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Extortionist: Aug 31, 2001; Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

Grapplejack posted:

Firefox explicitly doesn't use chromium, so much dk what google could even do other than download viruses onto your computer if it detects it

google pays mozilla like 450 million a year to make google the default search engine in firefox

i mean really they're probably just paying to keep firefox viable enough to stave off antitrust issues around chrome, but still, they could stop paying

# ? Mar 20, 2024 06:48

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# ? May 25, 2024 15:10

The Oldest Man: Jul 28, 2003

lol does this just obliterate DuckDuckGo then

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:11

post hole digger: Mar 21, 2011

Efb

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:18

palindrome: Feb 3, 2020

Tons of browsers are based on Chromium, so presumably the manifest v3 will impact all of them. I do remember one of the adblock devs posting about how it would make adblocking much worse, and computationally more expensive, but not necessarily impossible. Just heavily enshittified. So I have some hope that you will be able to run neutered adblockers on Chrome, somehow, but nah just use firefox while you can imo.

e: yeah my post is old news, obviously there are numerous people on the internet already on top of this with newer information. Looks like ublock origin lite was created to address this and will work with MV3. hooray, the internet is saved but still worse than before

palindrome has issued a correction as of 07:22 on Mar 20, 2024

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:18

Smythe: Oct 12, 2003

Mandel Brotset posted:

theres an amazing piece in the guardian today about abandoned towers in LA, which are apparently chinas fault lol

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/17/los-angeles-graffiti-abandoned-skyscraper-downtown

i wondered wtf that was. weird!

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:31

err: Apr 11, 2005; I carry my own weight no matter how heavy this shit gets...

fomc day today :toot:

Jay better be hawkish

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:34

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

palindrome posted:

e: yeah my post is old news, obviously there are numerous people on the internet already on top of this with newer information. Looks like ublock origin lite was created to address this and will work with MV3. hooray, the internet is saved but still worse than before

ublock lite has tons of limitations over ublock origin though, its basically "welp this is the best we can do, better than nothing?" but just use firefox

quote:

uBO Lite:

Filter lists update only when the extension updates (no fetching up to date lists from servers)

Many filters are dropped at conversion time due to MV3's limited filter syntax

No crafting your own filters (thus no element picker)

No strict-blocked pages

No per-site switches

No dynamic filtering

No importing external lists

there's virtually no reason to willingly use a google product in 2024

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:41

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

The Oldest Man posted:

lol does this just obliterate DuckDuckGo then

no that's fine

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:42

Biplane: Jul 18, 2005

anime was right posted:

people mad that eight year olds are like "what if the red i see isnt the same red you see"

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:42

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

A Chromium based browser doesn't have to take Google's lead on stopping adblockers

It's just that the next most popular browser is Edge, and they are absolutely going to take Google's lead on stopping adblockers

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:49

Zeriel: Nov 6, 2004

put a pihole on your network then point your routers dhcp DNS at it and block all ads including on other apps and and on smart TVs.

Only thing it won't block are YouTube ads because they do tricky unique DNS urls that won't match block lists.

don't buy a raspberry pi though just get a old used mini pc on ebay for less than 50 bucks.
or if you got an old as poo poo pc in a closet somewhere that'll work too.

Zeriel has issued a correction as of 08:19 on Mar 20, 2024

# ? Mar 20, 2024 07:57

Smythe: Oct 12, 2003

Shear Modulus posted:

check out this genius

https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1bikpfj/these_calls_could_be_500_baggers_turn_1000_into/

looks good. time to gamble

# ? Mar 20, 2024 08:34

Zodium: Jun 19, 2004

comedyblissoption posted:

feel obliged to point out medical staff and education are inherently scaleable

"scalable" means "minimizes skilled labor" in investor language now.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 09:15

super sweet best pal: Nov 18, 2009

anime was right posted:

people mad that eight year olds are like "what if the red i see isnt the same red you see"

You mean you don't get mad at people who mindlessly parrot the sophist arguments they hear online?

# ? Mar 20, 2024 11:14

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

gradenko_2000 posted:

"if a weatherman tells you it's about to rain, that has no bearing on whether it might actually rain. If an economist tells you there's about to be a recession, the prediction itself might cause a recession"

Priests influence their flocks.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 11:19

fits my needs: Jan 1, 2011; Grimey Drawer

https://x.com/CNBC/status/1770405977298227664?s=20

# ? Mar 20, 2024 12:13

is pepsi ok: Oct 23, 2002

U.S. drops in new global happiness ranking. One age group bucks the trend

quote:

North America does not fare as well overall. As a nation, the United States dropped in the global ranking from 15th to 23rd. But researchers point to striking generational divides.

