Your, and the parent comment, perfectly encapsulate what is going wrong on the macro level with the specific example at hand. Your link is the system as it works today, a medium agnostic hyperlink that allows you to start listening on any device with a browser and a speaker. The parent offers a locked door to a meticulously tracked and monetized walled garden.
This need not be a thread battle over airport commute times, but I've made the trip from LIC/Astoria to JFK many times and even with a good amount of train luck it roughly takes an hour door to door via public transit. In no situation has it been on the order of 30 minutes.
Another perspective, from a skateboarder:
In New York skateboarders are banned from sidewalks and have to skate in traffic. I've got a solid push and hold my own among bikes and cars but, regardless, get all kinds of flack from drivers. When I take the to sidewalk due to dangerous road conditions pedestrians are simply far too unpredictable, scared, and oblivious to permit me on board so I reluctantly walk.
You know who I never see walking when they're on the sidewalk? Scooter riders, electronic and otherwise.
This is a symptom of a heavily mobile-first strategy. There are many developers at Spotify passionate about improving the desktop platform - and not just for feature parity with mobile.
I was in a very bad accident when a GMC pickup t-boned my 98 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS at ~55mph. My car crumpled and was totaled but took the hit and went for a 4 wheel slide across the road. A nice balanced car takes hits really well. And I'm very glad I wore my seatbelt.
I'm 91% through a full series read (kindle stat) and while I find some parts to be funny it's more arduous a task than an entertaining read. You're not alone. I like a good dose of silly but sometimes I just roll my eyes at the Guide. 9% left...
This is ok in an industry where there are far more jobs available than workers. I'd say it's fine in any software hotbed like NYC or SF where there's really no excuse to be unemployed as a software developer unless you are so willingly or incompetent.
Privilege is working both ways here: the developer has their pick of the crop and so does a highly successful and desirable employer.
Edit: I want to point out that I think it's only acceptable in a region where the developers have the market advantage.
NYC's USPS is notoriously unreliable, especially for those of us without the luxury of doormen. Despite living in a nice neighborhood with a vestibule that would certainly house a package just fine - and then include that the postman has keys to get to just outside my apt door - USPS packages are routinely lost, yet "delivered".
Amazon at least mitigates this loss risk by unquestionably resending the package without additional charge. This exercise has grown tiresome.
USPS always delivers my packages. When I see USPS I know I'm going to get the item on time (along with 600 outdated emails regarding the tracking, but I digress). I'm in 11201. (This does not apply with packages shipped internationally. They will claim to deliver it, ignore your redelivery requests and signature releases, and then whine at you incessantly when you go to the post office to get the package. But you do get the package at the post office, so that's nice.)
UPS also does a great job. I don't know how they break into my building, but they do. Once in a while the normal delivery person takes the day off, and you get the door tag. Fill out the form online and the package appears tomorrow. Not perfect but reasonable.
FedEx is awful. FedEx means I'm not going to get the package unless I happen to be at home and they happen to actually ring my doorbell.
DHL is also awful (the delivery mechanism of choice from amazon.co.jp to the US). I order a $10 magazine and they won't just leave the package at the door. In fact, they call me to see if I'm at home, say things like "oh, you didn't answer before, I'm not on the way there anymore so I can't deliver it" and other such bullshit.
Finally there are the taskrabbit-like shipping services, A-1, Lasership, etc. If you see one of those you aren't going to get your package. Just re-order it and hope you don't lose the lottery again. They can't even successfully deliver to commercial addresses with dedicated courier receiving and fully-staffed mail rooms.
> Amazon at least mitigates this loss risk by unquestionably resending the package without additional charge. This exercise has grown tiresome.
It's interesting that Amazon finds this to be cheaper than shipping it properly to begin with. Although it makes sense if packages sent through USPS are low-value and not just small.
In apartments in other U.S. cities I've had the opposite experience. USPS has been reliable, because the USPS mailbox array for the past two buildings I've lived in has included both the usual small boxes for everyone's mail, plus a few large boxes used to deliver packages. USPS sticks my package in one of the empty boxes, and slips the key into my mailbox. No problem at all for unattended delivery, at least for small- and mid-sized packages (obviously they can't deliver a TV there). But UPS and FedEx don't have any system like that installed, so they either leave you a "sorry we missed you" note, or just leave the package sitting somewhere unsecured.
I'm genuinely surprised by the popular opinion that people play lotto only to win a nearly impossible jackpot. I rarely play, but when I do it's during the big frenzies like this just for kicks but with decent chances making my money back with a bit extra. I spent $3 (powerball single + multiplier). I won $4 last night by getting just the multiplier right (1:39 odds).
The Mega Millions games has 1:14.71 odds of winning. I'll play both Powerball and MM once or twice a year and my loose accounting on my winnings lands me around +$4. Basically nothing over the years but I have enjoyed the frenzy.
I don't think I fall into "stupid tax" territory and I do understand the probability of a jackpot win. I just don't care about it and enjoy the little rush of the chance.
