The main benefit is that you don’t need to use a VPN, so you get full download speeds. Also the availability and download speed isn’t dependent on seeders, so more obscure content tends to survive longer on Usenet.
$10,000 in 1967 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $92,911.98 today, an increase of $82,911.98 over 57 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.99% per year between 1967 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 829.12%.
While not A list pay, that’s still not bad and a livable wage, unless I’m missing something obvious.
Usenet, while way better than torrenting, still requires multiple indexers and providers for this reason. I have 3 of each and rarely ever run into this issue except for very niche releases.
Yep, I just got local county fiber installed because Comcast would go down twice a day, at least. On top of that, I was paying out the ass for shitty upload speed and to remove the 1.2TB data cap. The local ISPs are about $60/mo for 1 gig up and down, compared to Comcast’s $130/month for 1 “gig” down and 30 meg up.
Internet should be public like many other utilities.
Imagine having a King in 2024
“it works on my machine”!
Sorry, edited the title to not be abbreviated!
We need laws around layoffs, stat. It shouldn’t be legal for execs to layoff a thousand people and still keep their own jobs. It’s their failure that caused the issue in the first place - they’ve been safe for too long.
As of January 2024 Sony has a market cap of $116.02 Billion. This makes Sony the world’s 119th most valuable company by market cap.
Yeah, $14 mil is the cost of doing business for Sony, a slap on the wrist.
Most health care providers go over risks and benefits prior to initiating any kind of treatment.
Sure, most do. I’m talking about those that do not.
and are at risk for metabolic diseases and cardiovascular complications
Seems pretty close the intended use in this case? Not sure this would qualify as the off-label use I’m talking about.
Or would you prefer that fat people remain fat until they develop diabetes (and its various associated complications) before I’m even allowed to discuss semaglutide?
When did I say that? I said nothing of the sort. I’m specifically talking about those that aren’t even overweight using it, or those without risk factors for diabetes. Because that’s happening, and it’s happening a lot.
People don’t jump straight to an expensive injectable drug as the first option for weight management.
This is not true for everyone. Many see Ozempic as a “magic bullet” for weight loss when that is not what it is.
Because not every doctor tells their patients the risks, including that you must continue taking it or risk gaining more weight back if you stop. It’s making more people overweight in the long run because they stop due to serious headaches (the most common side-effect).
You are correct that it’s the drug company at fault here too, not just the public. It’s also the fault of doctors that are continuing to prescribe it off-label for weight loss.
Gotta love people taking drugs from others that actually need them. The off label use here should be seriously looked into.
I stand corrected if they allow imports into OSM.
Why would I use something closed source as a replacement? OSM is a far better option.
For indexers, I have DrunkenSlug, nzbgeek, and nzbplanet. My backbone providers are UsenetExpress, FrugalUsenet, and Giganews. You can use https://whatsmyuse.net to make sure you don’t have overlapping backbones.