It's especially shitty that so many of the ISP's have been allowed to merge and concentrate and get out of control, but this might be blocked, considering that generally where most people live they can pick between the four (potentially three if this goes through) major wireless carriers.
The same for ISP is not true - how screwed you are is a direct function of where you live.
There's not much consistency here - this seems like a merger that would actually foster some better competition, but so many that have passed easily stifle it.
Why is it not as simple as feature length films being eligible for Oscars and serialized, 30-90 minute multiple-episode series being eligible for Emmys? Seems the differentiation should be focused on content type rather than method of delivery.
I think the issue that would arise is that (in a vacuum) the cost of that bread is dependent on paying bakery workers $7.50 an hour, and if the minimum wage was determined to be $15, then the labor cost increases the cost of that bread, which has to be adjusted for either in terms of quality/quantity of materials, or in an increased overall price. Suddenly the $15 bread-adjusted minimum wage has to be increased, and so on. Bread is cheap, so it's sort of an abstract example - but it's still a matter of labor value compared to the value of what the labor creates. They are certainly tied to each other, but not at parity.
At least that's the economic argument - I'm sure there are plenty who would dispute it. And I'm sure it doesn't always hold true, and it doesn't account for government subsidies, etc.
You're right, it's not a single shot solution, but it's an interesting thought. I wonder how something like that could happen but also not result in price increases when the market determines that the value of someone making bread is less than the value of the bread itself. I would argue that if companies weren't subsidized both in tax breaks and in not having to pay higher wages (due to knowing that their employees can get benefits to fund the gap) that they would be forced to compete more on wages and benefits, but that too is in a vacuum. I would be curious to see what an Amazon with no tax incentives or minimum wage, competing with other companies with neither, would fare and at what level their wages would end up.
Bingo. Friendly helps the user experience a little bit (i.e. persistent sorting by most recent, blocking ads and "people we think you know") but does nothing to block data collection.
I'd pay money I can choose whether I want to pay over data I have little to no choice in providing. Just like I'd pay $30/year for a version of Facebook with no ads and where my data isn't being sold, if it were an option, and if I believed them if they provided it as an option.
I'd like to know where you live where you have had positive interactions with the USPS. In my experience, you get what you pay for, and I barely get my 49 cents worth from the USPS. I'd rather pay $3 to UPS.
Check out FreeCAD and QCAD. They are also free, but might be better for you. (I'm not a CAD expert, but I'm trying to compare them for simple furniture design - oddly enough Librecad so far is on top for my needs, but development doesn't seem to be as active as on the other two.)
Darktable is fantastic. Adobe's model is why I switched to it. Autodesk did the same, which is why I'm learning Librecad and QCad for my (generally simple) furniture design. I switched to Linux completely (after dabbling for years) a year or so ago when it started to look like Windows was becoming a rental/portal for advertisement.
It takes some work up front, but even with a slightly (and the gap is constantly narrowing) inferior application, knowing that I own the data and that it is free is worth it to me. Perhaps it would be different if I were a professional photographer or a CAD professional, but the subscription model is, I think, alarming either way.
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It's especially shitty that so many of the ISP's have been allowed to merge and concentrate and get out of control, but this might be blocked, considering that generally where most people live they can pick between the four (potentially three if this goes through) major wireless carriers. The same for ISP is not true - how screwed you are is a direct function of where you live. There's not much consistency here - this seems like a merger that would actually foster some better competition, but so many that have passed easily stifle it.
There's going to be more...there will always be more... Just wait until the 2028 Avengers: Cash Grab reboot.
Why is it not as simple as feature length films being eligible for Oscars and serialized, 30-90 minute multiple-episode series being eligible for Emmys? Seems the differentiation should be focused on content type rather than method of delivery.
I think the issue that would arise is that (in a vacuum) the cost of that bread is dependent on paying bakery workers $7.50 an hour, and if the minimum wage was determined to be $15, then the labor cost increases the cost of that bread, which has to be adjusted for either in terms of quality/quantity of materials, or in an increased overall price. Suddenly the $15 bread-adjusted minimum wage has to be increased, and so on. Bread is cheap, so it's sort of an abstract example - but it's still a matter of labor value compared to the value of what the labor creates. They are certainly tied to each other, but not at parity. At least that's the economic argument - I'm sure there are plenty who would dispute it. And I'm sure it doesn't always hold true, and it doesn't account for government subsidies, etc. You're right, it's not a single shot solution, but it's an interesting thought. I wonder how something like that could happen but also not result in price increases when the market determines that the value of someone making bread is less than the value of the bread itself. I would argue that if companies weren't subsidized both in tax breaks and in not having to pay higher wages (due to knowing that their employees can get benefits to fund the gap) that they would be forced to compete more on wages and benefits, but that too is in a vacuum. I would be curious to see what an Amazon with no tax incentives or minimum wage, competing with other companies with neither, would fare and at what level their wages would end up.
Magnets - how do they work?
Ctrl-F "letsencrypt" Worries eased.
Bingo. Friendly helps the user experience a little bit (i.e. persistent sorting by most recent, blocking ads and "people we think you know") but does nothing to block data collection.
I'd pay money I can choose whether I want to pay over data I have little to no choice in providing. Just like I'd pay $30/year for a version of Facebook with no ads and where my data isn't being sold, if it were an option, and if I believed them if they provided it as an option.
"Google's material design mantra" is the reason their mobile apps get harder and harder to use every time they are updated.
I'd like to know where you live where you have had positive interactions with the USPS. In my experience, you get what you pay for, and I barely get my 49 cents worth from the USPS. I'd rather pay $3 to UPS.
Check out FreeCAD and QCAD. They are also free, but might be better for you. (I'm not a CAD expert, but I'm trying to compare them for simple furniture design - oddly enough Librecad so far is on top for my needs, but development doesn't seem to be as active as on the other two.)
Darktable is fantastic. Adobe's model is why I switched to it. Autodesk did the same, which is why I'm learning Librecad and QCad for my (generally simple) furniture design. I switched to Linux completely (after dabbling for years) a year or so ago when it started to look like Windows was becoming a rental/portal for advertisement. It takes some work up front, but even with a slightly (and the gap is constantly narrowing) inferior application, knowing that I own the data and that it is free is worth it to me. Perhaps it would be different if I were a professional photographer or a CAD professional, but the subscription model is, I think, alarming either way.
Good lord, you should see the r/apple thread on Reddit about this. Some people are absolutely *militant* about making sure *no one* does this.