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> By the end of this century we'll have the technology to make carbon capture (and atmospheric carbon targeting more generally) a trivial exercise.

Source?

> I learned with Kano OS (kid's computer kit) running on a Raspberry Pi at age 12.

I wish I had been able to use a Pi at age 12. :) I had a Commodore64 that I LOVED.

> What the hell is going on when we are silencing senior scientists who are extremely worried about an experimental drug that we're giving to the entire world??!

What exactly is “experimental” about a vaccine that has not only been through very robust phase III clinical trials, but has also had literally billions of doses deployed?

Yes, you can. Check out the "Framework Laptop DIY Edition". You can select to have it built without an OS.

So… Why bother replying then?

Read about the Synology XX15 series. At least Synology worked hard to remedy the situation.

Terrible comment. No one is forcing medical treatment. Private businesses can mandate vaccinations for employees, but no one is forcing the employee to continue their employment.

Thank you for the link!

Probably not. As a Minnesotan, I'd consider a country like Norway, but I fear that a good chunk of the coastal cities will eventually be underwater anyway.

> wasn't May 2020 around peak covid terror time?

I bought my current house in May 2020. We got a ton for our old house due to people starting to move to the burbs, but still paid a good price (relative to today) for our current house. We thought we did pretty well in the grand scheme of things.

> its orbit takes it from just beyond the orbit of Saturn (10.9 AU) all the way out to the Oort Cloud

It looks like it currently orbits the sun.

Lake Superior is perpetually cold and near-sterile when you get deep enough. Not the greatest place if you want bodies to decompose.

Same. No need for the Microsoft account, although it is tricky to find.

How many times are you going to copy/paste this?

dO yOuR oWn ReSeArCh!

> You mean, like AirTag/Find My?

Can you explain your comparison?

> Since then; Netflix and (...x streaming platform) made it easier/better to Pay for the content than pirate it.

I'd argue that Sonarr, Radarr, etc, have made this process far easier and better than paying for it.

Trees.

> Basically jewelers refuse to buy back diamonds at any reasonable price (compared to original retail value. And refuse to make new rings with old diamond etc.

I bought my wife's diamond out of an ugly ring I found at a pawn shop. I brought it to a jeweler at a mall and had him pop it in one of his bands.

I saved a TON of money, my wife got a modern design with a really high quality stone, and the jeweler still got some business and his ring on another finger.

Win/Win

> plus, whoever idiot designed the usb-at-the-bottom mouse

The batteries last so long in those mice, plus you can get an almost full day's charge in about two minutes. It takes a real idiot to run into issues with it. :)

> "This would be quite an accelerated timeline if Apple ships its second-generation M-series chip only eight months after the first."

The M1 was available on Nov. 17th, 2020. The article states that the chip is entering mass production, and due for release sometime in 2H. This could easily be released a year after the M1, if not 13 months later.

We can assume what they were implying, but it seems like a legitimate question.

Also, Ubiquiti is an American company, right?

I'm gaming on my Xbox right now with specific ports forwarded. I guess "absolutely must" is a bit much, huh? UPNP has no place in a secure network.

When did link aggregation become "fancy corporate garbage"?

Exactly. Most other manufacturers were/are cheating as well.

I've owned a few recent VWs and have found they're fine vehicles. The current gen Tiguan was underpowered, but my MK7 GTI and MK7.5 Golf R are amazing cars. I have a feeling I'll be driving the R for a long time.

You do know that you can prevent IOT devices from reaching the internet, right? Our Wemo gear, cameras, etc, get blocked by my firewall. Problem solved while still benefiting from their convenience.

They do, in fact, help on ice. There are plenty of youtube videos showing winter tire demos on hockey rinks.

And again, yes, they help substantially in 2 feet of snow.

I agree that properly treated roads are necessary, but we treat roads for the lowest common denominator. If we as a population properly prepared (say that three times fast) for poor road conditions, we and our environment would be way better off.

Maybe, just maybe, more people could start buying winter tires. I wish our local governments would require them during the winter.

I don't think that's the point being debated.

Ok. Why? I have one and it's great.

The government can't even call it what it is; Daylight saving time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time