I feel like the only annoying solution is what you get in TypeScript, where you still have to indicate that you are declaring a variable (const/let) but also declare the type. So it becomes `const foo: Bar`, whereas in other languages you could write `Bar foo` for an explicit type or `var foo` or `auto food` for an implicit type.
Orwellian? Certainly. But you do have the right to monitor and record your premises, and prohibit people from entering your property. We're also at the point where many police departments are overloaded or don't care about small-value thefts like this. Shoplifting as a criminal career has the advantage that if you steal a little from one store, a little from another store, it all adds up, but no individual incident is enough to trigger a proper police response.
But from a privacy standpoint? On one hand, I wouldn't trust them at all to not misuse this data. They could easily track anyone's shopping habits and behavior using this system. On the other hand, the recording and monitoring already happens - they are merely using the data in a different manner, rather than collecting more data, and it might even be naive to assume they aren't already doing this. From a privacy realism standpoint, you might be able to stop giving a particular piece of data, but once the data has been collected, it's an exercise in futility to tell them how they're allowed to use the data.
Now, if you wanted to argue that loan forgiveness should be means tested, I completely agree. If your investment in college did pay off, you absolutely should have to meet your end of the agreement.
Tthe incentive structure really needs to be better. If a school gave you a worthless degree, then the school should be the one holding the bag. Not an unrelated government body, not the taxpayer. It would be great if schools had a bit more of a fiduciary responsibility to their students, such as if income-share agreements were the default.
It would positively affect:
BTW: what ARM based processor that ISN'T sold by Apple can compete for power in terms of sheer grunt with x86 in desktop or server class?
Ampere has ARM CPUs that go up to 192 cores and 8-channel DDR5.
It used to be something reasonable. I always viewed it as "pay for the food, tip for the service". I'd tip at sit-down restaurants, but not things like fast food. For pizza delivery, tip the driver, because they provided a service.
The problem is that it has become something that no longer fits that purpose. Why am I being asked to tip at a fast food restaurant, where they're not really providing a service on top of the food? Why am I being asked to tip an online business? Why am I being asked to tip before they've performed the service? None of this makes any sense anymore.
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.