lone_faerie @ lone_faerie @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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They were replaced by "always on" OLED displays. When I turn my phone off, the screen still displays the time and notifications. The beauty of OLED is that each pixel is its own LED, so only a portion of the screen needs to be powered. Essentially, the whole display is the new notification light.

They also have more than enough money to drain Masimo by dragging them through legal proceedings, so Apple can just swoop in and buy them out.

They're giving Ukraine the ability to defend itself and taking away Palestine's ability to defend itself

As someone who somewhat recently moved to California, it was shocking to see how conservative anywhere outside of urban areas is. Like California is seen as this haven of progressiveness, but that's only because we have two of the biggest cities in the country.

They're able to do that on all the videos everyone else uploads. They turn a blind eye to ads because all they care about is the money.

But my daughter felt it was worth the experience.

That's exactly it. I've been to the Sugar Factory before and everything was pretty good, not great. You're 100% paying for the experience.

I had to stop watching that show because it was too fucking real.

There's a very very fine line between "just insane and crazy" and "actually dangerous"

The same reason Netflix was initially so popular, convenience. Almost every song you could think of is instantly available at your fingertips, all in one convenient location

Video essays are like the perfect cross between a podcast and an audiobook. They're long enough to put on while I'm doing something else, like cleaning or studying, but short enough to get through in one sitting. And then if I need a break from what I'm doing, I can focus on the video for a little.

Well now I want to try this with my septum piercing and find out

That's completely true for smaller creators, but YouTube is more than just people who rely on adsense for the livelihood. I don't think Jimmy Kimmel or Taylor Swift would miss a few dollars, even a few hundred, a month to be on the platform.

Land of the free, amirite?

I don't think privatized water utility companies are any better than landlords. They're both symptoms of the same broken system. Utilities should really be government services, paid for by taxes. When water treatment is privatized, their business is no longer providing clean water, it's making money. They just choose to make their money by throttling people's access to clean water

Ahh, I see! Personally, I think if everyone was able to afford a home, then buying and selling one wouldn't really be a hassle.

The problem is when they price their drugs way above what’s reasonable just because they know people are going to have to pay it.

This is exactly the problem with landlords. The argument for landlords being that some people can't afford to own a home becomes a bit moot when landlords buy up all the houses and rent them back at unaffordable prices.

Why is it any different with a house?

Because you rent a car for, like you said, a vacation. That's like renting a hotel room. You rent a home to live in. If you could afford a mortgage, you'd buy a home. But landlords basically go "hey, the bank doesn't think you make enough money to make regular payments, so make those payments to me instead."

They take on the risk? That's hysterical. Landlords don't risk market value. They buy up all the houses when they're cheap, make their money back and then some by renting the property, then make even more money when the housing market goes up and they kick the tenant out to sell the property. They don't risk property damage, that's the entire point of a security deposit. They don't "risk" maintenance, that's called doing their job.

Maybe we wouldn't have a problem if you didn't invest in people's livelihood like the stock market

Is this supposed to be some kinda gotcha? You think everyone being able to purchase a home is some kinda outlandish impossible feat?

So does the person who made your coffee this morning not deserve a place to live? What about the person who delivered your dinner? The person who delivers your mail? The one who picks up your trash? The people who built your house? The person who stocks your groceries?

wHaT dO yOu Do FoR a LiViNg?

What does that have to do with your right to a roof over your head?