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JohnEdwa

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I am confused. I distinctly remember news stories about us running out of ss#s. I remember stories of people getting the same number. Wtf?
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Feb 23, 2026
They used to be geocoded, and Florida did run out of their original set of numbers at one point.
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In Japan, there is tax benefits if your car fits certain dimensions. That’s why there are so many small boxy cars in Japan. I don’t understand why this isn’t a thing anywhere else. It has so many bene
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In Finland, car sales tax and yearly tax are based on the Co2 output, and it worked quite well to keep most cars small, light and efficient. Until hybrid and electric cars arrived on the market, that
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Canada had a carbon tax. Pickup sales soared, people will eat dog food before giving up their $200 fill-up trucks.
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Dec 12, 2025
You mean the “fuel charge” tax on gas, at 17.6 CAD cents (0.11€) per litre? Because that’s a rather adorable try.
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In Japan, there is tax benefits if your car fits certain dimensions. That’s why there are so many small boxy cars in Japan. I don’t understand why this isn’t a thing anywhere else. It has so many bene
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Dec 11, 2025
In Finland, car sales tax and yearly tax are based on the Co2 output, and it worked quite well to keep most cars small, light and efficient. Until hybrid and electric cars arrived on the market, that is…
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Remember when companies like Google and Facebook got slapped with fines and fees from various countries for sumerizing news in news feeds on their sites. News outlets were complaining about loss of ad
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The difference is that the AI summaries blatantly make shit up and actively contribute to the spread of misinformation
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Dec 10, 2025
Would be interesting to know which is actually worse for spread of misinformation, AI summaries, or “news” being shared on Facebook.
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So how does this affect all those kids with Meta Quest VR? This is why I don’t own a quest and still have HTC goggles regardless of that flaws.
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I would imagine not at all given that you don’t need a facebook account for Quest and the headset doesn’t count as social media.
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They’re making it harder and harder to use without a FB account. I believe the newest one is near impossible.
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Dec 07, 2025
You need a Meta account, not Facebook. They are different.
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Because it’s the anti theft system and immobilizer. It would be pretty useless if it could be defeated by putting some foil on the antenna so that it loses network connection and defaulted to allowing
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How does it validate that you are a valid driver? Do you enter a PIN or something?
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Dec 03, 2025
With your personal vehicle access device, aka, the car key. Immobilizers with transponders in the key have been a thing (and in some places a legal requirement) for like three decades.
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz in technology · Dec 03, 2025
Because it’s the anti theft system and immobilizer. It would be pretty useless if it could be defeated by putting some foil on the antenna so that it loses network connection and defaulted to allowing you to drive.
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