Well considering the article is about a product launch in the US… seems relevant. Carrier locking isn’t illegal at all in the US.
They didn’t even used to have to unlock it once a contract was over, not that most carriers at the time would allow unlocked phones on their network anyway, they do at least have to do that now.
The first step is ranked choice voting for everything from local to federal elections.
First past the post is literally the worst way to operate a voting system of your goal is to get an accurate representation of the populace.
Granted this was 15 years ago. The market was a lot different than it is now.
That being said, most people still buy their phones through their carrier. So whatever the carrier sales reps get paid the most to sell is what they push people towards.
36 years of government policy with harsh penalties for having more than one child doesn’t disappear quickly (1979-2015). They’ve trained two generations not to have kids, and the looming global climate disaster affects everyone worldwide. And while I haven’t looked into it, I think it’s a safe bet that in large Chinese cities the cost of living has also outpaced wages, like in nearly every other major city in the world. None of that is conducive to wanting to have kids.
Ah yes, the best way to remove the backlog is to get rid of having the community of peers decide. No other way.
Eh. Apps were still fairly new in 2010. It launched around the same time as the iPhone 4. Heck, the iPhone was still officially only available from AT&T at the time.
It looked like a knockoff iPhone 3G with a slide out keyboard, so it was at least twice the size. Lack of apps and social media weren’t what killed the Kin.
They used AI until they had to deal with the bullshit that comes from inevitably using an auto complete that hallucinates and even lies directly to you about what it did.
That’s socialism. Can’t have that. Can’t even have part of that. Then people want more. And you can’t exploit them anymore.
I wouldn’t go that far. It’s fine for most things you’d use it in, and it’s a lot less work. Especially for those with mobility or dexterity issues, like many of the elderly.
People always seems to forget about them when making useless blanket statements.
I like the idea of setting maximum wage as say 50x the lowest wage. Including bonuses and stock.
I don’t think the CEO does 50x the work or even the value of the janitor.
The entire system was designed around landowners being the only voters. So that meant only rich white men. Who had the time, personal desire, and societal expectation to stay current on social changes and the economy. They also had every reason to vote whenever possible. The core electoral system is based around these expectations and has had very few changes since it was created.
As voting rights were extended to more groups, the built-in structure of the system wasn’t updated. The rich landowners have every reason to vote, and the free time to do so and travel if needed. The system relies on an educated voting populace, which was already an expectation of those that were allowed to vote.
Modern Republicans have used those built in structural expectations to their advantage. And since lower turnout tends to go their way, they try to force that however they can, and regularly have courts throw their egregious shit out. So for decades now they have focused on replacing judges with sycophants in every state and federal opening they can. If those judges won’t throw out the bullshit, then they can do what they want.
Hubble had 5 servicing missions from the Shuttle before it’s retirement. The Shuttle was only capable of LEO missions.
There’s research into the possibility of using something like Crew Dragon for additional maintenance missions to extend it’s service life even further.
Just in time for China’s 400% increase in gasoline vehicle exports since their citizens are buying EVs instead.
Every time this topic comes up it reminds me of this Gianmarco Soresi bit.
As long as the media keeps telling them he’s not. 35%+ of the population has been very successfully brainwashed by right-wing news designed specifically in the aftermath of Watergate to gaslight the public into believing whatever agenda they want.
Nixon was going to be allowed to get away scot free until the media started actually educating the public, who then demanded their politicians do something about it. Fox News was created in the wake of that with the goal of preventing that from happening again.
And with first past the poll voting, the system is designed to inevitably allow a minority to rule. When it was created, only a handful could vote, and being kept up to date on political and economic events was essentially a requirement of their place in the country. Wealthy white land owners were already basicallt required to stay up to date on current events and politics, and the effects of various changes. The voting systems were designed with an educated electorate like that in mind. Those systems have been hijacked as voting rights have expanded and an educated and up-to-date electorate is no longer an fundamental feature of who could vote.
And it’s not like war crimes have been off the table for US administration’s since… Well… Ever.
That being said, it’s usually not as blatantly unjustifiable. It’s usually mired in potentially valid justifications with the right perspective attached to it.
So did anyones live get saved by his action?
Yes actually. Insurance companies across the board suddenly started approving claims at a noticeably higher rate immediately after. A large enough increase that it was immediately felt by consumers and the media even covered the change. Thousands of lives were demonstrably improved by not having to deal with bullshit fights over claims being systematically denied by default like they had been.
Working as intended. Impossible to properly investigate if you’re scared of being fired for breathing wrong.
I mean that’s obvious. Otherwise you’re just paying $45 to ignore the security checkpoint if you’re guaranteed to get through with payment.
So you chargeback the purchase on your card, and never shop with the dying retailer again. Best Buy provides absolutely no service that is unique and unavailable elsewhere.