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Getting ready for the post holiday return to school / childcare!! I just bought stuff to make 2x 10" corsi cubes (one for near the dining table, one for the basement near the stove where air paths originate), and also spent a pile on a Rabbit Air minus A2 for my office. If COVID was my only concern I'd just do more corsis and pocket the change, but these have been on my radar for a while as being "cigar bar grade" and well suited for filtering weed vapors etc out of the air. Also it looks quiet as gently caress, and I can have a corsi in the hallway outside. Had some conversations with my spouse; if anyone has symptoms of loving anything, I am wearing an N95 for bedtimes etc and eating by myself in my office. Trying to take some steps here to not have the same kind of spring I had last year. I also have our older kid on board with masking again, at least for the initial return to school period. Salt Fish posted:Monetizing something that is so easy to build yourself is poo poo though. Plenty of non-profits use legal force to ensure their contributions aren't abused by companies, for example, free software organizations. If you set out with a goal to make a free to use it makes sense to tell companies that try to monetize it to gently caress off. It makes sense, but the question of who is entitled to what is tort bullshit; as Definitely Not A Lawyer, I would think using "CR Box" in this regard seems pretty iffy unless your name is Christine Rogers or something, but that's a trademark issue. From a market perspective, it also makes "sense" to try to monitize on other people's laziness. Most of the synthesizer modules I buy are available at 50% cost if you get DIY kits and do all the soldering, I don't do that. I'm willing to build my own CR boxes for the moment because it's easy and also, loving lol at the price differential, look at this poo poo https://www.cleanairkits.com/products/towers-tables that's $50 worth of corsair fans, $20 worth of Cooler Master fans, like $20 for 2 furnace filters and $5 for some CNC-cut masonite. Looks like about a 10 minute assembly job, so if they are paying labor $50/hr (LOL YEA RIGHT) then we're at $105 assembled for a unit retailing for $300. That gets into normal markup, but just shows how insane normal markup is; I can build 8 10x10 boxes for the same cost. Also why the gently caress are they using PC fans unless going to the trouble of Noctua or something? I really doubt that's "quiet" compared to a 10" box fan, those loving Artic Cooler fans are loud as gently caress. Honestly it surprises me that enough people who have cash for Bespoke Things still care about COVID enough for there to be a market for literally any of this poo poo. Cabbages and VHS has issued a correction as of 20:43 on Dec 30, 2023 |
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Dec 30, 2023 20:41
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I had a dream that I swabbed my nose first before my mouth, then tried to spit onto the swab over the sink but dropped it instead and then somehow spilled most of the buffer into the sink too. What the gently caress, I've never done anything like this in waking life.
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Dec 30, 2023 20:43
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I think if you literally have other people's initials on your store page you should credit them for popularizing the idea if not compensate them. Naomi Wu does a lot of good poo poo but she is loving exhausting.
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Dec 30, 2023 20:43
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The Oldest Man posted:I think if you literally have other people's initials on your store page you should credit them for popularizing the idea if not compensate them. Naomi Wu does a lot of good poo poo but she is loving exhausting. what if their founder is named Chris Roberts and the whole thing is actually a shell game to hide stolen Star Citizen money? Has anyone investigated? Let's get Curt Shilling on the case ASAP
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Dec 30, 2023 20:44
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the trademark is for corsi rosenthal box, not cr box. it would be a huge long shot to claim trademark infringement nevertheless, it seems Naomi said she won’t use the term
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Dec 30, 2023 20:48
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Steve Yun posted:the trademark is for corsi rosenthal box, not cr box. it would be a huge long shot to claim trademark infringement I don't think they have trademark case at all I just think it's kind of lovely to be like "gently caress YOU YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING" to two guys when you were advertising a product using their initials. Like if they didn't contribute anything then why did you put their initials on it...
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Dec 30, 2023 20:53
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Steve Yun posted:the trademark is for corsi rosenthal box, not cr box. it would be a huge long shot to claim trademark infringement She did a little more than saying she won't use the term, heh. https://twitter.com/NukitToBeSure/status/1741107012489060791 This sort of "you made me charge schools full price because you were an rear end in a top hat to me" just makes me think this person is loving crazy. But I think we all knew that already.
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Dec 30, 2023 20:56
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CR (Covid Reduction) Box seems like a reasonable name.
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Dec 30, 2023 20:56
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$295 for that box is ridiculous. I just can’t believe how hard it is to improve on a bunch of square filters plus a piece of cardboard plus a box fan all held together with tape.
