A simpler and more likely explanation is that you paid $0 for the service and got your money's worth.
There are also lots of obvious examples that disprove your conspiracy theory. If it was politically motivated then what kind of politics wants to silence both the far right and progressives and non-political trans make-up videos and help the copyright industry abuse people?
Google's cloud services are enterprise grade if you pay enterprise prices for them.
If you pay for it on a credit card assigned to the CFO then you are not an enterprise and you are not paying enterprise prices.
They chose a cheap, no-SLA no-support service, probably because it was cheap. Then they get upset that they aren't receiving the support they didn't pay for.
There is also the privacy aspect. Metadata is more valuable than the actual data in many cases. It's extremely hard to predict how such data will be abused, even if just to target ads at you by a shady ISP or "free" WiFi provider.
The safest and best thing to do is encrypt everything all the time by default. Anything else is a risk.
Instead you'll get redirected to 30 different versions of the same site promising a weird trick to fix your problem, all behind paywalls.
No you won't, because while being HTTP only has a small negative affect on ranking, being full of clickbait bullshit and behind a paywall has a massive hit on a site's score.
Also, Let's Encrypt isn't the only option. Many hosting providers offer it for free now, as does Cloudflare. Most non-technical bloggers use blog hosts like Blogger who have been using HTTPS for years automatically. The barrier really is almost zero, if you can set up your own site you can enable HTTPS.
These databases need to be deleted too. The privacy violates are incredible.
What do you do when an insurance company notices that someone in your family has a hereditary disease and decides to jack up your premiums? We need strong laws to protect DNA data and prevent that kind of abuse.
It's because they had got very good at keeping it quiet. Most people are not even aware of it. It's not making major headlines.
Most people are shocked to learn that the police regularly photograph their faces as they drive around. It's been happening for years and almost no-one has noticed.
They are sneaky buggers, and privacy doesn't seem to sell newspapers so shit like this happens.
The US does need to keep innovating like this to stay ahead though. China is producing some really competitive chips now, especially for mobile devices (CPUs, cellular modems).
Elecom are my current favourite for mice. They do multiple sizes so you can get the one that fits your hand best. Their wireless seems to be reliable too - I had problems with Microsoft wireless products dropping out before, especially in offices with lots of wireless devices.
Oh, and the wheel is great too. I click the wheel a lot (middle mouse button) and most wheels, including Logitech's, are mushy crap that you end up accidentally rotating when you mean to click. Microsoft's were pretty good though.
They make decent keyboards too. Nothing too fancy but their rubber dome keyboards are cheap and surprisingly good to type on. Nice tactile feel.
So basically you got some really cheap labour... Even the guys in the US were working for a fraction of the normal contracting rate (I'd charge multiples of that for EE CAD work).
I wonder how much work they get. Presumably not anything like 40 hours a week if they have to go that low.
India is trying to help all it's citizens with infrastructure, but it can't do that if it remains poor and dependent on aid money. The space program is profitable, it helps the whole country by bringing in revenue.
This isn't a pissing competition. It's a demonstration that they can land a rover on the moon and analyze samples for only $125M, which is well within the budget of many corporations and other space agencies that may then decide to buy that service. They need to demonstrate it to build confidence and get insurance for commercial loads.
I believe so. I've seen 32A 100V ones. I have a 32A 240V charger at home.
What do you connect your cooker and other high power appliances to? My understanding is that US homes typically have 200A supplies, about the same wattage as European homes which are typically 100A.
No one has lived their lives in careful isolation from anything that might harm them and taken perfect care of their health and won the genetic lottery.
That's the real issue with old age. Stuff starts to break, damage accumulates, eventually something fails.
We need something affordable if we are going to deal with climate change. If you insist on nuclear people will reject it on price and stick with cheaper alternatives.
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A simpler and more likely explanation is that you paid $0 for the service and got your money's worth.
There are also lots of obvious examples that disprove your conspiracy theory. If it was politically motivated then what kind of politics wants to silence both the far right and progressives and non-political trans make-up videos and help the copyright industry abuse people?
Google's cloud services are enterprise grade if you pay enterprise prices for them.
If you pay for it on a credit card assigned to the CFO then you are not an enterprise and you are not paying enterprise prices.
They chose a cheap, no-SLA no-support service, probably because it was cheap. Then they get upset that they aren't receiving the support they didn't pay for.
