I actually had the reverse problem: some stupid neighbor kept trying to pair something with my smart TV, to the point where I couldn’t watch TV at times, due to this moron’s insistence. I looked in the settings and also found I couldn’t disable Bluetooth, or blacklist devices, so I thought of a simple solution: changing the TV name to “virus”. From that day on, no one tried to pair anything with my TV.

Still don’t know what you’re talking about. Anyway, in capitalist free America people are shot for knocking in the neighbour’s door, is that better? Lest we talk about the private jail system that demands prisoners, in order to be sustainable.

Which past is this that you speak of? And how is the present a better option than anything at all, really?

There is only one correct way to pronounce it. Everyone who pronounces it the other way is a moron.

Joplin is also an alternative with desktop and mobile clients.

Wrong, it does matter. Just because it’s not working as you want, doesn’t mean it’s not working as expected.

Bmw wireless charging: exists
New iPhone: breaks

Must be bmw’s fault, flawless logic.

Best example I could find without being crude.

The choice of the letter d was brilliant, that’s for sure. Now I’m imagining a folder with a large D.

This is not a bug, it doesn’t need to be fixed.

That’s not accurate, the image is missing sleeps between each print.

The only crybaby I’ve seen so far is you.

Took me 2 minutes, literally.

It’s true, there are factors that will make things sort of work, or make them go downhill very fast. In Portugal, there was a lot of deregulation in the past few 20 years, which brought higher prices, monopolies and fixed prices. That’s my main reason for not believing in deregulation, but I understand that there may be exceptions to this. I just think that they’re precisely that: exceptions to the rule.

Also, I love that I’m having a deep conversation in the memes community!

I didn’t have to search much to find an article talking about the corruption in the Brazilian telecommunications free market: https://teletime.com.br/10/12/2019/o-passado-mal-explicado-das-telecomunicacoes-no-brasil/ Sure, you can argue that many of these companies simply went bankrupt, but the weight of those bankruptcies falls on the same shoulders every time: private profit, public loss. Sure, there were a lot of telecoms opening at that time due to the government opening up the market, but at what cost?

It does matter because you cannot isolate the effects of regulations from the corruption, violence, etc… All of which are huge issues in Brazil.

Regulation is hardly on the top 20 Brazil problems list. Be serious.

Regulations are made to make sure that businesses comply with the minimum safety and health rules, as well as not actively harming the consumer. So, no, no area benefits from deregulation. Giant companies love deregulation so they can monopolize and/or fix prices. Getting to your barber example: if I’m trying to find a barber, I will surely only look for licensed barbers, as I surely do not want a busted hair job, or to incur in any hazard. Simple as that.

Let’s be honest, this is simply not true. Regulation acts in favor of the weaker link, no area benefits from deregulation.

The city can be lit and bright and keep the light pollution to a low. If only street lights were on, and these were directed towards the ground.