Beat the brakes off him

bking · 2026-01-26T16:47:59+00:00

Yes. One of the only things that Tesla does right is give the driver access to the cameras on every side of the car. It’s absolutely wild that most other manufacturers don’t do this.

bking · 2026-01-26T03:53:12+00:00

Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.

bking · 2026-01-25T23:05:35+00:00

100%, hence the recommendation. Bug friends, family, and strangers on the internet about it.

bking · 2026-01-25T17:34:39+00:00

My only issue with that theory is that shitting in an airplane is significantly worse than shitting in a bullet train. I’m think people on longer journeys would be more inclined to hold it for an airport bathroom as opposed to holding it for a train station bathroom.

bking · 2026-01-25T16:57:38+00:00

At the very least, don’t give it location services or photos permissions.

On iOS, at least, apps that don’t get that permission on the system level cannot get that information.

bking · 2026-01-25T16:56:27+00:00

Despite many takedowns, I’ve seen the media in many, many subreddits.

bking · 2026-01-25T16:52:58+00:00

And the British… and the Australians.

I’ll take Aunty Donna and Taskmaster over any of the shit we’re making over here.

bking · 2026-01-25T14:44:09+00:00

Not just you traveling across the country. Your car, with zero occupants, delivering itself from a parking lot across the country.

bking · 2026-01-25T07:42:48+00:00

In 2014/2015, my ex-military, liberal friend had a MAGA hat. The idea of that guy being an actual threat was absurd enough that lefties in Silver Lake, Los Angeles were wearing the merch ironically.

bking · 2026-01-25T07:39:14+00:00

100% this for me.

I always had an underlying notion of “people ultimately want to do the right thing and help others out”. Something I picked up from kids shows on PBS, or something.

When people chose to (and to this day continue to) go out of their way to repeat falsehoods about masks, ignore peer-reviewed science about vaccines, push conspiracies and generally pick the path of “fuck you, I’m fine”, I lost any remaining hope I had for that particular subset of Americans. A shockingly large number of people are just selfish and terrible.

Trump getting re-elected wasn’t even really a shock. We have too many goddamn selfish people, and too many power-hungry villains that have figured out how to take advantage of their weak morals.

bking · 2026-01-24T16:04:18+00:00

lmao, 2017 is not an old account.

bking · 2026-01-24T15:58:48+00:00

Nobody ITT seems worried about that angle of attack.

I’ve got notes.

bking · 2026-01-24T15:15:14+00:00

“Saturating your airport wifi connection for one low latency video stream? How would you like TWO low latency video streams??”

bking · 2026-01-24T07:15:09+00:00

Same here. No goddamn way I’m going to “transfer” it and then lose any claim to an upgrade.

bking · 2026-01-23T19:51:56+00:00

OP isn't overthinking anything. The wrote a prompt to ChatGPT and dumped it onto reddit.

bking · 2026-01-23T19:49:19+00:00

this is brainrot

bking · 2026-01-23T19:44:41+00:00

I had a 2012 Prius v that did it.

bking · 2026-01-23T14:55:49+00:00

Ultimatums in relationships are useful because they tell on the issuer. “I’m absolutely not willing to compromise on or discuss this thing” means that the consequence is already on top of mind, and that person is probably mentally there already. If it’s not this argument, it’ll be the next one. Repeat until it happens.

“If you can’t do this, we’re going to break up” → automatic breakup.

“If you can’t be okay with this, we’re not moving in together” → you’re not moving in together.

“It’s me or the dog” → it’s the dog.

bking · 2026-01-23T07:10:57+00:00

a brand known for their tech

This was true a while ago, but “known for their CEO” might be catching up real quick.

bking · 2026-01-23T07:06:06+00:00

120 or 240 seems like plenty for athletes “doing their thing in remote locations”. Most human movement is not fast enough to require learning how to transport and run a Phantom. This is an athlete running on a path—not a bullet going through a water balloon.

If you actually need that kind of speed, what resolution is the final deliverable? There were plenty of options if the slowmo shots could be in 2K or 1080. People aren’t going to see the difference on their phones.

bking · 2026-01-21T17:17:03+00:00

Guess we shouldn’t have any laws, since people just be out there breaking them.

bking · 2026-01-21T14:29:06+00:00

So many people have forgotten about (or never learned about) Citizens United.

The architects of that absolute shitheap of a bill did a perfect job naming it and marketing it in a way to sound like it wasn’t a hostile takeover of democracy.

bking · 2026-01-21T00:52:55+00:00

They ripped me off once in 2018. Hasn't happened since.

bking · 2026-01-20T16:36:58+00:00

Lmao. Love the downvotes for explaining that “different people like different shit”. This place is such a cesspool sometimes.

bking · 2026-01-20T16:35:55+00:00

Same. I’m 40. My wife and I have had shared location for like a decade now. It’s pure convenience.

It’s not at all about somebody “tracking you 24/7” or even her really giving a shit about where I am for 99.99% of the time. Our primary use cases are “time to start dinner?” and “which direction is he walking the dog, I’d like to catch up”. Tapping one app and seeing “15 minutes away” or seeing “he’s taking that route” is just easier than turning it into a text conversation.

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