I've been on /. long enough to remember when most people here leaned libertarian. Ian Freeman would've been celebrated as a hero. I'm shocked at the current unquestioning acceptance of whatever the Establishment media says. Sad.

Here's a different take on this story and a deep dive into Ian Freeman.

I work for one of the top 5 American carriers, and we have (last I heard) two electric trucks in field testing. They run loads around a major port city, because the batteries won't let them take trips with longer range. Can't have a rig stuck in the middle of nowhere with dead batteries. We're watching development, of course, but don't foresee it being practical for 18-wheelers for at least a decade or two.

Agreed. As is the iPod. Still can't believe the insane price bump they are asking for a little extra storage capacity. The price for the base model may not be bad, but holy moly, almost a dollar a gig for memory is crazy.

I skimmed the headline as "Firefox 68k". I immediately thought it was a version optimized for old Macs and Ataris, and was looking forward to reading a performance review.

I'll still prefer Marathon. It was better than Doom 25 years ago, and it's still better today.

And Marapfhont kicks the tar out of AmazDooM. ;)

"B’resheet" means "In the beginning". It is the Hebrew name for what many know as the book of Genesis, being the first few words from it.

I think the axing of the SE is more significant than the new products that were announced. I was still really hoping for an SE 2.

When what we really want is an upgrade to the SE. Small, inexpensive, to handle the basics of smartphone life, and that's it.

Most of us are jet-lagged twice a year by this silly ritual that has no beneficial effect. Can we ditch it already?

Finch had to backup the Machine to an iPhone, team Samaritan got it diverted for "repair", and it's trying to reach out to Fusco for a rescue.

At a basic level the right celebrates authority (everyone in the tribe works together) while the left embraces individuality (everybody free to be themselves). This means the right tends to believe their authorities without question, while the left tends to question everything.

Dude, seriously?

The right (traditionally) is individualistic. They support gun rights in case the authority gets out of control and starts usurping their rights.

The left promotes central authority. Of everything. More money to government programs, "it takes a village", etc.

That said, one has to draw a distinction between the paleoconservative/libertarian right (the traditional branch mentioned above) and the neoconservative right (who also want to expand central authority, just with different aims than the left).

Everything's bigger in Texas.

If I were to get a smartphone, I'd be very interested in the SE or its successor. The 5/6 is at the sweet spot of big-enough screen to be useful for "smart" features, but small-enough to be a decent portable phone. There is precisely 0 chance I'll ever buy the 8 or X.

Right now, I'd be very happy with an iPod Touch refresh. Last refresh was after a three year wait. This summer will be three years from the last one. Either a new one gets introduced, or it is discontinued and the prices drop to clear them out. Either way, I want to scoop one up.

Again, Apple is prioritizing the wrong thing.

When the Air pushed out the old MacBook, I wondered why anyone would pay more for a less powerful machine, made more expensive by using miniaturized parts, just to shave ounces off the weight (and look "cool"). Now they're doubling down on light/"cool" at the expense of affordability (again), performance (again), and flexibility.

We have a 2012 MBP we bought refurbed in 2013. We use both USBs all the time. We use the SD slot all the time. We use the optical drive fairly regularly. I just replaced the HD with a SSD, and I hope it doesn't fail anytime soon because Apple has nothing to replace it for the way we work.

That's what happens when bad guys know their potential victims are defenseless. You don't get mass shootings at gun shows, police stations, or sportsmans clubs.