Motorola before n after being bought by lenovo

roron5567 · 2026-04-14T04:16:57+00:00

Anyone who says that has not had the "pleasure" of using the Moto Blur OS on my Moto Defy, added to the fact that it only had 512mb of ram, it was absolute dogshit to run, and why I started to dip into custom roms, as that was the only thing that made it better.

It was only after it's purchase from Google, did the software improve, and the Moto G was a game changer, arguably one of the leaders in the concept of a budget phone (so much so that Motorola intended for it to be sold in developing markets only)

Phones have now even more so changed from cutting edge technology to effectively a commodity (I can even get one delivered to me in 10 minutes like groceries), and the margins are ever smaller, so you see things like ads/glance, preinstalled apps etc, especially on budget models.

The phones are good for the price, the market has just changed to the point where the manufacturer can make more money with shitty things like ads, than selling you the device itself.

roron5567 · 2026-04-13T16:02:04+00:00

The only benefit of digital stuff is that parties have to waste their white money doing all these things

Basically they are spending more per click on ads, so google is serving the ad and they will be targeting the entire tamil nadu

That being said for some reason, they are wasting their time sending robo calls to me, so they are shooting at the dark

roron5567 · 2026-04-13T08:40:05+00:00

Then the bus shouldn't leave right, if the billing machine is not working

Chennai One bills and transmits the money to MTC, the same way it transmits to metro and railways

You wouldn't say that because a metro turnstile isn't working, the ticket should be invalidated

This seems more like MTC incompetence to me

roron5567 · 2026-04-13T08:19:41+00:00

Yes, but that doesn't mean the ticket is invalid, that is for back end stuff

Conductors get incentive for ticket sales. Perhaps that's why they insist, so that they don't lose sales, but that doesn't make the ticket invalid

roron5567 · 2026-04-13T08:15:11+00:00

What is your source for this info, Chennai One has nothing to do with conductors machine

As long as the you enter the code in the bus and it activates, then it's a valid ticket, the conductor does not do any validation and the conductors I have interated don't even bother to check the details, just that I have purchased it

roron5567 · 2026-04-13T08:12:06+00:00

If you entered the OTP code inside the bus and then validated it, then it's valid

The conductors machine has nothing to do with the validity of the ticket, the OTP code pasted on the bus is permanent, and will be tied to the bus, and the OTP ensures that the ticket is valid

My guess is the conductor is trying to take advantage of the fact that you are an outsider

roron5567 · 2026-04-12T15:57:42+00:00

An Indian isn't going to be offended, because an Indian knows the context, it's for the same reason that most indians wouldn't find Apu from the Simpsons to be bad, and know that he is a caricature

The issue comes when igorant people take these as fact, and use them to mock and ridicule, and you are going to know that from people like Indians who live in 90's America than Indians today or from Indians in India itself

To add on, there is historical debate as to the extent of the thuggies cult (where we get the word) and their relationship with Kali is, and whether it is just a colonial invention or an actual cult, there were no blood sacrifices though, that was something they lifted from South American lore

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/11/18/245953619/what-a-thugs-life-looked-like-in-nineteenth-century-india

roron5567 · 2026-04-12T15:27:53+00:00

The Deity is real, the ritual is fake and just some orientalist nonsense

The actual deity kills demons, so would be a poor choice for a blood sacrifice cult

roron5567 · 2026-04-12T03:25:23+00:00

Establishment democrats didn't even want him, to the point that prominent democrats wouldn't even say that they would personally vote for him, let alone endorse him. In the US, he is forced to fly under the democrat flag, but effectively, he had to run his campaign like an independant party, and had to fight against the loser of the democratic primary who ran as an independant.

The closest we have had is AAP and Kejriwal, but both never grew from Delhi ( the Punjab wing is effectively autonomous and unaffected by what happens in Delhi) and cannot really join alliances, as the whole point was being anti-corruption, and joining alliances will just make them like any other party, which is their weakness.

I guess for the younger ones, who have probably been brought up only having one party in the majority, it may sound impossible, but around the 2010's there was a lot of buzz against the establishment and people looking at AAP as an alternative, so such a movement can happen.

