Even better idea: I buy a car with, say, batteries for (configurable) 100 miles worth of range. I use this for my commuting. When I want to go on a road trip, I stop by the battery spot, they rent me batteries for an extra, say, 300 miles worth of range which I swap out at battery stops. When I get home, I return the rented pack. I only pay for the 100 mile batteries when I buy the car and only deal with the extra batteries and their costs on the rare occasions when I need them. Most of the time my car is lighter and, therefore, more efficient. Seems like the best of both worlds.

Wait, AIX is still a thing?

Where's the "It was back in 1992" option? That would have been my pick.

We don't just need to plant 3 trees per year, we would need to ensure they lived to maturity. This is tougher to accomplish. We'd probably want to plant a *lot* of trees to make sure 3 per year made it to maturity.

Of course, if we reduce our per capita carbon footprints, for example through non-fossil fuel power generation, electrification, sustainable construction, and lower carbon agricultural practices, then we wouldn't need so much carbon capture, and maybe we could create a liveable future.

Well, it's back to Sling, I guess.

This is what happens when you create a cult filled with people so gullible that they believe their own external propaganda.

Thanks, I needed this.

I agree. I have no problems with the use of SMR technology, what I have a problem with are hard disk manufacturers who are switching their drives to it *without* *labeling* them as such. I just want to be able to look at the spec sheet or packaging and be able to tell which technology a given disk uses. *This* is the reason I have a real problem with what Western Digital has done in this case.

This comes right on the heels of their spokesperson telling the folks at Davos that their customers still want plastic bottles. We will see if they're heart is really in becoming part of the solution. https://www.bbc.com/news/busin...

Completely agree. There's sufficient evidence to justify a larger scale controlled test, which could be double blind. There is a lot of recent research regarding air quality and mental performance. Certainly enough that we should be taking a close look at this.

I applaud your ability to make an ad for your book on topic!

Huh, I thought Palau had already instituted this ban. I learned something new. Thanks.

You have a research grade telescope to test this with? Starlink probably doesn't pose a threat to visual amateurs with small scopes, but these are quite different than the big scopes, you know.

You would be incorrect.

Are they sure it's actually in Welsh? Seems to me just as likely that it's English rot13.