Unions historically almost provided training. Some still do, like plumbers and electricians. I always thought that a union providing training for programmers and administrators was a more effective solution than higher education for most positions.

The tech companies are populated by amoral antisocial libertarians that have no empathy for other people and believe their own hype. In what universe do you think they would ever do that?

Oh, crap

Sure, some businesses will be selling fewer devices, but it is better for the environment for people to hold onto their electronics longer. The early generation smartphones were rapidly evolving. Now they have reached a mature stage.

Some people fly RyanAir others prefer to buy a premium seat on a legacy carrier. Both products get you from A to B, just at different price points.

HP and Dell (and other manufacturers) want to make products at different price points. $5 here and $5 there adds up to real money. It is neither right or wrong, assuming the features or lack thereof is declared upfront. One does not buy RyanAir expecting a lay flat international first class.

This is not a new phenomenon. IBM mainframes have had the feature where additional memory and processors could be activated on demand for a fee.

I used to think cursive writing was pointless, but my son's teacher told us that it helped with developing fine motor control, particularly in children that had below average motor control.

Same. Only made it to the second episode. I think the writers lost sight of what made Ripley and great protagonist.

I am trying to figure if they are being sarcastic or actually believe that. Every government out there wants a perch in every smartphone. The best part is that most commercial companies are willing to provide the perch.

While a paper boarding pass is not perfect, I prefer having it in addition to the digital boarding pass.

Thanks for the links (not being sarcastic).

Reward cards have become a coupon book and maximizing the benefits involves a fair bit of planning. Ultimately, I think it ends up encouraging spend that is of questionable value.

In theory eliminating reward cards would result in lower cost growth, but in reality merchants will pocket the money and not pass savings onto the consumer.

The design will be so transcendent that the Apple iSatellite will ascend into orbit on its own.

Renault? France must be really pissed at America. Or maybe they have gotten better?

It is more complex than that. The Internet Archive may have entities within the EU where Belgium may take action.

Let us assume, however, that the Internet Archive only exists within the United States. If one has the time and money, which a country like Belgium certainly does, there exists a mechanism within Federal and many state statutes to have a court enforce foreign judgments. There are a lot of "howevers" in this scenario, so you really need to be motivated.

If I was the Internet Archive I would opt towards geo-block rather than thumbing my nose.

And start taking notes