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gibbedygook ,

why would i need to know another car is self driving though?

gibbedygook ,

i wonder why this works.

Detained terrorists admit Hamas using hospitals to shield themselves (www.ynetnews.com)

The IDF and Shin Bet released on Saturday afternoon footage from investigations of two terrorists who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and provided further evidence of Hamas operatives using hospitals in the Gaza Strip to shield themselves from IDF strikes....

The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee... (www.pandasecurity.com)

The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

gibbedygook ,

Streaming services are becoming increasingly fragmented, prices are increasing admist an inflationary environment, their service sucks.

But hey, online piracy is increasing, what a surprise!

gibbedygook ,

next up: office workers swipe in to the office for an hour a day

Why don't laptops have proper low power states where useful stuff like downloads can run during sleep/with the lid closed?

Basically every laptop I’ve owned I’ve had to disable sleep when the lid is closed as I often leave them plugged in and want background tasks like downloads or updates to be able to run while I’m not using the machine. However, I don’t think PC laptops have a way to switch to a super low power state and just run...

gibbedygook ,

That’s interesting, I never thought this would be a feature that someone would want.

For desktops, standby totally makes sense. But for a laptop that’s meant to be carried around and runs on battery, I’m willing to bet in majority of use-cases, sleeping when closing the lid makes sense for the following reasons:

  1. Closing the lid usually means the user is packing it up and moving the laptop - in which case things like downloads won’t be reliable if you’re constantly moving out of wifi networks
  2. Again, if the user is moving the laptop, preserving battery life is important.
  3. Some laptops are designed so their airflow works best when open, so heat may be an issue. Not to mention you runt he risk of users putting it in their bag and then the laptop overheating.

Of course its possible to detect when the laptop is plugged in vs not plugged in, but ultimately it just seems like your use-case is in the minority, so there isn’t much support for it - anyone who’s determined enough will find a way to disable sleep when the lid is closed like you did.

one workaround is to perhaps set the screen to turn off after 5 minutes, and you can keep the laptop plugged in without closing the lid? The screen probably draws the most energy when idle - when you’re plugged in I’m willing to bet the energy consumption of a laptop with its screen turned off is pretty minimal.

If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty (gizmodo.com)

If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty::A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty.

gibbedygook ,

let’s make the threshold $60 instead of $600

gibbedygook ,

he’s a crazy guy

gibbedygook ,

worse, they’re just removing stuff now (like microsd support)

CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,460% since 1978 (www.epi.org)

“average top CEO compensation was $15.6 million in 2021, up 9.8% since 2020. In 2021, the ratio of CEO-to-typical-worker compensation was 399-to-1 under the realized measure of CEO pay; that is up from 366-to-1 in 2020 and a big increase from 20-to-1 in 1965 and 59-to-1 in 1989”

gibbedygook ,

xcretes

this has got to be a thing.

gibbedygook ,

Awesome, thanks for all your work here!

gibbedygook ,

it’s still happening though.

gibbedygook ,

lose a dollarydoo to save a centarydoo.

gibbedygook ,

Corporate life 101.

gibbedygook ,

You shoulda just secretly did a few orders everyday and then took 3 hours off. If they don’t appreciate productivity, take it as a sign that you should slow down and chill.

gibbedygook ,

Oh god i hate open offices.

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