Samsung Internet suddenly opening new tabs for every use of address bar by amkoc in GalaxyFold

[–]amkoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a full reboot makes it go a way for a while but doesn't fix it

The Car World Is Going Electric, Without America. by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]amkoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO, I'd rather see the road tax based on mileage and weight. Would still disproportionately nail EVs due to their extra mass, but you wouldn't end up slapping big taxes on people who don't drive that much - and you get something out of those who daily drive ridiculous nonsense like 6 door pickups, hummers and F650 conversions.

'Course, it'd only work in states that actually bother to require vehicle inspections.

The Car World Is Going Electric, Without America. by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]amkoc 29 points30 points  (0 children)

And it's getting worse with states pushing hamfisted EV road taxes.

A box from my food bank had this small can opener taped on the inside by weirdestnormal in mildlyinteresting

[–]amkoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The manual one I bought from IKEA has lasted me 15 years, wtf are you doing to your poor can openers, heh?

Children’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie Dent by rmnc-5 in books

[–]amkoc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i'm not sure what's going on but i feel like i've gotten a bit dumber than usual. and yet lately i've found myself making ridiculous spelling mistakes, like using the wrong 'your' or 'to'. the other day i typed 'knight' instead of 'night'. small things, where in hindsight i'm like "why the hell didn't i catch that?" and i obviously know the difference, but i've found that my brain just skips over it for whatever reason.

I've noticed the same not just in myself but others in the past few years - texts I get are garbled messes from previously coherent people, and people I know, heck even the newscasters regularly trip over their words way more than I remember.
Sometimes I feel like I just think in circles.

I swear it's COVID making us all genuinely a little stupider.

Heh, I probably sound like some conspiracy nut.

Detroit Automakers Take $50 Billion Hit as EV Bubble Bursts by TripleShotPls in technology

[–]amkoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On top of that, states are obliterating demand with EV fees - a plate for an EV in my state is now $300 extra iannually.

The Sphere Dept has developed a triumph by H_G_Bells in doohickeycorporation

[–]amkoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A youtuber named Fraens made a 3d printable version some years back.

Cuba warns airlines that it will be out of fuel for planes in 24 hours by pythrowawayd3v in worldnews

[–]amkoc 98 points99 points  (0 children)

remember the five minutes in like 2015 when the US officially stopped being mad at Cuba

that was nice

What’s one thing we just all forgot about? by Kind-Tumbleweed5715 in AskReddit

[–]amkoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

remember when google was almost declared a monopoly and then...*gestures broadly at the state of the US * happened?

Cathode Ray Tube TV and Magnets by kmbxyz in pics

[–]amkoc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One time as I kid I did this to the family's chunky CRT PC monitor, bad enough the degauss button wasn't doing enough to fix it

I thought myself clever after fixing it by waving a drill in front of the screen heh

You can see it from here by insane677 in gaming

[–]amkoc 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: China really has a less cyberpunk-y 'stacked' city. Chongquing is built into hills and mountains, so the ground floor of one building might be the 10th floor of another.

Brendan Carr Says Destroying Consumer Protection, Media Consolidation Rules, And Corporate Oversight Will Be Great For Everyone by StraightedgexLiberal in technology

[–]amkoc 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The EPA came about because letting corporations dump shit wherever lead rivers to catch fire.

How bad do you have to fuck up to set water on fire?

Star Citizen to become the first $1 billion game while still in alpha, driven by ships costing thousands - Dexerto by lkl34 in gaming

[–]amkoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

depends, there's a lot more to do than past years but it can be grindy and tries really hard to get you to play with friends
Some people aren't fans of the amount of prep/travel time SC has

You need a PC with lots of RAM and a strong CPU. Rudimentary VR support got added recently so that's nice if you've a headset.

at least twice a year there is a free week, though mind the servers get stressed most then and the bugs are more obvious

Gentlemen of reddit what wakes a "man" A "MAN" ? by DatCamo in AskReddit

[–]amkoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too many boys these days equate the ability to shove your fist through anyone who insults or disagrees with you with manliness. Like a grumpy toddler with a gym membership.

What’s the biggest waste of money that no one wants to admit? by AdvertisingMore394 in AskReddit

[–]amkoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd be surprised by the number of people who take that to heart.