A consumer thread

[Deus Irae]

While I am hesitant to eat this stuff ... Star Trek food replicators are getting closer each day.


View: https://x.com/wildtypefoods/status/1955660624547164530

Yeah, but they can fuck off and die with that stuff. None of that stuff will be sufficiently tested for decades.

 

[Lord Chevy]

Yeah, but they can fuck off and die with that stuff. None of that stuff will be sufficiently tested for decades.

I'm curious to see the full analysis of what is in it. If they can honestly make this in a lab, and avoid a host of 20 syllable additives (unlike a lot of the meat substitutes out there), then you've got to be impressed. If it tastes like the real thing, that is.

 

[HSanders]

I'm curious to see the full analysis of what is in it. If they can honestly make this in a lab, and avoid a host of 20 syllable additives (unlike a lot of the meat substitutes out there), then you've got to be impressed. If it tastes like the real thing, that is.

Okay so I guess my question will be why in the hell would you eat that when you could eat the real thing? They're creating a problem or solving a problem where there is no problem.or there's a problem that the government is creating with all of their stupid regulations on everything.

 

[Lord Chevy]

Okay so I guess my question will be why in the hell would you eat that when you could eat the real thing? They're creating a problem or solving a problem where there is no problem.or there's a problem that the government is creating with all of their stupid regulations on everything.

Farmed salmon is good. Hell, there's a group in Spain that is farming caviar - once thought to be near impossible due to quality issues. Well, they did it, and it works.

Proper farming can solve so many issues - emphasis on proper. As in clean, simple.


Found it:
View: https://youtu.be/88aDJFdUjH4

 

[HSanders]

most of what I have read about farm raised salmon has convinced me never to eat it. I think they vaccinate those fish , first of all.

 

[Lord Chevy]

most of what I have read about farm raised salmon has convinced me never to eat it. I think they vaccinate those fish , first of all.

That's the shit that needs to go away.

 

[Deus Irae]

Best Buy
is launching a third-party marketplace, as it tries to bulk up the variety of merchandise it offers and reverse slower sales.

Starting on Tuesday, shoppers who go to Best Buy's website and app will see products and brands that weren't available there before, including more tech-related accessories like custom video game controllers and some nontech items including seasonal decor and sports collectibles.

The company's online marketplace riffs off those of other retailers, such as Amazon

and Walmart, by relying on third-party sellers to stock, sell and ship inventory and taking a cut of their sales in the form of a commission...

Best Buy launches third-party marketplace as it looks for sales drivers

 

[Deus Irae]

• The U.S. government on Monday announced the U.K. would drop its demand for Apple to provide a "back door" to user data.
• The move represents a triumph for the iPhone maker and, more broadly, for end-to-end encryption.

Apple just landed a key win for the global encryption fight

 

[Deus Irae]

Not sure that staying in house was the smart move here, but be on the lookout for some changes at Target (For those of you who shop there):

Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI.

Cornell’s departure was widely expected. Some industry analysts believed Target should bring in an outside voice to lead the company, but it opted for an internal candidate: Cornell will be replaced on February 1, 2026, by Michael Fiddelke, Target’s current chief operating officer. Fiddelke started as an intern at Target and has been at the company for 20 years.

Fiddelke was chosen from a “strong list of external and internal candidates,” Cornell said on a call with analysts Wednesday, adding that he is the “right candidate to lead our business back to growth.”

Cornell will stay on as executive chairman. He took over in 2014 and revitalized Target, overseeing a strategy to remodel stores and strengthen the chain’s online business to compete with Amazon.

But Target has been in a deep slump for years, a result largely of its own strategic missteps...

Target’s CEO is stepping down as customers turn away

 

[Lord Chevy]

Bed Bath & Beyond returns, but refuses to reopen in one blue state | Blaze Media

'This decision isn't about politics — it's about reality.'

www.theblaze.com

 

[Deus Irae]

Bed Bath & Beyond returns, but refuses to reopen in one blue state | Blaze Media

'This decision isn't about politics — it's about reality.'

www.theblaze.com

Very sensible approach. Best of luck to BBBH.

 

[Lord Chevy]

Very sensible approach. Best of luck to BBBH.

Any business who gives the old FU to California is ok by me.

 

[Deus Irae]

No fucking way, Google:

How many apps does it take to plan a work meeting or a dinner with friends? It likely involves bouncing between your text messaging app, an email app, a navigation app like Google Maps and perhaps a reservation app like Resy or Opentable.


Google wants to cut down on that back-and-forth with a tool coming to its newly announced Pixel 10 phones, announced on Wednesday and launching on August 28. The feature, called Magic Cue, uses artificial intelligence to analyze what you’re doing on your phone and suggest the next action...

Our phones are flooded with apps. Google wants to help