I can agree with it. If someone can't afford what I've created and it helps them have a better life, I'm all for it. What does piss me off is where I see people steal my work and make a profit off of it. I'd happily license it for very small fee, but they figure why bother if they can just take it for free? It's not worth going to court over it because the cost likely far outweighs any verdict, and then I'd have to collect.

If you want to go back to the times of the founders, many of the colonies and later states had laws regulating ownership, carry and storage of weapons;. some required a regular muster of citizens as well. "Original intent" if you will, might indicate that the 2cd was not intended to prevent any government regulation of weaponry.

Including tariffs...

Good points. As always, in theory there is no difference in theory and the real world, in the real world there is.

Right now, it's more of a hypothetical to cause a lot of handwringing, and likely more trouble than it's worth; since in the end I suspect the price difference would be so small that the costs to do it outweigh the benefits. For multiple shoppers they'd probably need to show the lowest, for example, so there would be no advantage to it. Who knows if it will ever happen.

One way to deal with some issues is to get rid of shelf tags and do all pricing in app, but that has its own issues; from people who don't use apps to allowing was price comparisons between shoppers in the aisle.

Personally, I'd rather see them use such data to offer discounts real time in app, since that would give me the ability to decide if I want to use it or not.

That might be easier since they know the customer and buying habits, so targeting would be easier if ordered in app. (I've never used Instacart)

Surge pricing could change the price based on purchase data, allowing stores to increase prices when they get a demand signal. Using location tracking in store of shoppers, perhaps using the store’s app, would let them change prices when they sense a buyer is nearby and base pricing on purchase history. Let’s say you often buy something every 3 months like clockwork, and you’re at the 3 month point and by the product, they could up the price based on your buying history.

While dynamic pricing's bad result is price increases during surges or based on predicted shopping habits and ultimately individual pricing, it can also make it easier for stores to drop prices if competitors have specials.

Local stations can survive because of its niche, it’s the small networks showing specialty fare that would likely have problems going it alone; primarily, as you point out, the have now way of targeting local viewers with local adds due to the difficulty in targeting those ads.

Problem is many of the smaller channels would not survive unless they charge a high rate, and people wouldn't subscribe. They only make financial sense as part of a bundle where they get a few pennies per subscriber but it is enough to make them viable.

In your example, that bundle would be anywhere from ~23-28$/month, depending on your tolerance for ads, plus ISP fees.

I doubt cable will come back, not because of cable companies but content owners. The model now seems to be for content owners to stream their content rather rthan bundle it with other services, and more and more keeping their content exclusive to their streaming service. They'd rather be a separate subscription than on multiple streaming/cable services. As a result, all cord cutting may accomplish is instead of having one expensive cable service you have multiple expensive streams; with one advantage is you can binge watch and subscribe/subscribe to save money. Wha would be useful if the box providers for streaming like AppleTC/Amazon Firestick/etc. would get streaming services to provide APIs so the box software could create cannel/program lists that combine them and allow recording, ideally on the streamers storage setup or on the device if the streamer doesn't support a DVR.

As bots proliferate, countermeasures to try to detect them will as well, and, ironically, likely by AI driven bots as well. Takes "Robot Wars" to a new level. On a more serious note, data and bandwidth demands by bots will require a rethinking of how services are provided and charged. Sites that were small usage that suddenly see large jumps may wind up off line or with huge charges, depending on their provider's TOS.

The liquor spirits industry in the US is similar. In both cases, it results in higher prices to the customer. Broadcom's move may be bad, but I'm not sure if teh franchise model works. One challenge is franchisers have a lot of power over franchisees, so they could still exit a lot of control and dictate what and how things get sold.

Some states setup their constitutions as a means of giving citizens the right to enact laws they deem necessary; giving citizens a greater voice in how they are governed and the ability to check what they feel is governmental over reach.

In addition, they have become bigger names in some cases, meaning more $$$$. My hope is the series is enough of a hit to warrant movies.

Wind is th sail is great, until you hit the Horse Latitudes and are becalmed.

Certainly, because they can spot issues and problems and fix them; and architect a system so that it scales as needed. The problem is, where is the next generation of experienced coders coming from?