To me, the real story is that a merger has led to less competition in the gaming industry. Imagine if two major car manufacturers merged and then products started to get cancelled.
SkepticalButOpenMinded
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It’s great when lawyers use the old Latin phrase but you can still figure out what it means through context.
I buy iPhones because they’ve been much cheaper. The purchase price of flagship iphones are similar to Android flagship prices, but they’re supported for years longer. My last iPhone was the 6s, released in 2015. It’s still receiving security updates today in 2024, more than 8 years later (last update Jan 22, 2024). When I stopped using it, it ran as well as the day I bought it. The resale price was also decent.
Meanwhile, android phones from that era typically lost support within 1-2 years of release.
Fucking election year, everybody fire up the spin. I hate politics :/
I think I’m confused. How is this spin?
Maybe we have different definitions of spin. To me, accurately discussing the political accomplishments of one politician over another is good in a functioning democracy.
The appliances were adjusted for inflation, but not the house. $20k in 1950 is $250k today. Median home price in the US is $450k today. So your point still stands, I think.
You can still buy commercial grade fridges and washing machines for half the price.
Yeah sorry it sounded like I was correcting you, but I meant to say I agree with you too.
Canada spends a LOT less on policing than the US and has MUCH less crime. Crime severity is basically half in Canada, and per capita police spending is half. For example, the safest major city in North America is Toronto.
Not coincidentally, Canada also has better social services like public healthcare, more equitable access to schooling, and higher social mobility. This is the argument for defunding the police. We need police, but other things have a much bigger effect on safety.
There can be a deterrent effect in very specific situations. At crowded public events, like a parade, a police presence can lower crime at that event. Sometimes. But otherwise, police don’t work like that.
BC has a safe supply program, the first in the nation, but it’s been politically difficult to expand it. If you support it, don’t scream into the void. Write to your MLA.
Newsom and Whitmer come to mind. Not saying they’re sure to do better, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
On the contrary, I suspect that Eby is appeasing public sentiment with this. Unfortunately, a lot of people are still suspicious of safe supply. Conservatives have been the ones criticizing the NDP for being soft on drugs and crime, so I think this is strategic to not give them ammo.