Yh, I’m not for bailing out companies that are “too big to fail”, I see it as socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor, but that’s a separate debate.

Tech stocks were a interesting case as they bloated far beyond their actual value during COVID, what happened in 2023 was probably somewhat of a renormalization and now they’re back to business as usual. There will always be peaks and valleys, but I’d be very surprised to see tech stocks fail in the long term.

I’m not going to argue that there has been no progress, just that it’s not on the same scale.

Look at the difference between phones from 2004 to 2014, then from 2014 to 2024 and surely you’d have to agree. We’re looking at huge leaps in tech and innovation Vs much smaller incremental improvements.

And I’d once again like to state that this is not a complaint, just a point of view showing that astonishing amounts of technological innovation are not necessarily required to keep companies in business.

On the contrary, I absolutely appreciate it. I was about 15 when mobile phones first became a thing that everyone owned, so I’ve lived through the entire progression from when they were something only a well to do businessman would have all the way through to today. The first iPhone was 2007, 17 years ago btw.

When mobile phones became popular, each new generation of phones saw HUGE improvements and innovation. However, the last ten years has pretty much just been slight improvements to screen/camera/memory/CPU. Form wise and functionally, they’re very similar to the phone of ten years ago.

I understand that some technophiles will always be able to justify why the new iPhone is worth £1600 and if that’s what they want to spend their money on then good for them, but I personally think that they are kidding themselves. Today you can get a brilliant phone for £300 or even less.

In more recent news;

BBC News - Samsung profits jump by more than 900% on chips https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68738046

I agree. Smartphones, for example, have hardly changed at all over the last ten years, but you don’t see Apple and Samsung going out of business.

I remember when running counter strike at 30fps on a 480p monitor meant you had a good computer.

Modern graphics are amazing, but they’re simply not required to have a good gaming experience.

I’d ask how much your parents helped you.

Murder implies intent. If the assailant, knowing they had COVID, purposefully coughed in to the face of the victim with the intent of infecting them, then you have a point. But the article does not imply that is what happened.

The hostages were hamas

It’s not about banning fun, it’s about trying to control the narrative that the grass isn’t greener.

Yh, not like it’s her job to parent the child, that’s the government’s responsibility!

Follow up question, are there any meats that aren’t edible?

I’ve heard that you shouldn’t eat the livers of predators due to poisonous amounts of vitamin A that can be built up in them, but that’s strictly offal rather than meat.

I like to buy albums, I think it’s a much better way to support artists than streaming plus I like getting a physical copy, the artwork and the lyrics etc. But that’s another debate and it was more just an example.

P.S. Sorry, the downvote seemed conveniently timed

I don’t understand your reply.

I just don’t want to buy an album based off of one song I heard on the radio and then find out that I don’t like it.

Edit: a downvote and no clarification of what you meant. Thanks I guess. . .

I just view it as a “try before you buy”. I have loads of CDs and DVDs that I wouldn’t have bought if I hadn’t seen how good they were first.

If I try something and don’t like it then I shouldn’t have to pay for it.

Record wettest in parts of Scotland.

BBC News - Official: Parts of Scotland had record-breaking wet summer https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5n7nn289do

Not many world leaders do.

If you’re going to dump it at the side of the road, why bag it?

Not the point. It’s a comment about how actions would speak louder than words.

Fair point