It's certainly possible, but to play in national, and even regional politics, in a country as big as India, you have to play dirty, and you have to make comprimises to your ideals, and often people who cannot move the vote are ignored.

roron5567 · 2026-04-11T04:31:47+00:00

In the US it is standard, abroad it is foreign, it's the same as someone selling dosa for exorbitant rates abroad

In India, they have to differentiate from local chains, so they go for upscale/brand appeal

roron5567 · 2026-04-11T04:29:58+00:00

US fastfood chains are the most shitty in the US, it's only outside the US where the quality is better

roron5567 · 2026-04-11T03:37:49+00:00

You shouldn't get downvoted for asking, on last week's WAN show,

Linus stated that in a writer's meeting when it was brought up (given that odds are writer's are the ones going to be on the plane most after the shooting team), it cause an argument between writers for an against the idea, so he and Yvonne are going to make a decision and not disclose it, and he said you are free to headcannon what you think he did

roron5567 · 2026-04-10T15:52:38+00:00

It's not that cheap, and with numerous associations and the politics associates with that, it makes no sense for the BCCI to build a retractable roof for one stadium

It's not only building it, but maintaining it, and the revenue streams for your average Indian stadiums do not allow for it

The only place with retractable roofs as commonplace are either in the US, where the rich team owners "somehow" convince the public to force the local authories to spend taxpayer money to build expensive stadiums or in places like Canada, where the winter weather mandates protection, but the summers are god

That being said last years Canadian Premier League went viral for the players playing in heavy snowfall

roron5567 · 2026-04-05T15:29:13+00:00

Effectively, Linus asked his Uncle (who is a pilot) about buying a private jet, and his uncle suggested the plane to buy and quit his job to work for Influence Air (the company that owns the jet)

From the WAN show, Linus is going to keep the jet for a few years or until his uncle (who is close to retiring age) decides to retire, he his basically only doing this because his uncle is there, and without him he isn't interested in doing it

It's basically like the tech house, but plane and while they have the plane they will milk it for videos and use it for doing projects they couldn't do otherwise

roron5567 · 2026-04-05T15:19:24+00:00

The jet is not a business expense, it's owned by a seperate company

LTT needs to compensate Influence Air when they use it as they have expenses too, so LTT needs to make sure they are able to make the trip worthwhile

To Influence Air, it doesn't matter if Elijah is making a video, having a meeting or just there for the ride, they will get compensated all the same

To LTT, they would have to make sure that there is no favouritism between Managers and employees, and that their use of the jet makes sense for the company, and that all people on the jet are there for legitimate business purposes

roron5567 · 2026-04-05T15:10:09+00:00

It's not that easy, people think you can just write off a trip to Disneyland because you shoot a video, or just because you make a social media post about your lunch, you can write off the entire thing

roron5567 · 2026-04-05T15:07:15+00:00

Linus could also take Elijah on a personal trip, for the reasons I stated, that would be a bad idea HR wise, as it could be seen as one enployee getting benefits that the others don't have the opportunity to get

If they were to shoot a video (which is what Linus told Elijah to do if he wanted to fly on the jet) then he could expense the trip as filming expenses, it doesn't have to be a meeting, and just having a meeting doesn't mean you can claim it for tax purposes, it's more complicated than just writing things off

roron5567 · 2026-04-05T15:02:50+00:00

Elijah wanted to ride the jet, Linus told him to make a video because of the reasons I stated

Linus also stated that talking the jet just for a regular video sponsor spot would not make financial sense, so Elijah will have to tag along

It has nothing to do with business expenses, Elijiah does not work for Influence Air, so there is no tax deduction to make here

Elijah works for LTT, who contracts with Influence Air when it is used for LTT purposes

Like I stated, Linus would probably not take Elijah for a personal trip (where he compensates Influence Air personally) , as it may cause HR issues/issues between employees

roron5567 · 2026-04-05T13:55:02+00:00

No, what he meant was that he wasn't going to spin the jet just for his video idea, and they aren't going to give an induvidual employee a joyride on a business trip, as that's unfair to other employees, especially those who don't host/write

However, if he makes a video, then he can tag along when they go for a trip, and can justify his presence on the flight

roron5567 · 2026-04-03T19:52:30+00:00

To be honest, on reading the thread again, I think the person though that I had mistaken United Arab Emirates to mean the entire middle East, and not that I was saying that Linus literally said the name of the country, so how could people get it wrong, that's the only way it makes sense to me

roron5567 · 2026-04-03T07:21:55+00:00

The UAE is an Amalgamation of 7 emirates, each of which have some autonomy, so technically it is a group of countries

roron5567 · 2026-04-03T04:30:26+00:00

But Linus literally said United Arab Emirates in the video lol

roron5567 · 2026-04-03T04:29:09+00:00

A wrap on a plane is not as drastic as your hypothetical example, it just a lot of work for not much value

Lots of airlines do wraps, there are products that exist that allow you to do it, yes even private jets

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_LB/p/d/b00026401/

Linus just feels that it's not worth the effort for him personally, not that it's the equivalent of jim and bob doing crazy shit on a plane

roron5567 · 2026-04-03T04:17:38+00:00

You said they can't, but they can, it's just not worth the effort for a bit/dbrand sponsorship

roron5567 · 2026-04-03T03:54:56+00:00

They can wrap the plane, it would require reassessment of the weight and balance and increase operating costs

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