As a non-american I thought this was a prerequisite to running for president in the USA....

You really think that not a single other person/company could think "hey what if we played this video over the internet instead of using physical media?"

I think it was inevitable. If Netflix didn't do it, some other startup or established company would have.

Don't worry, I'm sure the courts will hand Google the equivalent of a $20 fine and say "Play nice okay? Or next time it will be $25." with no other legal recourse.

I thought they went into HR.

Even Kilimanjaro isn't a big enough peak IMO. I have climbed numerous mountains including successfully climbing Kilimanjaro and I still wouldn't attempt Everest. Most people have no idea what the lack of oxygen does to the body and how it effects decision making. I didn't take any supplements (Diamox) when climbing and when at sea level my resting heart rate (RHR) is 54 bpm. When I was at Barafu camp (4600m) before pushing for the summit my RHR was 86 bpm. So imagine somebody not as physically fit as me, who's RHR is say 75 bpm at sea level, when at 4600m, their RHR would be over 100 bpm. Their body would be pushing itself like it was doing strenuous exercise at sea level while at rest. Now go out there and climb an additional 1000m+ to the summit. Everest would be an additional 3000m on top of that!!

While on the mountain I personally witnessed a few other climbers pass out and be literally dragged down the mountain by their guides. Things get pretty real, pretty fast the higher you go. People who attempt Everest as their first mountain are idiots and frankly I have no sympathy for their negligence. I'm often reminded of Shriya Shah-Klorfine a fellow Canadian, who died on Everest, who was grossly under qualified, yet insisted on making it to the top despite her guides telling her to turn around.

Install wine.

What do they consider a "crash"? I haven't experienced a full on core dump in Windows in years and usually when that would happen it was due to bad memory or some kind of hardware swap where a official driver wasn't installed. If a system is crashing on a regular basis in 2026 it is probably due to shitty hardware, questionable software installs, or an idiot operator.

I've seen some users consider a non-responsive application a "crash" and I've even seen people consider a website not loading (500, server side errors) as a computer crash that I must fix. So I think this is more an ad for Apple products than a genuine study. The article also states that Windows PC's also lag behind Mac's in security and lifespan. Which is self inflicted on Microsoft's part by planned obsolescence of millions of machines that were perfectly fine before Windows 11.

Only because if anything goes wrong with the Macbook Neo it is easier and cheaper to throw it out and go buy a new one than to get it repaired.

You do realize that Hitler wasn't a communist right? He was on the OPPOSITE side of the political spectrum and is generally considered a Fascist.

Addressing claims that Hitler was a socialist
Political views of Adolf Hitler

And why is this a problem? Many people don't even need a "real OS" in 2026. Most of the things an average user interacts with are browser and cloud based. You don't need a full blown OS for that. I'm not saying that we should just scrap desktop OS's completely, it's they just aren't needed like they were say 10 years ago for many people.

Slightly different, but a few years ago in Canada there was a push for plant based meat replacements. The problem was not that I wouldn't be willing to eat it, it was the price. In fact, I was curious as one of my siblings is a vegan, so it would be nice if there was something we both could enjoy. "Beyond Meat" for example would sell 4 burger patties for $18. Whereas I could buy 8 ground beef patties for $15. When the company starts by charging double the price for a "meat substitute" it's hard to get people on board.

Sony already went down the "Console as a PC" road with the PS3.... and in time revoked the ability to do so. So any gamer who has half a brain won't buy a PS6 for that feature because they know Sony will just use it as bait and switch tactic.

The only way to establish change is to hit the primary contributors (corporations) to this problem where it hurts most their bottom line. Once they see that profits are declining due to their practices (through taxation, or full out bans of some products) only then will change happen. But since Governments are in bed with these corporations, it is never in their best interest to force change on them.... so it is always framed that "everyday Joe sixpack" needs to do better, never the companies that produce thousands of times the pollutants that of any individual.

Maybe you never need to touch the HVAC controls if you live somewhere like San Diego, but in Canada HVAC controls are needed. Not everybody lives where the outside environment is fairly consistent and you can "set it and forget it." as you say.

If suicide wasn't taboo, you think everybody would just be itching to kill themselves? I'm sure glad I don't have your worldview, must be pretty grim.