This has been my experience too. A random party w/ friends that rages until the next morning after 2 months of silence? Sorry, didn't mean to be that loud. We'll keep it down next time, let you know in advance, & even extend an invite. An every 3rd day blasting of music at whatever hour? Fuck you, I pay rent, I don't care if it bothers you.

Just the Internet, huh? I think it's ruining a few things. Especially when it's coupled w/ the forever growth mentality.

It's not just them, it's everyone, just say different times. The moment the world allowed, & even heralded, wealth extraction over wealth creation everyone lost. Well, not everyone, a small number of people won impressively, like generational wealth levels, but we speak of them fondly. We assign labels like entrepreneur & genius to those folk.

Sounds like capitalism in its best form.

Doesn't seem all that insightful to me. Looked to be a nothing burger.

All I remember is he's the original buyer of the "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" album by Wu-Tang for $2MM. I hope he never took a moment to listen to it before it was forfeitted on his behalf by the US government.

1st it's Giuliani w/ money problems, now this guy. If 'actions had consequences' was this obvious, to everyone, all the time the world would be a much better place. Sadly, these are merely the exceptions.

I wish them all the best, together, on a sinking platform w/ no life vests. Leverage one another for an even faster downfall.

I believe you're simplifying the situation a bit & overlooking all aspects of 'job performance.' I do agree w/ your sentiment that jobs are/should not be a given, but from what I know about AI I'm struggling to believe it's ready for nuanced roles in customer service.

But, like, you can do something similar by pulling down twice. That screen can be configured to show almost any toggle. Different actions, similar results. Is it the actions you don't like?

Hatred of the universal level is the tippy top as far as I know. Maybe it's a personal bet or, even better, a dare? You can't back down from a dare!

Sure, common & logical belief, but not how major corporations are allowed to operate under various forms of regulatory bodies across the globe. You may have an opinion, but your opinion holds 0 value. Welcome to the actual world of global commerce. Glad to meet you!

That wouldn't be required for the person's statement to be true.

Yes, the question of current purpose is nearly irrelevant. It's the question of possible purpose that's concerning because once it's A) available & B) left to human subjectivity then privacy & 'innocent until proven guilty' is no longer guaranteed.

No matter how this photo came to be it's still too much. Hilarious!

Why stop at race? Let's undo all progression towards eliminating inequality w/ gender. Why should anyone but me get an advantage in changing society for the better, amirite?

I guess my point was that consuming bandwidth to stream white noise from a phone that's on for other reasons is a rather efficient use of resources. My assumption was that using running water wouldn't be the retort because A) it's more valuable than electricity & B) there's a pump involved somewhere in the process. I assumed wrong, but we played the game & no harm was done.

That has nothing to do w/ the topic of operating a business in the EU. Essentially, you're suggesting that people should be educated to avoid devious behavior rather than holding companies accountable to existing laws. Sure, education could make existing laws unnecessary, but that's not really the question. You either operate a business lawfully or you don't. Society is irrelevant in that conversation.

Ah yes..the ever popular trend of chasing positive financial results, no matter how temporary, at the cost of everything else even if 'everything' includes negative financial results in the long term. Brilliant!

Do you know a good way to do it w/o electricity?