Companies would normally be terrified to fire this many engineers because they'd be snapped up by competitors.
I wonder how many of them were really engineers, and not just some random coder with engineer in the title.
How did they possibly lose this case? This could easily destroy Disney's bottom line because people will purchase sling for 1 day for only for sports events instead of a monthly subscription.
Per TFA:
Disney argued that the passes violate an agreement with Sling TV that says the service must give subscribers access to its content through monthly subscriptions.
However, Judge Subramanian argues that this claim isn’t likely to succeed, as the contract doesn’t stipulate a “minimum subscription length,” adding that the agreement’s “broad definition” of a subscriber “clearly covers users of the Passes.”
Seems Disney never though a streaming service would offer anything less than monthly subscriptions and thus did not did not clearly define a minimum subscription length; and thus Sling could sell one day subscriptions. IIRC, if a contract is not clear the benefit goes to the one who did not write the contract, in most cases. I suspect Disney will fix this in the next contract, or look to see if generates marginal revenue without hurting subscription revenue and decide it's OK. Sling also probably would not have offered it if they though it would have a negative long term impact on subscriptions and subscriber growth.,
Neither the summary nor the article bother to mention this.
I suspect people will realize that it is US sales numbers when they read 'federal tax credit" and amounts in $, as well as Rivian. As to cause, I suspect those on th fence pulled the plug before credits expired, and others just saw a huge price increase. Paradoxically, if you want an EV in the US now is likely the time to see what sort of deal you can get as dealers want to get rid of them and stop paying for the floor plan.
With so many examples out there like Radio Shack, the first thing I always wonder is . . . does it actually have anything to do with Creative Labs?
It appears so since the Creative Labs page advertises the Kickstarter campaign. In addition, they use the Creative SoundBlaster logo and I suspect CL's lawyers would be on them if they weren't associated with CL in some way.
When did you think that was a good idea, pilgrim?
Smart company would fix problem and get YouTuber to test again; unless the problem isn’t fixable. Then you sre fucked and drawing attention via a lawsuit is a bad idea.
Apple support staff were unable to assist her
No. There is always something which can be done. There is ALWAYS a process for handling exceptions. Apple support staff were unwilling to assist her. The management in the support team is also part of the support staff, although they probably think they're above it.
I assume Apple has a way, but due to corporate policy TS is not allowed to do what she asked; even if they wanted to help. It’s also possible they do not have access to the tools to help her. Personally, I would not want TS to be able transfer owner based on a phone call and some social engineering. In her case, I suspect a judge could order the husband to make an ownership change and can do far worse than Apple for non-compliance.
Unwilling, or possibly incompetent. I did tech support in various capacities for years, and learned early on that a large percentage of people who were incompetent to do that job somehow managed not to get fired, mostly by closing tickets after telling customers "Can't do it". Another large percentage migrated to management.
It’s also possible it is corporate policy and the TS reps would get fired for violating it.
If teaching were perfect, then all students would get A grades. If teaching methods did actually improve, some grade shift upwards would be expected. Or maybe college being a possible life long major expense makes students more serious about studying.
I don't think any of those things are the major cause of this level of grade inflation, but probably contribute at least a little.
Students also have to put in the work, It's a two way street.
Part of the problem is the path of least resistance. Friends who still teach say they will get calls from parent (!) over grades so at some point it's easier to give A's and let the real world sort it out
A good instructor knows what questions are say and others hard and can craft a test to be pretty assured it will fall into a certain score distribution. Reviewing answers can also identify confusing questions or gaps in th lessons if people regularly get it wrong.
Why don't start first by making GNU Hurd is fully functional, and not try to replace an OS that is already FOSS and has wide app adaptation, like Android? And yes, there are bolt-ons like the Google add-ons, but with the FOSS Google replacement plugins, you can get a largely functional FOSS phone. Maybe the FSF could focus on plugging those holes instead of starting from scratch.
Because starting from scratch lets you thump your chest and say "See what we did" vs. the relatively obscure and often thankless task of making something existing better under the hood?
I suspect phone manufacturers
What phone manufacturers? Locking down bootloaders is a thing some do and some don't. Non-manufacturer controlled Operating Systems do exist and are in use on many devices. Additionally some manufacturers exist to provide open options to customers such as FairPhone.
Nothing in the mobile world changes with this announcement. If there's a cat and mouse game to be had then it is already ongoing. An example of everything you list as a problem is right there in TFS, LineageOS which itself has roots that date back 15 years at this point.
I realize those devices exit, but how many offer the features of phones at or near teh top of the market? Unless it can match that, it will remain merely neat tech used by a few diehards.
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