I guess the question, what does an Amazon, Spotify, Uber, etc pay on the platform vs the 99% of businesses which are not a household name.
I guess the question, what does an Amazon, Spotify, Uber, etc pay on the platform vs the 99% of businesses which are not a household name.
Not "just" by any stretch of the imagination. This is larger than Rhode Island and Lake Erie combined. Aka a pipe dream. Might as well "just" build a dyson sphere while we are at it.
China’s next-gen is being deployed with goals of a 400kph service speed.
It goes with him. Maybe not as a business name, but as an ethos and artisty, yes.
All of those were in my opinion excellent films and similar in style to ones made by Miyazaki, and I think fans of Miyazaki's work will also enjoy them.
William Goodge smashes record after running across Australia in 35 days
British athlete four days quicker than previous record holder who completed 3,800km feat in 39 days
Spurred on by his mother’s battle with cancer, and with his father by his side, William Goodge crossed the finish line in Sydney just after 4pm on Monday.
It brought an end to 35 days of pounding the pavement, striding the equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons a day.
May 19th, 2025: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/19/william-goodge...> Shannon-Leigh Litt has run 500 ultra marathons in 500 Days
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360690060/northlander-runs-her...
Out of reach for most of us though.
I think this probably holds true for outfits like Google because 1) on their scale "a core" is much cheaper than average, and 2) their salaries are much higher than average. But for your average business, even large businesses? A lot less so.
I think this is a classic "Facebook/Google/Netflix/etc. are in a class of their own and almost none of their practices will work for you"-type thing.
Alternative article with stats back to 2001: https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/137340/current-exod...
Note also that the population has grown around 30% since 2001, so the rate is probably lower than in the 2000s.
NZ is a small country, cities are small, it can be expensive, and the job market is relatively limited. For some it's made up for by the abundance of nature, the laid back attitudes, etc. but that's never going to be everyone's cup of tea.