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Yes the correct and honorable thing would be for the employer to absorb the costs but this is America we're talking about. We're currently going through record inflation almost purely because of corporate greed. These companies saw an opportunity to blame their massive price increases on COVID/labor costs/ materials cost even though these are only small factors. Yet year over year they're increasing profits. I have zero doubt that if they switched away from tipping systems that they would use that to falsely justify price increases.

You're right, it is amazing. These people are giving honest constructive criticism of a product. Companies often have to pay money to get that information. These complaints are generally valid as well.

The company's commitment to repairability is commendable but it's in lieu of other important factors. If I have to make the choice between having the newer OS with stronger, more powerful hardware or the ability to repair my device I'm going to choose the former every time. From the get-go the device might last longer simply because I won't want to get rid of it as quickly. The 5 is of course a significant improvement over previous releases but it's still behind. If they can deliver a device that is not immediately outdated in comparison to other phones of similar price then this would be a no brainer for me and likely others as well.

Similarly availability is another major factor. You can't buy what you can't get your hands on. Even more importantly it's even more futile to buy one for a network that doesn't support it at all. Obviously the creators just aren't ready to expand into another market and that's fine but it doesn't make the criticism any less important for their mission.

I got a set with my pixel 8 purchase and I'd say for the $120 they're worth it. I wouldn't purchase them for full price though.

The sound quality is definitely acceptable. They aren't as good at my WH-1000XM4s, which are over ears also by Sony, but they do a decent job of providing clarity and moderate bass. The higher frequencies can be a bit peaky especially at higher volumes and I feel it's lacking in maximum volume but they're solid nonetheless.

The ANC leaves a little too be desired in circumstances with loud ambient environments but I get the feeling that with a set of foam tips it would be excellent. The transparency mode on the other hand works phenomenally and is very impressive.

I haven't used them for calls yet so I can't comment on call quality or the microphones.

The touch pads to me are the biggest mark against these as they can be a bit finicky. To pause your music you need to tap once but very often it registers that input as a swipe and raises or lowers the volume instead. Perhaps it's just something I'll get used to in time.

Lastly make sure you don't order it in white as the case especially collected all sorts of marks within days of use.

Doesn't this movie literally introduce several new characters?

This is a plot plot line in the Dungeons and dragons movie that recently came out. The main character had his family killed after he stole some gold and they tracked it back to his house. Not sure why that guy is being so weird about it.

If you preorder the smaller 8 you get pixel buds pro for free.

Let's compare the S9 to the S23.

The S23 has Wi-Fi 6E support, Bluetooth 5.3 support, twice as much base storage and RAM, 5G support, an in display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, 3 high resolution cameras, 120hz refresh rate, twice as fast internal storage, a 33% larger battery, a much newer version of Android and to top it off a processor that's roughly 3X as powerful as the S9.

So to me it might not be fair to call the S9 dialup but I would say a comparison between broadband and fiber is pretty accurate. At the very least the other features are worth upgrading for if not the speed. Now I suppose the S9 is still a perfectly good phone to be used as just a phone but these things are really portable computers and the increase in processing power becomes tremendous in a short period of time.

As much as I agree that individual releases are lackluster and uninspiring usually I just can't agree with a 13yo phone being very capable today. The benefits that are compounded after 3 or 4 releases is usually worth the switch. However I do firmly believe these devices should last at least that long.

Not to mention most people are ecstatic to have their washing machine, refrigerator, water heater, or even their cars for so long and usually it isn't without compromises. Just about any appliance lasting that long is considered good luck.

Computational devices are even harder to continue using for so long and usually not because they break but because they become inadequate as processing power follows Moore's law. I would guess most people use their laptops for about 5 years before feeling like they have to upgrade because it feels slow but I remember the laptop I had 13 years ago and the thought of still using that now fills me with dread.

Not to put too fine of a point in it but you're wrong because your understanding of frame generation and displays is slightly flawed.

Firstly most people's displays, whether it be a TV or a monitor, are at least minimally capable of 60hz which it seems you correctly assumed. With that said most TVs and monitors aren't capable of what's called variable refresh rate. VRR allows the display to match however many frames your graphics card is able to put out instead of the graphics card having to match your display's refresh rate. This eliminates screen tearing and allows you to get the best frame times at your disposal as the frame is generally created and then immediately displayed.

The part you might be mistaken about from my understanding is the frame time lag. Frame time is an inverse of FPS. The more frames generated per second the less time in between the frames. Now under circumstances where there is no VRR and the frame rate does not align with a displays native rate there can be frame misalignment. This occurs when the monitor is expecting a frame that is not yet ready. It'll use the previous frame or part of it until a new frame becomes available to be displayed. This can result in screen tearing or stuttering and yes in some cases this can add additional delay in between frames. In general though a >30 FPS framerate will feel smoother on a 60hz display than a locked 30 FPS because you're guaranteed to have every frame displayed twice.

I'll never forget my Sweet 3 series... Because I'm still paying for it's repairs years later.

Funny thing is that Steve literally said in the beginning of his video that there would be people like you in the comments. Those who only see this as Internet drama. He goes on to explain why what Linus is doing is not just drama but in fact harmful to the community, other content creators, and potentially any company that submits a product to them for review. In my opinion he's absolutely right and if you can watch 45 minutes of him talking you'll probably walk away agreeing with him.

None of our representatives should be dying in office. At least he didn't drag this out like McConnell and Feinstein. May he rest in peace regardless.