I think if we know the underlying cause, we don’t call it depression, we call it sadness.
Or it might be a case of situational depression:
Readit Newsgoatforce5 commented on Why don't we know how antidepressants work yet? chemistryworld.com/featur... · Posted by u/XzetaU8
> Security is a costly endeavor for Google not just on campuses but all the way up to the top ranks of the company. In 2023, CEO Sundar Pichai’s personal security cost the company $6.8 million, up from $5.9 million a year earlier, according to regulatory filings.
wow! i know legit/top-notch exec security isn't cheap, but that much?!? yikes
> His personal security cost was part of his “All Other Compensation” which amounted to $6,802,824 in 2023, and also consists of his 401(k) or Roth plan, and personal use of company aircraft or car.
https://qz.com/google-amazon-apple-tesla-nvidia-ceo-security...
I suspect a large part of that $6.8m is the cost of operating private aircraft.
e.g. A previous slide in the above link states that Apple's board requires Tim Cook to use a private aircraft for personal and business travel.
goatforce5 commented on Nvidia is about to pass Apple in market cap reuters.com/technology/ai... · Posted by u/retskrad
At its peek price it was worth more than the whole us auto industry while making a touch under 500k cars and the dashes were falling off compared to the 6.5 million in ford, GM, dodge, us Toyota . . .
Made no sense.
And, as they've shown. Making a car is easy, manufacturing a car at scale is hard and their competition knows how to do the hard part. And, at this point, US auto makers have shown they can build electric cars so Tesla is still over valued.
Can US auto makers (or even non-Tesla automakers generally) manufacture EVs at sufficient scale? Tesla seems to be far ahead of their competition:
https://caredge.com/guides/electric-vehicle-market-share-and...
BYD and Xiaomi in China seem to be catching up to Tesla far quicker than the US/European auto makers are.
> Google says that each worker it fired actively disrupted its offices, while the workers dispute the claims, saying some of those fired did not even enter the company’s office on the day of coordinated demonstrations against the company.
Isn't this a pretty critical point that the Washington Post should have looked into a bit more?
You can disrupt an office without entering the office. Just stand outside and block the entrance, yell at people trying to enter the office, or bang pots and pans and create a disturbance.
(I have no idea what happened at Google. The article is behind a paywall for me.)
goatforce5 commented on Software glitch saw Aussie casino give away millions in cash theregister.com/2024/04/1... · Posted by u/LorenDB
One thing that struck me in my visit to Australia was the prevalence of gambling machines in casual locations, like corner stores and coffee shops. I used to be a lot more libertarian about things like gambling and personal drug consumption, but now I grapple more deeply with the idea of behaviors that people need saving from themselves.
Where were you in Australia? And what sort of gambling machines are we talking about?
> The laws regulating the use of gaming machines in Australia are a matter for state governments, and as such they vary between states. Gaming machines are found in casinos (approximately one in each major city) as well as pubs and clubs in some states (usually sports, social, or RSL clubs).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slot_machines_by_country#Austr...
Useful for people who primarily use their phone for phone calls.
It's not the same. Aldi Nord just owns Trader Joe's
https://www.aldireviewer.com/aldi-and-trader-joes-are-they-t...
I popped into an Aldi in Portugal ~6 months ago, and I noticed they had some Trader Joe's products on the shelves. Unsurprisingly, Aldi Portugal is owned by Aldi Nord.
goatforce5 commented on Apple's bad faith 27% tax on web purchases twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpi... · Posted by u/sdepablos
I believe a share of revenue is not uncommon in shopping mall leases. e.g.:
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/clb-percentage-rent....
goatforce5 commented on Airlines will make $118B in extra fees fastcompany.com/90981005/... · Posted by u/thunderbong
It's a lot like SEO optimization and the chicanery that goes on there: Airlines know that customers (a) are using ticket comparison sites like Kayak and Google Flights, (b) customers sort by price, from lowest to highest, and (c) as with Internet search results, customers tend to click on links on the first page w/o scrolling.
"Unbundling" options permits non-ultra-budget airlines to move toward the top of that list, and then make the money back by offering extras during the checkout.
Now, if sites like Google Flights and Kayak would give customers the ability to tick checkboxes saying, "I want a ticket with these unbundled extras," and sort according to the final price, that could potentially re-arrange the field, but who knows? The airlines would probably find another dodge around it.
Google Flights will allow you to select how many carry-ons and checked bags you have (depending on the route).
e.g., on an imaginary trip to Las Vegas, the cheapest carrier changed when I added a checked and carry on bag (and the price difference from a budget carrier to a mainline carrier shrunk considerably).
The voice actor for Bandit, Dave McCormack, was not previously known as an actor or voice artist, but he has been known in Australia since the early 90s as an indie rock band frontman.
The band he fronted, Custard, started getting airplay on Australia’s national youth radio station, Triple J, in about 1993, and they became a staple of the live music scene - especially uni student bars, live rock pubs and summer festivals - for all the 90s. They quit in 2000 but reformed in 2009 and are still recording albums and playing gigs.
They’re worth checking out [1] if you were into quirky 90s bands like Ween, Dino Jr, Flaming Lips, Ben Folds Five, etc. Full of grungy chords and riffs but mostly major key, happy/fun/funny compositions and lyrics. Very high energy and entertaining. Some nice slower jangly country ballads thrown in there too.
I think they’re the only band I ever stage-dived to, so I guess technically I’ve been “on stage with Bluey’s dad”.
Most music lovers in Australia now in their 40s knew of them, and I’m sure it was a factor in the casting to tap into the nostalgia of the people who are now parents of the kids Bluey is aimed at.
[1] It’s all on Spotify/Apple Music etc. Wisenheimer and Wahooti Fandango are their peak albums and Apartment, Lucky Star, Pack Yr Suitcase and Singlette are the songs that best convey their vibe.
He uses his normal speaking voice for Bandit, and you can very clearly hear the same voice when he's signing most of the Custard stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_LSm7FjRI
Wisenheimer and Wahooti Fandango are still both great albums (...and then I moved overseas and drifted out of the Custard orbit). For anyone with kids firmly in the Bluey demographic, I bet you could really confuse them by playing Custard at them.
I'm surprised they (i.e. record companies) haven't been trying to push Custard more, given there's a large fan based just waiting to be tapped. It would be fun to see Bandit do karaoke of a Custard song, or sing a few lines when he was in the shower, or just doing chores, etc.