Managers have been pretty much in control of the narrative about what's happening underneath them when relaying to up the chain, and therefore they could overstate their own self importance -- when really it was the people under them that came up with the ideas, found the savings, made the efficiency gains happen... etc etc. (There are many managers that are good, but there are a god awful lot that are bad.)
So now in 2021, people have figured out they like having their own private bathroom, and a 43" monitor on their desk (because the company won't pay for it), and not doing the brutal commutes anymore.
The reality of the employee's true monetary value in a company is becoming starker and starker by the day.
Comes with 2 games, followed by 2 more games every week to the total of 24 for the first "season". And the season starts when you first use the console, not on a fixed date.
That's frustrating? I can't see that as a pro especially a year from now when all the games are known and fully detailed on the web and you're stuck waiting to get to the one you want play.
Yes, in fact visual snow has quite an overlap in symptoms with HPPD experienced by some chronic users of psychedelics! It was even sometimes misdiagnosed as HPPD in the past, although that theory was discounted as the vast majority of visual snow patients don't have a history of psychedelic use (I was far too much of a nerd to be dropping acid aged 14/15 when I contracted the disorder!). For me the appearance of these visuals is triggered by closely repeating patterns such as bricks, tiles, striped or chequered shirts, chessboards, that sort of thing. It makes reading a bit difficult sometimes too, I really struggle with dense typography like newsprint for example so I usually read on a Kindle with the line spacing and font size set quite high.
I definitely think psychedelics have a role to play in understanding these dysfunctions of the visual system, although unfortunately my country (the UK) has a very unenlightened view when it comes to banning things and firing chief scientific advisors when they point out that there's no real scientific justification for prohibitionism. Vernon Dursley is apparently the target voter for both major parties!
As a student, I've never had any edtech site or "online textbook" that had good UX. It wouldn't be so offensive if I didn't have to pay $80 per semester per course for the privilege of using something that is never as good as a real textbook.
Perhaps if the system was given more resources it might have a chance to become less broken. Of course just pouring money into the problem alone won't fix it, but I think it's clear to see the IRS cannot continue to operate on the level of funding it currently gets.
In the U.S. at least, you don't need to insure your own car. You just need liability insurance that will pay out to someone else if you're at fault in an accident.
It's usually possible "self-insure," too. Basically, you put up some amount of money (of order $30-50k) to the DMV as a surety bond. Then if you're held liable for an accident the state doesn't have to worry about you paying up because they already have the money.
I wonder if there should be a per-vehicle cap on damage where a vehicle is so expensive that the owner insures it for any damage over some amount, say $60,000, or the 95th percentile new car sale price.
Damage to vehicles isn’t the problem. The tail is hitting a car full of surgeons and ruining their careers so you are paying out gazillions in personal damage.
