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They don't last as long anymore and are more difficult to repair.

It's an acronym in which neither 'P' stands for 'privacy'

This reminds me something my the teacher of my university public speaking class told us (in the context of doing research): No matter how trivial, esoteric or obscure the topic, th…

I had to look up that reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Community_characters#P...

You might be interested in this: "So you want to reform democracy" - Joshua Tauberer https://medium.com/civic-tech-thoughts-from-joshdata/so-you-...

I've told my family that if I'm ever in a hospital bed due and seemingly unresponsive due to injury or illness, to check whether I'm not trying to communicate (using eye movements,…

While your point is perfectly valid, there's a little more nuance to the $400 (or $600) hammer story: https://www.govexec.com/federal-news/1998/12/the-myth-of-the...

Could this be a possible factor in the reduction in violent crime (at least in some countries)?

IM is fine for quick, ephemeral communications ("I just arrived at the restaurant") or automated processes ("Your authentication code for $BANK is 9975"), but for meaningful, thoug…

If only there were some way to use a phone to contact people, without going through a social media platform.

If they really want them, they can get them, one way or another.

Unsurprisingly, XKCD has already contemplated this: https://xkcd.com/993/

Couldn't help but be reminded of Eddie Izzard's old "Career Advisor" bit: "I want to be a space astronaut, go to outer space and discover things that have never been discovered!" "…

The difference between generative AI and math is that math gives everybody the same answer every time.

Why does the picture at the top of the article look more like Cassini–Huygens than Voyager?

I wonder if removing the antenna would possibly cause the modem to try to transmit at a higher power level, thus running the car's battery down.

There's also OPVS, which supposedly can be self-hosted (I don't know how good their product is; I'm content with 3G-only 2012 Leaf being permanently offline). https://www.openvehic…

I was trying to explain to my grandmother (born in 1923) what the Internet was. So I pulled up Ask Jeeves and typed in, "What's the weather in [grandmother's hometown, population 4…

Great idea. Now do ATL, please!

I still use it regularly.

I've read a number of articles on this topic, but there's one issue I've never seen addressed: With the large number of cables now in place, often with multiple cables running alon…

I would hope that "any physician taking one look at you in the waiting room" would be a sufficient test.

You must be too young to remember Tipper Gore... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipper_Gore

My local PBS station has some good shows (ad-free)