Artificial refrigeration and air-conditioning also serves as a handy proof of work for all the cities that in fifty years will have newly hot climates battling scorching temperatures and partially underwater.
Just last week on January 28th Vogue Business ran a huge feature on Angela Ahrendts with an exclusive interview and photo shoot, and now this? Seems like weird timing with how "work in progress" Vogue characterized her work at Apple with the tone of the piece.
https://www.voguebusiness.com/companies/angela-ahrendts-appl...
"After turning round the fortunes of Burberry, Angela Ahrendts is five years into reimagining Apple’s bricks-and-mortar presence. Vogue Business meets the tech behemoth's senior vice president of retail on the steps of its soon-to-be-unveiled Washington, DC, flagship"
I find it's easiest to avoid a lot of these scammy practices without the mental load of double- and triple-checking labels by only shopping at places that stake their reputation on the quality and curated nature of what they carry.
But Target and Walmart have a large amount of products in stock within an hour or so ready for pickup from small towns on up. That's not true for Amazon except in large cities. For most of the country, you still have to wait one or two days to pick it up if you order with Amazon.
They are full-wave rectified so they don't flicker, and have an interesting semi-directional output them gives them visual interest when draped on the strand that brings to mind old-style incandescent bulbs.
A warning, though--these are way too bright to use indoors.
Sooo...Valve has a history of changing its policies to follow the law?