Don't you know that SSDs slow down after they are 50% full? You look like you're getting close to half full there, Apple is just giving you a warning to make sure that your computer performs at peak performance! You should really thank them..
I purchased an E-Bike last summer as I am disabled and have difficulty walking, however I can still ride a bicycle with limited ability. This seemed like the perfect solution to getting around.
I have about 300 miles on it so far, I don't use it to commute but just for recreation, but it has been a lot of fun and lets me actually get out instead of being stuck either where I am or driving.
I get annoyed by the "e-bikes give you an unfair advantage" argument I hear all the time. I'm sorry, but LIFE gave YOU an unfair advantage, now that technology gives me an unfair advantage it's suddenly a problem?
Ill echo this statement, don't throw away your devices!
I never throw away a cell phone as long as it is still functioning. You can set them up to be a sensor suite or any other application you might need a compact computer. I use an old cell phone for a GPS on my bicycle (offline maps downloaded, phone has GPS built in, so I don't actually need service).
Even after they break it can be fun to take them apart and attempt a repair. Worst case it's just an old phone you weren't using anyway
Most jobs do not function like this, to think otherwise is delusional. At every single employer I've ever worked for, if you left early or came in late despite accomplishing all your work, you would get in trouble. I have seen it happen over and over again.
Typically, they will claim that you could have accomplished more work if you were only there for the extra time, regardless of the reality of the situation. Your time outside of work is worthless to the company, and they would rather waste your time so that they can (possibly) squeeze another drop from you.
I'm curious, this article spins the whole "lower rates of ambulance usage" as a positive thing, but is there enough evidence to say that?
From the article:
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With demand for ambulances decreased by available Uber drivers, emergency personnel have been able reach critical patients faster while also applying necessary treatment on the way to the hospital, according to a new economic study from the University of Kansas:
"Given that even a reduction of a few minutes can drastically improve survival rates for serious conditions, this could be associated with a substantial welfare improvement."
The study investigated ambulance rates in 766 U.S. cities from 43 different states. Taking into account the timelines of when Uber entered each city, the researchers found that the app reduced per capita ambulance usage rates by around 7 percent.
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Okay they claim the study says "emergency personnel have been able reach critical patients faster" but decreased usage does not necessarily equal faster response time. It would have been much more solid if they actually looked at the ambulance response time, not just how many are being used. (My skeptical side leads me to think this is because that data-set didn't match their narrative.)
There is also the question of: Is this actually a good thing? Are those 7% less people using ambulances all not having serious health issues? Especially when something is wrong, you are often not a good judge of your own health.
How many people having chest pain thought it wasn't too bad so they called an Uber instead of an ambulance and died on the way to the hospital? Might not have turned out that way if they just called an ambulance in the first place..
Need more data to decide if this is an Uber propaganda piece.
Corporations exist only to increase profits and serve the shareholders. Any decisions made are made without thought given to human rights or what is fair, only what is legal and most profitable.
Governments (in theory) exist to serve the people. They do things that are not profitable, and are objectively bad business decisions sometimes.. because what is most profitable is not always what is best for the people.
What we have now is a government run like a corporation, with no checks in place to preserve what is best for the people.. only what is best for those at the very top.
This is the classic bad argument of "determination and hard work" are the only means of success, falsely insinuating that anyone not successful simply just didn't work hard enough.
Back here in reality, you have lots of rich people who haven't worked hard a day in their life, who are incredibly successful by the genetic lottery of being born into wealth. If you have money, you don't have to work hard.. your money works for you.
Those on the bottom are the hardest workers, because they have to. Their lives are wasted because they didn't win the lottery of wealth, and struggle simply to survive every day. Imagine the quality of life increase if we took away that feeling of your very survival being at risk every single day..
We are reaching a tipping point in society. The issue of the "unemployable" class is becoming an issue now. What do we do when someone is not skilled enough to do complex jobs but no one will pay them (when much cheaper machine options are available) to do the simple jobs? We have two options as I see it:
1) Provide a government safety net for those who can not find employment.
or
2) Forget about them, dissolve safety nets and enrich only the upper echelon of society.
It would "significantly harm" them in that they would make half as many billions in profits per year while millions of people receive an increase in quality of life.
Where I live (United States, rural area) there is no choice in cable internet service. We have one provider (PenTeleData) who charges $60 a month for 25mbit, though you'd be lucky to ever see that full 2.5 MB/sec.
Because of the lack of competition, their customer service is absolutely abysmal as well. They don't care how their customers are treated because we have no viable alternative. We've had our internet turned off (and were charged to turn it back on) because we were allegedly downloading movies. We've had our internet go out and the service tech said it would take a MONTH to come out and take a look at it (at first he said there were NO appointments, like at all, but when pressed he gave the month time frame).
Our corporate world is shitty, and it's getting shittier every day.
People have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years, if there was a strong link between alcohol and damage to your body we would have seen it by now.
(Warning: Post not meant to be taken seriously!)