Maybe something fresh like AI taking jobs away.

Remind me to buy stock in ONI.

What high maintenance? I have a Prius with 170k miles. I've done nothing but oil changes to it.

I bought a Rav4 Hybrid a month ago. Had to put $2k down on it, it was on it's way from the factory to the dealer. Every other Rav4 Hybrid they had was marked under contract still awaiting to be built. We were told got very lucky one was open.

I think a lot of people are waiting for the next generation of solid state batteries, especially waiting to see what Toyota delivers. It's going to make current stuff obsolete in a hurry.

I was one of the early buyers of the Arc Battlemage. I love it, it's been trouble free and a massive upgrade from my Radeon 6600. Just under $300 shipped.

And that's a failure in education and basic planning. Nothing can be expected to last forever. This is why emergency funds exist, for emergencies like this. It's not unexpected. Same with a funeral. Dave Ramsey has been preaching this very basic concept for decades.

I changed out the battery in my 4a last year, no swelling or anything. Wasn't hard at all. Couple weeks ago I dropped it and broke the digitizer. Have a Pixel 9 now, it's pretty amazing.

Sounds like a job for their new 500 billion dollar AI.

I bought the B580. So far, no problems at all. Way faster than the Radeon 6600 it replaced. It was $280 I think after taxes shipped.

What don't you like about the 6a? I'm still using a Pixel 4a, it's been a perfect phone. No issues, great camera. Replaced the battery myself a few months ago.

When their consumer reports reliability score breaks out of the low 50s into the 70s then let me know about how great their cars are. Until then I'll stick with brands that are serious about what they are for instead of faking it.

And what happens when a small phalanx style system is put in action shooting drones out the sky the moment they come in range?

Wonkier IT People is the name of my 80s cover band!

The building process may take 5 years, but just to get it approved can take 10. It's going to take several years before even that for design, location etc.