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Dec 30, 2023 20:59
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"I can use the awareness raised by a non-profit as free marketing for my product they designed" is free market disruption that can only benefit consumers.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:01
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Baddog posted:This sort of "you made me charge schools full price because you were an rear end in a top hat to me" just makes me think this person is loving crazy. But I think we all knew that already. I didn’t want to say it but I agree, Naomi Wu is full of poo poo and a poo poo stirrer. donating to a foundation isn’t personally enriching anybody. so acting like Jim loving Rosenthal is some shark tank guy is absurd.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:02
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Baddog posted:This sort of "you made me charge schools full price because you were an rear end in a top hat to me" just makes me think this person is loving crazy. But I think we all knew that already. I mean she also just straight up decided to tack on $50 bucks to the list price as a punishment for someone daring to question her, that's like borderline type behavior brap posted:I didn’t want to say it but I agree, Naomi Wu is full of poo poo and a poo poo stirrer. donating to a foundation isn’t personally enriching anybody. so acting like Jim loving Rosenthal is some shark tank guy is absurd. Even if you say you're not going to do it I feel like advertising using the name is reason enough to make asking for a donation pretty reasonable
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Dec 30, 2023 21:05
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Baddog posted:She did a little more than saying she won't use the term, heh. lol what an rear end in a top hat. quoting in case it's deleted quote:All set. Any mention of “CR-Box” has been removed from the Tempest page along with referrals to competitors. Price has gone from $129.95 to $179.95 when it becomes available, and there will be no wholesale pricing for schools or for kit builders to resell. Sorry folks, Jim charges market rates for his products, and I'm sure you'll agree it's reasonable for us to do the same.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:09
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Baddog posted:She did a little more than saying she won't use the term, heh.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:13
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Baddog posted:She did a little more than saying she won't use the term, heh. yea this is just an absolutely childish response and lol gently caress you for charging almost 200 for a loving cube and then having the audacity to accuse someone of "rent seeking" fuckin lol
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Dec 30, 2023 21:14
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Wow, all these lockdowns gave Naomi wu a really bad case of immunity debt.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:19
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Zugzwang posted:Has anyone in the states successfully gotten Novavax after getting an mRNA booster in the fall? I got Moderna'd around Oct 1. I found a Riteaid with novavax and drove all the way out there only to be told by the pharmacist that medicaid will not pay for novavax it's loving $190 out of pocket what a joke of a system
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Dec 30, 2023 21:20
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Griz posted:I found a Riteaid with novavax and drove all the way out there only to be told by the pharmacist that medicaid will not pay for novavax Wait what? My brother is uninsured and we had to pay out of pocket too but it was only $140 for us
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Dec 30, 2023 21:27
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Hungry Squirrel posted:I've been using it for three days, which I hoped would be enough to punch my ticket. I'm pretty sure that I can't find the radar because I'm doing something wrong, but the FAQ pages suck. did you agree to share your data? And go into your profile, scroll down to premium then turn on cough data? Then scroll down in your journal until you see the cough data for the given day.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:28
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Oracle posted:did you agree to share your data? And go into your profile, scroll down to premium then turn on cough data? Then scroll down in your journal until you see the cough data for the given day. It was the "share data" box being unchecked, I think. I knew it was some kind of user error. Thanks!
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Dec 30, 2023 21:40
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NeonPunk posted:Wait what? My brother is uninsured and we had to pay out of pocket too but it was only $140 for us I remember the pfizer that came out a few months ago was $140 because medicaid was loving around with that one too and made me wait a week and a half before they were actually able to process it
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Dec 30, 2023 21:43
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RealityWarCriminal posted:if you work a job that requires ppe, you should at least be well paid for it The PPE ought also to be provided, tested, and appropriate for the occupational hazard. The work should be broken up so that breaks and meals may be taken in nonhazardous environment, with no PPE.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:45
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The Oldest Man posted:I mean she also just straight up decided to tack on $50 bucks to the list price as a punishment for someone daring to question her, that's like borderline type behavior love to see disparagement against disorders in a disability aware thread. poggers.
