So, you mean the proper response to the failure of a shitty business model is to introduce a worse business model?
So, you mean the proper response to the failure of a shitty business model is to introduce a worse business model?
Our local high school cafeteria program has been running a sophisticated version of this without the biogas element for years. Fish in very large tanks feed the leafy greens hydroponics growing in ranks of pipes on the walls, it’s very productive. Greens get used in the popular cafeteria (open to the public) and also the salad food truck they run in the summer months. Fish used are tilapia. Power is solar.
The students studying food services get a lesson in energy systems and food sourcing as well as running a business. Superb food, too. All mostly due to one chef-teacher with vision.
I used to own a W124 series Benz (bought used for 5% of sticker price, I ain’t no fauntelroy). Nearly everything on it was redundant or excessively skookum.
When systems that weren’t as rugged started going down, like the vacuum controllers for doors or the 4matic computer etc, the car still worked safely with reduced convenience. A few minor design flaws like the wiring harness but that’s it. Room to work under the hood, too.
It was built in '93 when the engineers still ran the company.
Current main driver is the super reliable '03 CRV.
One of our cars is a 2016 GM and I just unscrewed the cell antenna instead of ripping out the cell module. Tracking disabled, or at least unreliable. The subscription nav is useless and easy to ignore. I would like to figure out how to prevent the siriusxm ads built into the infotainment system, still.
I look forward to better infotainment hacks down the road.
Yeah, but that’s just it, there is no one thing that fulfils all your needs if you are forced to use a particular tool, but it lacks privacy or freedom or other features.
I use chrome because I have to and also am curious and I need to know about how Google runs its shit. I run Firefox because of various features it has that are good for web development. I run Safari because it is fast and relatively private outside of the Apple ecosystem And has some great developer tools.
The effort of one keyboard twitch to move from one browser to the other is not really any amount of friction for me. It’s easier than switching from one tab to another inside the same browser, so I don’t get your fixation on a single tool.
And as a PS, I won’t touch Brave with a 10 foot pole anymore because of their Fuckery with crypto.
I, too, am forced to use Chrome for parts of my work.
I just run Chrome for that set of tasks. Then quit, or tab to Firefox for regular browsing.
This is SOP when dealing with uglies like google, microsoft, amazon, adobe, or meta: do the toxic thing or software they require, as sandboxed as reasonable, then get back to daily life and more knowable risks.
License plate:
EDGLRD
I charge $90(CDN), pay myself around $40. Solo contractor with occasional support staff.
Need to up my rate, it’s a bit low for what I do, even though I’m no genius or expert specialist.
What does it say when you blatantly name your company after the surveillance tool of SAURON, and hardly anyone mentions it?
Believe them when they tell you who they are.
This week’s rental for me:
Not going to buy those things or pay someone to operate them. It’s a good deal.
Giant springs are fucking scary. Energy is dangerous when you store a lot in one place.
On mobile, site popped up an overlay of a standard tech support scam, “your phone is infected” etc.
That kind of crap is a common drive-by malware vector.
Nice story but site is a drive-by malware risk.
I wonder if it’s because 28 Days Later was shot on a handful of Canon XL-1’s, which was a breakthrough as they were one of the first prosumer cameras that could pull off a film like that.
Kind of a nod and a wink at the heritage of the story to shoot on consumer hardware.