The first thing I do on installing Linux is nuke NetworkManager and it's ilk.

There's no reason a smart TV MUST have an account with the manufacturer or seller unless they want to enshittify it.

You may want to have accounts with various streaming services or perhaps you just want it to stream video you have on a NAS.

If you just put in the tip there is no income tax.

Apple never promised anonymity, at least not broadly. All they promised is a unique email address that does not expose your real address when used. The official explanation is pretty clear that it is to help you prevent your email from view, not that it protected your identity from being revealed. Frankly, anyone that sends threatening letters to government officials and thinks a provider won't turn over their info is doubling down on stupid.

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)

On the other hand, take notice. There's a bunch of ideas being kicked around out there to subject ALL drivers to an automatic intoxication screening, even life-long non-drinkers. Might be worth looking at what could go wrong.

So let's not poison the sea life with mercury from coal and choke the birds on smog.

Nuclear could be a good option if we would actually reprocess the spent fuel.

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.

That also explains the hairball of dependencies.

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.