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Here's another one for the techies. (There seems to be a rash of electricity-related articles recently!) Main point seems to be that, aside from storage (as @rruff mentioned), transmission is a huge bottleneck --- and expanding that is really hard in our economic and regulatory system --- and...

I've used inflatable mattresses a lot (in sticks&bricks). They don't last forever. When they do spring a leak, it's very hard (IMO) to find it and fix it. A lot of brands have a disclaimer that they're not meant for everyday/long-term use. So if you do go that route, I'd be careful and do a lot...

Curious -- has anyone here been to Puerto Peñasco (aka Rocky Point), or even just across the border into Sonoyta, Sonora? If yes, any impressions of the towns, the road, or the beach? (I was at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument recently and thought it was just stunning. I'm amazed how...

Apparently they are making quite some strides on storage, too, though not nearly enough yet. I don't pretend to understand this stuff well enough to explain it, but I worked on a project recently that cited this document...

Hey, when you do that, do the rest of us a courtesy and make sure it's clear which is which. For extra credit (and credibility), cite your sources too. No point in other people chasing 'em down for you, especially if they don't exist.:geek:

A couple of good and creepy articles on AI in today's New York Times. On AI companies running short of data to feed into their systems and ... ... heading into some serious grey areas privacy- and copyright-wise...

Going to throw a couple of carrots into this pot in case someone finds them helpful ... This https://ground.news/landingV2/welcome is a website that supposedly gives you a balanced selection of left/right/center approaches to the same story. I haven't played around with it yet (it's on my...

So I have a bunch of old license plates. When I move to a new state I never throw them away. Florida was the only state I've lived in that actually sent a letter afterward saying "you must return or destroy the license plate." So now, having spent 2.5 years thinking I really ought to think...

People post on social media about being introverts all the time, and that is entirely appropriate. There's nothing at all "extreme" about the characteristic the word describes. Here's a definition from a widely used dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/introvert People here...

And when choosing who to vote for, in the belief that they will represent your interests, look carefully at the /specifics/ of what they say they'll do -- and the /track record/ of what they have done in the past. When they say they're on your side, make sure it's more than loud, vague noise.

I wish I could remember an exact quote or offer some statistics, but I know it's been said that the most intolerant people of all are those in your own in group from whom you differ just a tiny bit. And God, loss of confidence, some people will $%^& eat you alive if you show the slightest whiff...

That would be so cool. I wonder if there's a way to get hold of his publicist. (Iirc it was a pretty swank-*** van.)

I will pass that on to my landlord,!

So my new location is 1.5 hours from the nearest walmart, and you have to close the gate really tight or the javelinas will come in at night. Even the inconveniences are picturesque!

So in Yuma there is a housing development named Cielo Verde (Green Sky) right next to a housing development named Sierra Montan~a (Mountain Mountains). Ya gotta figure that half these people's employees speak Spanish... you'd think they could have asked someone. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Or...

So in Yuma there is a used bookstore called Bandanna Books, in the touristy/old-towny Downtown area near the river, that is ... different. Really old paperbacks, good 1970s/80s authors, covered in cobwebs, super cheap, good condition once you get the cobwebs off. Somebody who enjoys...

Yuma is really RV Heaven. They're everywhere! Especially the big shiny ones. Where my Airbnb is, every second house seems to have one in the backyard. And these RV parks with everyone jammed in like sardines ... brrrrr. Very different from what most of y'all seem to be doing. I'm here for a...

Exactly. little things add up.

I've had Consumer Cellular for several years and have been 90% very happy with them. (Some frustrating customer service recently, which is unusual for them, but then we are in a labor shortage.) I'd definitely recommend.

"Common sense" is good. And what you do to save money depends on how much money you have/had to begin with. I'm sure Marie Antoinette economized by eating less cake. (or was it more cake?). There are things I don't even think about doing so I don't think about not doing them either. IOW it's...