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Dec 30, 2023 21:49
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NeonPunk posted:Wait what? My brother is uninsured and we had to pay out of pocket too but it was only $140 for us $180 for Nova and $140 for mRNA
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Dec 30, 2023 21:50
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Platystemon posted:The PPE ought also to be provided, tested, and appropriate for the occupational hazard. I bet hospitals still tell staff to use one n95 per quarter
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Dec 30, 2023 21:51
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I had to go look it up and they just reduced the price for Novavax because we were costco members so that's a mystery solved
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Dec 30, 2023 21:56
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The CR Box fight seems like a case of getting incredibly wound up without understanding the difference between a trademark and a patent. She can't use the name because if she sells lovely boxes it taints that name, and she can't imply C-R made it, not because she's stealing their invention or something. It's probably too obvious to even be patentable.
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Dec 30, 2023 22:11
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mawarannahr posted:it's not that bad. these people are weak willed and easily swayed by peers v indeed
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Dec 30, 2023 22:12
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NeonPunk posted:Wait what? My brother is uninsured and we had to pay out of pocket too but it was only $140 for us That's the beauty of the American medical system, everyone charges what they think they can get away with
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Dec 30, 2023 22:13
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The Oldest Man posted:I think if you literally have other people's initials on your store page you should credit them for popularizing the idea if not compensate them. Naomi Wu does a lot of good poo poo but she is loving exhausting. When did she decide that CR boxes were cool & good? Last I recall, she was threatening to contact her critics’ kids’ schools and express concerns that CR boxes were emitting microplastics.
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Dec 30, 2023 22:17
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Platystemon posted:When did she decide that CR boxes were cool & good? Probably right around the time she decided to sell one would be my guess
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Dec 30, 2023 22:21
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Let’s not forget that the tweet Jim Rosenthal originally quote-tweeted to ask for a donation was this one https://x.com/nukittobesure/status/1740909228091687009?s=46&t=f1MRhF2xe8gNhr6WGxk_NA Where Naomi openly discusses using the CR-Box name to drive search traffic and help her business. Seems reasonable to get a donation for that given they have the trademark and she’s using their name to bring business to her site. Also this Platystemon posted:When did she decide that CR boxes were cool & good? The Oldest Man posted:Probably right around the time she decided to sell one would be my guess And also this tweet about going scorched earth and raising the price $50 https://x.com/nukittobesure/status/1741107012489060791?s=46&t=f1MRhF2xe8gNhr6WGxk_NA comes exactly three days after a now deleted post about how her selfless doctor grandfather convinced her to restart production of the nukit torch because the public good was far more important than any risk it might bring her
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Dec 30, 2023 23:00
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Was Naomi Wu a thread favorite at one point? It’s getting hard to remember all these characters in the Covid discourse.
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Dec 30, 2023 23:16
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CabbagesAndKings the value prop of cleanairkits is for those who are interested in the PC fan builds because they’re quiet but are overwhelmed by sourcing all the components and actually doing the building, or who would rather spend money than time. Of course you’re free to save money by doing the labor to copy the design, that’s what’s great about the whole CR box movement. Anyone can do it. The NuKit Tempest is the same idea but metal and doesn’t ship fully assembled, which makes it less accessible. edit: What the CR box movement really needs is a better fan. Box fans are crazy cheap but loud. PC fans are quiet but too expensive. Anyone have a killer fan that is box fan cheap and PC fan quiet? Dren has issued a correction as of 23:25 on Dec 30, 2023 |
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Dec 30, 2023 23:22
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Mumbling posted:Was Naomi Wu a thread favorite at one point? It’s getting hard to remember all these characters in the Covid discourse. Known persona rather than thread favorite. This is not the first boneheaded thing she has done.
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Dec 30, 2023 23:27
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Mumbling posted:Was Naomi Wu a thread favorite at one point? It’s getting hard to remember all these characters in the Covid discourse.
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Dec 30, 2023 23:28
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NeonPunk posted:Just did! I'm in Texas so maybe they don't really care that much. I got Moderna at the end of September at CVS and just got the moth juice just now at Costco. I got mrna then novavax about 2 months later, novavax hit me worse than all other shots but the first moderna booster/3rd shot I got
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Dec 30, 2023 23:29
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Naomi Wu was, among other things, a rare window into China.
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Dec 30, 2023 23:38
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I'm at an urgent care for unrelated things and this place is getting slammed by covid
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Dec 30, 2023 23:49
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Platystemon posted:Naomi Wu was, among other things, a rare window into China. Yeah. Also I sort of feel like getting totally hosed over by Vice really soured her, which, you know, understandable.
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Dec 30, 2023 23:51
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