In the rare case something worms it's way to collections I just ask for the certified letter. Now in ten years that only happened once. I even called the hospital asking where my bill was and they said I didn't owe anything. Three months later collections!
I pick up old serves for my garage system. With edac it is a dream to isolate the fault and be instantly aware. It also lets you determine the severity of the issue. Dimms can run for years with just the one error or overnight explode into streams of corrections. I keep spares so it’s fairly easy to isolate any faults. It’s just how do you want to spend your time?
TSA and all of its security theater is going to get the boot. Airports can manage their own security. That won’t change international customs which is still managed federally.
TSA including all of its security theatre was on life support because of insurance premiums - it allowed some creative actuarial accounting that shifted responsibilities and reduced insurance costs for airlines in post-9/11 insanity
That’s basically the system we have in Australia - customs and immigration handled by officers of the Federal Government, and generally Federal police patrol airports (one of the only places you will normally see them if you don’t live in Canberra), and then the airports have private security companies do the security screening.
There are still Federal standards they have to comply with but it’s more reasonable than the US (we never had to take off our shoes and liquids of any size have been allowed again for years as long as you’re only going to the domestic part of the airport, they’re separated here)
I’ve found AI tools extremely helpful in getting me up to speed with a library or defining an internal override not exposed by the help. However, if I’m not explicit in how to solve a problem the result looks like the bad code it’s been ingesting.
When you’re the worlds 2nd largest economy, technologically advanced, and exerting geopolitical influence like a superpower, it’s somewhat comical to declare yourself a developing nation incapable of participating in global commerce without your shipping costs being subsidized by everyone else.
> “Their economy size is second only to that of the United States. [The] United States is treated as a developed country, so should PRC,” Kim said. “And is also treated as a high-income country in treaties and international organizations, so China should also be treated as a developed country.”
And CCP also usually paints PRC superior to US in everything so it's kind of their choice too...
High income != developed. There are different metrics.
Overall GDP very high, GDP PPP per capita middling, incomes highly disparate, etc. Developing status becomes kinda subjective and this particular move is not insane. Sadly it's unlike many many other moves.
Not so much anymore. Aliexpress shipping has become quite a bit more expensive lately (unless it's "Choice"). Somewhere in this thread you can see my theory about their "Choice" shipping service.
Yes, private shipping is perfectly fine. This is not a shipping embargo. USPS is just not taking packages. Letters and flat rate will continue to be processed.
