The issue is that people aren’t buying as many Volkswagens as before, so there’s no point in making as many. If you think this might be slightly problematic you are correct.

Creating a mini-ITX system based on the 9060 is a pretty good alternative. It’s gonna cost you, but so is the SM.

I was hoping not to have to say this, but generally speaking I don’t think retail workers are the ones going viral on social media. Whether it’s writing skills or editing skills, socioeconomically downwardly mobile media employees are more likely to drive that side of the culture war.

Doesn’t mean the plight of the working poor in retail and other service work isn’t real, but I’d expect that to be more “quiet desperation” than “viral on Bluesky”.

[dupe]

I do get what Watters is talking about, though. I don’t know how prevalent it is in stats / the real world, but (social) media has a lot of smart and talented people on it that have just picked a shitty career, i.e. “not a real job”, and are writing like their economic difficulties are a problem with the system and not just their personal fault. If you’re a journalist and your parents are accountants you are going to be poorer than your parents, and that’s nobody else’s fault than yours. Some jobs are more passion project than salaried work, and if you don’t come from money you should stay far far away.

Before you come at me: Obviously basic health insurance (including teeth!) should be universal and we should build more housing and build more budget housing.

Thanks, Dookieman12

I don’t like Windows, but at the point where the laptop updates automatically hasn’t it been bugging you about the update for hours or even days? I generally file complaints about bad update timings in the “fucked around and found out” folder

Mostly only done during war. Ukraine is doing it, and Russia did it in WW2. Usually you also move the employees.

Thank you. I thought I was insane because surely mobile units would have two tubes if they really needed them. Then I got one with a single tube (the only ones available) and found out that no, I am sane and these units work really badly.

Germany also does insurance companies. Turns out that can actually be fine if you sweat the details and not just do something random like how the US ended up with employer-sponsored health insurance.

If only. It’s the universal western sickness of every change being up for endless debate, hearings and vetoes while doing nothing is seen as the default. Of course doing nothing is just as much a choice as doing something…

That’s downright awful…

I’ve been missing that

That’s bizarre. Worse than being consistent, somehow.

Probably before VAT.

The concept of meaning is ill-defined. It’s basically a feeling, and there’s nothing more to it.

Right? Cheap content for the BBC too

Eh… ESC is how Celine Dion got famous. Obviously doesn’t happen every year, but clearly it is seen as a possible launch vehicle for careers.

Tje trending posts are all trash. I’m sure there is a significant minority who’s not super annoying, but it’s not an inviting place.

Hold on, I found it. It’s nostr and the posts there are really cringe jfc