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Canada was not available to be blamed.

It's down to parenting, or lack thereof. No politician can say "parents of America, quit giving your children unrestricted internet access and being surprised when they see horrible shit" and keep their job.

Kids don't need smartphones.

Sites can be blacklisted on home and school routers.

Strict parents can be blamed by kids if they catch flak from their peers for not being on social media.

It ain't rocket surgery, but you need to be willing to spend time with your kids instead of slapping a phone in front of them to keep them quiet.

I've got a kid that's magnetically attracted to any screen. I get the temptation but I don't need a study to tell me that unrestricted internet access is fucking horrible for kids.

It's quite good, but remember that it's an adaptation. Despite having to cut and change things the movie hit the main characters, plot points, and themes well. The human/spider/dog thing isn't in the books but is a perfectly fitting addition. As a fan of the books I saw it, knew where it came from, how it was made, and totally bought that the Baron would have one.

The only major quibble that I have with the film is a design decision. When it came to the costumes, sets, and even ships the film takes a minimalistic approach - probably to highlight how far in the future the story takes place. The books describe the noble houses living in much more opulence. A good example is the scene where the Baron is introduced. In the book his fat, ring-laden hand spins a globe of Arrakis made out of gemstones.

Other deviations from the book are necessary evils. The biggest one was how Lady Jessica acted when Paul was with the Reverend Mother. In the books all of her turmoil was internal and she was completely stoic. For the film it was necessary to have her show her feelings or do a Lynch style internal monologue.

If you liked the complete alien-ness of the people in the Dune movie you'll love the books. Be warned that they get stranger as the series goes on, but that's a good thing if you're receptive to Herbert's themes and ideas.

That shit is coming to roost. As Chinese workers become wealthier ultra low wages are becoming less common.

We've already seen this happen with plastic recycling. Countries would send near worthless plastics that Chinese firms would sift through while paying tiny wages. As wages trended upward recycling that plastic waste was no longer economicly feasible.

For real. It's like a living version of the principal Skinner meme.

"Multiple people are bringing cohesive arguments against my viewpoint? They must be sick puppets."

Has anyone set up an equivalent to r/rimjobsteeve yet?

Dude, what the actual fuck is your malfunction?

Yes, wanting factual, unbiased journalism truly is the greatest form of simping.

You clearly didn't read the tail end of my original comment. Fabricated grievances dilute genuine ones. This publication is crying wolf. This makes people pay less attention when news breaks about an actual fuckup.

All of this is at best tangential.

The NSA broke no law. The article's headline implies that the NSA broke the law. This headline is misleading.

Sure, but ex post facto is a thing. If people feel that this should be illegal they should write their representatives, but this headline is disingenuous.

Actions are only illegal if they were against the law at the time they were taken. If fireworks become illegal on July 5th I can't be found guilty for shooting them off on July 4th.

The headline implies the NSA broke a law that does not exist, actively misleading those who read it. Shame on the "journalist" or editor that wrote it. Fabricated criticisms and grievances dilute genuine ones.

Thank you and I hope you have the same.

An IPO is an initial public offering. It is when shares of the company are being sold for the first time. This allows a company to (potentially) raise an enormous amount of money to expand their business.

When people buy and sell stocks or you see stock prices being reported on this is more or less a secondary market, people or investment firms trading stocks amongst themselves. The company doesn't get any money when a stock trades hands in this fashion.

An IPO is different. The company is selling little pieces of ownership and the money from those sales go into their coffers. To raise the most funds the company wants to convince potential buyers that the company is valuable and is now or will soon be profitable (and will pay a dividend out for each share owned). This assessment of value (called valuation) is often complex and can take a long, long time.

Reddit's recent effective shutdown of third party apps to force mobile users onto the Reddit mobile app was almost certainly an effort to get a better valuation. It shows potential buyers of shares that the content on Reddit can only be accessed on mobile devices via an app that the company would get the ad revenue from.

All the kerfuffle and shakeups at Reddit have been leading up to the big day, the IPO. The big news scoop is that that date has been set for March.

Eventually they will be held accountable by their shareholders. Companies that renew expensive (and now unnecessary) office leases will have a worse bottom line than those that embrace work from home.