4grams

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I agree, but what’s more, I am not trying to defend the behavior of Jobs here. But…to me anyway there is a material difference between say this, where the product did live up to the demo ultimately. In this case the demo was done on pre-release versions and so problems were expected and planned for.

Contrast this with say the cyber truck launch. Similar situation but 1. they failed to properly anticipate and plan for failure (broken window?) and 2. they made promises about wishes and desires, because the delivered product thus far does not live up to the promises.

The whole behavior is shitty to be sure, but I’d be ok going back to demos about planned yet achievable and deliverable features.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What worries me is that we keep getting reassured that someday, at least one of these 91 charges will stick and it will take care of everything. But I see absolutely zero reason to believe that there will be any consequences whatsoever. The delay tactics have thus far been working and his popularity just grows and grows.

We are wide awake and still letting it happen; and we see it happen in other countries the world over. My only conclusion is that this is what people want.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 22 points 11 months ago (4 children)

sick of this talking point, we're wide awake and the warning signs are all there.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anyone else remember the “activist judges” bullshit. It’s always, always, always projection with these fuckers.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 11 months ago

it was honestly my first thought when it all went down. Cryptobro CEO fired for not being sufficiently candid. I was sure a rugpull was on it's way.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 40 points 11 months ago (19 children)

I mean, I get why people don’t like it but at the same time, no one forces you to buy one. I like Macs, I enjoy using OS X and would use it as my primary OS. I don’t because I don’t find the value proposition of their hardware worth it.

Their loss, they have a market, they just aren’t interested in it.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 62 points 11 months ago (12 children)

It is absolutely monstrous that in the country where stories like this happen daily, that the politician who is most responsible for this situation is the likely next president. It makes me physically sick.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 11 months ago

This dude makes good videos. I’m going not a motorcycle guy but I watch his content for stuff like this video. I was also impressed by the PFAS angle this one took.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The day that orange fucker was elected, I said that America would not survive. I still don’t see any reason to think I was wrong.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Blessing and a curse, I get paid for my judgement but it comes from the same place of anxiety and desperation to be prepared for anything.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

At least I’ll finally get to win the argument with my dad about if climate change is real or not.

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