I've seen some comments that amounted to Oct. 7th denialism, that claims of sexual assault are lies, etc.
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I don't think their Linux support is bad, but it's not Linux first. If Windows users had to run a command to fix a display bug it would have been held back until it was fixed. With something like System76 you get a laptop with Linux preinstalled that just works, no commands necessary.
Keep in mind I called them Linux-conscious / Linux-second. They still focus on making it a fantastic machine for Linux users, but I think it's a little less than some other shops provide for Linux.
Just want to add that Framework isn't quite Linux first, more like Linux second / Linux conscious. With some tweaking it works great but there are sometimes little issues that crop up, especially if you're using the newest machines.
For example, when I got my Intel 12th gen Framework last year, X was super laggy (opening a terminal and typing a few characters might take several seconds). You'd have to end up disabling some kernel power management setting. That was fixed in later kernel releases and was because it was new hardware, but their focus pre-release was making sure Windows worked well on it, not Linux. Technically even now there's some kind of conflict between the ambient light sensor and the screen brightness keys and the fix has always been to disable the light sensor, so I've never actually used that feature on my laptop (unsure why Windows is unaffected).
It's still a great laptop and I absolutely love them, but I think other shops like System76 should get credit for their top-tier Linux support.
It's because there are numerous factors at play. Low interest rates combined with investors (some of whom are foreign), Airbnb hotels, along with record high immigration and minimal supply expansion all contribute to the problem. All play an aggravating role, but that means that there isn't a single silver bullet to solve the problem.
It's frustrating to me when people argue about whether it's a supply side issue or a demand side issue - it's both! There aren't enough homes for people AND it didn't help that people had to compete with investors with below-inflation interest rates.
So... why exactly does the government even have the power to control what varieties farmers grow? I'd understand if the potatoes were diseased or something, but banning farmers from growing something simply because it's hard to harvest? That seems completely absurd and (knowing no more about this than this story) suggests to me that maybe those government departments have too much regulatory power.
To summarize for people who don't want to click in, different gamers are willing to pay different amounts for the same game. If you keep the price high then you earn a lot per customer but on a small customer base. Set the price low and you earn a little per customer but on more customers.
Price discrimination is basically finding ways to charge each customer the most they'll pay - that way you earn a lot for the customers willing to pay the inflated amount while not losing the customers looking to save money.
There are a variety of ways businesses do this - sales are one way. Grocery stores often use coupons, as higher income consumers often won't bother to deal with clipping coupons. Sometimes the exact same manufacturer will make both a brand name product and then the generic brand with a small tweak. For business to business sales, some companies do pricing per customer based literally on the most they'll pay.
Total speculation on my part - the Liberals are terrified of the polling numbers and the NDP have been a little more aggressive with their criticisms of the Liberals that the Liberals are worried the NDP will drop their support and we'll have a spring election. By dragging their feet on these NDP priorities they're trying to keep the NDP from withdrawing support.
Commenting here to add that there's actually two versions of the TFW program, one for high wages and one for low wages. I guess I'm arguing for eliminating the low wage stream as I take issue with the idea there's a labour shortage - it's more a question of what price you want to pay.
I think people are upset because the temporary foreign worker program is often used not for specialized skilled labour (like the manufacturer is claiming) but instead for low-skill, low-wage jobs to just reduce labour costs.
I think there's a simple way to fix the program and make it work for its original intention - set high minimum wages for temporary foreign workers (TFW) above the median Canadian income (ideally you could set this by industry and skill level, but then it's less simple). So now your local Wendy's isn't choosing between hiring locally at $20/hr vs. a TFW at $15/hr, but rather hiring locally at $20/hr or a TFW at $25/hr (numbers made up). If there's an actual shortage they'll still have access to workers, but they'll be incentivized to hire locally first.
This works especially well for hiring skilled and specialized workers you can't find in Canada - like the manufacturer is claiming. Because they're so skilled and specialized they'll likely already be receiving a good wage, which means that the minimum wage threshold is already being met. A rule like this would essentially keep the program available for its legitimate cases while eliminating the abuses where it's used to save a quick buck.
They said they tested using the version of Windows preinstalled by HP, as (presumably) HP would have fine-tuned it for the machine.
It hurts to do it because right now Valve is an amazing company, but I've started buying games where possible on GOG and archiving the installers for exactly this reason. If some horrific Valve-EA merger ever happens in the far future they won't be able to hold all of my library hostage