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Comment Agressive to who (Score 1) 66

Gensler has had an aggressive tenure

Forget the Crypto drama.

Under Ginzlers watch, MANY stocks suffered from very aggressive (and probably illegal) short selling. All reports to the SEC appear to have gone no-where.

This is not just Tesla but lots of other stocks as well, and the SEC appeared not to care at all...

The SEC appeared to have been captured by powerful interests that were able to run amok, so whatever comes next cannot be worse than what we are leaving.

Comment Dunno... (Score 2) 122

I have a Masters in Electronic Engineering. However, I live in Canada and got it a long time ago when tuition was pretty cheap, plus I was on a scholarship that covered tuition and my living expenses, so I ended up essentially getting it for free.

I don't think it helped increase my earnings much, but it possibly gave me an edge in getting hired over other candidates who didn't have a Masters.

Comment Re:Young people (Score 2) 130

Two problems: (1) Canada has the twin problems of a severe housing crisis and a very overloaded healthcare system, so it has recently slashed immigration targets. It's not very easy to move here.

(2) We have our own MAGA-Lite party waiting in the wings to form the next government, which it almost certainly will.

Comment Re:Nice stunt (Score 1) 47

Put it in a case (3D-printable options available), plug in a USB-C PD power supply (65W minimum), and plug a monitor, keyboard, and (if you need it) mouse into some of the other USB-C ports (there are four, two on each side).

I'm still doing just fine with the 11th-gen CPU in mine (even bought another one just like it for my wife earlier this year), but when the time comes to upgrade it, I'm sure I'll find a use for the old motherboard.

Comment misleading intro (Score 5, Insightful) 130

The fact that schools were taught in english provided a skilled workforce, and COVID-19 suppression of tourism caused massive job loss resulting in the outmigration to countries with jobs and good wages.

It is the tourism job dependence that caused the loss of population, not the 'happiness index' focus.

Comment Re:I wish them luck... (Score 4, Interesting) 22

Many years ago, I migrated my small (12-person) company from Salesforce to SugarCRM. I paid about $1000 for a contractor to migrate all our data.

SugarCRM was awful code, but it was Good Enough, and we saved tons of money after leaving Salesforce. I don't regret the move at all.

I wish Twenty good luck also.

Comment Re:He will, indeed, take that to his grave (Score 4, Insightful) 256

Here's a little counterpoint. I worked reasonably hard in my various jobs. At age 32, I started a small software company that I sold 19 years later. I rarely worked more than 40 hours per week and certainly never expected my employees to put in more than a standard 8x5 week. Although I was theoretically on call all the time for emergency tech support, I can count the number of after-hours emergency incidents on one hand.

After I sold the company, I worked another 5 years and then I retired. I have enough money to last me, so why wold I bother busting my ass just to get more money? Life is too short.

Comment Re:Nobody is right (Score 1) 233

What makes those "twitter files" any more correct than any other information? It's very difficult - and suspect - to make a claim that all media are untrustworthy except the one you prefer/promote.

Personally, I expect that all media is trying to promote one story over another. However, that bias is irrelevant when it comes to free speech; of course people should be free to be biased in their speech. Where Free Speech really matters is that you can openly and freely criticize the Powers that Be without fear of reprisal.

Free Speech was emphatically codified to prevent shutting down speech (here: revoke broadcast licenses) that is critical to the government or a government figure. The conflating of "being allowed to spew hate speech" or "protect the children" with the true purpose of Free Speech has sadly caused people to forget what Free Speech is all about.

I would be honestly amazed if there is any enforcement of the Constitution here - if revoking a license due to "bias" isn't unconstitutional, I don't know what is. The document is only as good as willingness of people to uphold it, and that seems to be tenuous.

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