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This is true, but it ignores the importance of network effects in products based on social media/interaction. I'd guess that a huge part of the attraction and user retention ability of Strava is the social aspect, which they'd be crippling if free users migrated somewhere else. As a secondary issue, Strava also benefits from the data generated by free users, though I have no idea what the value of that data might be.
I've had great experiences with Viking. Bosch is sometimes mentioned, but in my experience, it may be more maintenance friendly, but it breaks just as often (dishwasher and oven both needed major part replacements withing 7 years ownership).
I'm definitely interested in seeing what others have to say. I would like lasting quality, but not at the expense of efficiency and a small slice of modern features (ice dispenser being the main one), so vintage doesn't really meet my needs. I just know that I won't buy another appliance made by a large electronics brand like Samsung, LG, etc. Poor reliability + poor service ability paired with 'smart' features I have zero interest in.
edit: meant Kinesis
Funny that despite this 'extreme example', Canadians have almost 3 years longer life expectancy than us in the US, are healthier throughout their lives, and have comparable or better outcomes with treatments. Where the US has better outcomes (e.g. - some forms of cancer, some organ transplants), it's only very marginally better (like 1% higher chance of surviving 5 years after colon cancer diagnosis when compared to Canada). And for that 1%, you're spending MUCH more money on your treatment.
Basically nearly every measured outcome is better in Canada rather than the US, despite US paying twice as much on healthcare costs per capita when compared to Canada.
> We have far fewer ICU beds, doctors, imaging machines, etc. per capita than peer nations, and the entire country is in varying degrees of harsh lockdown because our hospitals were already overwhelmed during a normal flu season.
That may all be true, yet it's still better care than what the average US citizen gets, despite paying twice as much per capita.
> What states should do is encourage more competition as a way to lower healthcare costs.
They've been trying to 'encourage more competition' for decades now with healthcare costs only continuing to climb while affordable access falls (ignoring the gains that came and went with ACA). "Competition" doesn't exist in industries that are nearly impossible to enter due to regulatory capture and the insane entrenchment of giant healthcare organizations. The few that succeed in making any progress at all get rapidly acquired.
Reality is that no-system is perfect, there will be complaints and tradeoffs. But the US system is broken for a huge proportion of residents, and it's not going to change without drastic measures. I'm all for torching the whole thing and trying single payer. There may be complains about single payer systems across the world, but according to most of the publications I've seen (probably all, but my memory is imperfect), the vast majority of those subject to it would never trade it for what the US has.
Basic healthcare access in 'the richest country in the world' should be a fundamental right, not a for-profit industry.
1. https://www.cato.org/blog/brief-history-deep-deplatforming 2. https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/why-government-should-n... 3. https://www.cato.org/blog/keep-government-away-twitter
Unfortunate, because I'd love to build some prototypes based on graal features, but Oracle's apparent disinterest in supporting community contributions, and the questions around licensing of parts of the graal ecosystem leaves me worried enough to avoid it for now.
Other complaint would be that self-serviceability of the switches is pretty poor (I broke a kb trying to replace a bad switch and doing a lazy job desoldering, destroying a pad, and having a hard time finding a suitable trace to try and run a wire to). Sounds like serviceability is something they are rectifying in a new iteration that should be getting released sometime this year. I'll be picking up one of the new ones when they are available. On balance, has been the best overall KB experience I've had.
Java does seem to absorb from tried and tested ideas. There are a few major features I can think of that have largely come from or been inspired by popular and mature 3rd party libraries (time, reactive streams and various collection apis come to mind).
Cyclists I know commonly take 400mg before a race to training session, and often top up over the course of the event if it's more than a couple hours. So I don't think the numbers reported are high, unless casual coffee is your basis comparison. But in the context of caffeine for fat loss, where supplements have high amounts, the numbers seem in line with common use.
> Firstly Microsoft monopoly got thrown out because of unethical behavior of the judge (which is why there isn't two Microsoft entities today. The whole thing hinged on "Microsoft installed its browser by default which gave it an unfair advantage." To allow the DOJ to save face, Microsoft agreed to make it easier to install other browsers.
Nothing was 'thrown out', rather the penalty was changed after the higher court issued a ruling that actually changed the liability implications for MS, which allowed MS to negotiate a lesser judgement. Findings of fact and the ruling were not overthrown, despite questions about judge Jackson's impartiality.
Beyond that, the US was not the only jurisdiction in which Microsoft was taken to court and found guilty of monopolistic practices. "DOJ" is meaningless in courts outside the US, so your statement doesn't even make logical sense as a component of your argument.
Second - you seem to be standing behind a single dictionary definition for what constitutes a monopoly. That's fine when discussing certain technicalities in abstraction, but completely ignores the fact that the dictionary definition is meaningless in terms of law. A monopoly can absolutely exist even in the presence of competitive options, and that is very clearly laid out in many ways in various laws and legal precedents. The Sherman Act* alone has very clear statements about this, and absolutely contradicts what you are saying. Monopolistic behavior is about controlling the market and/or using market/industry dominance to prevent or stifle competition. It is not about the sheer absence of competition.
* https://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-monopoly-single-...
We were actually talking about posting a Show HN about this (and still may, since a proper introduction would probably help first-timers gain some context about why we're excited about this).
The Industrial/Operational space is generally not something I see mainstream consumer/enterprise developers talking or thinking much about. If there are general questions about the industry, the software, or this new release/announcement, ask away.
Again, your mileage may differ, but FB knowing more about people didn't seem to matter for me. When it came down to it, a dollar spent with Google was far better than a dollar spent with FB.
Having worked in an environment that was essentially 'medium sized rooms with sizable cubicles', I would MUCH prefer that over open-office. In one environment I found particularly effective, cubicles were about 2m x 2m, with separator walls that were around 1.5m tall. This was great for reducing chatter and visual distraction, and offering a modicum of privacy, but readily enabled 'gophering' discussions and impromptu technical discussions. The cubicle walls allowed just enough friction to noticeably minimize social chatter while not preventing fruitful organic discussions.
Granted, this was in a nice building, with tons of windows and natural light. On the other end, I've worked in a cubicle-farm call center that had 'cubicles' that were really just shoulder-width dividers on long tables, all crammed into deep, dark cavernous office space. Having only suffered temporary exposure to open office environments, still not sure which I'd pick if given the choice, but it was definitely not a pleasant work experience/environment.
Guess point being, not all cubicles/cubicle environments are created equally, so at least for me, preferences are about more than just seating arrangement.
That said, being able to change/edit PRs in github with vscode will be awesome. Will negate the need to check out out a branch locally for a ton of cases.
I work indoors 99% of the time, in relatively clean environment. Have had 2 keyboards that had issues with keys sticking, double tapping, or failing to register presses. Compressed air would sometimes work for a while, sometimes not. Have to take it in and wait multiple days for it to be fixed. My company has had multiple 2017 and 2018 macbooks need to be sent in for service because of broken keys (I'm migrating to my new machine this weekend so they can send my 2017 in for refurb/repair).
You've been lucky, and I'm glad you haven't had issues, but many of us have. We're not all as lucky as you are.