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Cake day: October 1st, 2023

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  • I never thought about it but… what are the chances they don’t have to pay tariffs on import? They raise prices because “tariffs”, but don’t actually pay them. I mean, tariffs are payed to the government by the importer. Trump is technically the mafia. What mechanisms are in place that would prohibit Wallmart from sucking Trumps cock in exchange for getting a secret special 0% import tax license?

    They are the biggest corporation. Rules don’t necessarily apply at that level. Trump would certainly listen to any proposition they may have.





  • Did they really? Microsoft championed Teams and its pretty accepted in corporate environments today, especially if they are already on Microsoft.
    Afaik, Skype for Business was merged into Teams. Skype for non-business consumers has been virtually dead for longer. The way I see it, Microsoft let go of the brand, the value of which is questionable in this decade. When they bought it, I remember the rumors saying it was because of its voice codec, which probably got used in everything from xbox live to teams in the end.





  • We no longer own our products.

    This is a popular saying but its not as clear cut. You have choice. You can own the products you use or buy. So why don’t you?

    Yes, the software we used yesterday is no longer a one time purchase today. However, you still own the software you bought yesterday and you have choice to buy new software which you will own or you can subscribe to a service providing the updated version of the new software. Example:

    I can still use a purchased copy of Adobe Lightoom from 2010.
    I can buy a new license for Affinity Photo today and use it forever.
    I can pay to use Lightroom as a service.

    Imo, the only price you pay is the trek you take into unfamiliarity brought on by using new software.



  • While many (if not most) countries have national parks, the policies surrounding them are different. A simple thing like camping is often restricted in European parks, mixed land use is allowed so you are more removed from pure non human nature. As a result, the experience of visiting one may be vastly different - depending on what you are doing. American national parks are exceptional not because they are the only country that has them - which isnt true as you pointed out, they are exceptional because of the governing policies surrounding them.

    I’d surely visit one, before I left, because the experience isnt going to be the same in any other.