This won't work simply because majority of apps follow "the new trend". Take calibre, for example. I found myself having to OCLP my calibre server, simply because the hardware won't "take" the new macOS version required by the app, but the app new features are only available in the new versions.
So far everything is good. I only had more of a logistic issue, once, when moving to France from the US, a few years back (retirement) and when my new doctor told me that the French do not recommend statins for people at my age and overall good shape (active, fit, etc. ), even if the numbers are high. I asked her to give me a referral to a cardiologist, to whom I mentioned my 35 years of statins in the US, and who was of the opinion that after such a long time and with no apparent side effects, he would recommend continuing on this type of médication. And that was it, so I'm now getting the prescription renewals almost "automatically", even as my cholesterol is staying within limits (under the assumption that it may increase, should I stop, especially considering the amazing cuisine and products to which I now have access :) )
I was found to have high cholesterol in my late 20s. At the time the doctors (my cardiologist, then a second one brought in for advice) determined that the source was hereditary, but the effects would be the same. So they put me on statins. It's been 40 years now. I changed the statins three times since, when the actual one, at a specific time was no longer able to keep the values within acceptable limits. Approximately 8-9 years ago (I think) I ended up on Rosuvastatin 20mg, which I'm still taking every day. I do not maintain any diet (it'd be very hard, as I'm a heavy meat eater) and cholesterol levels are still staying within acceptable limits. Of course YMMV
DeepSeek seems to go the way of trying to please everybody. They offer two alternatives. which you could use separately or both in the same time (named in an obvious way): DeepThink and ... well ... Search :)
Unpopular opinion: America needs/ed this. They nerve truly believed that a Ceaușescu, Hitler, Stalin, Mao were possible in the US. Maybe one or two generations will suffer, but this is a required lesson, for the future maturity of the nation, long term. Assuming they come out in one piece at the other end, of course.
Unfortunately TT is [still] a must for expats. While my new home country makes things extraordinarily simple, not only for the free online filing, but also for an amazing assistance one could get from the local tax services (first year I reached out to them, in the office, they had their expat expert fill out the taxes online, in my account, in front of me, so I could learn on doing them on my own, from then on), filing to avoid double taxation, with uncle Sam, is stil a PITA
I remember when we bought and installed, among the first in the world, the AWS Outpost, sold as an "edge" (of in between cloud and on prem) infrastructure product. Same term has been previously (ab)used also in the security space, at - again - the confluence between cloud and on-prem. And then - yet one more time - the "edge" was a closer data center for localized delivered cloud services.
For me it's not an either-or scenario. I use my Kindle when I'm bed, my Calibre e-reader (or preview, if pdf) on my MBP, and Moonreader+ on my Android phone. I'd say the ratio of usage goes like 10-15% for the Kindle, 25-35% MBP, and the majority of time Moonreader. I wish I could find a way to sync book status and highlights across the three platforms, but...
This part caught my attention: "People being flown out of the country by ICE are frequently shackled for the duration of the journey...". It made me think on how America was built: people forcibly put in shackles and brought in, from another continent, to work for free (for some), then other people shackled, when no longer of use (to some), when forcibly moved out.
Love it! One of my favorite (round) trips, this one from Occitanie to Auvergne, twice a year, for acquisition of Salers, Cantal, Saint Nectaire and saucisson d'Auvergne, from their source :)
I have been using US credit cards for years, all over Europe, taking advantage of points/rewards/car rental insurance/money back on challenged purchases, and I pay no more than the Europeans with their debit cards, be it services or products. And I pay the entire balance once a month, from a HYSA US account, thus making a little interest on that part, also, rather than debiting at the time of each purchase, from my non interest bearing European account
Interesting you're saying that, because my usage model is: US credit cards w/reward points, in Europe. The cards I use have no currency exchange fees, and very good transaction rates (€ to $), so other than the unavoidable (majority of my money being in the US) ups and downs of value of $ vs € (great up to six months ago, degrading since the arrival of the new admin in the US) I get the best of both worlds, i.e. European lower COL, and rewards and services (e.g. car rentals and insurance, flights, hotels, etc.) from use of US credit cards.
Chapter 5 of Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel book "Equality" (in fact a record of their conversation) speaks to the "meritocracy" subject, mentioning Sandel's previous suggestions on usage of a lottery system as part of the admission process, first mentioned in his "The tyranny of merit" book. Highly recommend these two guys' work!
Carlo Rovelli - one of my favorite scientists alive - has a lot to say about this fascinating subject. Start with "The Order of Time", if you never read anything by him.