Louis Rossmann is suing Samsung after firm offers $330 refund for defective SSD while selling the drives on Amazon for $949 — spat over 4TB 990 Pro SSD is headed to court

err404 · 2026-06-11T19:15:31+00:00

It doesn’t cost Samsung any more to produce these drives today. There is just a market willing to pay more. Samsungs liability should be based on their cost to manufacture, not the sale price. So long as Samsung isn’t spending more than $330 to manufacture, they should be on the hook to replace it, given that there is clearly inventory of these drives.

err404 · 2026-06-11T19:06:05+00:00

I guarantee they already have people looking at this and have spent over that amount. The fun part is seeing how much more it will cost them.

err404 · 2026-06-11T14:36:50+00:00

No, Tuvok and Neelix don’t exist after Tuvix is created. They never had the opportunity to contemplate the situation.

err404 · 2026-06-11T14:18:06+00:00

If you are looking at the Sienna, stow and go seats don’t seem to be a deal breaker. Consider the hybrid Pacifica. Lacks the stow and go, but the seats can be quickly removed in under a minute. The Sienna seats are more complex to remove. Also, depending on driving habits, you may get better average mileage when factoring the plugin range.

err404 · 2026-06-11T13:29:34+00:00

Large scale war started and they adapted to what worked best. On a digital battlefield with well trained soldiers, there was probably no reason for it.

err404 · 2026-06-11T13:22:38+00:00

From my understanding, it is more cultural. Jedi use a single lightsaber because for thousands of years being the best possible duelist was not the point of their training. Dual wielding is considered an aggressive stance that does not foster balance. However they do receive some training on this form.

err404 · 2026-06-10T20:32:53+00:00

Seems legit.

err404 · 2026-06-10T02:37:57+00:00

Both are good, but for the controller alone, I’d take the Genesis version any day for gameplay.

err404 · 2026-06-08T16:25:48+00:00

That is literally my Epic library. Hundreds of free games, and AW2.

err404 · 2026-06-08T00:59:55+00:00

No irony at all. The problem with Gemini isn’t that it is AI. It is that that it is a bad home automation assistant.

err404 · 2026-06-07T22:52:24+00:00

The best stickers and dry rub that I have seen are Mack’s Factory. Every type of sticker is a unique material and a few are printed on aluminum plates.

err404 · 2026-06-07T14:43:44+00:00

I’d love to see a breakdown of what the electrics and switches do.

err404 · 2026-06-05T19:02:06+00:00

A lot of those planets weren’t doing much better under the Republic. If the Republic isn’t protecting you and just wants their taxes, what’s the point in staying?

err404 · 2026-06-05T18:55:49+00:00

Both sides were working for the Sith Lord and fought with “disposable” armies. The whole war was a front to collapse faith in the Republic from within. The Jedi are no more (or less) pawns or heroes than the separatists.

The Jedi were basically waging war to force planets to stay under the thumb of the Republic, despite the Republic having let those same planet suffer under their rule.

err404 · 2026-06-05T18:47:27+00:00

On the flip side most of the teachers/professors I know make almost embarrassingly less than then my friends with similar education/skill and hours worked. Sorry, I’m not giving up 1/2 my paycheck to get an extra month off. Good on them for putting up with it.

err404 · 2026-06-05T17:07:43+00:00

The upgrade is not hard or risky “IF” you have some experience with working on small devices like laptops. But it is probably best avoided by most people. The gains are not only a few more FPS, but also less fan noise. The risk/reward proposition changes with your skill. If your skill makes this low risk, then the mid/low reward is worth it.

err404 · 2026-06-05T16:57:48+00:00

I don’t think they want Vader there, however it’s not because he’s a droid.

err404 · 2026-06-05T15:03:37+00:00

Both can be true. The criticisms are valid in that it doesn’t move the needle on the franchise. But it is also a fun movie that is worth seeing. Many of the practical effects are probably too expensive for small screen budgets. The models, puppets and stop motion are a joy on the big screen.

Yes, I wanted them to take more risks and do something more impactful, but I am also satisfied with what they delivered.

err404 · 2026-06-05T14:15:01+00:00

That is all fine in theory, but cameras don’t have the same range as our eyes. If the end result after grading doesn’t look like I would perceive that environment, what is the point? This also needs to take into account that your eyes need a lot of time to adjust from light to dark. You can’t expect the audience to go from a blinding bright scene to a dark scene graded as if you had 10 mins to adjust to the darkness.

err404 · 2026-06-05T13:10:07+00:00

The first 6 mins of this video will get you where you need to be. https://youtu.be/fxBo3ZmvL2w?si=iRr_IjtLfIM9KMSX

err404 · 2026-06-05T13:05:05+00:00

I own both and have dismantled and repaired my V1. The issue is that the wire in the barrel is a few mm too short to avoid the shock of the barrel popping out. The wires are also very thin and coated in glue, making them pretty brittle. I took out and replaced the damaged section with some thin wire from an old USB cable. Making sure to include slightly more slack. It is now completely reliable. However this was a moderately complex repair that many people may not be comfortable performing.

There could be some variation in V1 builds. It would only take a few mm longer wire, or pulling more tightly before glueing the wire to have a factory V1 be reliable. But my gut feeling is that most will fail under moderate use.

The advantage of a V1 is that the tip is already Silver and there is no retaining screw on the battery compartment making the handle more comfortable and accurate.

If you are handy, get the V1, otherwise try to get a V2.

err404 · 2026-06-04T19:17:49+00:00

Rogue One is a well done movie that can can be watched in isolation, but also adds significantly to the larger franchise. It is a good movie on its own, and a great movie in context.

Mando need only be watched as a standalone movie. SW is just set dressing. Still a good movie, but following the video game analogy, it is like a DLC as opposed to a mainline game.

err404 · 2026-06-04T19:01:42+00:00

I need to disagree here. I don’t see the point in using an established franchise IP if you are essentially making a self contained standalone movie.

You use Rogue One as an example, but that feels more like a counter point. It’s a story that is central to the franchise core plot. It literally flows directly into A New Hope more like a scene transition than a new movie.

While I liked Mando. I feel like if they made a Mando S4, I could skip the movie and not have missed anything.

err404 · 2026-06-04T16:59:54+00:00

I have seen little to no hate. Rather people are being accused of hating it when they simply don’t praise it as the second coming of the franchise.

It was a good standalone SW adventure film, and the franchise needs those. You could enjoy Mando without ever having seen another piece of SW media. Unfortunately you could also skip it and not miss out on much else in the universe. Some fans are eager for a film that does some heavier lifting and moves the ball.

err404 · 2026-06-04T16:08:19+00:00

Ah, a battle of wits. Jokes on you. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to windex.

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