Didn't know that, but I have a sinking feeling about this time

It's the American way. Keep them fed and entertained and they'll go along with anything. Although fed is up in the air with grocery prices...

It's unavoidable now, it is impossible from a company's perspective to not at least consider wind and solar compared to fossil fuels. They make the most sense on paper every time. Fossil fuels are hard, you have to extract them, ship them, and burn them. All of which takes constant maintenance. Solar and wind are both mostly set it and forget it

Yeah we were just in the market a year or so ago and I thought this was cool for about a second before I realized what this would be used for. It's just advertising straight into your kitchen, as you are grabbing food. It's the perfect place for them to advertise. Any lack of advertisements was always going to be temporary.

Plus honestly what is the actual use for it? Just put a tablet on the counter if you want a screen in there

Oh I got yelled at constantly, demeaned, and shit on as a low level worker constantly. I put in 5 years retail there at best buy, and 5 years of fast food before then. If that's what this is all about, then I completely see where you're coming from, but I don't think it's related to this directly, in fact it's the opposite I've found.

In my experience working those menial jobs it wasn't the wealthy or the rich who made it their mission to make sure I knew my place - it was the people on the lowest rungs of society. The people who were often the poorest were also the ones who would really shove in my face that they were paying me for a service. It wasn't the well to do woman wearing a suit who came in asking me to fix her computer who would yell at me, it was the old farmer who drive 2 hours to nowhere to have me fix it and demean me.

And maybe that's your point, it's a little garbled in the messaging but maybe that's what you were trying to say. From what I saw, they had someone in front of them that was finally "below" them, and they took every advantage of that fact. I had literal cheeseburgers thrown at me by people who were at best my equals at the time. Looking back I pity them, I think it's a psychology thing. They had someone to prove to them that they weren't the lowest class. It's where racism and homophobia comes into play. To them as long as there is someone in their mind below them, they're not the worst.

Time is a finite resource. There are only so many hours a week and we have to make choices on where to spend those few hours. Privilege may dictate how many hours they can trade off, but we all do it. I guarantee the people at Jiffy Lube still make tradeoffs themselves on the weekend, but I admit those tradeoffs are more difficult the less money you have. For me, yes, I say the spending of $30 to save 2 hours of time is well worth it. Those 2 hours are more valuable to me spent elsewhere. That's me though and my status. There's a thousand other things though we decide on.

Are you a classist because you buy bread instead of making it yourself? What about choosing to work and hiring childcare?

I worked at Geek Squad now over a decade ago and learned then that I was wrong for thinking they took advantage of people, it's that for most of the people who walked in they had more important things to do than to sit and fix their computer. I personally would do it at home, but it's a skill I had and why pay money for a skill I had at the time, and I find enjoyment out of it. I did learn that most people have different skills though, and they would rather spend their time and money elsewhere. People of all classes and incomes.

No bannable offenses? That's a banning

I agree, but the commenter there is also correct, I wouldn't call it "private" either. There's no encryption, what you post is completely out there and public, and ultimately any server owner can track you as much as they want. I think it's more of a grey area.

Leave a tip and also some documentation on how to start a union

Also today don't forget that they threatened to defund universities, the places who teach how to make things

Edit: defund instead of refund

Okay but if there isn't a guy living out of a car with three doors, one hauling shopping carts, and an assistant trailer park supervisor/cheeseburger prostitute then I don't even care.

I've read reports that people can't get more than 30fps on low settings on 4000 series cards. I'm definitely not one to expect sweet 120fps on ultra on launch day, but a 4000 card not even getting low settings? They failed. Hard.