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I've been a professional software developer (for some definition of all three words) for over 23 years. I have been writing software for several years before that.
I am now physically incapable of copying and pasting text that does not have a typo init.
@dcotterill Deliberate design decisions. Ticketek has chosen to build a system that breaks under load because it makes highly-demanded tickets even more hyped, increasing their value on the secondary market, where Ticketek makes even more money.
@RachaelHasIdeas @derridalicious @cityofsydney The ticketing is done to limit crowd sizes. At least for the free zones; the more expensive ticketed sites are there to raise money.
@scalzi Screw Bruno. I want to talk about how Mirabel makes people break out into song with perfect rhyme, harmony, counterpoint, and instrumental accompaniment, yet they say she doesn’t have a gift.
@evolvable Now, now - when you literally don't understand it, reasoned questioning is the way to learn.
The way to determine if this actually includes reasoned questioning is if they listen to the answers and learn. In which case the questioning should stop (or get deep into the weeds)
@akohli@jimwebber Cartels are the ultimate example of a free market, though. As is externalising risk and price gouging.
That's what powerful players will do in a market free of rules to prevent them from doing so.
@lschmeiser @PhilipMichaels The problem is that mystery movies have solutions. Find some avant-garde indie movie where the mystery _doesn't have a solution_
@jimwebber They have a bit; oil and gas production is down, with the war in Ukraine. But the war (and COVID) have been the cover for the price gouging.
It's a free market, and they're free to charge what the market will bear. The solution is to change the game.