I assume this makes them worse public servants, but is there direct evidence of that.

I'm not sure I would want a president that was 100% rule bound, I don't think that applies to the DMV though

I think it was Margaret Mead who warned about the issues of taking observations from one culture and applying them to a different one.

And, this being Hong Kong, you've got significant added political implications. Given the current political climate there, I could easily see where toadies might be far more likely to enter government service there right now. Unfortunately the article is paywalled, so I don't know what time period is covered by these observations. Was it pre-crackdown? Post? A mix of the two? Those would be important bits of data to have when trying to unravel this.

Is a fork still considered Unix? AIX still exists, as does Solaris and of course SCO Unix.

The BSDs are also still around, although according to Wikipedia they're considered "Unix-like"... as is Linux.

Also according to Wikipedia, both macOS and Z/OS are current, certified Unix systems. SCO OpenServer is also listed there, but it doesn't appear to be maintained.

We had a bunch of HP-UX machines and a handful of Sun boxes running Solaris. Personally, I've been much happier working in an all-Linux environment.

This quote about relative reliability from that Consumer Reports article does make sense:

“Many of the problems with EVs and plug-in hybrids are because they are newer designs compared to gas technology, so some kinks still continue to be worked out,” says Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports. “By comparison, hybrids have been around for nearly three decades, and the technology is tried and true.”

It's also true that ICE vehicles have been around even longer, so you'd expect them to also be very reliable. I know back when I was a kid, getting 150-200K from a car was phenomenal... nowadays people pretty much assume that will be the case. Heck, even my Escort was still running (admittedly badly) at 270K with the original engine - I'd had to replace tie rod ends once, water pumps a couple times, and gone through several clutches of course.

So will they be able to demand that flock and other types of cameras delete and do not record everyone's personal information?

https://youtu.be/uB0gr7Fh6lY?s...

and if you do not think they have your personal information, here, watch this: https://youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?s...

with AI they DO have your personal data. They can see you and follow you in real time, they know where you live, they know what you drive, they know who you are, they know everything about you because you cannot escape 80,000 + cameras everywhere, ALPR (Automatic License Plate Readers) and PTZ (Pan to Zoom) cameras.

There is no more 4th amendment in the USA with this technology available to the state.

preventing which war exactly? You do know that ruzzia is a permanent member of the UN security council, right?

Yes, I do not like the UN. No, I do not believe UN exists to prevent wars. It exists today as a bad joke, a horrible reflection of the ugly reality. USA shouldn't host it, it should quit the stupid thing.

To answer my own question, it appears that the answer is "No".

So much for the ChatGPT 'bot answer above.

Or they filed with the goal of licensing its use for free. That's one way of keeping some other party from getting to the patent office and tying the technology up.

"Prior art" just doesn't work, as many patent examiners wouldn't recognize a mousetrap if they got their dick caught in one.

Undoubtedly, a failure of the Administratium.

This might actually be an instance of the infamous Van Halen brown M&Ms clause. Do you people actually read this sh-?

In theory, at least, I like the idea behind the Extended Range EVs like the upcoming Ford Ranger. If I understand it correctly, they're basically a full-blown EV (with a pure EV drive train) - but they also have a generator onboard that can be used to recharge the batteries if necessary.

It seems like that addresses the range anxiety some people stress about, without having to deal with the more complicated drive train of most current hybrids (where there's more points of potential failure than either an ICE or a standard EV).

Donniewood.

My killer whale washing machine turned out to have a different issue - while I was trying to fill it, it took my arm off.

Product tying. Paging Judge Jackson.