The current tax law favors the use of tips over charging higher prices and paying a better wage.

Restaurants that do not provide table service (such as fast casual chains) do not rely on tipped workers, but I am not sure those workers do any better than workers who live on tips.

Budgie might be easier for someone who isn’t a technical user.

It depends how it is done. Instead of denials, it could be used to “approve without review” all the easy cases and then forward to a human all the rest. This would speed up approval for lots of situations and focus human effort on more difficult cases.

The video skips a very important step. It isn’t just human vs. AI. It is human vs. human+AI. If a human can do 10x the work with an AI assistant, we only need 1/10 the humans in that job for the same output. So then the question is, does the added productivity grow that market, retaining those jobs, create new market opportunities, shifting those jobs, or just produce a bunch of unemployed people?

Aside from direct vandalism or persuasion, is there something I can do to combat the Ring cameras on nearly every door in my neighborhood?

Charts without Solus is kinda like Maps without New Zealand.

Did he remove his microphone? That’s the first thing I do with every new computer, physically remove the microphone. Microphones pick up much more data than cameras.

the code required to move the taskbar to the top or sides isn’t actually in Windows 11, because Microsoft created the new taskbar from the ground up

Funny, I run a script on my work computer that let’s me move it. I like it on the top.

Social security does need reform. There’s no reason we should cap contributions. We also need more nuance by ability and type of work one does when we determine retirement ages.

The unforeseen effects should be enough to give us pause.

What’s the difference between big software companies and drug cartels? No, this is not the opening line of a joke.

I started using Linux as my primary computer about 7 years ago. After a few months of distro hopping, I landed on Solus because it is stable and rolling. I didn’t want to deal with breaks during major upgrades. My system is still going and I have no complaints. I’m just a regular computer user, personal and work (non-tech job). I have to wonder why Solus doesn’t get more attention.

Less income than what is defined in the chart.

It requires more effort to spread intelligent ideas.

What is your definition of success, then? In my neighborhood, most families have below median income, and all of us live with incomes below what is outlined in the chart. Very few of us are unhappy.

Humans have always been stupid but today technology has made it easier for the dumbest among us to be more influential than any stupid person of any prior era. This, we are in the golden age of stupidity.

What’s it mean when most people do it successfully with less?

Will a .onion site work for you instead? No registration, no cost, and easy to self-host.

I’m testing this app now, just between me and my wife before we give it to the kids. Right now we can only send location updates when we open the app. I’ve tried all the typical things (background battery, always on GPS permissions, etc) without luck. Suggestions? Did you get it to work well for you?