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Cake day: July 31st, 2023

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  • Might be. It is definitely a thing, though.

    When I used to work for a large American corporation that sold products to consumers, they took it extremely seriously and breaking it would result in disciplinary action. It probably had something to do with advertisement laws, but it also easily could have just been because it makes the company look very bad.

    one place even asked people to write fake reviews on Trustpilot/job sites

    That sounds unethical, to say the least. Did they verify if you actually did it, or just “suggest” you do?




  • Between EmuDeck and RetroDECK and having used both, I 100% prefer RetroDECK these days. It’s a single Flatpak install, it Just Works™ out of the box, and it doesn’t clutter my system with random crap sprawled everywhere. I also appreciate that it has a Steam Input template providing a way to do basically everything emulator-related that I could’ve ever wanted.

    Major props to the team behind RetroDECK and the excellent work they’re doing. The future is looking bright, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store!





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    2 months ago

    In a Musk-approved world:

    • You’re hit by a Tesla in FSD mode, the driver gets sued for not driving.
    • You’re hit by a fully autonomous Tesla taxi, you get sued for vandalism.
    • You’re the driver and FSD hit someone, you get sued.
    • You’re the owner and the car hits someone while you’re not in it, you get sued for owning it.
    • You’re the owner and it catches fire with you inside, you(r estate) gets sued for “not maintaining it”.




  • You’re not thinking enough like a capitalist.

    The product is transformed enough to originate in some other country, but it costs about 15% of its unit price to go through that whole process. The tariffs would make it cost 145% more, so you raise the prices by 40% to get a nice increase to your profit margins using “increased manufacturing costs” as the justification. Consumers pay the price because all the other options are either still made in China or doing the exact same thing and increasing their profits just like you are.

    It’s a win/win situation for you and your investors! /s but it will happen anyways