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UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The people who do the hiring are part of a business' expenses, not its profit.

They will still be doing their job like they normally do.

I assume a company that is allowed to have profit will be able to offer higher wages to be competitive

Where do they get that money? By charging you and I more than what a product costs to produce and bring to market. If people had higher standards (which they don't), then they would go to the business that gives them the best deal.

Right now we live in a culture where people are proud to spend more money even if it's for a worse product. Everything is backwards regarding personal financial responsibility which is why there is so much excess yet most people still think they "need" more money.

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The people who do the work already.

Profit, by definition, is excess. It's what's leftover after all other business expenses are paid, including employee wages.

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The truth is they put a huge burden on public services.

Do they? If so, you must be in favor of banning smoking anything, right?

they create insane amounts of litter.

Do they? If so, it sounds like there needs to be harsher penalties and greater enforcement for litter laws!

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Are you stupid? It's not about the "businesses" and their well-being. It's about the effect that black markets have on society.

People are going to get their drugs whether they're legal or not. If you paid attention in history class and reality, you'd know that prohibition and the war on drugs does not solve the issue.

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (8 children)

No, it wouldn't

People working in and supporting the industry would work and consume as they always have.

It's the business owners that would be hurting, as their entire existence depends on siphoning off the excess people are willing to pay for products and services.

Prices wouldn't even go up. Businesses already charge the most people are willing to pay.

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I like the way you think.

Capitalists would rather there be a ban so that proles don't realize how much they're getting f**ked.

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

🥱

More black markets aren't the solution.

Texas teen suffering miscarriage dies days after baby shower due to abortion ban as mom begs doctors to ‘do something’ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There needs to be a cultural change.

Unfortunately, one person or even the minority cannot do this.

Until more people actually want to solve these problems, these problems won't get solved. Wow.

It's not a turnout issue. US "democracy" is fundamentally broken and favors those already in power. It's important for those in power that gridlock issues such as abortion and gun control never get solved yet remain the focal point of elections to distract from the ever-growing disparity in wealth.

Texas teen suffering miscarriage dies days after baby shower due to abortion ban as mom begs doctors to ‘do something’ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I just having this burning feeling that these people support republicans.

Are there any open protocols for facilitating online gaming? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I think matchmaking should be done on a per-game basis (or at least it's a different issue.)

I'm more referring to how players connect, such as having friend lists, joining those friends, and the profiles we see in and out of games.

This protocol looks interesting, and I'll have to learn more about it.

Boy, 15, who fatally stabbed teenager he did not know in Birmingham is jailed for life in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (5 children)

When I was 15, I knew it was wrong to stab people. It's not like getting into a fight on the playground. When you bring out a knife, or any deadly weapon, you immediately escalate things way beyond what school administration can handle.

As a kid, I knew there were crimes I could do that were just "boys being boys." Smoking weed, petty theft, vandalism, even getting into fist-fights. I also knew there were crimes that were off limits, such as rape and murder. Just about everyone around me knew the same thing, too.

You're advocating for a culture that encourages kids to commit more crimes and more serious crimes than they otherwise would because they know they will get off easy.

Boy, 15, who fatally stabbed teenager he did not know in Birmingham is jailed for life in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Good.

We should not let acts of violence like go unpunished.

We need to set an example for anyone else who may be thinking about committing the same thing.

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[SOLVED] Is there a way to start and stop chromedriver/geckodriver with Rust and Selenium (thirtyfour) automatically like in Python? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
1 comments fedilink
 

So, apparently the chrome/geckodriver processes will terminate on their own if the user sends ctrl+c to the console. It will not terminate on its own if the program finishes running naturally.

If you're interested in terminating it on your own, like I also was, here is how I went about it.

use std::process::{Child, Command};

fn main() {
	let mut s = Server::default();
	s.start();
	s.shutdown();
}

struct Server {
	child: Option<Child>
}

impl Default for Server {
	fn default() -> Self {
		Self {
			child: None
		}
	}
}

impl Server {
	fn start(&mut self) {
		self.child = Some(Command::new("./chromedriver")
			.spawn()
			.expect("ls command failed to start"));
	}

	fn shutdown(&mut self) {
		input(None); // wait for input so you can observe the process
		self.child.as_mut().unwrap().kill();
		self.child.as_mut().unwrap().wait();
		println!("shutdown");
	}
}

pub fn input(prompt: Option<String>) {
	let mut input = String::new();
	match prompt {
		Some(prompt) => println!("{}", prompt),
		None => ()
	}
	io::stdin().read_line(&mut input).expect("Failed to read input");
}
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Can we consolidate identical streaming sites under the same group? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
17 comments fedilink
 

The streaming sites listed on https://rentry.co/megathread-movies-and-tv#streaming have plenty of duplicates. Essentially, they're the same sites with different names/skins but the exact same content.

It would be beneficial to the community if we could consolidate these down into groups according to which ones are the same.

We can still list all of them, but perhaps do it together so people don't waste their time trying out the same site under a different name.

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How come Windows and macOS users don't have to enter their password every time they need administrator privileges? (lemmy.ca)
 

Isn't it enough to just enter your password once to login, then receive a warning whenever you're about to do something potentially dangerous?

If it's such a big security risk, how come the most popular and widely used operating systems in the world and their users seem to be unaffected by it?

I guarantee, most new users coming to Linux from Windows/macOS are going to laugh and look at you funny if you try to justify entering your password again and again and again.

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Today I learned an oil company prevented the rescue of contracted divers working on their pipe to save money. (www.youtube.com)
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings#Paria_Fuel_Trading_Company_diving_tragedy

Of course, there is no direct admittance of "we knew it would be cheaper to let them die."

Instead, they say "we had no legal obligation to rescue them." That's the answer for the people who were born yesterday.

Big oil truly is a disgusting thing.

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