Unrelated to anything in the article, but I'm curious as to why there haven't been OLED or LCD panels manufactured specifically for general-purpose CRT emulation in hardware + software (via curved panels, artifacts unique to CRTs such as pixel blurring, phosphor persistence, scanlines, etc) for retro video games, film preservation, and artwork.

Filters for scanlines, blur, etc have existed for years. No need to bake that into the panel - it can be done in software easily.

There are software solutions that exist yes, (DOSBox Staging as mentioned below, certain RetroArch shaders look very good) but neither really represent an actual product — DosBox Staging is supposedly zero config but simultaneously requires configuring a DOS environment. Replicating a shadow mask, or curved screen for example requires fiddling with shaders, not to mention aspect ratio, the size, or display resolution.

In any case, most emulation software is geared towards gaming — many art galleries for example still use CRTs for preservation (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/t-magazine/technology-art..., https://youtu.be/rHBtmPZx82A?t=1828) and these software solutions don't really fill the gap of a general-purpose CRT display.

DOSBox Staging has the best CRT emulation I've seen. It's subtle, but it really feels like going back to a VGA monitor.

See the screenshots on https://dosbox-staging.github.io/

The Fed study mentioned in the Bloomberg article: https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economi...

Gift article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/technology/taylor-swift-l...

The SCOTUS not chosen to review this case yet.

Tesla comes pretty close:

- lists all models on the homepage, along with products like Solar Roofs and panels

- The order button on any model's page has a compare button

- Specs are also available on the model's page

- Allows for payment with minimal clicks

- Shows financing / fees choice depending on state

I think this is because Tesla, like Apple is a deeply vertically integrated company with financial and company-value incentives around marketing and selling mass-market luxury goods honed in on the idea of consumer-friendly, tech-savy products / services.

I kind of think this is because Tesla people looked at Apple.com, and (roughly) copied it.

They are smart that way. Other companies would do well to try something like that. But they aren't that smart.

Yes Tesla's website is impressive too.

Samsung should also have the same incentives like Tesla and Apple but their homepage is even worse than Microsoft's.

In early 2020, NYC transit operators were barred from wearing masks and the MTA reasoned that there was not federal or state policy at the time recommending mask usage.

At the time, the surgeon general cautioned the general public to stop buying masks because, "they had not been proven effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus."

> https://gothamist.com/news/subway-train-operator-says-mta-wo...

Interesting to know, but not examples of banning for advocating the use of masks.

COVID-19 by and large goes from an overwhelming threat to most countries healthcare systems to a seasonal flu variety.

I think that what many of the comments here miss is that "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" was not officially mentioned until a year later, and the Chinese Constitution was not amended until 2018. China in 2016 likely didn't appear like the threat to Western geopolitics that it does today.

Hired also mentions:

> Exceptions included San Francisco and New York City from 2020 to 2021 due to increased demand for junior talent.

so maybe junior talent is replacing the more senior level talent in SF / NY and depressing wages.

https://hired.com/blog/highlights/state-of-tech-salaries-in-...

Or it’s just that SF/NYC are adding a lot of younger new employees.

Both cities hired very few people from colleges, etc last year. In my experience from the alumni association of my college both cities have added more new graduates from our college than any year before, which may reflect some pent up demand.