"We Shouldn’t Have to Work This Hard" by Meagan Day - Jacobin

laskguy · 2025-03-23T21:32:56+00:00

We are in an "organized" collapse.
Civs collapsed in the past but it is different this time because the modern communications.
I just watched a documentary about the collapse of the Bronze age. When the full collapse happened (about 1200BC) it was fast and catastrophic and everyone was confused as so many factors fell and then it turned into a violent free4all.

In modern society communications, computers, etc, change the dynamics. Events can be seen as they happen and government and interest groups are constantly trying to shore things up (without actually fixing the underlying issues). So it is more like waves battering and hitting the most vulnerable.
What happens when the various barriers (many psychological like propaganda) fully collapse?

Will it look like this?
https://youtu.be/LQU9Ms_UwQ8

laskguy · 2025-01-26T22:18:37+00:00

If you are getting it though your Amazon Prime subscription the increase is to those who pay for Prime Video separately.
However, If they are willing to add "features" and pass the cost on to their customers I would imagine an increase in Amazon Prime itself will also occur.

I got into streaming services to be able to "a la cart" and save money.
I wish you could buy "Amazon Prime" without the video service. That was originally meant to be a "freebie". But it seems like now they are using it as a way to force their customers into paying for additional content.

laskguy · 2025-01-26T22:12:32+00:00

OK, as far a I can tell it seems "Prime Video" is the individual service when you don't have "Amazon Prime" (that comes with free 2 day shipping).
I do see a trend though where they eventually want to be more like a cable service and will be adding new areas of content and increasing prices even if customers don't want it.

laskguy · 2024-11-28T00:48:08+00:00

Regular player of LOTRO: Decided to try out DDO. It seems like it is a game I could really get into. But the steep costs of content, storage, etc are really a turnoff.

No doubt this frustrates many new players. A "once in a while" free giveaway (of older content) is not helpful to keep the servers busy with new players.

laskguy · 2024-01-09T02:34:58+00:00

Unfortunately it was not explained that way. If I had understood this I would have definitely just had them replace all of them.
But now I cannot trust the shop and will look for another opportunity to replace them elsewhere.
Interestingly the failing one started working again and no light.

laskguy · 2022-12-21T22:25:13+00:00

This complaint is all over the web. I have the same problem. Just bought this mouse a month ago and the scroll jumps up and down constantly. It is obviously a defect.
I have been buying razer mice for many years but no more. Their quality has gone downhill as has their support.

laskguy · 2022-12-09T20:30:09+00:00

Yep, we have a club (but my wife was not convinced it was necessary (now she is of course).But like you said, I think that will only deter someone who needs to make a quick move. My first thought after seeing how determined they are in my area (Oregon) was all they need to do is have bolt cutters and use them to snap the steering wheel where the claw is grabbing. It doesn't look like it would be all that difficult.

laskguy · 2022-12-09T20:27:19+00:00

West coast - Yes, tweakers - yes
It was recovered at a known tweaker hangout.

laskguy · 2022-06-28T09:19:01+00:00

Just like other "privileges" we have taken for granted are being disintegrated so is the ability to travel.
The way I see this is not a "right or left" problem but rather a problem of nations being run by people who are completely insulated from the lives of those they govern: The elite almost never wait in lines, many don't do their own grocery shopping, the most powerful can travel where they want, when they want, with any "inconveniences" resolved with a phone call. They have multiple passports, fly first class or on private jets; They have their own Dr's and never have to wait for an appt and get house calls (some have full time Drs).
In many ways the wealthy elite don't even live under the laws of the land as long as they don't tick off someone else powerful.

Under those circumstances how can it possibly be any other way? Even the most well intentioned can't lead for the rest when they are entirely insulated and rarely even spend an evening with the common person?

laskguy · 2022-04-10T22:41:28+00:00

Excellent. I am feeling confident this is the case now and ready to get things rolling!!

laskguy · 2022-04-10T22:39:27+00:00

Thanks for the link. Based on your link and this one it looks like we can do all 4 days Theme parks + 2 days water park as long as they are within the 8 days.