People aged 60 and older in the U.S. reported high levels of well-being compared to younger people. In fact, the United States ranks in the top 10 countries for happiness in this age group.

Conversely, there's a decline in happiness among younger adolescents and young adults in the U.S. "The report finds there's a dramatic decrease in the self-reported well-being of people aged 30 and below," says report author Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, a professor of economics and behavioral science, and the director of the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University.

"In North America, youth happiness has dropped below that of older adults,"

# ? Mar 20, 2024 12:33

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

So everyone born after the collapse of the ussr is miserable

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:04

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

free money for Conputer Boeing

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Up To $8.5 Billion Preliminary Agreement with Intel under the CHIPS & Science Act | The White House

www.whitehouse.gov - Wed, 20 Mar 2024 posted:

Funding catalyzes $100 billion in private investment from Intel to build and expand semiconductor facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon and create nearly 30,000 jobs

Today, President Biden will travel to Chandler, Arizona, to visit Intel�s Ocotillo campus and announce that the Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary agreement with Intel to provide up to $8.5 billion in direct funding along with $11 billion in loans under the CHIPS and Science Act. The announcement will support the construction and expansion of Intel facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon, creating nearly 30,000 jobs and supporting tens of thousands of indirect jobs. During his visit to Arizona, President Biden will discuss the vision that he laid out in his State of the Union, underscoring how his Investing in America agenda is building an economy from the middle out and bottom up, creating good-paying jobs right here in America, strengthening U.S. supply chains, and protecting national security.

Semiconductors were invented in America and power everything from cell phones to electric vehicles, refrigerators, satellites, defense systems, and more. But today, the United States produces less than 10 percent of the world�s chips and none of the most advanced ones. Thanks to President Biden�s CHIPS and Science Act, that is changing. Companies have announced over $240 billion in investments to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States since the President took office. Semiconductor jobs are making a comeback. And thanks to CHIPS investments like the one today, America will produce roughly 20% of the world�s leading-edge chips by the end of the decade.

Today�s announcement is critical to realizing President Biden�s vision to reestablish America�s leadership in chip manufacturing. In particular, this CHIPS investment will support Intel�s construction and expansion projects across four states and will create nearly 30,000 jobs:

Chandler, Arizona:�Funding will help construct two leading-edge logic fabs and modernize one existing fab, significantly increasing manufacturing capacity to produce Intel�s most advanced semiconductors in the United States. This investment will create over 3,000 manufacturing jobs, 7,000 construction jobs, and thousands of indirect jobs. Intel�s investment in Arizona is among the largest private sector investments in the state�s history.

New Albany, Ohio:�Funding will establish a new regional economic cluster for U.S. chipmaking with the construction of two leading-edge logic fabs. This investment will create 3,000 manufacturing jobs, 7,000 construction jobs, and an estimated 10,000 indirect jobs. Intel�s investment in Ohio is the largest private-sector investment in the state�s history.

Rio Rancho, New Mexico:�Funding will support the nearly complete modernization and transformation of two fabs into advanced packaging facilities, where chips are assembled together to boost their performance and reduce costs. Advanced packaging is critical for artificial intelligence (AI) applications and the next generation of semiconductor technology. It also allows manufacturers to improve performance and function and shorten the time it takes to get many advanced chips to market.� When completed, these facilities will be the largest for advanced packaging in the United States. This investment will create 700 manufacturing jobs and 1,000 construction jobs.

Hillsboro, Oregon:�Funding will expand and modernize facilities to increase clean-room capacity and utilize advanced lithography equipment, further strengthening this critical innovation hub of leading-edge development and production in the United States. This investment will support several thousand new permanent and construction jobs and thousands of indirect jobs.

Creating Good-Paying and Union Jobs with Good Benefits Across America

President Biden promised to be the most pro-worker, pro-union President in American history, and his Administration has committed to ensuring that workers have the free and fair choice to join a union and equitable training pathways to good jobs. As part of the Administration�s effort to connect workers with good-paying jobs created by the President�s Investing in America agenda, the White House announced five initial Workforce Hubs across the country � two of which have focused on building pipelines to good jobs in the semiconductor industry: Phoenix, Arizona, and Columbus, Ohio. And, last year, the National Science Foundation and Intel announced $100 million to expand semiconductor workforce training opportunities, education, and research across the nation.

