All of the unstable ecosystems have failed, and their participants extinct or changed. That's the crazy part of hundreds of millions or billions of years of adaptation and evolution and environmental change - there are probably trillions of ecosystems that became unstable and collapsed - they just happened long before scientists showed up to track things.

Which isn't to say that collapses can't happen again (or that ecosystems don't fail on a daily basis) but the ones still around have whatever "secret sauce" nature requires for those groups to survive and even thrive. So far...

Are you willing to take a "good" camera and add an integrated FLIR camera? If so, you just described the Caterpillar S61. Milspec for drop, water, and dust. Giant battery. The optical camera is a generation old, but the FLIR more than makes up for it. I used the FLIR to check my repairs on my dryer vent and my air conditioning. Plus, I use it to check the heat dissipation on my laptop. The air quality sensor, and the laser measuring tool (which is accurate to the millimeter) are just gravy.

I switched from the iPhone to the S61 a few months ago and haven't regretted it at all.

Don't assume that because you don't know about it it's not a big deal.

Well, if a lot of people haven't heard about it, then maybe it isn't a big deal. I'm not saying the programs don't exist, or that there aren't people who feel strongly about it. However, if the average person hasn't heard about it, then - by the media or society as a whole - it isn't being treated like a big deal.

"The youth" has been worthless for at the very least 3000 years now.

They have. What you fail to realize is that Greece was conquered, its influence began to wane, and it split into warring factions during Aristotle's lifetime.

Aristotle lived from 384 B.C. to 322 B.C. and the "Classical Era" ended in 338 when Phillip of Macedon conquered Greece, and the height of its influence died with Alexander in 323 B.C. After that, the country fractured into the Achaean League and the Aetolian League which began decades of warfare until the Romans conquered them.

So, yes. The youth during Aristotle's time were worthless, and they failed to defend the Greek Empire, or even hold together as a single nation once their conqueror died and his empire tore apart.

I can't speak for others but at least insofar as novels are concerned, I don't think that anybody writes them primarily for the money. It's for fun or a kind of obsession. However, that doesn't mean that authors shouldn't get more money.

Just because you do something time consuming, for fun, doesn't mean you should get paid for it - even if others enjoy what you create. If you raise your prices, then others will find other books that are less expensive, and also enjoyable. It's just the substitution effect - and books (especially those used for entertainment) are easily substituted with other ones.

What do you mean "indicated they are going to increase it"? They've been increasing it for almost 3 years now, with the increases starting back in 2015. They have raised the rate almost every quarter for the last 2 of those years. So, I'm not sure what you are getting at by saying "indicated" since they are already doing it..

Also, CPI may be a lagging indicator, but how much of a lag are you claiming? Like I said, increases have been happening for 3 years, with steady increases for the last 2. When does this "lag" kick in? Or is it just a matter of having no time bounds and, when it does kick in, you point at it and say, "See! Told you!"

Tesla's 52-week high was $389. As of Friday's close it was at $305; which means it is more like 22% off its all time high.

Which means your "15%" is only off by 50% or so.

You don't need to find a parking spot with a dump truck. Just bring some traffic cones and block off an area like it is going to be under construction. Bonus points for bringing one of the construction barriers with the blinking orange light. No cop is going to give a ticket when they think someone is doing emergency road repair.

They could add infrared cameras, laser distance sensors, air quality sensors, and maybe a better way to adapt accessories to the phone such as a low powered connected hardware keyboard designed and produced by the manufacture.

The Caterpillar S61 phone does a number of those - FLIR camera, air particulate sensor, and a measuring app which does way more than just give you distance. It also has incredible battery life (mine has been sitting for over a week and still has over 50% battery), and is ruggedized to MILSPEC for being dropped (5' to concrete) and being underwater (10 feet for over an hour). In fact, you can even go into "underwater mode" which deactivates the touchscreen, and modifies the camera for underwater use.

Disclaimer: I love that fricking phone!

might as well use ethernet, or tin cans with a string...

That would require multiple dongles if he has a Mac.

The OS may run on the older hardware, but it is almost unusable. I upgraded from my 5S (to an SE) a year ago because apps would, on occasion, take 10+ seconds to load. So, if I wanted to check a movie time and traffic to get there, it would take a minute to switch back and forth between Flixster and Google Maps to see if I could make a movie time. God help me if I was comparing 2 different theaters! Also, if I was out running and wanted to take a picture it took way too long to actually get the shot.

So, supported: Yes.

Usable/practical: No.

RealmsMUD was the best MUD. EVER!

Tsunami and Highlands were also really good. I remember back in '99 I logged into Tsunami after 5+ years of being gone (I had joined the Marine Corps) and my character was still there!

Good times.

Free schooling for their kids. Free medical via emergency rooms. Use of community resources - parks, community centers, pools, etc. Ability to call emergency services such as the police - which is a big reason they flee their home (i.e. - violence by thugs, gangs, etc.). Just to name a few.

Damage from birds is orders of magnitude more likely than from a drone, and occurs on a regular basis...

A bird getting in the way of an aircraft is considered a capital crime, and the bird is executed on the spot.

It was in Dragon Magazine, Issue #84. The comic was "What's New with Phil & Dixie!"

You can find a PDF of the issue at: https://annarchive.com/files/D...