The trend seems to be making laptops more difficult to fix/upgrade though. No more batteries that you can take out without a tool, no more easy access to the RAM and HDD. Slimbooks, touchscreens, etc trying to cram everything in. Some things you can't upgrade because it's all soldered together. I know it's not as bad as an Ipad, but they are turning something an absolute novice could do, like change a battery out, to something where you have to unscrew the back, unclip ribbon cables, etc. Obviously there are some exceptions.
I look at temp and gig workers as separate things. Where I work we have temps that have been there for years. Most temp work, unless itâ(TM)s for a special event like set up and tear down, is for work that lasts longer than a few weeks. You will be very limited in finding work if you canâ(TM)t work a 40 hour work week with whatever shifts they have available.
Gig seems more like being paid by the task, per ride, per delivery.
I think it would be better if temp work could be more like gig work. Maybe if Iâ(TM)ll could get some of the training out of the way by watching a video on your own, and rather than having to call an agency and having them say what they have, you could have an app and say what block of time you can work. If I wanted to work 4 hours today, I cant do that as a temp, I can with a gig.
I think you are correct. Lots of other posters justifying why they watch gameplay videos, they want to get better at the game, they want to watch gameplay to see if they want to buy the game, they want to see a pro (like watching professional sports).
Those all seem like pretty valid reasons to me, however, that is not why millions of people are watching these type of videos. For most of the people it is just mindless consumption. There is probably a psychological element to it, being a part of something bigger, a sense of community, etc.
Isn't that what advertisers try to figure out? What psychological need is this fulfilling and how do we exploit it? Maybe its more difficult to make someone popular than it is to just find someone who is already popular. I am more interested in what is going on in the mind. Sure this or that video game is super addicting, but what are the reasons?
...my mortgage, gas bill, electric bill, cable bill, phone bill, property taxes, car insurance, water bill, credit card bill, health insurance, and car payment with cash?
To anyone who thinks it's any different tell them to get the Amazon seller app, scan in some things around your house, the thrift store, yard sale, etc. Can you really trust that it all has never been opened, lightly used, refurbished, or counterfeit (even if unintentional)?
I tried my hand at the Amazon seller thing. Everything I sent in was new, but it was a little eye opening, you must have thousands of people sending in items. In a way they're not really "new" at best they may have been bought new from Walmart etc, but they could also have been from a thrift store, etc, so maybe it's "unopened" but how many times has it changed hands? How many times has it been opened and closed back up? Who is really going to be able to check that something new vs lightly used and returned? People will do just about anything to make a buck.
Think of the positives of 24/7 light, it won't matter anymore if you work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift, spread the workload from 8 hours a day to 24 and no more morning and evening rush hour. Electricity will be saved with no more streetlights. Cars will save on gas with no more headlights. Accidents of all types will go down. Crime will go down. The economy will improve now that you can go about your normal business / entertainment / etc activities at 4 AM. Depression will go away. Life expectancy will rise by 7.3 years on average. With all these improvements the deficit will go away and the national debt will be reduced to zero in under 10 years, (8.5 if everything goes as planned). What comes out at night anyway? Bats - RABIES. Racoons - RABIES. Opossum - UGLY. Look at all the bugs around a street light, that's the real Hitler of the night.
I have ordered 24 packs of Monster off of Amazon. They put a case in a box that is 3/4ths empty space with one piece of brown paper packing material. They kept coming damaged so I quit ordering them from Amazon. What do they expect to happen with all that weight just flopping around in a box?
If it's done right... it's not done right where I work, a record is only created when an item is transferred from one zone to another, I imagine Amazon has a more sophisticated system though.
Can we PLEASE do away with group projects? Yes, you will have to work with groups of people in your normal working life. Group projects are just an unnecessary exercise in frustration. Nobody wants to work together, you try as best you can to separate out the tasks, someone slacks, someone else puts most of it together. Most of the time it's 3x the work for less outcome.
I bet a good deal of people drink coffee because they have to get up early and need energy for some task, most likely work. I am sure there are all kinds of studies that show being active and having a purpose both reduce the risk of death.
I agree... maybe it would be newsworthy if they were using it for some novel purpose, but this doesn't seem like anything special,
The other day I saw a water tower that seemed to have an impressive number of antennas.
You also have this in my local news
A compromise has been reached on an Ohio bill allowing telecommunications companies to place wireless antennas on municipal buildings within city limits."
I don't think they are secretly feeding their data, see 23andMe transparency report
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The trend seems to be making laptops more difficult to fix/upgrade though. No more batteries that you can take out without a tool, no more easy access to the RAM and HDD. Slimbooks, touchscreens, etc trying to cram everything in. Some things you can't upgrade because it's all soldered together. I know it's not as bad as an Ipad, but they are turning something an absolute novice could do, like change a battery out, to something where you have to unscrew the back, unclip ribbon cables, etc. Obviously there are some exceptions.
