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This is basically how solar hot water heaters work today (I have one). They are superheated during the day (75C/170F) with a mixing valve to produce warm, but not scalding, water t…

> The only acceptable solution would be for apps and websites to simply include a recommended age. Allowing parents to configure their children’s devices to block services that req…

Not having so many rich people will go a lot farther in reducing crime, at this point.

"Here's my analysis" followed by a clearly copy pasted Claude session that they barely read, let alone understand.

Yeah, the article is contradiction with itself. US has higher standards, restricting what can be sold but then also states, "In fact, many U.S. sunscreens would fail European stand…

1) Threats from who? Canada? Mexico? For the past ~150 years, the US has really only had overseas conflicts with few threats to domestic territory. The best argument you could make…

You present two issues: 1) the US is slow to adapt to drone warfare and 2) the US is losing to Iran. For 1), the US isn't in a hurry because there's no actual threat. The lack of d…

No, streaming services like iTunes and Amazon are absolutely not "Steam for movies". Those services take active steps to restrict access to my purchased content. I can't watch my A…

Off-grid messaging is helpful for my family (skiing, camping, hiking). They have zero interest in ham radio but a funny looking messaging app isn't a problem. Regular walkies talki…

I have regrets when I say something dumb or drive through an intersection on a not-quite-yellow light. Innocent people, including children, are dead. Republicans have done irrepara…

Absolutely not. I'm in a deep blue state, in a dense urban area well served by charging infra. EV registration is like 10% here.

Irrelevant to the fact that city roads are not Federal roads! State and municipal taxes are already doing the job here.

Really? My 3D printer uses filament from any vendor. My slicer has profiles for all of these filaments and printer combinations. Hell, my 3D printer is more reliable than my 2D pri…

My mk3s+ (circa 2020) had a bed sensor. It's still super reliable and I'm only upgrading it to a Core One L because of the upcoming INDX system. Prusa quality, ethics, and true mul…

How about instead: is an e-bike a bicycle? Is it a motorcycle? The apparent user experience between a computer and a mobile are markedly different - especially if you were a Window…

I can't be the only one with a severe aversion to language/platform specific IDEs. "Oh no, you can't write Python in Vim, you need to get Pycharm!" "iOS apps? Don't try anything ex…

And right next door, the Maine accent is lumped in with Boston. The differences aren't worth correcting anybody unless you're talking about a project like this. I'm not an expert o…

This is why I like cheaper tools. Yes, that means cheaper quality but it's far easier to approach taking a dremel to it. And the DIY look usually matches the stock materials better…

WinAmp skins. Alternate shells for Windows(!). Cygwin because I still played too many games to go full Linux. Yeah...

I thought it was just the opposite: people recognized it as satire but what they really wanted was the dumb action movie. Spare us the social commentary and show us some power armo…

I'll go one step further: I avoid all comedy and late night shows. Even The Daily Show, as much as that pains me. My mental health wouldn't stand a chance if I actually stared into…

It was a powerful tool made for good but trivially corrupted to serve evil. It's a perfect description of the real world thing, IMO.

That only works when there's time to adapt. This is like the insane tariff rollercoaster. There was no time to plan or adapt. It was a black swan event and wrecked everything for n…

ACA mandates that ~80% of insurance co. revenue must go back towards medical service. So not "non-profit" per se but there is some kind of restriction there.

For a while, there was a strong trend of "I want to do everything in one singular language". Your coding is in language XYZ. Your build tools will be configured/written in XYZ. You…