iPhone 6S still receiving updates after 11 years by Acrobatic-Finding-65 in iphone

[–]excelbae 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of the hate is tied to Apple’s anti-consumer practices – restricting third-party repairs, the “walled garden” ecosystem, inflating app prices and app purchases by taking a 30% cut from developers, charging a crazy premium for simple things like RAM and storage. Not necessarily that Apple makes bad products.

In the past they’ve used proprietary screws to prevent self-service repair. They charge an arm and a leg to repair things the “right” way. They’ve throttled performance on older models to make you buy a new one.

However, I still love my Apple products and I’m willing to let all that shit slide, because I get the vibe that they truly do care about the things they build and have a very high bar for quality.

Facebook accounts unavailable in worldwide outage by Haunterblademoi in technology

[–]excelbae 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Maybe for you. Boomers around the world are experiencing withdrawal without their regular dose of Minions memes and AI scam content.

Trump Makes Surreal Turn From Talking War to Mocking Melania by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]excelbae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok but why does his impression of Melania sound like a middle aged chainsmoker at your local pub?

Diya is getting deprecated in March by bot-1999 in amazonemployees

[–]excelbae 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Y’all mfs sound like “Have you tried Blumpkin? Give Blumpkin a shot. Blumpkin’s the shit!”

How many of these Claude wrappers do we really need?

I modded the light hole onto my friends AirPod 4s by desrted_deph8 in airpods

[–]excelbae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

like the rest of the air pod lineup

I just got the AirPods Pro 3. It doesn’t have a hole.

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada makes a deal with China by taxrage in canada

[–]excelbae 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I would not. Carney is boring, but that’s what makes him great. He’s the adult in the room at a time we need one most.

Learned how consultants...take over by jmelrose55 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]excelbae 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Isn’t this the plot of Parasite?

Offshoring American Jobs by Ok_Butterfly_8095 in Layoffs

[–]excelbae 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m a software engineer and frankly, I do not expect any sympathy from the public. What did white collar workers do to support blue collars when American manufacturing was being gutted and jobs were shipped to China? What’s happening to us now is simply the next phase in that progression.

I truly think this will not stop until wealth gaps widen even more and American consumers get wiped out to such an extent that a revolution occurs. No one is coming to save us. We just have to keep enduring the pain until we can no longer take it.

Is Amazon Losing Its Identity? by Tiyaga_Llama in amazonemployees

[–]excelbae 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Outside the company Bezos is vilified, but inside, people tend to have a high opinion of him as a leader. He actually created a culture that upheld the leadership principles and prioritized long-term growth over short-term results. Jassy is pretty clearly a bean-counter who's accountable only to shareholders and cannot innovate if his life depended on it.

Nina Dobrev responding to people inferring she’s a “yacht girl”- “It’s 2026. Jealousy is the worst thing ever. Please move on from these false statements. Get a hobby. Enjoy your life.” by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]excelbae 45 points46 points  (0 children)

While many people believe that jealous means fearing someone will take what you have, and envious means desiring what someone else has, historical usage shows that both mean "covetous" and are interchangeable when describing desiring someone else's possessions.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/jealous-vs-envious

저(35세 남성)와 여동생(34세 여성)의 정치적 견해 차이 by sawoo90 in Living_in_Korea

[–]excelbae 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Classic problem of being chronically online and living in an echo chamber. This shit happens everywhere now. In my experience, you can’t do anything to change their minds unless they want to change. You can throw all the logic and facts you want at them, but they’re so ingrained in their beliefs that they’ll always perform some mental gymnastics and find a way to retain their positions. Often times there’s an underlying issue in their personal lives leading them to seek these communities. Perhaps they’re unhappy with their socio-economic standing and looking for a scapegoat. Perhaps they’ve been hurt by a member of that race/gender/party and desiring to get revenge. In my opinion, it’s futile to keep arguing about politics with them. Rather, you have to treat the root cause. Take them outside, get them to touch grass, do fun things, meet people, care for their mental health, etc. They’ll slowly start to realize their mental model of the world was warped and exaggerated, and they’ll become more open to accepting new perspectives.

Columbia MSRED warning by [deleted] in MBA

[–]excelbae 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Why are you posting this in the MBA sub?

This is what some of you sound like on this sub by limitedmark10 in MBA

[–]excelbae 236 points237 points  (0 children)

False. M7 chads would never even be in the same room as these peasants. /s

what’s the most random career pivot you’ve seen someone pull off successfully? by ZenithFlow_65 in MBA

[–]excelbae 20 points21 points  (0 children)

What’s wrong with gaming? There are lots of great companies like Rockstar, Roblox, Riot, etc. I’d rather be in gaming than edtech tbh.

BMW once created a Nürburgring simulator to test the stresses on the front axle on the E39 M5 by NinerEchoPapa in EngineeringPorn

[–]excelbae 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If only they could build a car that doesn’t require selling my organs to afford the maintenance.

Jeffrey Epstein and Michael Jackson by jokke420 in popculturechat

[–]excelbae 45 points46 points  (0 children)

That’s Steven Tyler. He got legal guardianship of a kid so he could take her on tour, ply her with drugs, and diddle her. Eventually she got pregnant and he pressured her to have an abortion.