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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>The reason we don't have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BigBoxPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigBoxPackaging</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9EOrJ9eWiU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">anymore</a> is due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameConsoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameConsoles</span></a>:</p><ul><li><p>With the rise of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PS2</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xbox360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xbox360</span></a>, the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DVD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DVD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JewelCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewelCase</span></a>" became the norm and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EconomiesOfScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomiesOfScale</span></a> kicked in.</p></li><li><p>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnlineStores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineStores</span></a> kicked off and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retail</span></a> demanded more efficient <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ShelfSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShelfSpace</span></a> and was unwilling to accept bigger boxes than for DVDs.</p></li></ul><p>It's the same reason <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BluRay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BluRay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDDVD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HDDVD</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDVMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HDVMD</span></a> (<em>LOL!</em>) have almost identical packaging and why we get <em>super cursed packaging</em> like a <a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/275558336609" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">24-disc case</a> that is barely triple-wide... </p><ul><li>Also packaging games in colours like green [ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xbox</span></a> ], blue/white [ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PlayStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStation</span></a> ] red [<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a>], violet [Xbox 360 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kinect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kinect</span></a>], black/transparent [<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a>] made it way easier to distinguish for consumers even from a distance where they can't read the spine and identify the logo.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Personally, I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Methanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Methanol</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuelCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuelCells</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Turbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turbines</span></a> using it [maybe with plant oil for lubrication in aviation] will become the norm for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnergyStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyStorage</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Logistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Logistics</span></a> simply because I don't see the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/charging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charging</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/weight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weight</span></a> problems to get solved within 75 years...</p><ul><li>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EconomiesOfScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomiesOfScale</span></a> apply here...</li></ul><p>So no, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BatteryPlanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryPlanes</span></a> won't be a thing... </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6D_WuLWVrQ&amp;t=1229s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=C6D_WuLWVr</span><span class="invisible">Q&amp;t=1229s</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@Njord" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Njord</span></a></span> basically all since even if we don't think of these as <em>"inalienable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>"</em> even the most ghoulish <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AnCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnCap</span></a> would've to admit that <em>socializing</em> these as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> will reduce the costs for every by virtue of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EconomiesOfScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomiesOfScale</span></a> and also remove the multiple-times higher costs of havi g to deal with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hunger</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sickness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sickness</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/illiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illiteracy</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Nations don't provide these out of <em>goodwill of their hearts</em> but because even the stingiest accountant will adnit people <em>who don't have to fear becoming sick, homeless, starving or not being able to afford school for their children</em> are less anxious, more happy and more productive than others <em>even when paid less</em>...</li></ul>
Wessel van Rensburg<p>In this piece, I argue that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> will have to change if it were to rival <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a>.</p><p>And I disagree that a single-user instance architecture like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> suggests is the way to go. Though he makes an important point about the cost implications of hosting instances with popular users. </p><p>What we do need is a politics of social media architecture – and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://leviathan.substack.com/p/mastodon-will-have-to-change-if-it?sd=pf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">leviathan.substack.com/p/masto</span><span class="invisible">don-will-have-to-change-if-it?sd=pf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicaleconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economiesofscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economiesofscale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codeislaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>codeislaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
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