Month: May 2023

Libertarian lie debunked “Market share doesn’t matter”

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Libertarians and capitalists want you to believe that there’s no such thing as monopolies in capitalism, and even if there was, it’s not a bad thing.

After all, marketshare and user base doesn’t mean much, everybody needs to keep innovating to keep their customers.

YEAH FUCKING RIGHT.

  1. If that were the case, why do companies compete over customers, can’t they just innovate and win them over?
  2. If that were the case, why do they waste so much money on retaining customers?
  3. Why do they fear taxation? Is it because they need money to R&D? If so, then you’re admitting capital matters
  4. Why did Elon pay for Twitter so much if user base wasn’t valuable?
  5. Why is Apple valued with brand loyalty and ecosystem if customers weren’t valuable?

CPI tankies are not Russian spies, just useless idiots

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Yes, useless, not useful.

They are no different than neo-Nazis that vicariously and remotely support foreign governments whenever convenient.

They LOVE pitting American homeless veterans against Taiwan and Mexico.

They want “peace”, because being opposed to war is complicated (just like being pro-war is complicated)

Do you know who opposed the Iraq War?

Neo-Nazis, anti-Semites, hippies, and tankies.

Why is NATO bad? because Russia hates them.

Tankies support Z Russia, but they won’t tell you Russia hit first in 2022.

Modern internet speech hurdles

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Some of us are old enough to remember that anybody can buy a domain, and set up a site.

As blog software became more accessible, more spam emerged too, so that’s where restrictions came in.

Today, there’s tons of compliance problems for websites, especially in the US and commercial use websites, to follow. That’s the bad news, the good news is, most of these can be easily addressed with templated solutions (albeit sometimes paying the racket)

  1. Privacy policy
  2. ADA/WCAG compliance
  3. PCI/SSL
  4. DDoS/pen testing

Without these in place, forget it, your site is a sitting duck or ticking bomb.

Perfect laptop : cheapest, fastest, lightest.

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No laptop can do all 3, or else why would anybody buy anything else.

  1. Cheapest but not light or fast : Chromebook, refurbished and Celeron variants (especially those with eMMc)
  2. Fast but not cheap or light: gaming laptops
  3. Light but not cheap or fast: LG Gram? Dell XPS? Galaxybook?
  4. Cheap and fast, but not light: ASUS TUF
  5. Fast and light, but not cheap: Macbook Air M1
  6. Light and cheap, but not fast: Celeron variants & Chromebook, possibly Galaxybook

One hand open laptop lid overrated, here’s how it works.

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A common myth is that it takes incredible engineering and balance, but it’s actually super simple. Let me explain.

  1. Imagine the lid being too lose that you can easily accidentally open it when you’re not even trying
  2. Yes, that’s actually it. There’s no balance of friction and ease, it’s actually pretty much all ease.
  3. The hinge can be completely loose with no friction, and fly open with the slightest use of force
  4. What’s the downside? It can fly open when you’re holding on the wrong side, meaning, either you’re holding the keyboard bottom and the screen lid flies out, or you hold the top lid and the bottom stays down. What do you think they did to ensure only one way opens?
  5. Again, all you have to do is cut the handle gap that only allows the bottom to stay on the bottom, and if you tried to do the opposite, one is too small to allow opening.

In essence, one hand opening is extremely easy, some laptop makers are just too lazy. It doesn’t matter how heavy one side is, it just matters how big one lid is. Just make the cut impossible to open the other way.

Budget friendly gaming laptops 2023 (not thin & light)

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By budget, we mean under $1000, though as a Certified Professional Cheapskate, I still prefer under $800.

The good thing about these laptops is, there’s no bullshit, no cut corners, they are not meant to be compact, so they always have the ports. So again, these are CHEAP AND FAST, but NOT LIGHT.

  1. Dell G15 ($650) 5.55lbs
  2. ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506HF-ES51 ($650) 7.77lbs
  3. ASUS Zenbook 14 $620 4.84lbs
  4. Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 $700 7.55lbs
  5. Lenovo IdeaPad 3 $500 (3.11lbs)
  6. HP Victus 15 $715 (5.05lbs)

As you can see, it’s either cheap and light, or heavy and fast.