It makes you wonder how porn sites take any payments.
I wish there was a better way. I might try speculative approaches to companies that I'd like to work for.
The only time I've ever done it is with aggressive recruiters who don't take no for an answer.
There is also the privacy aspect. Metadata is more valuable than the actual data in many cases. It's extremely hard to predict how such data will be abused, even if just to target ads at you by a shady ISP or "free" WiFi provider.
The safest and best thing to do is encrypt everything all the time by default. Anything else is a risk.
Instead you'll get redirected to 30 different versions of the same site promising a weird trick to fix your problem, all behind paywalls.
No you won't, because while being HTTP only has a small negative affect on ranking, being full of clickbait bullshit and behind a paywall has a massive hit on a site's score.
Also, Let's Encrypt isn't the only option. Many hosting providers offer it for free now, as does Cloudflare. Most non-technical bloggers use blog hosts like Blogger who have been using HTTPS for years automatically. The barrier really is almost zero, if you can set up your own site you can enable HTTPS.
These databases need to be deleted too. The privacy violates are incredible.
What do you do when an insurance company notices that someone in your family has a hereditary disease and decides to jack up your premiums? We need strong laws to protect DNA data and prevent that kind of abuse.
It's because they had got very good at keeping it quiet. Most people are not even aware of it. It's not making major headlines.
Most people are shocked to learn that the police regularly photograph their faces as they drive around. It's been happening for years and almost no-one has noticed.
They are sneaky buggers, and privacy doesn't seem to sell newspapers so shit like this happens.
At the moment the UK is in a strange, unreal world where truth doesn't exist. As such politics are very much fucked.
Thanks buddy, I had a good chuckle at this.
Well you can buy them online, and 110V 40A breakers are very easy to get even in the US... If anyone actually uses them I don't know.
Well you can connect your charger to 220V two phase, that's generally not a problem.
The US does need to keep innovating like this to stay ahead though. China is producing some really competitive chips now, especially for mobile devices (CPUs, cellular modems).
Elecom are my current favourite for mice. They do multiple sizes so you can get the one that fits your hand best. Their wireless seems to be reliable too - I had problems with Microsoft wireless products dropping out before, especially in offices with lots of wireless devices.
Oh, and the wheel is great too. I click the wheel a lot (middle mouse button) and most wheels, including Logitech's, are mushy crap that you end up accidentally rotating when you mean to click. Microsoft's were pretty good though.
They make decent keyboards too. Nothing too fancy but their rubber dome keyboards are cheap and surprisingly good to type on. Nice tactile feel.
So basically you got some really cheap labour... Even the guys in the US were working for a fraction of the normal contracting rate (I'd charge multiples of that for EE CAD work).
I wonder how much work they get. Presumably not anything like 40 hours a week if they have to go that low.
How many hours a week do you work between your day job and Upwork?
I'm kinda sad to see working two jobs becoming more normal in the UK. Presumably you keep the main job because Upwork full time is a bad idea.
India is trying to help all it's citizens with infrastructure, but it can't do that if it remains poor and dependent on aid money. The space program is profitable, it helps the whole country by bringing in revenue.
This isn't a pissing competition. It's a demonstration that they can land a rover on the moon and analyze samples for only $125M, which is well within the budget of many corporations and other space agencies that may then decide to buy that service. They need to demonstrate it to build confidence and get insurance for commercial loads.
I believe so. I've seen 32A 100V ones. I have a 32A 240V charger at home.
What do you connect your cooker and other high power appliances to? My understanding is that US homes typically have 200A supplies, about the same wattage as European homes which are typically 100A.
Thanks, I hadn't seen that one but will look out for it.
With a 32A charger at 120V you can charge at about 15-20 MPH. Obviously better if you live in a 230V country or can get 2 phase.
No one has lived their lives in careful isolation from anything that might harm them and taken perfect care of their health and won the genetic lottery.
That's the real issue with old age. Stuff starts to break, damage accumulates, eventually something fails.
The original Leaf 24 is fine without heating/cooling of the battery. There were some early issues but lack of cooling was not the problem.
The new Leaf 40 is major issues due to lack of thermal management. Most EVs do have at least cooling for the battery.
We need something affordable if we are going to deal with climate change. If you insist on nuclear people will reject it on price and stick with cheaper alternatives.
At least you aren't in a RHD country. I'd estimate 2021 before you can even order one.