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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago

My understanding is that they didn't really work to begin with

[-] Fizz 27 points 2 years ago

Never buy anything with ai in the sales pitch. Absolute garbage

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org -3 points 2 years ago

So don't buy any new electronics at all? Bold move considering the incoming tariffs.

[-] Fizz 0 points 2 years ago

Nah im not saying you cant buy new. But I like to look for second hand stuff that fits my needs.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Tariffs in some sense are a counterweight to exploitative factories in China, Bangladesh, etc. If we think about worker rights, then that's it, worker rights are being defended when workers in USA are pulling their weight too to fight for their rights in industries where it's actually hard, not pretending that imported goods come from some black box.

I don't know how these tariffs are supposed to work, of course. With steel or with manufacturing there's no real problem in replacing import with domestic production. It's a bit Soviet-style, but if it doesn't devolve into hard protectionism, then OK. Fabs - something really space-age for consumer hardware is, ahem, an enormous undertaking for a decade at least, but controllers for cars and elevators and talking toys - much easier.

Why did I say that in a thread about internet-connected toys ...

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

I don't know how these tariffs are supposed to work

You're overqualified then.

They are not meant to work. It's just something to threaten other countries with, it isn't a sound economic policy, it's the political equivalent of holding your breath so you'll be allowed more candy.

[-] jeeva@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

And they just got partially acquired by HP.

Real "got money, I'm out" energy, there.

[-] TxTechnician@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

I knew that thing was B's the moment I saw their demo.

[-] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

I lost a lot of respect for Ted Talks when these guys were allowed to use theirs as an ad.

[-] TxTechnician@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Was it actually a TED Talk or was it one of those TED X talks?

[-] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I checked before this comment and it is posted on the TED channel, not TED X.

[-] TxTechnician@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

They've had a few crappy ones. There was chicken soup for the soul guy.

[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Both people will be very upset.

[-] bender223@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago

Not very humane of them if you ask me 🤭

[-] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Didn't they do that already?

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 3 points 2 years ago

Googling their hardware?

[-] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Like it was ever going to be a thing 😂

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago
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