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Comment Re: I don't know of anyone buying an EV ! (Score 1) 169

It's already 8 years old, so you are expecting it to last at least 20 years with just basic maintenance. Because those rising costs are also going to be the rising cost of parts. So if it needs anything besides some filters and oil you can expect that to also be reasonably out of your reach.

Unless you are super mechnaically inclined and can junk yard hunt for parts.

Comment Re:seen this movie before (Score 3, Insightful) 276

How is chosing not to be beholden to foreign interests a political statement? We (the US) have made it clear the rules are wildly variable and you can't trust that what we tell you today we will do tomorrow. It would be foolish to depend on us to provide software your government runs on (or cloud etc). This the sovereign movement.

Big providers see this which is why AWS and even MS have sovereign clouds in the EU ran only by citiens of EU nations and seperate from their US counterparts.

Countries shouldn't see using US-based software and services as a national security risk, they should KNOW it is a national security risk. Hell isn't that the point of removing our reliance on other countries in our manufacturing?

Comment Operation warp speed? (Score 2, Informative) 118

"And officials want to speed up the final stages of making a drug or medical device approval decision to mere weeks, citing the success of Operation Warp Speed during the Covid pandemic when workers raced to curb a spiraling death count"

I thought that is how we got terrible covid vaccines that have killed everyone who took them or at the very least gave them autisim?

Comment Re:What's a computer? (Score 1) 46

You could a interface you prefer. That's wonderful.

I hate using a keyboard outside of work. If I have to type more than a small url or 4/5 words then it warrants a phone call and not a message. In the event that I did need to write an article there is a computer, but I'd rather never use it. Not becuase it's difficult, but because I use one all day and using one feels like I'm back at work.

I am still of the age where the bigger the purchase decision, the bigger the screen needed to buy it. So I will connect the laptop up to the TV if something I'm buying is big enough.

Comment Re:What's a computer? (Score 2) 46

I guess the question is "does that matter?"

What do you need your computer to do? For work I need very few things. I need my computer to browse the web, to have a semi decent text editor, an email client, a chat tool, a compiler, and a zsh shell.

For my personal life, taking gaming out of the equation (which I almost never do anymore) I need a email client, web browser, photo manager, and chat tool.

Sure it's great to have all this freedom, but do I want the complexity that comes with it? At the end of the day it's a tool for a purpose. I'd rather not use a computer if I could help it. I get paid to use one so I do. I understand why others wouuld want more. When I was younger I loved tinkering, and building labs, compiling my own gentoo desktop, etc.

Now I just want to get done with the work I'm paid to do and try to not use a phone, tablet, or computer in my personal life unless it's the only way to get it done.

Comment Re:What's a computer? (Score 1) 46

I was at a cookout last weekend. My retired uncle stated he doesn't own a computer and can't understand why anyone would own a personal computer if they owned a cell phone. My 16 year old niece agreed.

It was interesting as I've never considered not owning a computer since I bought my first one in the 90s.

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