Patch

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[–] Patch@feddit.uk 23 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Other options exist; you don't have to buy either. Volkswagen Group, Audi, Renault, BMW, Fiat etc all make EVs in Europe. Hyundai & Kia also both make excellent EVs.

Buying a Tesla is a choice these days. Nobody trips and falls into Tesla ownership. And although those cheap Chinese manufacturers look mighty tempting, they're not the only alternative out there.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

I'm not exactly a US constitutional lawyer, but I'm willing to bet that snuff films aren't protected by the First Amendment.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

Quakers were

Are. They're still around. Still a relatively big minority Christian group in the UK.

Still everyone's favourite Christian denomination. Cool bunch.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 11 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Local/national banks with their bankcards and payment platforms

I don't know what it's like where you're from, but here in the UK all banks use Visa, MasterCard or Amex for their bank cards.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

How the fuck do you know my PIN number?!

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 44 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

If only the biggest problem was messages starting "I asked ChatGPT and this is what it said:"

A far bigger problem is people using AI to draft text and then posting it as their own. On social media like this, I can't count the number of comments I've encountered midway through an otherwise normal discussion thread, and only clocked 2 paragraphs in that I'm reading a chat bot's response. I feel like I've had time and braincells stolen from me in the deception for the moments spent reading and attempting to derive meaning from it.

And just this week I received an application from someone wanting work in my office which was very clearly AI generated. Obviously that person will not be offered any work. If you can't be bothered to write your own "why I want to work here" cover letter, then I can't be bothered to work with you.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Unfortunately it's a combination lock, and the code is written on a post-it stuck on the front of the drawer.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget Tizen too; MeeGo's other bastard offspring.

I think Tizen is still around?

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago

Arianespace has fallen behind, but they're not out of the picture. They're still by far the largest competitor to SpaceX, and they're aiming for their 7th generation Ariane to be a reusable design.

Arianespace is an Airbus and Safran subsidiary, so it's not like they don't have the engineering oomph behind them.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 6 months ago

Sure, but that applies to the UK too. London has a higher cost of living than Los Angeles; averages being averages, this is weighed against lots of cheaper places to live (with massive unemployment and stagnated economics).

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Cost of living in the UK is about 12% lower than the US, including housing costs. But the average salary is about half of the US salary. So you can see that that doesn't really cover it.

Source: https://livingcost.org/cost/united-kingdom/united-states

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 5 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Just looked on that link for the UK. The average is listed as £63k, which is $85k.

So you're not exactly disproving the point that that type of high salary is a US thing.

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