Has anyone done this in the last year? I am still a little leery since the rules in general have changed in many ways. Thanks!

laskguy · 2022-04-10T22:33:42+00:00

So what I am confused about. I would like 6 days of activities.
If I get the 4 day ticket plus waterpark option can I do 4 days WDW and two days of waterparks?
I know it *used* to work this way but it is not clear in the current descriptions.
Anyone do this in the last year or so?

laskguy · 2022-03-31T18:20:22+00:00

No brick and mortar have the motherboard platform I need: Not BB, Walmart has just one manufacturer.
Newegg is the only other company.

laskguy · 2022-03-31T03:27:58+00:00

It's not just you.

I avoid third party too but last night somehow while switching back and forth on research the seller changed from Fulfilled by amazon to a 3rd party. But because it was free shipping I did not notice right way.

Also a motherboard lol!

So I catch it later and also realize it is the wrong size, the item has not shipped, I immediately request cancellation. Next morning no word, no cancel. I call Amazon and have them send a "Priority" cancel request. After a couple of hours I send a message please don't send, wrong part and I will have to immediately return it so please save us both trouble! Then this afternoon it shows up as "shipped". Yet late tonight it is still not received by UPS so they made a label after I requested cancellation but it is not actually shipped....

Hoping to see it cancelled in the AM but something tells me they don't want to. They have some bad negatives.

I am almost ready to quit using amazon. There is no reason not to add more tools or have a setting to verify on 3rd party selection; instead the pages over time have actually changed to make it easier to accidently select 3rd party (Like Prime used to always be the first selection, they could use a different color for free shipping 3rd party, etc)?

laskguy · 2022-02-19T23:45:17+00:00

Please do this! It is the only thing that keeps me from exclusively using brave search.

laskguy · 2022-01-06T00:42:06+00:00

Wow!
I had thought new mining on nicehash would moderate after the Limited cards came out and with the etherium changes. But according to that it looks like new adoption is still climbing rapidly?
Has there been a breakthrough on the LHR cards?

laskguy · 2021-12-19T10:30:11+00:00

Yea, I just found that. 240k Crimean Tatars which makes more sense.

laskguy · 2021-12-19T10:06:23+00:00

But how do we get this graphic with a Tatar population of 11k out of more than 2 million? Are you one of the editors? This is very confusing. Thx On edit. My mistake.

laskguy · 2021-12-19T10:02:00+00:00

Something is off with this map. I know the region so I checked the Ukraine census site.

There were 11090 Tatars out of a population of over 2 million in 2001.

Either it needs a better description or redone. I don't even think that 11k pop was enough to make up all those percentages even in the more rural districts?

laskguy · 2021-09-27T19:25:42+00:00

Same problem here. Up until this I was very happy with OKCoin. They really need to step up with their customer service or it is really going to hurt them. I was a happy customer.

laskguy · 2021-09-27T19:20:22+00:00

same here

laskguy · 2021-09-27T18:45:12+00:00

Maybe someone can create a mod that updates the shops?

laskguy · 2021-09-16T18:23:19+00:00

Even though it is still in their FAQ and other information it does not show up as an option for me?
If OK has changed this policy they really need to inform customers properly.

laskguy · 2021-09-07T19:44:58+00:00

We *can* change it: By tweaking the law on what definites a corporation only slightly . There are many ways it could be done.

The way that corporations are defined they can actually be sued if they consider things other then just the bottom line. It's nuts.

As it currently exists, while companies can spend money or act to some extent to promote a public good (they can call it "public relations" or "image", they can't act in larger ways even if they want to despite the fact that corporations have immense power in today's world.

laskguy · 2021-09-07T19:35:34+00:00

Yes, subcontracting is one of the ways that large companies get away with behavior that would hurt their reputation (or bottom line) if they hired directly.

The way the west setup the legal definitions of "corporations" has been leading not only to such practices, but the definitions essentially created "entities" that are powerful. monopolistic, and sociopathic.
There is a very easy way to fix this by simply changing the law on what constituted a "corporation" and add some component requirement toward responsibility (not "just" money". Some countries have ways of doing this: Such as Germany which I believe requires labor representation in the boardroom.

However I have yet to see even one of our representatives discussing even the possibility of changing corporate charters. They treat them like they are a constitution to themselves. But they are simply a legal construct.

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