Those who paid Ford after he left office did it so that Carter would know he would be taken care of by the same people when he left office. Like I said, they used to hide it.

All presidents end up quite wealthy after one or two terms. They all do this. Trump just does it at an entirely new level, and doesn't even try to hide it.

I could probably still walk someone through reinstalling the Windows 95 TCP/IP stack with my eyes closed.

The question comes down to, do they give the AI the tools to actually fix your problem?

I did multiple rounds of trying to get T-Mobile's Indian customer support to fix a problem, and by the end, I realized they didn't even have the ability to do what needed to be done. I had to file a report with the FCC, and then someone from T-Mobile US HQ called me and fixed the problem. I felt really sorry for the Indian call center as that must be really frustrating.

On the flip side, my kid's Roblox account got hacked, stolen, and sold. Their AI customer support bot got it recovered and fixed in minutes. It had the tools to fix the problem. I was really impressed.

I did dialup ISP technical support for a summer in college. Worst job I've ever had. AI can have it.

It's where you go to argue with someone exactly like this manager about why your bill is $300/month.

The one near me had an old lady go back in with a hammer and smash up the store. I completely understand why she did it.

It will probably come down to how good a lawyer the guy can afford.

TFS implies that these conversations are getting indexed even if you keep the link private. That should not be the case. Is that a good security practice? Of course not, but it still shouldn't end up indexed if the link isn't posted somewhere public.

Elasticity of supply and demand determines who pays the additional tax.

Tax cigarettes and the consumer pays. Tax apples and consumers buy pears instead. The seller pays the tax.

Reality for most products is somewhere in between.

It isn't as simple as that.

Given all the law enforcement and government agencies involved, they probably wouldn't have had their carry-ons returned for months, if ever. I'd have taken my laptop bag down the slide.

What happens to it after the mission? More space junk? TFA doesn't specify.

A spoon full of kratom gives me the alertness of a couple cups of coffee without the heart palpitations.

You have a device with a microphone and a cellular modem in your pocket that's always on. What's to say they're not already doing that?

The advantage is that everyone makes the shift on the same day. There is no need to coordinate between kids schools and parents job.

If they go through with this, it means I leave home in the dark and get home in the dark in the winter. I work in a high rise, so I'll go all week without seeing daylight. Which is kind of depressing.