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I suppose it gets more complicated though because in at least some cases, we could plant human-edible food where the grass is and still come out ahead (after taking into account that it's harder to grow pretty much anything than grass)

Yes, there are plenty of phones that have IP68 & 3.5mm without any rubber flaps etc., not to start a flamewar but it's strange to me that a lot of people seem to think they would be a necessary tradeoff... Apple had other reasons to get rid of it.

https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_1_iii-10712.php https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s10-9536.php

Mine "taught me" by handing over a cheap electric shaver and basically saying "you can't go wrong"... I think you can change the blades but he never did, so neither do I, just wait for the entire thing to break or get lost. So all the debate around what's cheapest or most manly has always somewhat confused me.

Obviously 2% is pretty far off but it strikes me, given that objective, that this is sort of what happened except that Android usurped Windows Mobile/Phone, and that's what they needed to be watching.

Last time I used Amazon Prime Video, around 2017, it would show info that Amazon deemed relevant for that bit of the show (apparently it's called X-Ray). Back then at least, it wasn't on the same level as what you described but still something.

The danger was it made me want to pause all the time in case I missed something interesting, but by putting the user in control of what they get info on, you could avoid that.

The euphemism treadmill is real but I disagree with Carlin's point that calling it shell shock rather than PTSD would have helped Vietnam veterans - when we called it shell shock in WW1 it was associated with cowardice and weakness, I think calling it PTSD was an attempt to break from that and frame it as a legitimate medical condition that merits being discharged/treated.

From https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/05/18/lhr/

Because these GPUs originally launched with a full hash rate, we want to ensure that customers know exactly what they’re getting when they buy GeForce products. To help with this, our GeForce partners are labeling the GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti cards with a “Lite Hash Rate,” or “LHR,” identifier. The identifier will be in retail product listings and on the box.

This reduced hash rate only applies to newly manufactured cards with the LHR identifier and not to cards already purchased.

Seems this is US-only usage, maybe it's not universal there, for me in the UK pocket money has all the connotations of childhood, I'd only use it to be deliberately patronising, it's like a full reversal where allowance makes me think of a meal allowance from work etc.

Normally I'd think "the President should follow the rules as well, so they have incentive to improve them". But maybe with tricky issues like this, the apparent self-interest in changing the rules would be seen just as badly as breaking them.

Also: if you could just as easily break vs. change a rule, want to do so, but still believe it's generally a good rule - is it better to just break it?

I guess this is what both sustains and dooms autocracies.

The 'Office Space' scenario might be more interesting/fun, keep working and ignore the BS, worst case you get fired and at least you learn you were right to follow the rules, best case you get to keep the good (actually writing code) and lose the bad. Normally you can never find out where the line is without crossing it.

Back when Intel were really resting on their laurels it was hard to tell. Now we have M1/Ryzen you can reach some sort of conclusion depending on your view of those:

- doesn't unlock some major new application for computers, 99% just want Office 365, which ran just as well on Sandy Bridge -> whole industry stagnated, being a couple of years behind is fine

- (M1 especially) battery life/perf is improved in a way that will matter to many -> Intel specifically risk being left behind in sector that still has the potential for big changes

Intel can't start filling gaps in the market for car ECUs or whatever, but there has been a shortage of PC components too, people are buying whatever is available, so it's an ideal moment for Intel's down-cycle to be happening - sales numbers will be more about manufacturing capacity than the strength of the product.

Microsoft are somehow getting away all sorts of dark patterns pushing Edge, on top of it being included, default, and hardcoded for some links from system apps.

I'm not an expert but I can't imagine it's worth it for that, factoring in sanctions, increased militarisation of surrounding countries + potential spread of NATO, casualties, Russian equipment being destroyed, equipment that doesn't fit their ammo/can't be supported/etc., and the probability that many of these weapons don't get seized and instead are used against them for years by rebels (the west has even implied they will support this with more - and the weapons we have sent are suited to this and not hugely valuable).

Just to say for anyone skimming through, that story is from before the war was declared, maybe they really believed they were there for exercises. Still, embarassing.

Ignoring this specific case where it seems especially unlikely, that's always seemed like someone worked backwards and overthought it to me, "the spelling mistakes, they have to mean something".

I don't think there is a binary smart population and dumb population to optimise around, for every step down, some people who are otherwise convinced become hesitant and waste time, and some of that group become totally unconvinced.

Renewables got cheaper to the point where it's not competitive

Counter-argument: Wind and sun are unreliable

Counter-counter-argument: Why not build 10x the amount of wind and solar if it's so cheap, and automatically break the circuit when not needed?

The actual build that you provide to customers will run code from many/most/nearly all of them, I think your dev machine is the least of your worries

I always think "comorbidity"