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jahmed
·4 anni fa·discuss
Lots of products. Its called Tariff Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_engineering.

Probably the best known example is Converse. "The felt lining on the bottom of the sneakers allows Converse to classify their product as slippers, so the company benefits from a much lower tariff rate." https://blogs.pugetsound.edu/econ/2019/02/18/tariff-engineer...
jahmed
·4 anni fa·discuss
Should have just bought a monorail.
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
This made me think a little more. When people talk about "dogfooding" they usually mean using a product as an end user, the consumer or customer. Who is the customer of doordash? The drivers are a supplier. How often do companies try to make the life of their supplies better?

What's good for Walmart might not overlap with what's good for the supply chain.
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
What exactly does "audit" mean to you?

Ballots typically do have unique IDs usually on some part that is removed by the voter. The problem is that isn't linked to anything because we don't want it linked to anything. This form of auditing isn't compatible with ballot secrecy. US elections do undergo rigorous process audits but the electorial process presents challenges to results audits.
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
This sounds like the ransomware services which prevent installation when Cyrillic keyboards are detected.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick...
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
If you don't represent the views of the voters you won't win.

Another way to say it is "if you're not of the society, you will be outcast and blockaded from any chance of winning."
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
Smell marijuana > Search vehicle
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
I get the sarcasm but really its a duopoly game like a Stackleberg. The best move is to match and not try to undercut.
jahmed
·5 anni fa·discuss
I was curious and I pay 11¢ in Colorado.