No, it's far cheaper to scan a stack of loose papers than it is to scan a bound book, that's why they're cutting the pages out. And most of the books aren't that valuable, even if they're rare. So it's an accounting decision to destroy the books.
It will never generate something novel. Whether it will generate something "new" depends on your definition of "new," which is a little more ambiguous than "novel."
No, it just means that the camera person doesn't belong to the subset of H that makes up the orgy. You can have an orgy in the same room as someone who isn't fucking - proximity isn't an issue.
My grocery store usually has a box or 2 at the top front that's mostly full of cracked eggs from people swapping. So yeah, psychos. At least grab from the middle of the pile if you aren't checking each egg.
I've never heard of that before, do you mind sharing one of the states where tip pools are illegal?
For what it's worth, I couldn't find any states that outright ban tip pools. There are restrictions, like laws that prevent management from participating in the tip pool, but I can't find any outright bans.
I'm not trying to single you out, like I said it seems like everyone here has the same misconception. But even if your point could stand on its own, it's weakened when you support it with an unrealistic example. It hurts your credibility.
I keep seeing this repeated in the comments. Apparently no one on Lemmy has actually worked in a restaurant before (because you're all bots?), otherwise you'd know that a lot of cooks, dishwashers, etc don't make a living wage either and split tips with the front-of-house staff. It's not just the wait staff.
The same skills used to develop free software can be used to earn a lot of money making corporate software. The same is true for other professions: they can work for an employer, be self-employed, or volunteer their time. The analogy fits, and we all need to earn money to survive.
Personally, I don't think they have any kind of grand plan beyond capturing as much of the market as they can. They'll keep using the strategies that have been effective, but I doubt they can predict what the market will do, or what ground-breaking discoveries are coming. "No plan survives first contact with the enemy."
BirdNet, from Cornell University, is pretty cool. I've got a RasPi4 that's been running birdnet-pi for about a year and a half, seems pretty accurate based on the birds I see in my backyard. It'll also run on a $20 Pi Zero 2.
There is an element of truth, but what you're describing still sounds like a scam. Power factor correction is legitimate, but it's not something that can be done with a generic product that you hook up to any appliance, or even your whole house.
Same here, and I think it was also obvious to Jeff (from the OP), but I'm glad he bought one because he's in a position to raise awareness of the issue.
No, it's far cheaper to scan a stack of loose papers than it is to scan a bound book, that's why they're cutting the pages out. And most of the books aren't that valuable, even if they're rare. So it's an accounting decision to destroy the books.