greybeard

joined 2 years ago
[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 4 points 2 weeks ago

I absolutely disagree. That's a fantastic reference for a union logo to make.

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like I stand corrected.

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Doesn't the US already have full sanctions with Russia? So literally no trade is happening with them, so a tarrif would be pointless? Maybe I missed trump removing the sanctions at some point in his onslaught of nonsense.

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 16 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Disasters do happen. Hurricanes are a big problem that often take out everything you mentioned except for starlink. And starlink has several problems, being owned by a Nazi is certainly one of them.

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 7 points 1 month ago

Roku started as a streaming media box. You paid them money, they gave you a box that could play Netflix and Youtube. It was a simple transaction. Unfortunately, at some point they decided to start selling/giving their OS to TV manufacturers. This was actually nice at the start. You got a smart TV who's "Smarts" were designed by competent people. A revolution at the time. But the drive to drop prices lower and lower meant that there was no margin on the TV, which means Roku had to investigate other ways of making their revenue, AKA Ads and selling data.

Of course, the stand alone box probably would have went that way anyways, but at least with selling a dedicated box, there is a clear financial benefit without the need to get invasive.

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 2 points 1 month ago

Same on Android.