Are you suggesting that an article about veganism and black creators incites the same level of hate that leads to bomb-threats being called to schools because of a pride flag in a classroom?
I fail to see how any of these articles are promoting hate or violence against white people in the same way LibsOfTiktok is accusing LGBTQ+ people of being sexual predators against children.
There's some truth to this -- it's 100% the taskbar from 10X, but there's a lot of other changes for 11 (settings, taskbar stuff like volume controller, file explorer). Secondary goal was probably to decouple/undock the taskbar from the main OS which would require rebuilding some parts.
I've seen a lot of misunderstanding about how NPR's funding works, and a claim that NPR/NPR affiliated stations receive $465M.
First, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) receives ~$128M for "Public Radio Station and Programming Grants", not NPR or NPR affiliated stations [1].
Second, CPB uses that money for grants to local stations, which then license content from NPR. This model was a direct result of NPR's funding crisis in the 1980's. Additionally, the amount a local station gets from the CPB depends on how large it is, with the average station only receiving 7.2% percent of its annual revenue from CPB grants [1]. Small rural stations get a much larger percent -- and most probably wouldn't be able to function without it hence NPR's "Federal funding is essential to public radio's service" statement.
I think this is a really interesting topic because there's a surprising amount of consideration that needs to go into something like this. Most people think "oh, a trashcan, how hard can it be to design one?".
- Durable: they can't be easily damaged due to physical force, rain, UV exposure, or even fire (if someone throws out a lit cigarette). These cans are expected to last 15-20 years
- They also shouldn't be easy to tip over
- They must be difficult for people and animals to get into
- They must be easy for public works to empty. The inner can can't be too heavy or not robust enough to contain the trash (32 gallons)
- The opening can't be too big to prevent people dumping large items into it
- They should look somewhat appealing (they're designed in Oakland).
- They must meet certain size restrictions due to the various widths of sidewalks in SF
- It must also have a recycling container on top that meets most of the above requirements of "people can't reach inside here"
In terms of "why are they so expensive": these cans are one-off prototypes. When they're mass produced, they will only be a bit more than the existing green cans ($1,218 vs $2,000) but with the goal of being much more durable and robust. Additionally, they're much less expensive than the "Bigbelly" cans that the city supervisors wanted to use. Fun fact: the city doesn't actually own those cans and they cost $3,000 per year to lease (!!!).
Rubenstein from Public Works explained that in 2018, the department could not find a trash can that fulfilled an exacting list of features: a rolling inside can for easy emptying, a sensor to alert workers when a can is full, durability to withstand street life, and be tamper-proof.
And “obviously,” she added, “they needed to be aesthetic.”
It also hints at fraud, but I’m not sure that plays a big role in the eventual costs of these trash cans. As you mention, those “Bigbelly” cans aren’t cheaper ($3,900 a piece, according to that link, so about what these will end up costing)
Other cities have functional trash cans, but every city is unique and the set of problems they solve will be different. In SF the biggest issue is that people are constantly getting into the trash and creating a huge mess, so the cans that NYC or Seattle use won't work because they have an open top design. Many of the cans in London are the BigBelly or bomb-proof variety, but we already ruled that out because of the $3k per year lease fee.
From what I can tell most cities don't have a custom design: they just use whatever commercially available thing is available. SF is hoping this design will be better than those, and that they will be able to sell the design to other cities. I'd love to see how other cities address this issue though... I know that Amsterdam has a fancy underground trash system!
Minecraft also supports 3rd party content, skins, gameplay mechanics, etc. There's a lot of things mods can do that official marketplace content can't.
Elon shouldn't be sleeping or hitting on his employees (see: exposing himself to a flight attendant). She's also on the board of one of his companies and held that position for less than a year before becoming pregnant with his children.
He only comes in contact with his executives. If out of them someone wants to be in a sexual relationship with him, that is their prerogative. A lot of companies have rules to clarify with HR when something like this happens.
Most HR departments don't approve of managers having sexual relationships (or children!) with their subordinates: it quickly becomes difficult to tell if preferential treatment is happening and presents possible legal problems.
> It’s just not practical to allow 3,000 people to customize their pronouns
> That same day, he invited employees to join him in a Slack channel called “debate-pronouns” where he suggested that people use pronouns based not on their gender identity but their sex at birth
Seriously? Why does the CEO care so much about gender in the workplace? People should be able to come to work and get their job done while not worrying about others mis-gendering them or trying to "scientifically prove" that gender identity isn't a thing. It's a pronoun... it takes zero-effort to address someone the correct way.
>Seriously? Why does the CEO care so much about gender in the workplace?
Seriously, if people want to be identified as [X], why is it such a big deal? My only ask would be to plead for patience while I adjust my own thinking to catch up. It's not that big a deal. If we can deal with people changing names when they get married, we can deal with simply referring to people in a way that they desire.
I fail to see how any of these articles are promoting hate or violence against white people in the same way LibsOfTiktok is accusing LGBTQ+ people of being sexual predators against children.