The problem with Takeout is it removes the metadata from your photos. Google wants you locked in to Google Photos. Years ago they also removed the ability to sync with Google Drive, so the only way to get your photos out without losing metadata is to download them directly from photos.google.com, 50 at a time
AFAIK Takeout + Photos returns the original image file exactly as it originally existed, EXIF intact. Any additional metadata you have added manually is placed in a JSON file with the same name, adjacent to the image file.
It sounds like you want Photos to somehow merge that added metadata back into the image files, altering them. I'm quite confident that there would be an equal number of people complaining about changing their originals, if photos did that.
No, they remove all of it, date/time, camera, location, all of that is in the JSON. There are 3rd party tools to automate adding it back, but direct from Google all of your photos will not have any of the metadata
Most people know the overall system sucks, but they also think their insurance is mostly fine because they haven't had to use it very much (which is simply definitional, 80% of costs come from 20% of people). And so people fear the unknown. They would like something better but fear giving up what they have right now for something they haven't experienced. It is also a deeply personal issue, and has so many entrenched interests. Health care spending is 1/3 of our economy.
Any evidence that "most people" are given a voice into actual systemic change? I haven't been given an opportunity to vote for a candidate that actually wants to change our healthcare system, personally. Obama helped many people, but his moves did not really attempt to solve the problems of insurer inefficiency and grift, and instead codified their position as gatekeepers.
Before Elon bought Twitter, if someone called me the n word and I reported it, they took action. After Elon bought Twitter, they tell me no rules were broken. So this is absolute nonsense
The way to make traffic flow more efficiently is to get a bunch of cars off of the road. More and better public transit with dedicated space, protected bike lanes, roundabouts, traffic calming
>> The way to make traffic flow more efficiently is to get a bunch of cars off of the road.
No. I mean yeah, but no. Rural areas are the only place where traffic is low enough to meaningfully improve flow. We should be able to improve traffic flow and MPG without eliminating vehicles. IMHO bike lanes are kind of stupid because putting bikes right next to car traffic is stupid. Same for sidewalks. Separating pedestrian traffic from car and truck traffic would obviously be safer.
If you separate vehicle traffic too thoroughly then you essentially just turn roads into walls for everyone that isn't in a vehicle.
I think the idea of optimising vehicle flow in urban areas is folly. It comes at the cost of too many other things.
Here's an example of what I mean. https://maps.app.goo.gl/pati5dBBTnSgxZ1m9 . It shows a road in a built up area that has been optimised to increase vehicle flow to the airport (using a roundabout instead of lights) and the effect that has on someone trying to travel by foot - turning what would be a <1min walk into 30min.
Yeah I was thinking while reading this- aren’t they actually allowed to sell that empty seat already since they are allowed to oversell? What do they want to do here? Triple dip?
Ideally, prices should be consistent with effective costs.
Practically, I would be content if prices of any single leg couldn't be negative. If leg A costs a and leg B costs b, the cost of A+B can be lower than a+b (you can offer bundles, discounts, etc.); just not less than either a or b.
If you play "tricks", the consumer has the right to use such tricks to their benefit.
I think ticket prices should reflect a combination of the cost of goods sold with a reasonable profit margin, supply and demand, and competitive pressure from market forces, with regulations to prevent fraud and anti-competitive behavior.
Driving is the most dangerous thing we all do on a regular basis. You do not own the roads, you are not the center of the universe. Drive safely and try giving a crap about other people.
I'm not convinced that coming to a complete stop is any safer than just slowing to 2-3 mph before continuing.
The real danger is from proceeding without looking around, but there's no way to enforce looking around. Coming to a complete stop doesn't change it. Someone who's going to proceed without giving proper attention is going to do so whether or not they come to a complete stop.
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