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Based on the results of US elections in the past 30 years, farmers (as represented by rural voters in general) do not vote for candidates who support "collective benefit."

They still pay a license fee to Qualcomm for the supposed Qualcomm IP in Apple's own chips.

Can't read the article, but the way they described it in the WWDC Keynote, you _are_ locked into Apple Intelligence on eligible devices for all the stuff Apple Intelligence actuall…

One is not like the other. Constantinople was formally established as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It never stopped being that until it fell to the Crusaders in the 13t…

Why does an entry point to Ella need assistance from Louis Armstrong? His vocal instrument was unique, peculiar and spectacular. While they could certainly play off each other, his…

Highly educated anesthesiologist, former state and federal public health professional, and current employee of Purdue University since 2021, selects HDHP for his insurance plan and…

I think this is basically the heart of the matter. Given the large-lot neighborhood they're used to, finding a condo that's going to feel "comfortable" to them is hard enough to be…

Single Family Home

Just anecdata, but my 90+ yo mother, living in a 60's 3-bedroom ranch neighborhood, is surrounded by three single men not working. All three live in houses owned by their parents o…

Just about any US state legislature today with a Republican supermajority (such as Kentucky) prioritizes diversion of state and local education funds from public schools to private…

German derivation, of course, but the American English usage is more particularly Yiddish ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch ).

Who knew ASCII was Turing-complete? "In 1981, however, ASCII became the new standard when it released its first personal computer featuring the operating system."

Where are the notes actually saved, and are they text files? (Downloaded on my Mac, built a note and can't find it in the Finder)