Having used versions of Windows going back to 2.0, I have to say 2.0 and 3.0 were far worse than WindowsME.

And even the relatively stable 3.1/3.11 releases should have been made TCP/IP friendly far earlier in their life cycle.

Also, grouping Windows 10 and 11 together is not a good idea for this poll. Having used it for a few weeks now, I'd say Windows 11 is a bigger departure from Windows 10 than Windows 10 was from 7.

Even free-range cattle are typically provided salt-lick blocks.

Perhaps the seaweed could be added to the salt blocks? Or provided in feed made available near the salt blocks - though that might alter their "grass-fed" certification.

Many budget laptops still come with 1366x768. Many good second hand business machines do too.

But we all know how true that is, given they claimed the same about Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer is ... gone. Proving their lies.

I would formulate this differently: "Microsoft is very determined to sell Minecraft Education licenses to schools all over the world."

If this can be used for a replacement for steel and aluminum in even a fraction of their current applications, it could be very significant in fighting climate change.

Aluminum and Steel production are significant carbon producers. (iron & steel production contributes 11% of the human-produced CO2, aluminum about 2%)

But wood captures and sequesters carbon.

So it's a win-win.

If we don't switch to wooden knives, we might have to instead give up eating steaks altogether.

So, in other words: Stallman was right.... again.

A prion disease that can be contracted by a simple pin-prick might explain the brain disease now being found in New Brunswick, Canada. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/world/canada/canada-brain-disease-mystery.html

(also - this is terrifying!)

Averages are a bad way to look at age of car parks. A lot of people crash their cars in the first few years of ownership. Reasons are multiple, included but not limited to not knowing their car well, "trying out what it can do", first time young and inexperienced buyes, etc... For each 1 year old car that gets crashed (and thus scrapped), you will need a 25 year old car that gets scrapped. Or more realistically six 15 year old cars.... In this case the median age of a scrapped car would be much more interesting.

Also, "scrapped" is a bit of a misnomer. You read part about the cars I told you went to Africa? Those are scrapped cars. In the eyes of the Western World, they enter the stats as scrapped. Of course, in reality, that's not what happens to them in Africa.

That is correct. Most car constructors have understood that people don't care about longevity. After all, those who actually *buy* new cars, are those who change it after 3 to 6 years. Only those people are their customers. Everyone after that is not relevant. People like us who keep on their car for very long time are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, even if we do buy new cars. Just not frequently enough.

Sad to hear the quality of that car was so low. I do hear from several people that anything built after 2000 really dipped in quality.

ICE cars don't last that long on average.

However, it doesn't need to be that way. A well maintained ICE car will last you several decades. Personally I've been driving the same car for the past 21 years (405000km)
What really happens is that people get tired of their car and replace it early. The next owner is less affluent and skimps on maintenance and repairs, and the downward spiral starts for the car.
Eventually, the car gets exported to Eastern Europe(1), and then after another decade when they're done with it, it gets exported to Africa where it will run until it totally falls apart, and then will live on as spare parts.

(1) I live in Western Europe. This is the way Mercedes, Audi, and BMW take. Other brands may skip directly to Africa.

So I guess you didn't even read the clip of the article Slashdot posted???

"In lab tests, researchers found their catalyst yielded not only hydrogen peroxide, but a variety of highly reactive compounds called reactive oxygen species, or ROS. It turned out that these novel compounds were responsible for the majority of the new disinfectant's impressive antibacterial and antiviral abilities..."

You could make a stand and ... not use it if it's App-only. That's what I would do. If they put on restrictive rules I will

1. Let them know why I won't use it
2. Not use their product

Slashdot users used to know this.... *sigh*

If we don't, sooner or later the web will cease to exist. Interoperability will be lost by the road. You'll be locked into your Android or iOS phone because that's what will be supported... Yes, yes, you use the workaround... Emulation is often detected and blocked. You'll have 200 "Apps" on your phone, for every service you'll need, because every company thinks they are a special kind of snowflake who needs their own App.

I understand you want to be "practical", but by doing so, you will allow them to destroy what we have now... a still relatively free and open World Wide Web.

And even the Weight Watchers (WW now) app are way better than the website. I'd love to be able to use those where I have a real keyboard.

And you don't see this as a fundamental problem? The website should be *the* place to do all things. Not an app. Websites are perfect for interoperable communication regardless of device.

Glad this is finally getting addressed at the National level. I remember hearing about this story five years when Jimmy Johns was preventing former sandwich makers from taking jobs at Subway.
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-drops-non-compete-clauses-following-settlement.html

No hourly and/or temp employee should be bound by a Non-Compete clause. They serve a purpose when an employee is actually creating IP, but those employees must be compensated adequately for their contributions.