Apparently I hallucinated it, like ChatGPT.

Maybe now Steam consoles are a thing, more games will explicitly support Steam OS as a first rate experience. The user base is still small, but growing.

For 3 years? I didn't realize that the suits went back that far.

It's kind of amazing how badly Microsoft has been failing for decades.

They were in a pretty strong position with Internet Explorer and MSN as the start page. But IE was crap and didn't get much development. MSN was so bad everyone moved to Yahoo! and then Google. They let their lead slip away, and have been trying to bribe people or trick them into coming back ever since.

No matter what they offer, even with Edge being a half decent browser, they manage to screw it up.

In Ireland they often round prices and don't bother giving you change if it's only a few cents, or even tens of cents on a large purchase. It caught me out the first time.

Apparently the switch to using contactless payments more often has resulted in noticeable losses for shops that were previously keeping the change from your Euro.

The outcome isn't inevitable. If the money is there to support them, to help them make up that lost time, recovery is possible.

COVID broke an already struggling school system.

It's not that simple. If they get into college with their costs paid, they may have a much better opportunity to study than they did living at home. It's also the point where children become adults at age 18, a point of major change in their lives.

They mean able to complete the course they are applying for, not a specific qualification.

Preparing or gambling?

I think the main delay with Toyota has been their always-5-years-away solid state battery tech.

It looks a lot like Elon Musk's Optimus. Same limitations like not being able to be unbalanced at any time, resulting in that squat and awkward "walking".

You can tell when a robot is shit tier because the good ones use balance as a tool. Humans basically fall when they walk forward, and then catch themselves with a foot out in front. That also helps them stay upright on slippery and uneven surfaces, climb stairs, deal with being bumped into and so on. The crap ones need to be balanced at all times, and fall over if they are not.

I'm more concerned with why OpenAI even has logs for years of chats. The engineering value of those logs must be minimal, most of them never viewed, for old versions of the bot that are long superseded. There is no legitimate reason for them to even exist.

There are plenty of good Android tablets.

If you want pen input, Samsung are a good bet. Way better than an iPad. You can scribble anywhere and it just works. Handwriting, drawings, selections, it's all seamless and supported in every app. Last time I checked, iPads don't have that kind of basic functionality for their pens.

For other stuff, Xiaomi are a good option. Very nice screens, good speakers, fast processors, and a lot of models to suit every price point. Battery life is generally excellent.

Of course they all support side loading and alternative app stores, so you aren't locked in to Google Play/Apple Store.

Indeed. I'm guessing it has some features like QR code reading and Bluetooth beacons for navigation around the airport.

Those aren't the worrying ones though, because you can refuse them. It's the mandatory ones that are the big problem.

Google Play lists all the permissions:

Device & app history
        retrieve running apps

Location
        approximate location (network-based)
        precise location (GPS and network-based)

Phone
        read phone status and identity

Photos / Media / Files
        read the contents of your USB storage
        modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage
        read the contents of your USB storage
        modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera
        take pictures and videos

Wi-Fi connection information
        view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information
        read phone status and identity

Other
        receive data from Internet
        view network connections
        pair with Bluetooth devices
        access Bluetooth settings
        connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
        full network access
        control Near-Field Communication
        run at startup
        reorder running apps
        control vibration
        prevent device from sleeping
        read Google service configuration

You can refuse some of those permissions, but it's still a hell of a lot.