Flea market/thrift store/pawn shop treasure hunting, don’t buy these.

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These are things you should never buy at swap meets and antique shows. Unless you’re an absolute expert

  1. “WW2 memorabilia”
  2. Old adult magazines
  3. Old coins
  4. Anything that looks overpriced and can’t be verified
  5. Stamps, buttons, stickers
  6. Books
  7. Vinyl records
  8. Clothes you don’t absolutely want and need to wear
  9. Old electronics
  10. Car parts

if you buy junk, you buy junk. there’s no nice way to say it.

2023 half over. equilibrium singularity. recession COVID bubble.

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Did I pack enough in? Did you get my point?

2023 is the best year for day trading because volatility is everywhere.

Let’s highlight all the fun major events

  1. Russia Ukraine war still not over
  2. US debt ceiling being hostaged by Republicans
  3. Disney fighting DeSantis
  4. Both Biden and Trump plan to run
  5. COVID “over” for restrictions, but no telling where interest rates will go
  6. Refugees and Title 42 enter new chapter of transition, all while no prediction on jobs or housing market
  7. Actually ,we know exactly where housing is going, but y’all are in denial
  8. AI
  9. Yes, AI again. Doesn’t matter if you’re talking about WGA strike or Bitcoin, AI wins
  10. Yes, AI is a real thing, unlike 3D printing or QR codes or AR goggles or metaverse

Lenovo Yoga Book 9i, literal double screen. Here’s WHY NOT.

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  1. No HDMI
  2. No audio jack
  3. $2000. lol.

Let’s break it down.

  1. We don’t like Macbooks because there’s no i/o, meaning muh dongles
  2. A Macbook is $800, most PCs can be under $800 if not $600.
  3. So you’re paying at least double just for an extra screen
  4. And if you plan to plug in earphones, monitor, it’s either impossible, or dongles.
  5. This is not without dongles anyway, you’ll need their special stand to erect the 2 screen set up

Instead :

  1. Get a laptop, literally any laptop
  2. HDMI or not, a screen will cost $300 at most. $300 is for compact ones that feel like another tablet, $150 is for normal ones that aren’t very easy to carry, but will save you $1000.
  3. Don’t even get a laptop without HDMI & audiojack. Just don’t.

Why I don’t buy Bob’s Watches for used Rolexes and Omega Tudor #bobwatches

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I just don’t.

I didn’t say there’s anything wrong with them, I’m just allowed to say I don’t like them.

Happy now? Did I answer your question?

You can’t sue for defamation unless I made any factually untrue claims. I am entitled to not like anybody and any business for any dumbass reason (including being a dumbass myself)

I don’t owe you any explanation. Hard to believe huh? Guess what?! I’m allowed to have an opinion, you can’t force me to like or recommend any business. I never said they’ve done anything wrong 🙂

Dear WGA, this is what average Americans think of you.

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  1. You’re not poor. You may think you’re underpaid or overworked or can’t afford rent, but let’s be totally honest with each other, you’re not incapable of working fast food or drive for Uber, you just think you’re too skilled for it.
  2. You don’t give a shit about us, we work in fast food, we collect trash, we scrub toilets, we know a thing or 2 about being poor and working hard and making ends meet, where were you when we were fighting for $15?
  3. You CHOSE this profession. Because, like we said above, you have more than enough options than most of us, so you can’t say exploited when you literally wanted this.
  4. Don’t give me that ‘But I love my job’ crap, you don’t love it enough to work for free. So make your choice, not everything will go your way. (We hope it does, but don’t expect us to cry for you)
  5. Yeah, you were totally absent when port workers and teachers were on strike, so forgive us if we don’t give a shit
  6. Don’t worry, most people will never notice a drop in production. We actually have more shows than we can watch in the time we have.
  7. No, we don’t hate you, we just want you to know your cause is mostly a joke to us. And for the record, you’re gonna win, so know how to take a joke.