[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 42 points 1 week ago

The 737 factory is unionized, and it's not having any fewer issues.

They've just acquired a terrible management culture. Even the military and space contracts have gone down the drain.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 41 points 1 month ago

Exercising eminent domain can mean a long and expensive legal and media process. I'm not sure about Texas (or the rest of the US, for that matter), but many projects in the first world do everything possible to avoid using it.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 45 points 1 month ago

Try the Sony BMG Rootkit, contained on music CDs:

In 2005 it was revealed that the implementation of copy protection measures on about 22 million CDs distributed by Sony BMG installed one of two pieces of software that provided a form of digital rights management (DRM) by modifying the operating system to interfere with CD copying. Neither program could easily be uninstalled, and they created vulnerabilities that were exploited by unrelated malware. One of the programs would install and "phone home" with reports on the user's private listening habits, even if the user refused its end-user license agreement (EULA), while the other was not mentioned in the EULA at all. Both programs contained code from several pieces of copylefted free software in an apparent infringement of copyright, and configured the operating system to hide the software's existence, leading to both programs being classified as rootkits.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 43 points 1 month ago

Well, if that's not foreshadowing. US Election Day = Guy Fawkes Day.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 59 points 2 months ago

My last first aid course didn't mention tampons specifically, but if you need to stop heavy bleeding, anything is on the table.

We were told that the general practice with a major wound was essentially to use a rolled up bandage to wipe the worst of the blood away so you can see where it's coming from, then put said bandage over the probable artery and apply lots of pressure.

Your job as first aid is to keep someone alive until paramedics arrive. Tissue damage from a tampon gluing itself in can be fixed. Total blood loss less so.

They did say they're an option for a major nosebleed though.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 47 points 3 months ago

I believe Trump/Stormy Daniels.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 46 points 4 months ago

I'll take 'Violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act'.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 33 points 8 months ago

Boeing and Microsoft: same shit, different cloud.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 42 points 11 months ago

Winston Peters (NZ First leader) is a total alcohol, tobacco, and racing (horse, greyhound, whatever) industry shill. I doubt he exactly needed to be bought, but this is certainly part of his price for being part of the coalition government.

ACT (secular libertarian free market folk) probably mildly supported it, and National (general centre right; largest party) is probably much the same.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 34 points 11 months ago

FYI: This has been going on for about a month. If you still see warnings, update your ad blocker, switch to UBlock Origin, and/or check their FAQs.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 38 points 11 months ago

Hate speech and cancel culture are usually considered somewhat opposites - cancelling is usually a 'weapon in the toolkit' against hate speech or whatever else you don't like.

[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 37 points 1 year ago

In cloudy conditions, the team estimates the range could be 50 kilometers less.

In other words, the solar only adds about 50-60km/day to the battery.

Another case of putting solar panels on specific things not being a great idea. Chuck the panels on a convenient surface pointing at the sun and connect them to the grid. Connect your load to the grid. Job done.

We can talk about solar windows/roads/cars/rivers/canopies when we've run out of space on houses and commercial roofs. They already have grid connections, structure, and are protected from damage.

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