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What's interesting is that the item you linked says "game key card" and "90 GB - Full game download via internet required"

also interesting, in california vendors are required to say "you are buying a license" unless you can download the media you are purchasing.

I don't know if that game qualifies.

for kindle books, amazon says:

"By placing your order, you're purchasing a license to the content and you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use."

but some books actually could say "buy" like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMZC4VPQ

Because when you "purchase a license" you can actually download the book in epub/pdf format

(this specific book, not all books)

There doesn't seem to be a way to determine kindle books that you can download in epub/pdf before you "license" them.


somehow I can't help but wonder what would be the response to bugs/feature requests...

I think "breakfast cereal" was invented and does not qualify as a good breakfast.

I liked the book "the glucose revolution" which explained blood sugar and how it all works.

hmm... the author has this page:

https://www.glucosegoddess.com/pages/savoury-breakfast-guide

you don't have to buy anything, just look at the graphs.


I think it’s overrated to control your glucose to be within a range and not have spikes. It leads to too much stress and anxiety in otherwise healthy people to think about controlling their glucose. Occasional spikes are fine. Spikes during/after exercise are fine. Elite athletes have large spikes during training too.

Also glucose response to food differs widely by person; generalities are probably correct but they also might not.

> That breakfast will also deregulate our glucose levels for the rest of the day, so our lunch and dinner in turn will create bigger spikes.

This is just not true.


> leads to too much stress and anxiety in otherwise healthy people to think about controlling their glucose

The idea that a healthy person who thinks about sugar becomes anxious seems less than completely hinged. I’m not sure you’re describing a real problem.


Coca-Cola dismissed the allegations as "ridiculous," on the grounds that "no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking Vitaminwater was a healthy beverage"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Brands#Legal_disputes


I kind of think the author is attempting to say - don't live your life governed by a script/external expectations.

that said, it is ok to drive a non-boring car, or be dovahakiin.



I read zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance years ago and I still think "what IS quality?"

edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig's_Metaphysics_of_Qualit...

lol


Oh Phaedrus, need anyone tell us?

In the united states, workers have traditionally been super expensive to the point that manual labor such as manufacturing has all been exported.

could any of this be reversed?


>could any of this be reversed?

Unless Americans are willing to work for the same wages, the same hours and under the same conditions, no. Most of those jobs have already been replaced with automation anyway.


But the point is, could the exported jobs be re-imported with easier automation.

China has cheaper energy, why wouldn't companies go there to produce even cheaper?

US is expensive compared to what?


Smart people not having kids was just a part of the movie. It also seemed to speak about america, where capitalism/corporations overwhelm common sense.

I like duckduckgo, I find the search assist to be useful, and afaict it doesn't harvest your data.

Why can't the post-ai internet include personal agents that work for you or at least don't make you the product?


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