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Comment · 1 month ago
Most priority mail boxes can be dropped in a blue bin depending on how heavy they are.
Comment · 1 month ago
Android is another famous example.
Comment · 1 month ago
Yeah but they get to dispose of their waste for free.
Comment · 1 month ago
Their main cash cow is disappearing(students) Also from what I've seen of University IT it's still very very siloed by department.
Comment · 1 month ago
Yeah, or you can sell.
Comment · 1 month ago
This way the US Gov can be a buyer of last resort. Backdoor bailouts.
Comment · 1 month ago
US Childrens television is full of Commonwealth media. TVO in Ontario is an absolute childrens media powerhouse.

This cultural sharing and integration has been a massive strength, and I'm horrified that we have people that want to throw it away.

Comment · 2 months ago
Doge was full of these, just in areas that you don't understand.
Comment · 2 months ago
Same.
Comment · 4 months ago
Yeah, this argument falls flat on it's face. Of course it's more complex than that.

When I worked from the office, centralized retail was very convenient and hardly added any driving. If you work from home, the opposite is true.

The next revolution would be to standardize reusable packaging, that same daily delivery truck could bring that back. But only government could make that happen.

Comment · 4 months ago
There should be a standard. (Yes I know the XKCD) Apple and Android each having their own is ridiculous and actively prevents smaller competitors(one can dream)
Comment · 4 months ago
I don't understand why you wouldn't sell and invest elsewhere in this case.
Comment · 5 months ago
No, that's Intuit lobbying.
Comment · 5 months ago
Shameless investor signalling.
Comment · 6 months ago
Linux was informed properly, and the vuln was not disclosed until 30 days after the kernel was patched.

The real debate here is what went wrong with getting that info downstream, and whose responsibility was that?

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