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We should have nationalized the big ISPs when they stole the billions set aside for rolling out fiber.

If only corporations had repercussions for their malicious behavior. Maybe some day.

Corporations get away with so much by hiding the ability to resolve conflicts behind customer service hell.

Security is an illusion, even in the physical world. The only "winning" move is to have your stuff in multiple locations so you only lose a part of it.

Underwriters Lab conducts the test and provides certification to the safe manufacturers. It also helps determine the maximum insured value you can get out of a particular safe. Their process is essentially white hat safe Crackers evaluate products. Pretty neat stuff.

https://www.ul.com/

Imagine if they built fairgrounds next to it and had a ton of science themed rides.

They could call it the CERNival.

"Right but truck drivers aren't constantly dealing with people who are lying to get themselves out of trouble."

What do you think the dash cams are for?

How about employers pay to train their own employees?

People in debt are more easily manipulated.

The American dream is to have a captive consumer or to be a middle man that skims a cut while adding no value.

I often think about what could be if artists and scientists were free to explore their crafts and passions.

What are we missing out on because it's not profitable right now?

"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

It's remarkable how people forget how we all got here.

Some thrift stores let you buy clothes by the pound here in the US. There are always the same people picking out stuff I swear. Probably picking stuff to resell.

Getting rid of First Past The Post voting would have allowed people to vote for a political party that represents them best. Didn't quite make it in Canada. Best of luck to yall next time.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ask-electoral-reform-2021-f...

How will the average person be able to easily keep track of all these corporations merging.

A free market requires the consumer to be fully informed and rational, I just don't see that being possible in this environment.

Analog enshitification

What happens if you suffer a TBI and can't remember the password?

I guess you'd have bigger problems at that point.

Why can't you bury a 2nd box in your friends yard who lives across the country?

Perhaps E-waste could be reduced if it were general purpose?

Perhaps there is another incentive/coercion to encourage this behavior that we are not aware of.

"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs."

– Banksy

This stuff is meant to control the working class, not help them.

Working as intended.

Sounds like you're searching for a cultural or political evolution, not a technological one.

That's what influences the people who sign our paychecks.

Maybe people would care more if there were more then two viable political parties to choose from?

Getting rid of First Past The Post voting in favor of something like Ranked Choice voting would allow people to vote 3rd party with no chance of a spoiler effect. This would introduce competition into the electoral process, improving the quality of candidates available to choose from. Even from within the current two mainstream political parties.

Good luck getting law enforcement to care about you getting your stuff stolen.

I'm glad you're doing okay. Keep in mind you deserve to thrive in life, not just survive.

Elect clowns, get a circus.

We need to introduce competition into the electoral process by passing comprehensive electoral reform at the state level.

Till then, enjoy the show.

Not sure, but I know we shouldn't leave the decision of what is significant to a uncaring, money hungry corporation.

Are the theaters legally preventing these recordings from taking place?

Nintendo could start by not prosecuting anyone trying to preserve history.

Sad that the art was destroyed all to save Nintendo their pennies.

It's my opinion that games as a service need to be forced to allow the community to resume hosting once the window of profitability has passed for a product.

We should definitely not rely on for profit businesses to preserve gaming history. They have repeatedly declined to do so in the past.