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timbit42··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
Watch the end.
timbit42··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
The X1, which is what flew, is all electric. The ES-30, their proposed product, is hybrid.
timbit42··on Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO
It doesn't block all tracking.
timbit42··on Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO
It doesn't block all tracking.
timbit42··on Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO
It doesn't block all the tracking.
timbit42··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
It'll be better than the trade we have with the US as long as we don't reach the amount of trade we have with the US. Ideally I'd rather not have more than 20% of our trade with any one country.
timbit42··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
They said, 'governments worldwide'.
timbit42··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
What about export tariffs instead?
timbit42··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
In my mind, the goal isn't to replace the US with China, but to lean into many countries, China being necessary due to being the only place to get many things. In the end, the goal isn't trade with China with as high a percentage as our trade is with the US but to use China to help us move away from the US which is currently more hostile than China, at least unless/until China becomes more hostile, but never allow any country to have more than perhaps 20% of our trade. Ultimately I would like to see Canada stay away from China as much as possible due to its lack of human rights, freedoms, democracy, etc. just as with all other countries with these issues, but we can't do it in only a few years.
timbit42··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
Such exaggeration.
timbit42··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
They were tricked into throwing it away.
timbit42··on US Debt-to-GDP Ratio
Japan's is over 200% now.
timbit42··on Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study
Profit-based, dividend paying insurance should be banned. Only non-profit insurance should be permitted.
timbit42··on Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study
You are the messenger. CATO is the biased, lying, and manipulative message creator.
timbit42··on Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study
What makes you think they would no longer work? They still need money to live. They would either get another job or start their own business.
timbit42··on Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study
For the most part, those countries aren't as corrupt as the US.
timbit42··on Show HN: Desktopcolors.com – A museum for solid background colors of classic OS
Where are the 8-bit systems? Not all of them were black.
timbit42··on In Australia, a home battery boom has helped cut wholesale power prices
Landlords have little incentive to install solar if the tenant is paying the power bill. Perhaps legislate that the landlord has to include power in the rent so they have an incentive to install solar.
timbit42··on France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
The parents can mark accordingly.
timbit42··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
The way to do that is to build a better replacement that the web can't emulate.
timbit42··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
It doesn't block tracking.
timbit42··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
The biggest difference is it doesn't block tracking.
timbit42··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
But does it also block tracking? (Hint: No, it doesn't)
timbit42··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
It seems to block most, if not all, ads but I wonder whether it blocks tracking as well as uBO.
timbit42··on The Ploopy A+ Trackball Is Here
I love the SpaceOrb 360 and still have mine but there are no drivers for it anymore.
timbit42··on Seven books I keep close because I love them
Almost no one is reading the 1611 version today though. Over 99% of the KJV bibles in existence today are the 1769 revision.
timbit42··on uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads off Facebook
At least there is no chance of manipulation and subliminal advertising that way. /s
timbit42··on Bluesky's active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app
On Mastodon, I following hashtags instead of people, which is great because I quickly found lots of interesting things to see and instead of seeing everything those people post, I only see things they post that is a topic I care about.
timbit42··on uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads off Facebook
Maybe reverse tactics and block/hide anything that isn't something you want to see.
timbit42··on A year of fighting scrapers on my 1.5 million-page website
...yet.
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