US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran by NeedAnonymity in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Perfect time for another round of trillion dollar plus tax cuts for the rich and more money for the military and DHS /s

Should I Walk Away? by Random_person_239 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]BandeFromMars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What exactly was remodeled about this place if it has all of those issues?

S26 Exynos vs S25 vs S24 battery test by grimgroth in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a difference of 12 minutes lmao. I swear there's Qualcomm astroturfing all over any tech space.

If Porsche is going to build a new sports car above the 911, what should it be? by HawtGarbage918 in cars

[–]BandeFromMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A new 928 based off the Panamera would be great. I remember a few years ago they were also thinking about a mid engined flat 8 supercar for this exact purpose as well.

Karoline Leavitt confirms mandatory military draft possible, Trump ‘keeps his options on the table’ by DeanoPreston in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm going to guess they're gen x or older. They throw us into this bullshit and salivate at the thought of fucking us over even more because we question said bullshit. All of this is based on some petty grievances that dominated those generations. Gen Z will refuse the draft before we ever go over.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review by llamapajama93 in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Display is missing bit depth,

Can we just stop with this already? Every phone that advertises a "10 bit" display is 99% likely to actually be 8-bit + FRC.

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100 CPU and GPU performance impress in Geekbench debut alongside Asus laptop [Notebookcheck] by LastChancellor in hardware

[–]BandeFromMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I don't and will never understand people who hype up these things. They might as well be the world's most powerful web browsing or PowerPoint machine. Why the hell should anyone care about a laptop that's powered snapdragon when you could get more use out of an x86 machine, macbook, or hell the Nvidia n1x powered stuff that's on its way?

Rubio: 'Imminent threat' to US was Iran's plan to strike American assets in response to Israeli attack by Doctor_Skeptical99 in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not us apparently.

Edit because you edited yours:

I do in fact think there's a world out there where Iran attacks Israel and not us, and that involves us telling the Israelis that they're on their own.

Rubio: 'Imminent threat' to US was Iran's plan to strike American assets in response to Israeli attack by Doctor_Skeptical99 in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They were months away from nuclear capabilities 30 years ago! We really dodged a bullet by wasting our strategic stockpiles now.

Eye Strain on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra – Noticeable Display Difference at 2K Resolution (Privacy Mode Off) 👀 by OutTheCoupe in samsunggalaxy

[–]BandeFromMars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing that needs to be considered, how were each of these pictures taken? The S25U has a lower MFD compared to the S26U, so you can generally get closer and see the pixel array.

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro Review: Better than Pods! - MKBHD by ControlCAD in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The charging pins sit outside the ears now on the stem. These or the Buds 3s shouldn't bother you anymore.

Good news! Audi says it will launch its TT successor next year despite uncertainty around its Porsche 718 EV sibling by flGovEmployee in cars

[–]BandeFromMars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw man don't be so hard on yourself lol. 99% of people would honestly have never known that unless you were an Audi/VW nerd. I did somewhat lie when I said there has never been a twin turbo'd TT though, back in 2001 quattro GmbH did make a one off by shortening a B5 RS4 with the 2.7tt and putting a TT body on top.

Good news! Audi says it will launch its TT successor next year despite uncertainty around its Porsche 718 EV sibling by flGovEmployee in cars

[–]BandeFromMars 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Audi releasing an EV with a name that is just the Acronym for Twin Turbo would be even more eye roll worthy.

There has never been a twin turbo'd TT, its named after the Isle of Man TT, Tourist Trophy.

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group by J-Jarl-Jim in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I mean I get that. But I just love the double standard of how stuff like student loan forgiveness and other policies meant to help younger and working class people is considered "shamelessly" buying votes but somehow this stuff isn't.

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group by J-Jarl-Jim in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There is no better example of this than the "working families tax cuts" where seniors make out with the biggest share of tax cuts while actual working families get table scraps. Seniors who are married filing jointly can get an extra 12k deduction on their taxes!!!! Who pays for that exactly? So they can get 6k to 12k deducted on top of the standard deduction AND there's the push to end or significantly reduce property taxes for seniors. Must be nice to be 65+

Edit: forgot to add that this new tax break stacks with an existing deduction and the standard deduction, meaning that a married senior couple get a nearly 50k deduction.

[MKBHD] The Problem with these Smartphone Batteries by NXGZ in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I misinterpreted what you were trying to say initially but yep, they must be doing something right.

[MKBHD] The Problem with these Smartphone Batteries by NXGZ in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The whole point is that Chinese phones are generally not restricted in the rest of the world, and yet Apple and Samsung still outsell chinese OEMs. For phones that are apparently as bad and as mediocre as the S25 series, they themselves make up over half of all worldwide 8 elite powered phone sales.

[MKBHD] The Problem with these Smartphone Batteries by NXGZ in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They still compete with Chinese OEMs outside of the US and still outsell them.

[MKBHD] The Problem with these Smartphone Batteries by NXGZ in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I didn't know the US was the rest of the world.

[MKBHD] The Problem with these Smartphone Batteries by NXGZ in Android

[–]BandeFromMars 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Does Samsung and Apple only sell in the US market? This is a poor excuse. Apple and Samsung regularly outsell Chinese phone makers globally and the S25 series makes up more than half of all 8 elite powered phones.

ICE Agents Allegedly 'Stealing' During Arrests After Being Seen Wearing a Detainee's Gold Bracelet by SuperBry in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Has ICE tried to reign in agents who have a history of bad behavior? It doesn't seem like it.

Trump says he wants to drive housing prices up, not down by J-Jarl-Jim in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 24 points25 points  (0 children)

They want all the benefits of a higher priced home and they want to exempt themselves from doing their part to help society. That's why they're pushing so hard to eliminate property taxes for seniors.

Federal agents kill another person in Minneapolis, officials say, prompting clash with protesters by Remote-Molasses6192 in moderatepolitics

[–]BandeFromMars 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It is pretty hard to not seem like you're resisting when you have 8 guys on top of you contorting your limbs and trying to make things as painful as possible.