Maybe the point is such a system that only works on numbers is inhumane and should be avoided? Economics people want to argue within economic frameworks which don’t work well if some assumed market conditions don’t exist. I have never seen reality work quite as described when free market breaks down and MNCs control government policymaking
My problem with economics is that it takes economic theory and tries to prescribe it to reality… rather than explain the reality of it. It is also quite vague about what happens when institutions that deliberately meddle with fundamental assumptions like that of a free market… like Multimillion dollar MNCs that manipulate governments and essentially are policy makers who shape the market itself.
Does economic theory hold good when the free market ceases to exist as described by it?
You can start with Endeavor OS KDE… it’s an arch system with Endeavor OS package managment added on top. So the Arch experience is the same… without the pain of installation.
Android as a system has too many moving parts. You not only have to worry about various device manufacturers compiling their own versions of AOSP, you have to worry about how manufacturers package unremovable apps like facebook, candy crush, etc.
The backdoor is actually the front door… and it is app vendors who are actually the customers… not the phone owners.
The main reason smartphones took off is that business people were salivating at an always on, always listening device with 10+ sensors collecting data on this whole world. And we pay for the privilege.
Android has to be designed to collect data and show you ads. Is it really surprising that security here is just security against free access to this data from outsiders… and not caring about your security?
There’s no such thing as perfect security… unless your application is trivial and doesn’t do very much. Android is designed to collect data from the dozen plus sensors on your phone in order to get money from app vendors to push ads.
Normally that level of coordination is impossible among different companies, at least some would keep prices lower to retain customers.
The biggest con in the world. You would think people are not capable of organizing for a common cause.
That level of coordination IS possible when all you need is a bunch of CXOs and investors in a union.
You think collusion to keep prices is not possible? Does that people people agreeing on a specific set of laws and policies living in a demarcated region (a country) is not possible?
Hey it’s not like we can pick and choose what old fucks like to say on TV or to the press… especially if it’s conveniently what Israel apologists want to happen.
Somehow you expect Biden to reverse or ameliorate all these economic situations… or you somehow didn’t expect Trump to do all these yet you expect Biden to. Trump said he would accelerate the slaughter… you still had bills to pay when he was president (you expect the president to help you with your bills?), rent and homelessness is supposed to be fixed with cooperation from state, center, and landlords. The last of them are still greedy as ever regardless of presidents so I don’t generally expect that the president can do much. Even in this regard Biden is at least trying to fight the republican controlled congress and SC to pass student debt forgiveness.
When Biden tries you all cry that he isn’t doing anything while the republicans block any attempts in each step of the way.
When Trump does anything you all cheer his shitty behavior that hurt you more as a common man than as a conservative.
Aircraft maker Boeing is expected to commit to sweeping changes on Thursday in a new plan meant to reassure the public, airline customers and regulators that the troubled company’s planes are safe to fly.
The problem is it’s incredibly hard to switch off the years of information accumulated in your brain and pretend to be a beginner when communicating your thoughts.
So you’re saying that signing away your rights in a EULA or contracts is not scummy behavior or that a person has the audacity to expect basic decency in this day and age?
What’s funny about them creating this whatsapp group to crib about deep states is that THEY are kind of a deep state. I am shocked at how such individuals in powerful positions and wealth are so self-unaware… whilst arguably being very intelligent. They’re ignorant of their own power and their ability to inflict evil if they ever wished to.
I’ve been cleaning out my drive and photos lately because I’ve been on the edge of having no storage for a year. I removed A LOT of photos yesterday and now I am again out of storage....
L.A. County wants to cap rent hikes at 3%. Landlords say that would push them to sell (www.latimes.com)
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Toxic linux communities moment:
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'I'm not going to let you continue': ABC host stops Trump lawyer from lying about Biden (www.rawstory.com)
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Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customers (finance.yahoo.com)
Iran’s supreme leader writes letter to US students, says they stand 'on right side of history' (www.aa.com.tr)
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Trump campaign raises record $34.8 million in donations after guilty verdict (www.cnbc.com)
Boeing’s plan to fix the company could suggest major changes (www.cnn.com)
Aircraft maker Boeing is expected to commit to sweeping changes on Thursday in a new plan meant to reassure the public, airline customers and regulators that the troubled company’s planes are safe to fly.
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$15 Big Macs: As inflation drives up fast food prices, map shows how they differ nationwide (www.usatoday.com)
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PM Modi to Rajat Sharma in Salaam India show: 'God has ordained that I should continue to work till 2047' (www.indiatvnews.com)
Where the CHIPS Act money has gone (www.theverge.com)
Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities (arstechnica.com)
Google recklessly violated privacy laws to spike ad profits, lawsuit says....
Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat (newrepublic.com)
Google Photo/Drive Storage
I’ve been cleaning out my drive and photos lately because I’ve been on the edge of having no storage for a year. I removed A LOT of photos yesterday and now I am again out of storage....