I remember once, back in the late '80s, doing some contract programming for an insurance company, as part of a team putting together a package for doctors to use to report claims. DOS was still king and the best CPU was a 486 so memory was limited. As we couldn't expect our customers to have huge amounts of RAM by those standards, or have their machines well optimized, there was a specific minimum amount of available RAM expected. In fact, we had one test machine with exactly that much memory and if the program you wrote wouldn't work on it, you had to find ways to make it fit, including overlays. I wonder how many of today's "software engineers" could manage to work with that kind of constraint. And, the language we used was C; not C++, although it was available, but good old K&R C.

Note study is only about *processed* meat. The steak at your local butcher shop (possibly in your grocery store) is something entirely different. The butcher shop's ground beef is also probably a bit different that a McDonald's pattie. The grilled chick at El Pollo loco a bit different than chicken nuggets at McDonalds.

That's not to say a side of beef or pork can't be improved. Cattle and pigs can be raised and fed much better. But these sides and the steaks and ground beef produced from them locally are far better than commercially processed foods.

FWIW, we raised cows and pigs in college days. Had them locally butchered. Best meats ever. If you get the opportunity to live in an agricultural area, give it a try.

I am saying that MAGA folks are generally not anti science. That there are fringes on the right and left that are, but these fringes do not represent MAGA and they do not represent Progressives. That the notion of MAGA being essentially anti science is a political function manufactured to falsely demonize.

Stray outside your information silo and you will see this;

No. I am saying that the administration believes Harvard's percentage is too high.

Harvard is at 27%, Princeton 14%, the University of California system at 18%, MIT 10%, Cal Tech 12%, Germany at 16%, France at 14%, etc.

If you think you deserve more pay, then ask for a raise. If you don't get one, but you still think you deserve more anyway, then go apply for another job, either within the same company or with another company.

My dad worked mostly in supermarkets, both on the floor and in management and he told me once that when somebody asks for a raise it's because they need/want more money and if you turn them down, they're still going to need/want that extra cash, so if you turn somebody down for a raise, start looking for their replacement because they're going to be looking for a new job.

And this differs from Windows 10 in what way? Or any other numerous incarnations of Windows.

Sales/Upgrades are slower because computers last much longer. The performance gains of a fews years more marginal than in the past, or irrelevant to most tasks to be performed.

But not by as much as people are claiming. It's heavier by between about 5 and 25%. The morons driving wankpanzers make far more difference.

Sure, but for someone that lives and works in Hump Tulips they may make a trip to Fluffy Landings once per month

That seems rather unlikely given it's a 43 hour drive. That's how big America is: it's large enough that the size is basically irrelevant for any kind of daily considerations. No one's making that drive, electric or otherwise.

For a person in China

Cool. But for a country that invented the crime of jaywalking at the behest of big business, you don't really have much of a freedom of movement leg to stand on.

Do you buy your clothes based on the average temperature? No, you buy clothes to match the expected extremes.

Do you carry a thick winter coat in Florida because you might at some point travel to Anchorage? Do you drive a semi tractor so you can move house yourself? No.

The infrastructure is fine in the USA for people that travel by hydrocarbon burners.

It's not though you have some of the most uniquely poor infrastructure in the Western world. That's why your roads are many times now dangerous power mile, never mind per journey than my country. And on the plus side is very prone to traffic jams. Why the plus side you ask? Well I'm most countries roads for safer during COVID when traffic dropped, but in America that was not the case. You've managed to invent a scheme which is somehow expensive, dangerous and inefficient.

Everything else is just cope. EVs are now at 25% of worldwide sales. There is no lack for America to worry about. And other countries are way way ahead per capita (which is what matters) for charging infrastructure.

I always look to people with degrees in 'community development' to tell me whether there are enough spooks in my computer science or not; it's just good sense.

We've been telling the faint of heart to stay home for nearly 250 years. Its worked out quite well. :-)

I asked ChapGPT about this advice ... The dry humor espons is actually good.

"How would you respond to the advice "Laid-Off Workers Should Use AI To Manage Their Emotions"?"

That's a loaded piece of advice, and how you respond really depends on your tone, values, and how seriously (or skeptically) you're taking the idea. Here are a few thoughtful responses across a spectrum of reactions:

Analytical/Thoughtful:
“AI can offer tools for journaling, perspective-taking, or even cognitive behavioral prompts—but let’s not mistake that for real emotional support. It might help manage emotions, but it can’t replace human connection, therapy, or community.”

Skeptical but Polite:
“That’s an interesting take. AI might help you reflect or stay organized during a tough time, but expecting it to manage something as complex as grief, identity loss, or fear of instability feels like asking a calculator to do therapy.”

Dry Humor:
“Ah yes, nothing soothes existential dread quite like a chatbot named Gary reminding you to breathe and update your resume.”

Constructive/Optimistic:
“AI won’t fix the emotional fallout of being laid off, but it can be a tool—like journaling, meditation, or even resume-building. It’s support, not a solution.”

Frustrated/Calling It Out:
“It’s a bit dystopian to suggest AI should manage the emotions caused by systemic issues like mass layoffs. How about fixing the economic instability instead of outsourcing empathy to machines?”

If you'd like, I can help you craft a reply for LinkedIn or a panel response that walks the line between empathy, realism, and forward-thinking.

I'm using ChatGPT to respond to you post ...

"How would you respond to the comment "His LinkedIn post looks like it was written by ChatGPT""
ChatGPT said:

Here are a few different ways you could respond, depending on your tone and intent:

Neutral/Professional:
“That’s possible—tools like ChatGPT are often used to help draft professional posts. What matters is whether the content is clear and meaningful.”

Supportive/Constructive:
“If it was, then he used it well! AI tools can help express ideas more clearly—it’s still his message, just supported by technology.”

Witty/Playful:
“Maybe it was. But hey, if ChatGPT makes you sound polished and articulate, why not?”

Defensive (if you're the subject):
“I wrote it, but I used AI to refine the wording. It’s still my thoughts—just better structured.”

No shit. What AI developer PR machine came up with "Laid-Off Workers Should Use AI To Manage Their Emotions, Says Xbox Exec". Oh, Microsofts.

For f*ck sake, go talk to friends and family in the real world. And if you don't have any in the real world then go find some, not an AI.

This is like going to the fast food / snack food industry for advice on the food pyramid. Oh wait, we did that too.

If it's dissociality and/or disinhibition without an LLM fetish it's just an ICD-11 personality disorder.

Largely due to unfair and predatory trade practices. Tariffs can level the field so that US manufactured cells can become feasible.

A supply chain that is also engaging in profiteering from environmental and labor abuse in China, as well as predatory pricing. The move to solar will still occur without the low prices created through such abuses. Maybe it will slow adoption, but the transition is inevitable.

Yes, the tax incentives also level the playing field. But it allows the fundamental environmental, labor, and predatory abuse to continue.
The key to US jobs is to level that playing field. Both tax credits and tariffs do that. On allows the abuse to persist, one does not.