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Tesla must face vehicle owners' lawsuit over self-driving claims
  • I have a friend who bought one 6 years ago. He paid like $6k for the feature and recently traded in for a new one because he could keep the self driving license for free.

    He says it never really worked that week and is worse on the new vehicle because cheapskate switched from lidar to cameras to save money. Also, he has 3 of 5 "strikes" toward a ban, because your need to keep you have on the wheel and eyes on the road. That's right, a creepy camera watches you. He says at least 2 are false positives.

    Not exactly "Full self driving," and Tesla doesn't exactly look like they've been working on it

    I have no idea why people still buy anything from Musk.

  • EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
  • We should be so lucky. Plenty of games (and movies) already have ad placements. The NHL recently added fucking banner ads with motion to the boards. I can't even watch that shit anymore.

    Firefox doesn't have an extension for that yet.

    Fuck. Advertising.

  • Maple Leafs fire Keefe after first-round playoff exit
  • At least you guys have hope. I'm a wild fan. I'll tell you where we finish next year. A playoff near miss or first round exit. The same as every year, followed by another middling pick that brings us squarely to another middling season. Repeat.

    Matthews, Marner, Reilly, Nylander, that's a hell of a core. Not to mention the secondary pieces, and Knies looks like he has potential.

    I would much rather have seen the Leafs move on than another Boston win. Barf.

  • Senior dev be like...
  • "Are you don't yet? Why aren't you done yet? Help me update infinite plans that will be outdated in a week. Also, I just promised a bunch of stuff... all that stuff we already promised, I think you can do that faster."

    When I was a dev, I once had a PM with no technical skills that decided he would "learn to program to help catch us up"... He did not succeed.

  • CNN's Burnett asks Biden how he is going to turn the economy around. He said he already has.
  • Biden has done much better than I would have guessed, especially considering how fucked everything was when he took office. He's not a star candidate and I have plenty of criticism, but Biden has done infinitely better than the last 5 Republican presidents.

    That said, even if I thought Biden was amazing, he's basically a walking ghoul at this point. The president (and supreme court justices) should be sharp, at the peak of their game, not in their last dwindling years. I'll still vote Biden, because the alternative is one of the dumbest and biggest pieces of shit in American history. Maybe some day we'll have better choices.

  • T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon slapped with $200M fine — here’s what they illegally did with your data
  • "customers’ real-time location information, revealing where they go and who they are.”

    All of them did it. That either means collusion or they're all evil and bold enough to do this despite the risk. Either way, this was not an accidental slip up or a hack. Jail time and a crippling fine is the solution. This is neither.

  • 38 and once again looking for a new career.
  • You could try moving to another city in another state. The difference in pay (and support) for teachers is crazy.

    As much as I don't like cops, JFC do they get nice pay and benefits in my state- like from the start. I doubt my city is very dangerous, and the prerequisites are almost nothing. Also, it would be nice to have more decent cops.

    Otherwise, I work in software as a manager. Not the easiest gig, but not the hardes, and you can probably get your foot in the door at a lower level if you can work spreadsheets, have patience, and mildly thick skin. Pretty good pay.

    Also, ironically school admin positions pay well.

    It sounds like you have a degree, so there's lots of options. Otherwise, as mentioned, the trades are always calling if you can stomach early hours.

  • Husky sings the song of his people, now with accompanying piano!
  • I have a malamute, so similar antics. It's cute- except at 6am for breakfast... and two hours before dinner time...and when it's time for a walk even when it's -10 outside.

    Not for everyone. But I wouldn't trade it.

  • Why are SMS messages so expensive?
  • Messages went from $.05, to $.10, to $.20 to send and receive. That was in the span of three years. All of the companies said it wasn't collision. They just happened to arrive upon massive increases separately.

    If I recall, one of the CEOs said "We're raising the prices to save customers money. This way they'll be an unlimited plan"

    The telcos should have been broken up then. Instead we've seen even more mergers.

    • Edit: forgot to include the years. This was in the U.S. circa 2005-2008. Telcos have moved onto other sleezy practices now.*
  • Quest Streaming

    I'm going to have a party with multiple headsets running, each with a stream so people can view, and I can easily help new players.

    I used to be able to begin a stream from the Quest app by clicking cast and selecting the device- Chromecast in my case. Once the connection was established, my phone was no longer necessary.

    Easy.

    Now. As far as I know, I can either:

    1. Stream to my phone and cast a mirror. I hate that, because private phone stuff, I can't turn off my phone, or use it for phone stuff.
    2. Stream to a PC: Make the request from the headset. Access the headset from a browser. Connect that to a TV.

    Option 2 would be fine, except neither option has been stable for me. There is almost always a disconnection within 30 minutes.

    Is there a better option? A way to increase stability?

    Thanks!

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    Keyboard Recommendation?

    My havit KB395L died. It was cheapish, but great for me. I should have bought 3, because they don't make it anymore.

    I bought a Red Dragon Horus (k618rgp-pro) with red switches as a replacement. The form factor is fine, and I like the wireless, but the keys feel mushy and I make typos constantly.

    So, now I'm looking for something with:

    • Low Profile
    • Blue switches
    • Tactile (feel the bump on a key press)
    • Full size (I guess I could go ten keyless)
    • Backlight Bonus features:
    • Wireless
    • Hot swappable switches

    Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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    Linux 101 stuff. Questions are encouraged, noobs are welcome! @lemmy.world AlternatePersonMan @lemmy.world
    Persistent Live USB Install?

    How can I easily make a live USB drive that is persistent? My goal is to boot it through the boot menu (not grub). And just reboot to Windows for the few things I need on my laptop. I would prefer if my laptop had no trace of Linux installed. I found a guide, but it looked endless and needlessly complicated. Does anyone have a premade process? I'm not attached to any distro.

    Any help is much appreciated.

    Background: Every couple of years I get fed up with windows and give Linux another try. I love the idea behind it, the stability and... Inevitably I find something that won't run, then get fed up. I no longer have the energy for Wine or running more than a command or two. I want the idiot experience.

    Recently, I put together a live USB of Mint. It did most of what I need, but I didn't want to deal with grub or partitions. Errors there suuuuck. So, I figured a persistent USB version would be great. From what I read, you can just install like normal, only to the USB drive. Of course I accidentally installed grub and nearly gave myself a heart attack when I couldn't get to the boot menu. (Had to put the USB drive back in). The Linux install didn't work either- not sure why. So, now I'm back to hating Microsoft's increasing ads and data tracking, wishing Linux was just a little simpler.

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    Pandora Premium "On Us"

    Well, I just spent an hour with customer service. First trying to gain access to my own bill. Then trying to understand why I'm being charged for Pandora Premium "on us", which clearly is not "on us", and I never signed up for (T Mobile assured me I did).

    Made me wonder how many others went from a free Tidal account to a not free Pandora account.

    Anyone else?

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    Vertical Bands Across 5x Photos?

    The photo isn't very interesting, but it showcases the problem. I have a 7 Pro and my pictures all look great ... Except when I use the 5x lens. All of my pictures come out with these vertical stripes.

    Warranty support says I should try a factory reset. That's a huge pain and I doubt if it will fix anything.

    Thoughts? Anyone have a similar issue?

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