What? An item wouldn't have both dates. But almost everything has at least one.

So we're changing "Sell By" and "Best Before" to "Use By” and "Best if Used By”

I don't really see this helping food waste at the consumer end, but greatly benefits supermarkets by allowing products to remain on shelves longer and closer to spoilage.

However, in that case customers could have less margin to use their purchased groceries before they go bad.

I think this has a chance to backfire. There is greater incentive to dig around for the product with the most time. Those who frequently shop or most desperate would buy the items expiring sooner, but folks like me who only really check items I've been burned on, will start checking everything. I'm not buying a $3.99 head of lettuce with 2 days left.

EDIT: don't grocery stores already donate lots of near-expiration unspoiled food to support systems? I thought there was a organization in CA that coordinated all that. They may see a dip in donations.

Raises paddle

$2.50!

If I recall you still can through ADB, but it's a pain and they started locking that down too. Ad blocking VPN (at least the one I tried) didn't work.

There was a big update about a year ago that very clearly sent the message "this device will show what we want you to see."

While based on Google TV, they lock down the OS, control the app store, and force their apps. You're in their walled garden and it's a pain to break out in any meaningful way.

No thanks. It's all about data harvesting and ads now.

There was a time it was a neat product, but Amazon tech isn't entering our household anymore.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images

The painting "This is not a pipe" sort of touches on this very topic. A picture is not the thing pictured much like a photo of an AI image is not that image.

Fun mind teasers!

"As such, we’ve decided to waive our right to arbitration and have the matter proceed in court.”

Notice they still claim arbitration is their right, that the streaming agreement is still valid, but would rather appease the masses to mitigate bad publicity.

As a longtime Fitbit user, the writing is on the wall. The Google buyout has been horrible, features disappearing, support sucking, no more web dashboard, payment issues, calorie goals no longer customizable, etc.

They bought the company for user data and patents. Merge what they want into their watches and discontinue the rest. Absolutely minimize maintenance costs by dropping features and firing employees. They'll keep the Fitbit name, maybe roll that into a watch sub-series, but the buyout was definitely a gut-and-dump deal.

Too bad the antitrust suit won't save what used to be a great product and company in time.

Renewables dipped below $0 for us in California too this year. Fortunately for the utilities, those savings don't get passed along to customers and I still paid $0.53 kW/h. /s

Lucky you.

Ahh remindes me of a quote.

Mr. Prosser: Do you know how much damage this bulldozer would sustain if I just let it roll over you?

Arthur Dent: How much?

Mr. Prosser: None at all.

I set up a 4-day trip years ago and my SO requested the time off. Denied. Changed the reservation, paid a fee and again denied. In fact, every weekend in June through August was denied due to "seniority" and other employees taking their vacations.

I changed the reservation again (and paid another fee) and told my SO the dates they'll be sick.

We called early in the morning on the way to a great trip. It felt great. FAFO