> It's a bit like saying it's okay to sneak into a movie theater because the prices for movie tickets are too high.

It is not just the price, though. In some regions, for some media, the movie theater doesn't exist or the movies are not localized (no subtitles / dubbing).

Nowadays you need several subscriptions to watch all of the content you would normally watch. There are also different tiers now for video quality.

Essentially it is a lot more attractive to go to your local tracker and download the movie / anime / tv-show which will be of better quality and will be localized.

On the other hand, I haven't pirated a single game for over 10 years.

People will continue to consume content. But they aren't going to pay for what feels like a complete ripoff and manage 10+ subscriptions just to do it. If that is the way the industry is going then piracy will simply continue to thrive.

Of course :) It’s interesting to hear the ideas people come up with, but so far no one has demonstrated any practical results that would significantly improve the quality of work in my field. It has, however, increased the amount of slop that I need to deal with on a daily basis. Worse yet, it is not always programming slop :)

> And it is already useful, just not as much as some people sell it

In a general context, I agree. When it comes to programming, however, my experience has been different. If this technology were presented more modestly / realistically, it likely wouldn’t have attracted billions of dollars in investment and the hype. I think this is exactly what many sensible people point to when debating whether this is a bubble :)

They can always learn the technology later, when and if it proves itself to be useful :) I personally don't understand the hype, even after using Claude and other AI tools - but perhaps that will change in the future.

And on what grounds do you make this assumption?

Most inverters don't work without grid synchronization. E.g. you lose electricity from your provider and your batteries / stored energy won't work either.

All new projects need to be A++ energy class rated which require you to use renewable energy, which is likely one of the main reasons for these increases.

You won't be doing any decoding w/ a tinySA either.

There are several reasons to have internet connectivity in a car. For example, you might want to start your car remotely (e.g. winter time and you want to pre-heat it) or you'd like your onboard navigation maps to update automatically, or you'd like the latest traffic reports (if available in your region), yadda yadda.

While there are a lot of people that love Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, there still remains a sizeable group of people that want to have a navigation solution without using their phone, or to be able to enjoy their car without having a smartphone at all.