Under their preliminary agreement with the Department of Commerce, Intel has committed to work closely with workforce training providers (e.g., educational institutions, state and local agencies, labor unions) to develop and train workers for jobs created by the investment announced today. The Ohio State Building Trades signed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the Ohio construction site, and there is a majority-union construction crew in both the Arizona and Oregon sites. The Administration strongly supports workers� right to organize and expects Intel to continue its longstanding tradition of creating good jobs and respecting workers� rights, including expecting Intel to neither hold mandatory captive audience meetings nor hire anti-union consultants.

The announcement today also includes significant funding to train and develop the local workforce, including $50 million in dedicated CHIPS funding. The focus of this funding will be further determined in the coming months based on the Department of�Commerce�s labor and workforce priorities�in partnership with the Department of Labor. Those priorities include funding workforce intermediaries and labor-management partnerships, promoting inclusive and equitable training and hiring across the construction and facilities workforces, and providing supportive services, such as child care. Intel�s construction spending is contributing to union apprentice programs across all four sites�expected to amount to over $150 million in apprenticeship contributions. Additionally, Intel has committed to providing affordable, accessible, high-quality child care for its workers across its facilities. Intel will be increasing the reimbursement amount and duration for its back-up care program, adding additional access to discounted primary child care providers, and expanding access to a vetted network of child care providers for its employees. In addition, Intel will pilot a primary child care reimbursement program for non-salary employees.

Strengthening Local Economies

Today�s announcement is also poised to strengthen the local economies of these states and cities, and is part of the President�s commitment to investing in all of America and leaving no community behind. Intel�s investments in Arizona and Ohio are among the largest private-sector investments in each state�s history, and Arizona has received the highest level of private sector manufacturing investment per capita of any state since the President took office. Intel�s investment in Arizona is expected to create tens of thousands of indirect jobs across suppliers and supporting industries � on top of the nearly 30,000 manufacturing and construction jobs it will create, fostering a more resilient semiconductor supply chain in the U.S.

In Arizona, Intel�s investments have�grown�the surrounding community, attracting opportunities for professional growth and upward economic mobility for everyone � from graphic designers to restaurants and small businesses. And in Ohio, Intel continues expanding their partnerships with local businesses to support their construction projects and operations at other facilities � growing from 150 Ohio-based suppliers in 2022 to over 350 today.�

Intel has also prioritized sustainability and being responsible stewards of the environment at its facilities. It currently uses 100% renewable electricity in its fabs and factories in the United States, and plans to achieve net-positive water and zero waste to landfill by 2030.

Building on Historic Progress Under the CHIPS and Science Act

Today�s announcement is the fourth and largest preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) under the CHIPS and Science Act:

In February 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $1.5 billion for GlobalFoundries to support the development and expansion of facilities in Malta, NY, and Burlington, VT.

In January 2024, the Administration announced $162 million for Microchip Technology Inc. to increase its production of microcontroller units and other specialty semiconductors, and to support the modernization and expansion of fabrication facilities in Colorado Springs, CO, and Gresham, OR.

In December 2023, the Administration announced $35 million for BAE Systems Electronic Systems to support the modernization of the company�s Microelectronics Center in Nashua, NH. This facility will produce chips that are essential to our national security, including for use in F-35 fighter jets.

President Biden�s Investing in America agenda � including the CHIPS and Science Act � is spurring a manufacturing and clean energy boom. Since President Biden took office, companies have announced over $675 billion in private sector investments in manufacturing and clean energy, and over 50,000 infrastructure and clean energy projects are underway. This announcement is part of the President�s broader commitment to build an economy from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down, and invest in all of America.�

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# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:31

Beached Whale: Jun 27, 2009; The world as will and idea

We're going to leave so many people with crippling gambling addictions once this is all said and done. Half the screen is going to be stupid prop bets with insane odds that trigger the 10% of people predisposed to compulsive betting to throw money away into the skinner box until they're out homeless on the streets. I'm sure they've got services on the backend analyzing which bets are the most profitable and presenting them to users so they continue to lose money. I know other people in this thread have talked about legalizzed gambling turning them off of sports and I have to agree that it's getting beyond ridiculous at this point, just sheer naked capitalism exploiting peoples addictions in such a gross way.

https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1770196825036710010

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:45

RadiRoot: Feb 3, 2007

but I�ll win it big

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:47

fits my needs: Jan 1, 2011; Grimey Drawer

when can they put it in twitch or esports or whatever, is it already there? idk

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:49

no lube so what: Apr 11, 2021

RadiRoot posted:

but I�ll win it big

hell yeah brotha, get that bag

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:50

Orvin: Sep 9, 2006

At what point will this cause professional sports to implode? I know there is still plenty of premium consumer left, but at some point the small market teams will have to start falling away, right? Eventually it will just be like 4 or 8 big market �Harlem Globetrotters� and maybe a handful of Washington Generals left floating around on life support.

