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Comment Re:Meaningless (Score 1) 37

This is yet another predictable side effect of people misunderstanding the stimulus and response reflex of capitalism: Apply dollars, make things happen more.

I have played a handful of FTP games and put a not insignificant amount of time into them... but never any money. If I don't get to own the thing, defined by being able to use it (not even "as I see fit", just at all — but on my schedule) then I won't pay more for the thing than it's worth to me right now, like going to see a movie. If I don't get the server, or if there's DRM which requires activation, that severely reduces what I'll pay.

Comment Re: What companies still pay for periodicals? (Score 1) 96

It's very common for mechanics to be required to provide their own tools.

It's California law that you cannot require an employee to provide their own tools, unless you are paying them at least twice the minimum wage. This is true in general, not just for auto shops. I worked in an RV shop. I had to provide my tools. I got in a wage dispute over it. I received a settlement.

Only the low-end guys in the shop don't typically have to provide tools.

Comment Well, I have some bad news... (Score 3, Insightful) 15

The word "seems" in the sentence "They are drawn to it because they feel burned by the traditional system and want a fresh start with something that seems more modern and less manipulative." is so load-bearing I can only hope that the author is also a structural engineer.

To a darkly hilarious extent 'fintech' is more or less entirely regulatory arbitrage with a light skin of 'apps'.

Comment Re: Apple computer (Score 2) 90

I bought a $300 laptop almost two years ago, it still does all the things I want it to do, and quickly too. It's got a 2C4T AMD and I was able to upgrade the RAM to 8GB with a perfectly matching used module from eBay for $15. (IME they have to match exactly for modern integrated video to work reliably.) It's no game console, but video encode and decode work well.

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