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> In the absence of regulations, everyone does exactly that... eventually.

Even with regulation we probably all have our number, our price.

> Accountants and engineers have professional license requirements. The license could be taken away as punishments for unethical behavior. Software "engineers" don't.

Oddly enough, I am an accountant. I'd say that it's rare for accountants in the US to lose their license but not unheard of.

> Companies lie to employees all the time.

My friends and I have no loyalty to our employers at this point. Big or small, we've all been burned. Some places are just less unpleasant than others. My bar is so low that as long as no one is screaming at me or threatening my coworkers I usually call that a good day. Getting out of retail helped.

Software "engineers" could use a lot of this professional and ethical responsibility too.

> I had a family member come down with shingles shortly after getting boosted, hasn't been infected with covid in years.

Covid has only been around for a couple of years.

Three cheers for Tory misrule and Brexit.

Second derivative I think. Inflation is change in prices. Change in inflation is a second order derivative? I wish more Americans knew at least a little conceptually about derivatives. Personally, I need to review them. Anecdotally, the number of accountants that I've met that haven't progressed beyond middle school level math is depressing as well.

Three cheers for Brexit and Tory rule I suppose.

In parts of the US they still very much burn the plant stubble in the fall. It creates a large amount of smog that irritates the eyes and give off an acrid smell.

It's very much a stretch to compare Alex Jones to normal journalists, as much as most people seem to dislike journalists on this site.

As it's been explained to me, we're in a demand shock with more or less normal supply constrained by logistics problems.

> I bailed from T-Mobile to Mint, an MVNO running on the same network. Downside is that if there's network congestion you'll be deprioritized behind T-Mobile's direct customers, but it hasn't been an issue for me. Plans from the major carriers are insane, the price structure is always like $80 for the first line plus $10 per additional line, so unless you have four phones on your plan you're really getting screwed.

In comparison, Mint's plans are $15 to $30 per line if you prepay for a year at a time, and there's no extra activation fees. It's been working well for me.

If your phone has eSIM support you can probably install their app and run a free week trial alongside your current phone service if you want to test it out. For older phones they sell a $5 test kit with two SIMs, one for the trial and a second to activate a real account, and it includes a $5 discount to pay back the trial cost.<

Mint is nice in urban areas, but don't get it if you need roaming coverage or coverage in rural areas. You won't get it. SMS often breaks down as well when you're out of cell signal range. I've had a few important texts disappear due to that. Otherwise if you don't leave an urban area or deal with a disaster flooding cellular traffic, then Mint is a great, cheap, urban option.

> The definition of "desert" only refers to precipitation amounts, not aridity. Water is still available via lakes, reservoirs, rivers, springs, groundwater, etc.

Water was still available via lakes, reservoirs, rivers, springs, groundwater, etc.