In his new role his main job will be dealing with government leaders around the world, including Trump (assuming he hasn't aspirated a Big Mac and fries by then).

Peak seems to be 9x present day. If you use the error bars then it seems to be a range of 3x-15x.
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The President is the closest of all elected officials to the People

No, the president is elected by the states. Members of Congress are elected by the people.

Some have voiced an opinion that the president should be elected by the people, but so far, we have not yet amended the constitution to permit that.

I can't wait to get my refund from the companies that charged me for the tariffs, he said sarcastically.

With this attitude, we are never getting our flying cars. I'm starting to think The Jetsons was fiction.

"More human than human" is our motto.

Yeah, because when SpaceX loses equipment as they do a lot they just spin it as a valuable scientific learning experience and not a disaster at all, and the credulous press and even more credulous Elon fanboys on sites like Slashdot swallow it hole.

What does physics have to do with deciding to use them?

Iranian and Venezuelan oil was on the market before the conflicts started by Trump. We still had $5/gallon gas back then due to Trump's shitty economic policies.

I've driven EVs since 2016. I've only plugged my car into the wall with no special charger. I plug in when I get home. My car completely charges overnight. When I leave in the morning, it's completely charged. My office is only about 10 miles away. So, I never use a full charge during the day driving to work.

It's clear you've never owned an EV and simply want to demonize a technology it's obvious you know little about.

Why do people still use this framework?

Because they already have it.

culturally, they are incredibly laid back and think hard work is a waste of time.

Nice. Speaking as a New Mexican, these sound like my kind of people.

I hereby challenge any Filipino to a laziness contest, where loser buys us both margaritas. You have no chance. When I get around to it, I will eventually crush you with my inactivity.

If I had that kind of money I'd have stepped down long ago to live on a private South Pacific island with rum, hot tubs, and supermodels.

I've been looking since March 2024. Having no reasonable options in sight, have reopened https://informationr.us/

I sure don't believe the "completely anonymous" part.