I think in this case since it was only one region we can fall back to "you shouldn't outsource anything significantly important without the multi-region failover plan"

Correction: _determining_ the category (accurately) is impossible. _deciding_ is all too easy.

"being unhealthy is okay" is not a good message, but "you don't have to feel like shit because your health issues make you heavier" shouldn't be controversial. Unfortunately deciding what category someone is in by eyesight is nigh impossible.

at least working at home you can take the time you're not commuting and do something else

how many folks actually do so, I do not know

I like how you compare apples (campaign funding) and oranges (non-campaign propaganda spending). Very smooth, very demure.

The person you're responding to doesn't seem to believe it, is why I mentioned it.

It's absolutely possible for it to be the cause. But it's not always the cause.

Poor decisions can certainly lead to poor people. Bad luck can too, though.

I use the hub to hook up the stuff on my desk (extra monitors, ethernet, the kvm switch with keyboard and mouse...) When I travel I just take headphones and a mouse, so I don't need the hub. *shrug* This whole thing is extremely situational.

That said, if he just wants more ports, then it doesn't matter if they're A or C because adapters. It sounds like what he's trying to ask for is "enough A ports and enough C ports to connect anything I might want" which is into the psychic powers part of design.

I can see that point of view but using that logic my employer pays my taxes, so...

which card do you use? I've been interested in using virtual card numbers but mine don't do that.

decreasing price auction, preferably. That'll minimize speculative buying (because most folks likely to be willing to pay more than you did probably already did).

Of course, you still get the "rich people get tickets before anyone else" part, but that's hard to avoid in general.

I feel like a factor that makes it weird is that anyone who wants to head up the linux kernel can... just fork it and go. And then the market decides who to follow.

Or a courthouse for a required checkin to maintain legal status

... if he decides to pay attention to such a law. Who's going to hold him accountable?