At this point I think it’s pretty clear that none of them care about government overreach.

Lmao. Just straight up idiots up in here.

This is getting really pathetic.

On one hand you’re correct in that their CEOs haven’t been able to turn the situation around.

On the other hand it’s hubris to suggest that you know better than whoever is doing the hiring.

I was in a local bike store looking at red tail lights yesterday.

One brand Lezyne had several versions. There was an “AI Alert” one. I looked it up and it just has a sensor to detect when you brake and it changes to a different flashing mode at that time.

Thats barely even “smart” let alone “AI”.

The stupid thing is, because of this dumb claim they needed to confirm that it doesn’t collect and transmit any data about your riding habits. Its a light with no connectivity other than a charging port.

The dumbfuckery is astonishing.

Is it solid gold or just gold plated junk?

You seem to be able to google “mozilla non profit” but unable to elucidate whether it is in fact a non-profit and why that is so.

Again, you’re offering hand wavy vibe based explanations as to why mozilla is “bad”. What exactly is the problem?

It’s not as simple as just deciding to hire people at lower rates of pay.

Cost cutting is a tricky game. When an organisation is not on a positive trajectory, cost cutting has a very high risk of re-enforcing the underlying problems.

That’s not to say cost cutting isn’t a worthy objective, but it needs to be carefully considered.

If you want a CEO with the right skills and connections you need to pay.

I agree that changes need to be measured and carefully considered.

There’s so many ways to do that though, grandfathering or capping.

Sorry boss it’s kinda laughable to suggest they choose their own salaries.

Obviously it would be negotiated, with a panel overseeing the procurement and hiring process.

That panel has no interest in overpaying executives. Obviously they would pay just enough to secure someone with the right network and skills. Just because they earn more than you does not mean they’re overpaid.

This smells like BS.

Is mozilla non-profit, not-for-profit, or for-profit?

You dont really know do you.

“I dont like mozilla so ill just assume they must be profiteering assholes somehow”

“Its the vibe of the thing”

Calling whatever you like “profit” cant really be rebutted, it’s subjective semantics.

Yes CEOs are paid lots of money. Why would mozilla choose to over pay staff?

So the profit from the for-profit is passed up to the non-profit.

This is a really common organisational structure and not bizarre.

There’s loads of worthy criticisms to make of mozilla but this is not one of them.

Why would an organisation choose to over spend on executive salaries?

Obviously, it’s because thats what it costs to get people with the right skills.

I thought mozilla was a non profit?

Ooohh this is blog spam?

Sorry I thought it was a question.

Obviously negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions have to go. I think gone completely, all at once is probably not the right move but I’ll let the modelling people figure that out.

That said, using interest rates as a way to throttle economic activity is fucking bullshit.

With the eye watering interest rates we’ve had over the last several years it’s been Gen X and under doing the heavy lifting while as usual boomers enjoy the benefits.

I don’t really have a solution but fuck me there has to be a better way.

What on earth is a modern terminal?

There’s lots of terminal emulators. I like ghostty. You can just install it.

Does that mean Gates will be “good” if he spends all his money on vaccines and then dies of natural causes?

I’m not going to make a blanket claim like “philanthropy is not misused to avoid taxes”, because of course in some limited cases it is, but your assertion that the motivation for the Gates foundation is to avoid taxes is baseless. It’s a common idea that you’ve subscribed to, but you’re unable to back it up with even a vague idea.

The Gates Foundation has made Gates’ significantly less wealthy.

I’ll ask you directly: why would you become less wealthy in order to avoid tax?