It’s the before times, analog days, and the Internet was in it’s infancy. Stephan Hawking, a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, said the following:

For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this. Our greatest hopes could become reality in the future. With the technology at our disposal, the possibilities are unbounded. All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.

Computers have been very effective applied to vehicles. In my life I’ve seen the advent of the aluminum block, anti-lock brakes and stability control, variable ignition and valve timing, more aerodynamic body, paddle shift and continuously variable transmissions, drive by wire, now even hybrid and electric drives. This has allowed leaps forward in safety, efficiency, and performance.

Then, we enshitified. Today there’s barely choice in the vehicle market. Toyota/Honda; Hyundai/Kia; Ford/Chevy/Chrysler and a trim package defines everything but trucks. 1/2 ton trucks as symbols of identity break repeatedly if regularly used for payload and towing. “Choice” is a 1/4 Ranger, 1/2 Chevy diesel, or 3/4 Ford/Chevy/Ram. They didn’t make the first two for decades, still scarce and expensive for what they are. And, for all vehicles one now often needs to remove inaccessible bolts in tight spaces, for several parts, to get to the part that’s broken.

Profit optimization through technology is why there’s little choice in vehicles; Why you can envision a Walmart and Lowes strip mall and every American knows exactly what it looks like and where the closest couple copies are; Why we can’t replace phone batteries and screens. An out-of-the-box idea from AI that’s also conveniently practical for humans will probably cure cancer. AI is also what’s analyzing all the data being collected, just as inhumanely. The vehicle manufacturers want their cut.

Did Herbert envision that the spice of prescience was computational cycles?

Neither is publicly traded. Neither of us know the numbers.

Does Steam make money on hosting indie games?

How does one research such a question?

I don’t need answers. I had them before I made my second post above.

Good luck to you.

At the time of your post at least 38 people were too stupid to get it. But, you’ve a few brain cells to rub together. Now, pickup The Conquest of Bread. If you’ve questions about the reading feel free to PM me.

That’s what we do with trash. But, some of the bits down at the bottom seem like they can be recycled.

I’m way ahead of you. I don’t vote for politicians that accept corporate money, be it foreign or domestic.

Competition in capitalism is always better than a lack thereof. But, we’ve not busted monopolies in a significant way since Ma Bell. And, even if we were, at 75% of the global market share they’d not warrant any action yet.

There’s going to be a dominant organization because late stage capitalism sucks. And, I’d rather it be Valve than some alternative trying to fuck me over at every opportunity.

I want to note that you’d need about $143 in gross sales to meet the threshold of $100 in net profit.

On the surface that sounds like a lot. But, they’re providing a service without any guarantee of any income. Epic can only compete because they’ve few users and are willing to operate at a near loss in attempt to garner market share.

This will be a difficult one for others to understand as a “good deal”. Gamers are usually correct when they pull out their pitchforks. This should not be one of those times.

Does Steam take a cut for distribution?

If not, while this emotionally sucks, they’ve a solid operational policy.

I don’t like what you’ve said so you’re a troll. We don’t serve your kind around here.

SMRT.

Enjoy your prosecutor.

Because that disturbs the comfort of a complacent society. Nothing about the US judicial and prison system is humane.

He’s just doing normal cop stuff. Now, let’s elect a prosecutor.

For adults: box knife with a jig consisting of a fence and stop block

For children: auto-retract safety knife and add a second fence to keep the blade enclosed

A child learns nothing but dependance on stupid gadgets from the device in the OP.

And, it sucks relative a box knife, straight edge, and stop block. The only decent use case I’ve seen presented is for the small minority of developmentally disabled individuals that require extreme safety measures.

Such limitations aren’t received well by intelligent and ethical others. Best of luck.

That’s great. Use this thing. It’s what I’d give my developmentally disabled 55 year old uncle as well.

But, it’s definitely not what I’d teach my child or the vast majority of other children. A typical child only needs a couple of safety accommodations relative an adult: an auto-reteact safety knife and a double fence.

No rational response, huh?

Cutting carboard with scissors? It can be done, but it’s a chore amd the results are poor. I wouldn’t wish it on school children.

Your tools probably suck.

Any knife and straight edge is faster and easier. Any warehouse worker knows this. Any compost bin is better than cat scratchers. Any environmentalist knows this.

For scissors I recommend Fiskars titanium nitride. Just yesterday they gave me a nice curve in 1/16th aluminum. Cardboard cuts like a hot knife through butter. And, I bet they cost less than the materials used in the tool in the OP.

Box knife reco: any metal housing without an auto-retract safety feature but with a retractable blade

Knife reco: Morakniv Companion: cheap, sharp, extremely versatile.

Aviation snips reco: Klein J1102S will take 12" cheater bars and be fine

Fence: use a metal level instead of a metal ruler to prevent mistakes

Learn how to make a jig for speed and accuracy in any repetive cutting task.

People have been interested in useless gadgets since capitalism has mandated perpetual increase in consumption. It’s now so bad that the solution to all problems is needless consumption.

But, neolibs gonna’ neolib until they can’t afford their filament.

WSB detected :)