...maybe an informed public is now realizing that government economic data has always been unreliable?
...what US public are you referring to as "an informed public"? As someone with a general public facing job in the US, I can assure you that the general population is not well informed.
Think pharmaceuticals, where you very much care about the pedigree of the ingredients that go into them.
Yeah...about that...a large plurality (48%) of the world's pharmaceuticals come from India. Next largest slice of the pie isn't the US, it's Europe (as a block, so kind of cheating) with 22%, then China with 13%, and then the US with 10% (remainder 7% comes from other nations). In the US alone, more than 10% of pharmaceuticals come from India. The US's pharma exports are a paltry 94.39 billion USD and imports on pharma are 212.67 billion USD, so acting like the US is the big powerhouse of reliable pharma feels disingenuous.
Your points about US exports often requiring a high degree of skill, education, and sometimes a trusted supply chain (referencing the trackers in the nVidia shipments for example), sound legitimately valid. Throwing the pharmaceutical example in there seems to (to my reading, at least) diminish those points.
Who still cares about his linux?
The United States Department of Defense, the United States Navy, the nation of Iceland, Ernie Ball, the world's most valuable retailer, London Stock Exchange, and many more, just to name a few...
Yes. That was my point. That's why it was listed in list of examples of major infrastructure providers becoming a bank or a bank-like institution.
Wells Fargo has always been a bank.
“Sometimes the only way to win is not to play.”
"I don't care about Direct File. I care about direct audit for poor people", Fixed your quote for you Bill.
"I don't care about poor people," Fixed your version of his version of the quote for him.
Apparently they made a Josie and the Pussycats movie in 2001. Oh and thereâ(TM)s an underdog movie too.
It was actually a fantastic take on the recording industry. From the aptly named band, Du Jour to the marketing being everywhere, it was impressive. Shame that it didn't do well.
A lifetime warranty refers to the life of the product. I.e. a pair of waterproof shoes with lifetime warranty, are warrantied to be waterproof until they have a hole.
FTFY. Guarantees legally have a different meaning than warranties. If my company offers a guarantee on a product and anything goes wrong, they have to repair/replace. If we only offer a warranty on the product, we warrant it against defects for that timeframe.
Interestingly to me, my understanding was that lifetime warranty/guarantee/support had legally-binding requirements that companies had to set aside certain amounts of capital to legally claim. It's partially why my company trained me to say, "Unlimited support," as opposed to, "Lifetime support."
Good idea, except you also need PS+ to play online games (except F2P games). So no one is going to drop it over day-one first party access if they play online games like COD. Unlike XBox Sony doesn't have a tiered system (Gamepass Core/Ultimate) so PS+ is the only option.
So, "Essential," "Extra," and, "Premium," aren't different tiers? Essential doesn't have a game catalog included. Extra has the game catalog and Ubisoft+ Classics. Premium has everything Extra has as well as trials, game streaming, and Sony Pictures Catalog. Source
I don't know about the House, but Truth Social is the only acceptable app for the executive branch, obviously!
I imagine that's more a commentary on the fact that the, "Service Contractor," was taking so long to get out there and do the repairs.
I agree this is a bad look, but throwing out all subscription/service contracts is not the way. Also, this is a terrible look for the contractor and the Navy. Some things need this type of treatment (complex missile and warhead maintenance would be 2 examples). However, connected ovens are not a tech the Navy needs. And ovens used to be considered part of the ship. This should have been killed at the review stages, but will be fixed now. I don't think this is the smoking gun for R2R. A bullet to support the cause, but this is going to be like the McDonald's icecream machines. Another blip.
I don't think you RTFS muchless RTFA. They weren't allowed to repair because the contract flat out states that only the company's techs can repair it:
"I went on the carrier; they had eight ovens -- this is a ship that serves 15,300 meals a day. Only two were working. Six were out." He pointed out the Navy personnel are capable of fixing their own gear but are blocked by contracts that reserve repairs for vendors, often due to IP restrictions.
(emphasis mine).
We can defeat gravity. The problem is the paperwork involved.
