Vent

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[–] Vent@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Eh, with that logic you could argue that all music streaming services are the same product with different front ends. Which, in a way, is kinda true...

Go existed for a few years before Now was released, and they were separate websites/apps. I'd say they qualify as different products. I would be interested to know if they shared any backend tech though. Would probably save a pretty penny if they shared a CDN.

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

HBO Go required a cable subscription and Now didn't. I think both of them only had shows produced by HBO, so it was a much smaller collection.

Go was around for a few years as the only HBO streaming platform, but it came with your cable subscription, so you had to pay for a super expensive cable package to access it. That's partly why Game of Thrones was the top pirated TV show ever, at least at the time.

They eventually released Now, which to my understanding was just Go but you could pay for it directly without a cable package. Both Go and Now existed simultaneously for a few years.

Eventually HBO Max was released, which is the platform we know today with a lot more than just HBO content. That one was renamed to just Max and is now being renamed again back to HBO Max because Max is a stupid name.

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (11 children)

HBO Go and HBO Now were different products though

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 74 points 1 month ago

Silly domestic remote employees want a livable wage and are less tolerant to being paid less because they don't live in an overpriced area.

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"You pay me $36,738 to glance at your leg and tell you there's nothing I can do, and you think me to be satisfied? scoff See you next tomorrow for your weekly checkup, otherwise I'm cutting off all of your prescriptions."

-Doctors (or, rather, mega health conglomerates that bought all of the doctors in the nation and would prefer to see your entire family die than to lose a nickel)

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I'm sure this will be great because so many AI detection tools so far have been proven to be very reliable 🙄

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

There is nothing in the algorithm tied to BTC price. Sure, you'll likely tend to get less miners as the price decreases, but that doesn't guarantee that it's profitable. Plenty of people, organizations, governments, etc do things that aren't immediately profitable and may never be.

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Goose is ez, grab by neck and swing. I'm taking about dog and cat like animals. Good luck shoving your arm down a Goose's throat. If you can manage that, the Goose has bigger things to worry about than suffocation.

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

As long as you're okay with getting bitten and scratched to hell, the "shove your arm down its throat and suffocate it to death" method is surprisingly effective.

https://people.com/human-interest/travis-kauffman-mountain-lion-attack/

https://apnews.com/general-news-92375ef965ef46a69d9d65a4c4fc2645 (tbf, the bear fled in this case)

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I'm in America and my therapist is $150 per session before insurance kicks in.

[–] Vent@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that yellow and red thing an indoor firepit? How does that work, is there a giant vent hood above it?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Vent@lemm.ee to c/cats@lemm.ee
 

Looking to pick up a self cleaning litterbox but there are a lot of options. The coolest one I've seen by far is the CatGenie Automatic Cat Box, but it's nearly $500 and seems a little overkill.

I've also seen that the PetSafe Litterbox is a very popular choice, but it uses proprietary litter refills and crystal litter when I'd prefer clay litter.

I've been getting away with a $15 do-it-yourself litterbox just fine for a while, but I think I (and my cat) would appreciate something that doesn't require daily maintenance. Something as simple as an automatic rake would be interesting.

My main goals are:

  1. Requires as little maintenance as possible while keeping my cat happy and the smell under control
  2. No proprietary lock-in (I can use my own litter)
  3. Doesn't break the bank
  4. Built well, won't break / easy to fix / good warranty / cheap enough that I can just buy a new one if it breaks

While I am looking for budget friendly options, I'm also curious on the more expensive options. I can't imagine what justifies spending $700 on a Litter-Robot when emptying a litterbox manually isn't that bad and the CatGenie is $500 and promises zero-maintenance. Have you had good luck with premium options like that?

cross-posted to: https://lemmy.world/post/2899074

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