good! why is anyone using these anyway?

somebody opened wide for the koolaid

it never was… like most American things, it was always just marketing

are the flowers edible as well?

I’m not necessarily in favor of data centers. That said, every time I see something like this I just wonder when we are going to start hearing about data centers being built in poor countries powered exclusively by coal and zero regulation

that’s exactly what they are doing right now

They could simply stop producing certain parts, sneak a specific custom piece somewhere, provide no diagrams or documentation for third parties to produce repairs. They could simply design parts that fail just after warranty. There is an app that goes with it, right there they have the chance to scan and sell your data, push ads to you, track your driving, etc.

I don’t know exactly but there are more ways they can enshitify a product than my imagination allows.

You see, greedy people do not enshitify for sport, they do it for greed as enshitification means more money for them. So unless you are convinced Bezos put money here to help people and not make as much money as possible back, the only logical conclusion is that he wants to milk it as hard as possible, this is what he does.

oh wow, that I did not know (the company’s backstory), thanks for sharing

that’s honestly a good approach… I’d do the same

The man… Edison was last century Jobs, best that can be said is that he had a good eye for business but basically just took other people’s work, milked them and toss them aside making a profit for himself in the process without regards to the harm he was knowingly causing

Ew Edison…

But yes, some other poster also was surprised something like this could not be started up in Canada

I know our government here is also crappy and has tried to squash related initiatives before but I should look into it more

LOL right after wailing that gaming was becoming unaffordable?! no way!!!

They can betray the customer in many different ways… I am not willing to pay $25K to find out

Adorable!!!

so cute!.. no tail?

yes. they are small so they can work best in urban areas… nobody wants a kei truqk to work a farmein texas

oh yes most others are way bigger… but I was comparing the “small” trucks that are actually available in the USA to make the point they are not in the same level the real small trucks are

That’s incorrect. The Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz exist and are very popular.

And they are still inefficient monsters compared to what a real small truck should be:

Ford Maverick (2022+):

• Length: Approx. 199.7 inches (5.07 meters) almost 1.7 meters larger, 6 feet or so

• Width: Approx. 72.6 inches (1.84 meters)

• Height: Approx. 68.7 inches (1.75 meters)

• Bed Length: 4.5 feet (approx. 54 inches / 1.37 meters) 45% LESS cargo space than a kei truck

Typical Kei Truck (e.g., Suzuki Carry):

• Length: Max legal limit is 3.4 meters (133.9 inches / 11.15 feet).

• Width: Max legal limit is 1.48 meters (58.3 inches). Often around 1.4 meters.

• Height: Varies, but typically around 1.9–2.0 meters (75–79 inches) including the cab/bed height, though the cargo bed side walls are very low (often ~1 meter total height from ground).

• Bed Length: Typically around 2.0 meters (78 inches / 6.5 feet), which is actually longer than the Maverick’s bed in some configurations relative to the vehicle length, though the total footprint is much smaller.

100000000% agree

however; with the skyrocketing cost of AI, my employer has been urging us to do as much as possible by hand lately to cut back on token usage.

and the Slop companies are still losing money… the end result still seems to be more expensive, crappier code, yet most companies seem to be so nearsighted they are not jumping into the spike pit face first