wrong.

Also, I fully expect trump not to be impeached (this time at least) the goal isn’t to remove him here, the goal is to get these assholes to sign their names to his bad behavior, and to slow down congress, preventing republicans from getting legislation to the floor.