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Even Jason figured this one out.
My understanding is that the cost of Extended Security Updates (ESU) goes up every year.
You can blame the Listerine ads for that.
1 asprin [...] 1 aleve ...
That combination of two non-steroidal anti-inflammatories is probably knocking out more than you think.
If it's an official decree, then it must be in writing somewhere. The fanwiki is very short on references. One could assume it's all speculation. Probably just self-censureship rather than a ban.
Either Shaw was gouging, or the first couple generations of cable modems really were three times today's cost. This was in the days where the DOCSIS standard capped out at 40Mb/s (which you only ever got close to when you happened to be downloading from a CDN hosted by shaw)
Sure, my experience was twenty years ago, but at the time my modem was roughly one month's rent at a dive apartment.
Hey, everyone -- Check out Mr. Moneybags here!
In all seriousness, I do the same. We're pretty fortunate to win at the game of life and not get stuck in the living-paycheque-to-paycheque hole, aren't we?
It's best to avoid all ribbon campaigns altogether to avoid being misinterpreted, including poppies.
When someone asks me why I'm not wearing {x}, I tell them I am making a stand against peer pressure.