snapetom (u/snapetom)

snapetom commented on Cassette tapes are making a comeback? theconversation.com/casse... · Posted by u/devonnull

theresistor · 17 days ago

As far as I know Apple will still sell you individual tracks (DRM free, I think?), though it’s a bit hidden.

snapetom · 17 days ago

Apple has neglected the iTunes store for years. Yes, you can still buy tracks, but it's really crappy. 1) The catalog is nowhere near as extensive as Apple Music. 2) It's AAC 256kbps format only. Not lossless.

Apple goes along with the enshitification of everything and wants you to rent your music, not own it.

snapetom commented on GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020 gmauthority.com/blog/2025... · Posted by u/goopthink

conk · 2 months ago

GM is removing CarPlay, and now this story that they are dropping support for in car infotainment apps for cars that are 5-7 years old. Are consumers really going to buy their cars? I won’t consider a new car that doesn’t offer CarPlay/android auto.

snapetom · 2 months ago

Was it removing or has it been removed? Seems like a while ago they announced it.

Anyway, no way I was buying a GM car because of that. I don't believe a car manufacturer can create a better software experience than a software company.

snapetom commented on User ban controversy reveals Bluesky’s decentralized aspiration isn’t reality plus.flux.community/p/ban... · Posted by u/gregsadetsky

huhkerrf · 3 months ago

It's worse than that, as the linked TC article links to an explanation of his ban-worthy views that, if applied to everyone, would lean to a ban of probably 85% of the US. (Purposefully not referencing them here. The question is not whether those views are right, it's whether those are mainstream.)

Bluesky has a problem of its user base demanding purity, and it will 100% be the death of it.

snapetom · 3 months ago

There was an article about this issue on techcrunch yesterday, and it linked to a long discussion on Bluesky about whether "clanker" was a slur that should be banned. JC. What a waste of time by some people.

snapetom commented on How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized cnn.com/2025/10/02/middle... · Posted by u/nashashmi

JumpCrisscross · 3 months ago

> Jews are the indigenous people of Israel

Literally doesn't matter. Dead people don't get a vote on where who can live. The people alive today live where they do and will fight to keep from getting displaced. The sooner folks can understand that the sooner we might see peace.

snapetom · 3 months ago

It's you people that's using the terms "colonizers." Of course it matters. Changing definitions willy nilly in the face of evidence is how authoritarianism starts. Very hypocritical of your kind.

snapetom commented on How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized cnn.com/2025/10/02/middle... · Posted by u/nashashmi

snapetom · 3 months ago

Jews are the indigenous people of Israel. The archaeological records and excavations is clear on that. The leftist and white guilt that ignores that and subverting the definition of Zionism is disgusting.

snapetom commented on MLB approves robot umpires for 2026 as part of challenge system espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/4... · Posted by u/pseudolus

peapicker · 3 months ago

But pitchers should still have to bat. Pinch hitters offend me.

snapetom · 3 months ago

For the National League. Abolish the DH in that National League.

snapetom commented on An opinionated critique of Duolingo isomorphism.xyz/blog/2025... · Posted by u/agnishom

AndyKelley · 3 months ago

Anki is Free and Open Source Software and it's way more effective. Why waste any time on Duolingo when you could be using Anki instead?

snapetom · 3 months ago

Sorry, maybe I'm not using it right in learning a language, but isn't Anki just flashcards?

snapetom commented on MLB approves robot umpires for 2026 as part of challenge system espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/4... · Posted by u/pseudolus

ShroudedNight · 3 months ago

There's also Angel Hernández retiring.

snapetom · 3 months ago

I don't know how any baseball fan can be against this. I would bet that man has made at least one season-ending mistake on every team out there throughout his career, and he's completely unapologetic and arrogant about it. Everyone was relieved when he retired, but there's been plenty of others happy to play the king villain now.

snapetom commented on The American Nations regions across North America colinwoodard.com/new-map-... · Posted by u/loughnane

roughly · 3 months ago

Some additional context: Colin Woodard wrote American Nations (https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-nations-a-history-of-t...) a bit over a decade ago, which goes into much more detail on these groupings. By and large, he’s drawing lines by immigration patterns - which areas were originally settled by which peoples, and how did that affect the cultures of those regions. It’s an interesting book and an interesting lens - you can nitpick on the sub-district level, but I think the overall thesis has some explanatory power.

snapetom · 3 months ago

Second American Nations. I take issue with, in parts of it he has an elitist, typical Yankee patronizing tone against the South, but overall it’s well done work. As far as I know, it is the most comprehensive work in highlighting the diversity in culture and history of the US, and why we appear to be so divisive.

If you read news and opinion articles from the early 1900’s you’ll find that many authors are saying the same thing as people say today. In context of American Nations, the answer is “we’ve always been like that.”