TBH I’m kind of glad the new CEO is a “Product” guy and not a “Numbers” guy (Tim was the COO for years under Steve, John was the SVP of HW engineering). If there’s any reason to be cool with this transition it’s that, Apple got real greedy under Tim.

This maps change was probably started under Tim; John just got the keys yesterday. I don’t not blame him for it as the new guy in charge but I’m still curious to see how he impacts Apple over the next few months to years (Apple generally has an ~18-ish month pipeline so it’s gonna take a little time to see the full scope).

If he fails us though, pls make John Turdus a thing 🤡

Missed chance to coin “John Turdus” OP

Check them out again around Black Friday! If you’re ok paying annually they usually have some pretty deep discounts then.

My first year was on a Black Friday discount and I got their high end plan (usually $45 a month) for $225 for the whole year (made it cheaper than the low end plan)! It renews at like $450 but that’s still so much cheaper than other carriers in the long term.

Sounds like you have multiple lines on TMo. Visible is a 1 line per account setup but with inner circle you can pay them all together and get another $5 a month off.

The ATT reps at Costco HATE me because they can’t offer a good enough deal to switch 😂

I’ve been very happy with Visible. They’re owned by Verizon and in the long term, it’s the best value I’ve been able to find. They have a 2 week free trial period and frequently have awesome deals during Black Friday and in the Spring. Even without a discount though, plans start at $25/month with a plan that is probably enough for most people. Their highest tier (of 3) is $45.

Moved off T-Mobile for Visible after getting sick of their constant data breaches and haven’t been this happy with a cell carrier since Jump On-Demand was a thing.

The only real catches are:

• Support is basically a chatbot and social media teams. However, human support reps do exist if you’re insistent enough, and I’ve only needed them maybe once in the past 3 years or so

• Plans are for smartphones (and smartwatches with an existing smartphone line) only. No tablets or other devices.

You’re right, this is why what we really need to do is tax the rich and make them pay their fair share while also moving off a car-dependent infrastructure.

Oh agreed I’m all for making the rich pay their fair share. If they did maybe this wouldn’t even be a topic worth much discussion

Kinda figured it was something like that, in both cases lol

Personally more of a fan of a pay per mile system but this is actually a really cool sounding alternative.

Trump :(

It’s the US we get taxed on everything, it just isn’t always obvious.

Oregon has a pay-per-mile system that would be more fair, IMO. Not sure if they still have it but at one point, they let you choose between having a tracker or just self-reporting your mileage. Makes sense if you use the road less, you should pay less and vice-versa.

Flat tax just spreads the estimated additional wear and cost around to everyone, like going out to dinner with a group and splitting the bill evenly vs just paying for what you ordered. I’d rather just pay for what I ordered.

I own an EV and already pay an extra road tax for having an EV to my state, on top of more for tires, more for insurance, more for repairs, and more for public fast charging thanks to the government’s failure to build up charging infrastructure at a decent pace. Why should I pay another tax to the federal government?

Oh ok then, guess I was wrong about them using modular batteries.

Tesla Ford and VW are the ones I’m aware of, but I’m sure there are others.

Not only that but certain models use modular battery packs, so you can replace individual cells when they wear out rather than the whole battery.

So instead of having to spend somewhere around $20k, you may only need to pay $3-4k to replace a worn cell which is closer in cost to a hybrid battery replacement.

Do they speaketh of a trinity? Can they gaze at the sun with their wandering eye?

No worries I get it, that’s all too easy to do nowadays lol

I guess that’s up to whatever process is used by municipalities to decide between vendors, and would encourage you to persuade your local government not to do this should they consider this strategy.

I dunno man. There are no perfect solutions for dealing with plastic waste at the moment. Until we have one, there are worse ways to go about handling it.

Not sure there are any “safe” options tbh but I’d rather it serve some purpose if it’s just going to break down either way, for sure.

The article probably is and I’m not pretending to be an expert. Just saying in theory this could be useful ¯\(ツ)/¯

I’m against plastic use where possible, but don’t see a problem in putting what we already have to work if the alternative is to just let it fall apart on its own somewhere else. If we’re going to drown in this stuff might at least get some usefulness out of it.