Have you tried their new mobile app? It has definite social network vibes. You can like videos, leave messages, friend creators, and remix their videos.

It kinda reminds me of YTMND from my youth. Socialization for memelords.

I thought that Gen Z was mostly communicating with each other now using AI generated memes of dead actors who can't sue to get their likeness taken off the the platform.

Yeah... if you want to innovate, become a founder. That way you can create some cool new piece of technology that the one of the Mega Tech firms (likely Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, or NVIDIA) will buy up and eventually enshittify.

Nothing will really change, but at least you got your bag of money out of the experience.

Bah... it will recover. It always has in the past.

My Bitcoin investment is in an ETF in a brokerage account, so kidnapping me really isn't going to help you get access to it.

So, you're blaming slow US EV sales on crypto not going up? That's a new one.

Most people seem to think that is has something to do with newfound Elon Musk hatred and the loss of EV tax rebates, but I can't prove this theory wrong.

I gave up on YouTube TV and switched to DirectTV streaming a week ago, but I'm glad that they finally came to an agreement anyway.

Maybe I'll switch back someday, but right now I'm saving $5 a month with DirectTV and basically have the same channel package. I don't feel the need to switch back just in time for the next big carrier contract dispute or price increase.

I'm amazed by what PlutoTV and Tubi offer for free with ads nowadays. It's basically the same stuff as cable TV, minus live sports of course.

If you're a sports fan, they can still royally screw you over by making sure that your favorite team is streamed over 3 or 4 different networks over the season. They seem to do that on purpose to insure maximum pain if you want to switch to using streaming services.

If I was offered something like that, I might take them up on it.

Who knows, maybe I could write a cool indie game during my 18 months off and I'd never need another corporate job again?

People couldn't pronounce Kuiper correctly, and the name Starlink was already taken.So, Leo it is?

Yeah... everybody stopped recommending jailbroken Amazon Fire Sticks months ago, and now they recommend the ONN Android streaming pucks from Walmart instead.

When those get locked down, they'll just recommend something new. Or, just get a Raspberry Pi instead.

I would love to do that, but the OTA TV reception in my area is garbage.

I figured that the iPhone Air was really more of an trial balloon for building thinner phones so they're ready to release their first folding phone/tablet next year.

At this point, Samsung and Motorola/Lenovo have gotten pretty good at it so Apple has plenty of reference material to copy and improve upon.

In my 2024 Unwrapped playlist, I noticed that Houdini by Dua Lipa was my 5th most played song of the year. Here's the funny thing... I never once requested that song to be played. I think that Spotify just kept injecting it into my playlists because the royalties for it were cheaper than comparable songs from Taylor Swift or Beyonce. If someone who works at Spotify has a better explanation as to why that happened, I'd love to hear it!

Don't forget about the Borg... that's what happens when you take genetic engineering to the extremes!