Roman #Monopoly piece? A bronze figurine of #dog found at the #Roman roadside station on the Brandsteig, Aichhalden-Rötenberg, where a votive altar dedicated to Diana Abnoba was found. #Dogs were associated with Diana. The figurine may have been an offering to the goddess.
🫠 Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair Practices | 404media
「 The current announcement will not allow for aftermarket parts to be used, which is a critical distinction. Aftermarket parts are widely used in other electronics, other companies’ smartphones, and they used to be widely used in iPhones prior to the parts pairing restrictions 」
Margot Robbie is taking on yet another of our childhood memories — her company LuckyChap is set to produce a live-action feature film based on Monopoly. Here's more from Variety.
'Big business in Australia faces less competition than almost anywhere in the world and likes it that way. The era of privatisation and “light-handed” regulation has only made matters worse. Turning the situation around will require a full set of policy tools, including conduct measures, divestiture and, in some cases, a return to public ownership.'
Amarcord di oggi: la classica edizione di Monopoli quadrata della Editrice Giochi (si chiamava ancora senza la Y finale 🙂 ).
Non so come abbia fatto ad arrivare fino ad oggi con me da quanto è frusta dal tempo e dal giocarci per terra in cortile da piccolo 😁
Ce l'ho dalle elementari, quando si giocava con le regole inventate, perchè guai a leggere le istruzioni, e non si capiva cos'era l'ipoteca, ma tutti a picchiarsi per avere il candelabro 🤭
On the #enshitification of Google, but not much many of us can do. For one, I can't just write a check to something like Kagi for my search needs (and I highly doubt my library would pony up for it either). Will just have to keep looking for options, but it gets harder. And not only does the company not care, very often my brethren #librarians don't care either.
Note to self.
When listing stuff for sale on #eBay I must remember they will take 14%. They'll also take 14% on the postage.
...and they'll pay no tax to the Australian Government #corporategreed#monopoly
One of the world's richest companies is now under fire from the #UnitedStates govt. #Justice & 16 states filed a #lawsuit against the Silicon Valley giant on Thurs, accusing the company of abusing its #power as a #monopoly to edge out rivals & ensure customers keep using its products.
Apple has repeatedly demonstrated they will do whatever they can to tighten their grip on US consumers and app developers while intentionally and artificially making it as painful as possible to interoperate with others. It’s straight out of the 90s Microsoft playbook, but cranked up to 11.
There's a new ride hailing app in the PH called Peek Up. I hope it, together with InDrive, Maxim and Owto, can compete with monopolistic Grab in the 4-wheeled vehicle category. Initially, "the service is available in Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan."
Why is this legal?
"In 2023, UHG raked in a jaw-dropping $22.4 billion in profits with $5.5 billion in the fourth quarter alone. Revenue was up by 14.6% to an incredible $371.6 billion.This financial windfall has come via rewriting healthcare industry practices through vertical integration ... to essentially be a value-chain monopoly, controlling everything from health insurance to medical services to healthcare data to pharmaceuticals." #Healthcare#Monopoly https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/prescriptionsforabrokensystem/109088
PS: This looks like an objection to federated or decentralized #SocialMedia as such, even a preference for #monopoly, as if we'd learned nothing from #Facebook and #Twitter. Kept expecting that the rest of the article would dispel that impression, but it didn't.
DOJ sues Apple over iPhone monopoly in landmark antitrust case (www.cnbc.com)
Apple and its iPhone and App Store business have been eyed by the Department of Justice, which previously filed antitrust suits against Google.