Or are sports teams too much of a prestige item for the mega rich to ever truly fail at this point? So it will just be sad empty stadiums with mostly skyboxes for private showings to all the mega rich?

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:59

PoundSand: Jul 30, 2021; Also proficient with kites

Orvin posted:

At what point will this cause professional sports to implode? I know there is still plenty of premium consumer left, but at some point the small market teams will have to start falling away, right? Eventually it will just be like 4 or 8 big market �Harlem Globetrotters� and maybe a handful of Washington Generals left floating around on life support.

Or are sports teams too much of a prestige item for the mega rich to ever truly fail at this point? So it will just be sad empty stadiums with mostly skyboxes for private showings to all the mega rich?

I feel like we're already starting to see this on the college level. I'm not a sports person so I'm not super privy on the details but I know the topic this year was the PAC-12 falling off some of the major sports networks and all the schools fleeing like rats off a sinking ship.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:06

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Mr Hootington posted:

The bagels I buy for breakfast went up a $1 again to $6 for 3. They were $3 for 3 just 3 years ago lol.

We're at $15-18 for a baker's dozen. Why are you only buying three at a time? Buy a dozen and freeze them hombre.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:07

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Chad Sexington posted:

We're at $15-18 for a baker's dozen. Why are you only buying three at a time? Buy a dozen and freeze them hombre.

look at you with a huge freezer that you probably own. landlord special is already full.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:09

RealityWarCriminal: Aug 10, 2016

euphronius posted:

the USA had a good run.

no it didnt

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:10

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

RealityWarCriminal posted:

no it didnt

a lot of shareholder value was delivered.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:12

Mr Hootington: Jul 24, 2008; I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

Chad Sexington posted:

We're at $15-18 for a baker's dozen. Why are you only buying three at a time? Buy a dozen and freeze them hombre.

Buying a dozen at a time would be $24

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:13

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Mr Hootington posted:

Buying a dozen at a time would be $24

They're just a flat $2? That's criminal.

Brandon our people cry out for bagel price controls.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:17

DaysBefore: Jan 24, 2019

I believe I shall buy some bagels today. Market down the street has good Montreal style-ones at a good price

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:24

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

My favorite bagel place closed after their landlord raised the rent. It will probably be a dispensary now.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:25

the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

Consumer purchasing power reports are wholly incomplete without the Precious Bagel Index.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:32

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069; Clapping Larry

"semiconductors were invented in America" fuckin twelve year old rear end press release

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:35

street doc: Feb 20, 2019

the popes toes posted:

Consumer purchasing power reports are wholly incomplete without the Precious Bagel Index.

substitute with wonder bread and just close your eyes.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:40

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

Beached Whale posted:

We're going to leave so many people with crippling gambling addictions once this is all said and done. Half the screen is going to be stupid prop bets with insane odds that trigger the 10% of people predisposed to compulsive betting to throw money away into the skinner box until they're out homeless on the streets. I'm sure they've got services on the backend analyzing which bets are the most profitable and presenting them to users so they continue to lose money. I know other people in this thread have talked about legalizzed gambling turning them off of sports and I have to agree that it's getting beyond ridiculous at this point, just sheer naked capitalism exploiting peoples addictions in such a gross way.

https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1770196825036710010

top five all time worst scotus ruling

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:43

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

i will die on that hill forever. absolutely horrific ruling that has profound societal effects, especially given that the nfl/nba/mlb/nhl are the top leagues globally for their respective sports

the nba one is probably the worst given it's the second most popular sport on earth behind soccer

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:47

Pepe Silvia Browne: Jan 1, 2007

the kids are so boned

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:49

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# ? May 25, 2024 15:10

Pepe Silvia Browne: Jan 1, 2007

it seems like within my lifetime all pretense of wanting to have a career that helps people or the world or does anything useful has been completely dropped. I think that the Healthcare Worker worship that was dropped as soon as it became inconvenient during Covid was the last straw. Now everything seems to very openly be about Maximizing Passive Income. Not working is actually good. Let your money work for you. Become a Parasite. Only suckers do real work.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:52

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