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    Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says

    New CIA strategy? Social engineer an enemy of the state to sign up for a Disney service, sell drones to Disney, contract Disney for assassination missions. Completely legal.
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    No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing

    I'm pretty sure it's the reddish segment in the middle of the picture.
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    Hand me that flint flake: Archaeologists butcher, cook fowl like a Neanderthal

    This is a very cool study but I'm definitely amused by the fact that it sounds like some of Buster Bluth's homework.
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    Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive

    Non-public information which is specific to your business is okay. Non-public competitive data internal from your competition is illegal. Case law has established this. Legal example: You are negotiating with a customer and they say "your competition offered me this product at another price?"...
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    Shadow of the Erdtree has ground me into dust, which is why I recommend it

    I would love if the DLC opened up an option to farm or buy larval tears. The base game has enough that you can definitely respec to take down the last couple or hardest bosses and with the internet it's easy to find a broken build. But I don't want to have to juggle saves to experiment with...
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    Shadow of the Erdtree has ground me into dust, which is why I recommend it

    I was someone who kept buying FromSoftware games despite not being able to clear first bosses. I just loved the philosophy of game design that I saw and I wanted to be good at them. Then this year I saw Elden Ring was getting a DLC so I decided to give them another try. Loaded up DS3 and...
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    One and done: Elden Ring’s first DLC expansion will also be its last

    Hot take: TotK is just BotW DLC sold at the price of a new game.
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    Waymo and Uber Eats team up for automated food deliveries

    Skip the vehicle. Equip restaurants with ballistic capabilities. Mcdonalds will launch food delivery satellites that drop big macs from orbit.
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    WWDC 2024 starts on June 10 with announcements about iOS 18 and beyond

    I just want to hear about Air Pod Max. Almost bought some a couple months ago but decided to wait a year to see if anything new happens.
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    Max confirms 2024 password crackdown, explores adding transactional ads

    HBO has been the one service that survived churn in our house. I'm pretty close to just switching back to "physical media" and just subbing to whatever one service has whatever shows my partner wants to watch.
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    CenturyLink left customers without Internet for 39 days—until Ars stepped in

    I do as well, I moved several times in the span of several years and kept moving out of the service area. But finally got my home hooked up last year. It was seamless and everyone I worked with was helpful. EXCEPT for my first bill. At no point was I given the necessary information to pay my...
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    Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023

    I wouldn't propose a manufacturer using known faulty parts, risking customer's lives, and then charging $14k to repair a warranted, faulty vehicle as "Best car": https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering-suspension/
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    Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023

    Good luck finding a stationwagon state-side. But on the list: Kia Niro (SUV/Crossover) Ioniq 5 (SUV/Crossover) Genesis (SUV) GR Corolla (Hatchback) Would all most most "larger objects." If you want a pick up or van that's what you're gonna buy, but I've found just renting a pickup the few...
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    Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023

    Agreed. A good dealer will put you in an example of each model. Depending on where you live there are businesses that will sell you some time in a 911 around a track. I've done both and I think the Cayman is the sweet spot for most people interested in having a Porsche sports car. Cheaper IMO...
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    Study: “Smarter” dogs think more like humans to overcome their biases

    We have two dogs, mine is about the smartest dog I've ever met. The other is also pretty smart but not the same level. So I'm always interested when dog intelligence studies come about. This study format is a bit odd, and doesn't the head shape run counter to which breeds of dogs are considered...
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    First wave of AAA iPhone games sees a big new release—and a notable delay

    Can someone help me to understand the market for AAA on a phone? My assumption is that someone interested in Death Stranding or RE4 generally falls into a "gamer" demographic with at least one other system available. Are people really itching to play these on a phone? Are people inclined to...
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    The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now

    This makes sense to me as well as others clarifying that this is really a renaming of RDP software. I suppose I am in a (fortunate?) situation that my home PC is strictly for gaming and my and personal life are strictly divided between hardware (silver lining of being subject to multiple DOJ...
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    The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now

    I'm painfully confused by the point of this. I understand they would prefer a recurring revenue stream rather than users running virtualizations of windows. But the market for that has to be relatively small compared to users comfortable with whatever applications run natively on system right...
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    GM will build F1 powertrains in 2028 as long as F1 lets Andretti in

    I'm not talking about Colton Herta, I'm talking about the points distribution. It's heavily skewed towards the F3-F2 pipeline.
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    GM will build F1 powertrains in 2028 as long as F1 lets Andretti in

    This whole ordeal is a farce. Really hard to take F1 seriously as the "pinnacle" of motorsport when the best US drivers have a harder time getting in because of the bias in super license points systems, and a competent American manufacturer produces a bid that meets all requirements but is given...