So, first, they license, and then, once they have their hands around your balls, mission creep sets in and they start to behave as if they own you.
Their insatiable hunger never satisfied in their pursuit of dominance and control, politicians are now widening their scope in an effort to put EVERYONE under their thumbs.
Now the issue is immunization passports, which is really just a different word for the same thing – universal licensing.
“Finally someone admits it. All those years we were told that the low costs of Uber, Airbnb, etc. were the result of technological magic driven by their special talents for innovation; that these silicon valley companies all had lightning in a bottle. Now we can all see the emperor never had any clothes, that it wasn’t magic. It was just wildly wasteful and inefficient cash burn. The only real “disruption” these companies managed to effect was the evasion of labor laws, anti-monopoly laws, and consumer protection.”
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Alberta trucker Mike Murchison took a break near the Manitoba-Ontario border to do a livestream to fans and friends and followers, which included a brief summary of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) he uses.
“It’s kind of like having your mother sitting in the passenger seat, telling you when to stop, telling you when to go to bed,” he laughs. “I like it, because I’m getting my sleep. It’s an improvement, for me.”
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The Gravel Institute
The ride-hailing company Uber is everywhere: it has rapidly become one of the most ubiquitous corporate entities in the United States. But beneath all of its bluster, Uber has a big secret: there’s no profit, no gains in efficiency or effectiveness, and, above all, no innovation. Simply put, Uber is one of the biggest scams in American economic history. And it’s not just scamming its investors (although it definitely is): it’s scamming you – its users – and, most of all, it’s scamming its drivers. While they get rich, you get ripped off. Edward Ongweso, Jr., technology reporter at VICE News, explains.
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I wish to share some lessons that may be helpful to you when using Zoom or equivalent.
It happened so quickly and my family is all over the world, so we could only participate using Zoom. Unfortunately, it was done badly.
I will share with you some suggestions so you will not have to experience what my family did this week.
Read MoreOn Friday, May 14th, Alberta’s Mike Murchison will release his new single “Scars” through LMS Records.
Road Warrior News will have a give-away contest for drivers and a full feature interview with long-haul truck driver/musician/photographer Mike Murchison on Friday, May 14th. Watch this space!
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Though we were all classmates and graduated together same year, life has shuffled us and placed us in different classes today.
We were classmates in school, but not classmates in life. Everyone has his unique class. I concluded that in the school of life there are no classmates, because Life is a class of one.
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