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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shanghai scientists create computer chip in fiber thinner than a human hair, yet can withstand crushing force of 15.6 tons — fiber packs 100,000 transistors per centimeter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Computerized clothing.

  If you don’t pay your subscription your back will display ads. Hell even if you pay your subscription it will just be less ads. The ads of course will be targeted based upon the biometric readings the smart clothing collects.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the true story⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used the black and white one in college.

  My laptop screen was only black and white.

  It also had a clip-on trackball as a mouse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stunning new data reveals 140% layoff spike in July, with almost half connected to AI and 'technological updates'⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some?

  Never met one I would consider intelligent. They tend to excel at being related to people who own the company or kissing ass. Neither of of which takes that much brains.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The bug riddled bullshit they lauch with is never worth what they expect people to pay. I don’t even buy games anymore until they are 3-5 years old. By then it’s usually getting close to an acceptable finished product.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it apparently cool and fine for insurance companies to spend countless billions, trillions of our money constantly buying ad time?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  The amount the company must maintain on hand depends on the state. In some states it’s less than 1% of the policies written. Most of the time they only hold enough out of their premiums to cover an average of 2-3 years of claims.

  The reason it’s so low is because of federal disaster relief when something big happens. The insurance companies advocate for it to be called a federal disaster. Then the government steps in and foots part of the bill. The poor are usually left losing everything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it apparently cool and fine for insurance companies to spend countless billions, trillions of our money constantly buying ad time?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  My wife worked for an insurance company for most of a decade as the complaint liaison with the states regulating body on insurance.

  Insurance companies in the U.S. come in two types.

  Type A: Rely on repeat business and word of mouth to slowly grow their business. They pay out reasonable and fair amounts based upon the loss. They follow all applicable laws/regulations and operate in good faith. These companies are quick to reject people who have bad histories.

  Type B: Rely on recruiting new customers constantly by excessive advertising or purchasing other smaller companies. Pay out well below the market on anything they can and flat out refuse claims until lawsuits start. These companies routinely break state and federal laws because the fines are less than the profits. These companies prey on the lower income, elderly, and poorly indormed. The larger companies have hundreds of brands to give the illusion of choice to the consumer.

  Any amounts of excessive marketing by and insurance company indicates that they are shit. Also research into who owns any the brand they are are marketing. If you recognize the parent company as advertising, they are shit.