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    Coyote vs. Acme is finally getting released—with a killer trailer

    The "tax write off" is akin to building an apartment block and then leaving it intentionally vacant and claiming losses from no rent. Happens all the time. Benefits the very rich. Screws the common people over. It is obviously wrong but, somehow, legal.
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    MS exec: Microsoft’s next console will play “Xbox and PC games”

    You get the privilege of paying MS monthly for online multiplayer? Oh, you meant what is the value for the consumer.
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    Ongoing RAM crisis prompts Raspberry Pi’s second price hike in two months

    All this so Chatgpt can help people write beautiful suicide letters.
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    Instagram ICE critic wins fight to stay anonymous as DHS backs down

    Yep, and citing a memo should not keep them out of prison.
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    Instagram ICE critic wins fight to stay anonymous as DHS backs down

    They are working toward there not being elections. Miller's plan is to create a reason to invoke the insurrection act and declare a national emergency as an excuse to "temporarily" suspend elections. Everything they are doing with ICE, the intentionally fascist and outrageous tactics, is...
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    California snubs cable lobby with bill to boost ISP competition in rental housing

    That's how it works in "some" cases. In lots of cases the "savings" are not passed on to renters. Instead, it functions as another way for landlords to siphon money from a captive audience, exploiting their middleman position and locked in customer base and enforcing their graft with the...
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    “I like plaintiff’s chances”: Prime Video back in court over using the word “buy”

    They need to change "buy" to "lease indefinitely." Yeah, that would create point of sale friction which would hurt their business model but tough. The entire notion of "buy" with a slew of fine print restrictions negates the very meaning of the word "buy."
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    Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced

    Because the demand for Crypto and AI hardware has made consoles and graphics cards a distraction, almost an annoyance for fabs.
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    With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse

    I think it vindicated its approach at least 300 launches ago.
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    More scientists choose Bluesky over Twitter

    downvote please. format got all screwed up.
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    Sequel series Blade Runner 2099 set to premiere in 2026

    This is going to suck. The casting is terrible. The executives and "creatives" involved are hacks.
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    Sony joins Xbox and Nintendo in hiking PlayStation 5 prices in the US

    A defining feature of MAGA is a lack of emotional maturity. It is pretty much a prerequisite for joining the cult.
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    Sony joins Xbox and Nintendo in hiking PlayStation 5 prices in the US

    Quick, someone give Trump a making games great trophy in exchange for a blanket tariff exemption!
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    Invasion S3 trailer hints the series is finally finding its stride

    "Invasion" is a generic premise that tries to hide its uninspired tropes with glacial, this must be significant pacing, built around characters that are unengaging, so they must be significant and complex? It is not good. It is also not bad enough to be cult. It is just bad. It's "The English...
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    How do hackers get passwords? Sometimes, they just ask.

    Why were the help desk people even able to see the passwords? Granted, I know little technically about this sort of thing but outsourcing that kind of access to literally, whoever, seems unwise. Pushing a button that sends a reset email is one thing, seeing the password in the clear and...
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    Linda Hamilton rocks Stranger Things‘ S5 extended teaser

    I for one am looking forward to this. Yes, the first season is superior, but I've enjoyed all of the others. A multi season run depends on audience attachment to the characters, above all else, and that works quite well in Stranger Things. I really like all the characters (and Steve's arc has...
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    Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development

    That's not a coincidence. The fossil fuel industry is the biggest backer of hydrogen because it is essentially a fossil fuel (when its true sourcing is considered) and for reasons of handling, storage, and transport, not ever likely to displace the fossil fuel status quo.
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    Trump’s stablecoin push “will open floodgates to massive fraud,” lawmaker warns

    Looking forward to being paid in CompanyScriptStableCoinNot.
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    Trump’s stablecoin push “will open floodgates to massive fraud,” lawmaker warns

    This is significantly more insidious than just "don't invest in crypto" and the fallout and damage is going to hit those who "don't invest in crypto" just like every other major financial crisis. Trump and his crypto cronies will be fine, though... Edit: How many of us were hurt by Credit...
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    A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year

    If only it were possible to make a battery replaceable. /s