ganesh7's comments

On: Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant s...

[ganesh7]

I doubt that. Independent research paints a less clear picture. i would welcome it if the ticket were only free for workers, who suffer from one of the world's highest taxes and levies. It should not be available to welfare recipients.

On: Notes on Vision Pro

[ganesh7]

Every day another submission about these goggles nobody seems to like. I'm just annoyed by all that unwarranted attention. Just because it's Apple.

[lewisflude → ganesh7]

Anecdotally I like them, and not just because it's Apple, seems like great hardware/software/industrial design etc.

But valid to be annoyed at it, Apple do tend to be quite polarising for people.

On: Intelligent Brains Take Longer to Solve Difficult ...

[ganesh7]

I knew it. I take longer because I have an intelligent brain.

On: Reflections on Ten Years Past the Snowden Revelati...

[ganesh7]

While we commemorate the violation of privacy of US citizens and others, we should also commemorate the victims of US foreign interventions. There were 251 such interventions in the name of "freedom in democracy" in the last 30 years: https://mronline.org/2022/09/16/u-s-launched-251-military-in... https://sites.evergreen.edu/zoltan/wp-content/uploads/sites/...

On: Why construction projects always go over budget

[ganesh7]

2x the budget does not seem too bad for such a big and useful project. Most projects should not be built at all. More annoying are simple projects like building a bridge or an airport that take forever.

On: DPReview.com to close

[ganesh7]

I don't think I'll miss it. This is what happens when you sell out to Amazon, haha.

On: German privacy watchdogs conclude that Microsoft 3...

[ganesh7]

It should be possible to put these bureaucrats into place. After all Germany is just another client state.

On: Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on pee...

[ganesh7]

good point.

On: Countries with Declining Population 2022

[ganesh7]

thank god, germany does not have this problem with all the skilled workers coming here from everywhere.

On: The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket

[ganesh7]

Every regular customer should be thankful this was put to an end. Keep in mind such every regular customer will have to pay for such extravaganza that will have to be reflected in the ticket prices after all.