I guess I’m on a 6 year cycle. And I’m currently 4 years in on my current phone.
I’ve been at 5-7 years for technology cycles since the 1990s, so I’m probably not impacting the economy that much.
So… is the economy in a bubble, or do we need more people in the economy? Because we don’t need people buying the same thing every two years.
There’s still some retraining needed to go from CS to Affinity Suite, but I did it around 5 years ago after 25 years on Adobe and would never go back. And now Affinity 3 is effectively free for basic use. Of course, this is probably the beginning of the end for it as Canva attempts not-a-subscription services on the Affinity platform (making it freemium), but I expect my Affinity 2 suite will still work for years to come.
It’s why I started treating computers as commodities — I rarely upgrade anymore; just wait the 5 years and by an entirely new system.
. . . Or find that your keyboard has gone wandering unexpectedly.
It helps define the space; the implements are tied to the zone, meaning that’s the defined work area. Also makes it harder to just clear off the surface to use it for something else.
I have zero of those items. For me:
Pumping the classrooms full of mostly nitrogen gas….
Give them a choice between Arabic and Chinese :D
Did someone in DOGE finally realize it would be more efficient to embed the employees in other departments and close DOGE?
Also, make it more difficult to bring those responsible to account?
Yes; as with so many revelations, the facts shouldn’t be surprising, but the evidence is actionable where the assumptions weren’t.
I do find it strange that this is surprising to some.
It’s been pretty obvious to us external observers.
When I was young, a phone cost $20 and lasted… well, until I replaced my land line with a smartphone.