In my country, thankfully, DST was abolished for good in 2019. The benefits were too low to justify its use. Of course, bars and restaurants weren’t too happy about it, but the hassle of adjusting to that one-hour shift twice a year was awful for most people. No more DST around here.
I always thought mathematical problems were meant to be solved because their solutions could somehow improve our understanding of the world and, ultimately, the human condition, not merely because someone could be the first to publish them.
Apparently, anything that challenges US "dominance" is bad for the world. In Brazil, the "Chinese dominance" has done the terrible job of pushing new-car prices down by roughly **5–15%** over the last 6 months. Used cars in competing segments are also starting to drop by around **1–5%**. Truly catastrophic for consumers.
I really would like to understand how it is to 'improve your experience' the fact of seeing 'relevant' ads while using apps.
I always disable everything related to this.
It's kind of sad. But I stopped watching since 2018. That includes Star Wars and anything DC or Marvel. I opened up an exception for the Mandalorian TV series, which was great, but that was the last.
I think that’s a great message and positioning from Microsoft. They embraced it strategically, which says a lot about how critical open-source and cloud-native ecosystems have become in modern enterprise IT.
"Here, this is the Internet. Because all the information in the world will be in your finger tips, everyone will become more intelligent, the world will be better!".
Instead, humans prefer to watch reality shows and see lip-plumped women on instagram and TikFok.