I look at temp and gig workers as separate things. Where I work we have temps that have been there for years. Most temp work, unless itâ(TM)s for a special event like set up and tear down, is for work that lasts longer than a few weeks. You will be very limited in finding work if you canâ(TM)t work a 40 hour work week with whatever shifts they have available. Gig seems more like being paid by the task, per ride, per delivery. I think it would be better if temp work could be more like gig work. Maybe if Iâ(TM)ll could get some of the training out of the way by watching a video on your own, and rather than having to call an agency and having them say what they have, you could have an app and say what block of time you can work. If I wanted to work 4 hours today, I cant do that as a temp, I can with a gig.
I am not sure what my city accepts in regards to what number plastic. They only say no butter tubs or buckets.
Seems odd that places will pay for aluminum cans then. I don't think they would pay for something that they can make a profit on.
I think you are correct. Lots of other posters justifying why they watch gameplay videos, they want to get better at the game, they want to watch gameplay to see if they want to buy the game, they want to see a pro (like watching professional sports). Those all seem like pretty valid reasons to me, however, that is not why millions of people are watching these type of videos. For most of the people it is just mindless consumption. There is probably a psychological element to it, being a part of something bigger, a sense of community, etc. Isn't that what advertisers try to figure out? What psychological need is this fulfilling and how do we exploit it? Maybe its more difficult to make someone popular than it is to just find someone who is already popular. I am more interested in what is going on in the mind. Sure this or that video game is super addicting, but what are the reasons?
Un-boxing videos are also a thing. Watching someone else open a toy / electronic gadget etc.
...my mortgage, gas bill, electric bill, cable bill, phone bill, property taxes, car insurance, water bill, credit card bill, health insurance, and car payment with cash?
To anyone who thinks it's any different tell them to get the Amazon seller app, scan in some things around your house, the thrift store, yard sale, etc. Can you really trust that it all has never been opened, lightly used, refurbished, or counterfeit (even if unintentional)?
I tried my hand at the Amazon seller thing. Everything I sent in was new, but it was a little eye opening, you must have thousands of people sending in items. In a way they're not really "new" at best they may have been bought new from Walmart etc, but they could also have been from a thrift store, etc, so maybe it's "unopened" but how many times has it changed hands? How many times has it been opened and closed back up? Who is really going to be able to check that something new vs lightly used and returned? People will do just about anything to make a buck.
what you used to be able to buy with Marlboro points, or Mountain Dew points. Maybe start a new brand and call it Slurm.
I'm not sure who would wan't to risk a pregnancy just to be part of a trial. Maybe people who want a child and are just going to delay having one?
Think of the positives of 24/7 light, it won't matter anymore if you work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift, spread the workload from 8 hours a day to 24 and no more morning and evening rush hour. Electricity will be saved with no more streetlights. Cars will save on gas with no more headlights. Accidents of all types will go down. Crime will go down. The economy will improve now that you can go about your normal business / entertainment / etc activities at 4 AM. Depression will go away. Life expectancy will rise by 7.3 years on average. With all these improvements the deficit will go away and the national debt will be reduced to zero in under 10 years, (8.5 if everything goes as planned). What comes out at night anyway? Bats - RABIES. Racoons - RABIES. Opossum - UGLY. Look at all the bugs around a street light, that's the real Hitler of the night.
"After all, there is nothing real outside our perception of reality, is there?"
I have ordered 24 packs of Monster off of Amazon. They put a case in a box that is 3/4ths empty space with one piece of brown paper packing material. They kept coming damaged so I quit ordering them from Amazon. What do they expect to happen with all that weight just flopping around in a box?
If it's done right... it's not done right where I work, a record is only created when an item is transferred from one zone to another, I imagine Amazon has a more sophisticated system though.
Can we PLEASE do away with group projects? Yes, you will have to work with groups of people in your normal working life. Group projects are just an unnecessary exercise in frustration. Nobody wants to work together, you try as best you can to separate out the tasks, someone slacks, someone else puts most of it together. Most of the time it's 3x the work for less outcome.
As a teen in 1998, I paid for it myself, my parents had no interest in computers. Everyone else I knew had a family computer in a shared room.
100 lbs of gold is valued at 1.8 million dollars.
I don't get high often, but when I do I get high, I watch 2001 Space Odyssey.
I bet a good deal of people drink coffee because they have to get up early and need energy for some task, most likely work. I am sure there are all kinds of studies that show being active and having a purpose both reduce the risk of death.
The major providers require a vial of saliva, how would they pose as a consumer?
I'm just saying they probably did not submit a sample as if they were a consumer.
The other day I saw a water tower that seemed to have an impressive number of antennas.
You also have this in my local news
A compromise has been reached on an Ohio bill allowing telecommunications companies to place wireless antennas on municipal buildings within city limits."
Both seem more interesting than the article.
Two day shipping was nice, there were also some discounts "for prime members only".
I doubt most people really "need" two day shipping,.
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