Because time is the measure of a day's progress -- faking it to appease stupid people who can't change their or their employees working/school hours is just lying to oneself.
If you want to stay on the same time all year around, stay on Standard Time. Being in a fake time zone an hour ahead of solar time is almost as stupid as changing time artificially 2x a year.
Yeesh, not all that hard.
(1) Implement a good (SSL-based?) VPN
(2) Put anything sensitive behind it for outside access
(3) Assuming you're not using 2FA, require a certificate that's additionally encrypted with a strong password to connect
(4) Set up clients to limit connection time.
(5) Audit logins regularly
Using Amazon and having to wait for shipping/deal with mis-delivered stuff is punishment in itself. I'm not a hermit, I prefer brick-n-mortar when possible.
Unless they use Amazon rarely, get Crime (I mean Prime) for a month, then cancel the fuckin thing till next time. I live in an area with stores and brick-n-mortar bookstores. I use Amazon maybe 2-3x a year.
These days, anyone under 133% of poverty level in Medicaid-expansion states is offered the benefit, regardless of assets. It's a bizarre system -- you could own a business, not profit for one year, own a million-dollar house, and still be offered Medicaid as your only coverage if you buy through an ACA exchange.
If they're working 12 hours a day on their feet at $7.50/hr, they might be too fucking tired to shop or cook. Mickey Dee's might be less of a choice, more of a necessity so they don't pass out. Assuming they have a working stove and fridge, even.
Most phones don't. Because manufacturers prefer you to throw them away after the LiIon fails. Simple: tax any phone, tablet, or laptop with a non-removable battery severely to discourage their sale.
Simple -- tax anything that has a built-in non-servicable LiIon battery 50%. A LiIon battery that's user-replaceable by design represents a minimal danger. Built-in batteries are a big scam to make sure that people throw their devices away when they lose capacity.
California is a lovely place to live outside of LA and Silicon Valley. Plenty of nice places that aren't out in the desert. High (progressive) income tax + low (regressive) real estate taxes are actually a good thing.
And as goes CA, goes the country -- hope this one passes.
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Because time is the measure of a day's progress -- faking it to appease stupid people who can't change their or their employees working/school hours is just lying to oneself.
Solar noon/midnight should be as close to 12am/pm as possible.
Speak for yourself, I'm a night owl. Screw waking up at 5-6 am to get ready for work.
Yep, they should stay in standard time all year around, not move to a "fake" timezone.
If you want to stay on the same time all year around, stay on Standard Time. Being in a fake time zone an hour ahead of solar time is almost as stupid as changing time artificially 2x a year.
Not in Medicaid-expansion states -- there's no asset test, only income below 133% of poverty line.
Yeesh, not all that hard. (1) Implement a good (SSL-based?) VPN (2) Put anything sensitive behind it for outside access (3) Assuming you're not using 2FA, require a certificate that's additionally encrypted with a strong password to connect (4) Set up clients to limit connection time. (5) Audit logins regularly
Unless you don't need the service every month. Drop, re-up, drop, re-up, repeat.
Using Amazon and having to wait for shipping/deal with mis-delivered stuff is punishment in itself. I'm not a hermit, I prefer brick-n-mortar when possible.
The merchant needn't be involved. Buy the good, resell for cash at 50% discount immediately to someone outside the store.
Unless they use Amazon rarely, get Crime (I mean Prime) for a month, then cancel the fuckin thing till next time. I live in an area with stores and brick-n-mortar bookstores. I use Amazon maybe 2-3x a year.
What if it gives them access to more non-sugary, non-processed foods than their local convenience store does?
I'd prefer an aquarium with sharks and frickin' lasers :)
Because you have other things to pay for and don't watch the fuckin thing often enough to care?
These days, anyone under 133% of poverty level in Medicaid-expansion states is offered the benefit, regardless of assets. It's a bizarre system -- you could own a business, not profit for one year, own a million-dollar house, and still be offered Medicaid as your only coverage if you buy through an ACA exchange.
Is this any more discriminatory than (say) a student discount in a museum?
If they're working 12 hours a day on their feet at $7.50/hr, they might be too fucking tired to shop or cook. Mickey Dee's might be less of a choice, more of a necessity so they don't pass out. Assuming they have a working stove and fridge, even.
If I had $20k to burn on a TV, I'd buy a used one on Craigslist for $500 and take a trip around the world.
You're lighting up a several-square-foot screen, which uses power in itself.
Oh, it's invisible to most of the sheep out there.
I like my social safety nets, even if you're all Whoratio Alger.
Most phones don't. Because manufacturers prefer you to throw them away after the LiIon fails. Simple: tax any phone, tablet, or laptop with a non-removable battery severely to discourage their sale.
Simple -- tax anything that has a built-in non-servicable LiIon battery 50%. A LiIon battery that's user-replaceable by design represents a minimal danger. Built-in batteries are a big scam to make sure that people throw their devices away when they lose capacity.
California is a lovely place to live outside of LA and Silicon Valley. Plenty of nice places that aren't out in the desert. High (progressive) income tax + low (regressive) real estate taxes are actually a good thing.
And as goes CA, goes the country -- hope this one passes.
You're using energy 24/7 making your TeeVee appear invisible?