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Great moment to buy SWI
Re:The biggest competitor to your digital service? The Mars Bar on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @11:15AM (#25444291)
The general public became too computer literate to use them and the paid services are really really easy to use.
Re:The biggest competitor to your digital service? The Mars Bar on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:27AM (#25442839)
one word - torrents.
Re:EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:00PM (#25435190)
The money for huge clientele networks milking the EU funds in Eastern Europe and the money for propping up losing businesses and bloated social services in Western Europe have to come from somewhere.
Exactly. Worldwide closure of embassies. Online services - visas etc. Might have the in-person admin work outsourced to 3rd party international corporation.
Re:Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:41AM (#25428972)
Sad and early death of a great mind :(
Time to clamp down on the embassies. Nowadays you can do most of it online anyhow.
Re:EU to unveil landmark law curbing power of tech giants on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:38AM (#25428953)
Oh no, just stop doing this EU!
Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence on Monday December 14, 2020 @05:10PM (#25424071)
Before the EU you had the border inspection on departure/before going to sleep/
Huge government overreach...disgusting.
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:41PM (#25421339)
Great article

This is how it was back in the days - people were wearing long and heavy night gowns at home as well as night hats.

A way to heat the bed before sleeping was to pre-heat bricks/stones and put them in designated spot under the bed.

Re:The fraying of the U.S. global currency reserve system on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:47AM (#25417424)
The beauty is that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Re:The fraying of the U.S. global currency reserve system on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:31AM (#25417258)
If they despised the working class they would've pushed for removal of the useless rules the West has - health and safety, generous pensions for hard jobs(like miners), minimum wage, etc.
Good. Having the cities being food independent will be huge in putting the farmers in their place.
Fast cars are not illegal...