Don't give them the satisfaction of evem considering it. Ignore the impossible hypotheticals.
Alberta Can Not and Will Not Separate.
End of the fucking story.
Boo fuckin' hoo.
Charge what you need for a modest net profit. Surveillance pricing is just the perfect refinement of capitalist cruelty.
No, it really doesn't.
Gun ownership is not and should not be a right. It is a responsibility, and a serious one at that. If you want a firearm, you need to train and prove yourself safe, responsible, and justified.
US gun laws have created the US gun culture, where people will accept ~~hundreds~~ TENS OF THOUSANDS of deaths a year, for 'freedom.'
Also, let's not forget that the 2nd amendment was brought in during a time of flintlocks. They were NOT protecting one's freedom to walk into McDonald's with a MAC-10 down their pants.
Perhaps most telling though, is that the US is currently NOT a free state, and the 'well-regulated militia' has not stood up to them. In fact, there has never been a well regulated militia in the US to stand up to government tyranny, just a bunch of doomsday preppers who delude themselves into believing their arsenal is spiritually annointed by James Madison and God, in that order.
So, no. No fucking second amendment in Canada,bthank you very much.
Many factors at work here.
First off, mp3 at 320 kbps (or 256 for that matter) encoded with modern algorithms will be nearly idrntical to the original source. I defy you to reliably tell it apart from a FLAC in an A/B test. Where it usually fails is in stereo imaging, not obvious distortion or frequency limitations.
Secondly, many people have mentioned normalization (actually compression) in streaming services. When applied after the mix, i.e. exactly what they do, it ruins music. If you can turn off every 'feature' in these services that modifies the sound, you'll find improvements.
Thirdly, you're not necessarily getting great sound from them anyway. Spotify defaults to 96kbps Vorbis which is comparable to 128kbps mp3. And if your network speeds are low or laggy, it may well drop the quality dynamically to keep playing without glitches.
Fourth, there's the issue of mastering. You may have a differently-mastered release than what is on the streaming site. This can make a HUGE difference in some cases. If you can, try listening to Dark Side of the Moon releases from 2003 (Doug Sax) vs. the 2023 blu-ray.
And those are only the most likely candidates. There could well be other factors at play.
It sounds like the Beaverton.
"Summer is here! Rotate your car tires, dust off the grill, and prepare for the inevitable theft of your bike!"
yes.
Theory, economics, etc., all have something to say about it. But at the end of the day, Netflix (and the rest) want to deliver as little as possible for dollar of revenue.
Realistically, Steam is a monopoly.
That's not illegal. In fact, it's not even (necessarily) a problem.
If they misuse their monopoly position, then it becomes a problem.
Elon Musk Is a ~~Paid Subscriber to~~ Shockingly Racist Pro-Apartheid South African ~~X Account~~
There. FTFY
There's still one protest possible.
LEAVE REDDIT!!! GET THE FUCK OFF OF IT! LET IT DIE. MAKE IT DIE!
Same with twitter.
He's not an "eccentric billionaire," he's a psychopathic robber baron fascist.
Fuck Oprah.
Her sanctimonious bullshit brought us Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and Jenny McCarthy.
Her 'listening platform' has probably lead directly to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
This is a racist, anti-imigrant dogwhistle. Don't give them then satisfaction of being taken seriosly