You speak to things that were traditionally handled through government development grants. We shouldn't be dependant on philanthropy and the whims of robber barons.

Exactly! And the rich are manipulating the ignorant into fighting a culture war against everyone and starting a genocide (why else would you build Alligator Auschwitz) to deflect from themselves.

China always aspired to be the world's undisputed leader in science and technology, and Trump is giving them what they want.

Yes, having another company run the service is significantly better because they can't lock your hardware to them.

That is, if I buy an iPhone and connect it up to the Verizon, I know that if Verizon goes under, I can probably connect it to T-Mobile.

The problem is not unethical business (that exists everywhere), but instead scum trying to sell you a service when you want a product, so they tie them together.

Oh, we can figure out a way easily enough. Figuring out a way to do it that doesn't quintuple food prices is the more difficult part.

A lot of people don't realize how valuable "environmental services" (like crop-friendly weather) are to the economy until suddenly they don't have them anymore, and have to start spending money to try to reproduce those same conditions artificially. Building air-conditioned indoor farms is going to be hell of a lot of capital-intensive than just essentially planting seeds in the ground and gathering the result food afterwards.

Hmm, sounds like you've caused an underflow on an unsigned value. I recommend restarting the simulation from the top and hoping it goes better on the next iteration.

They shut down the "Wemo Mini Smart Plug" which was still sold in November 2023. It came with a 3 year warranty.

That is screwed up.

And why you should NEVER buy hardware that comes with a service sold by the same company.

If you buy hardware it should be usable with OTHER people's services. If they want you to get a service, it should include the hardware for free/included in the monthly service fee.

What made the decision so difficult was that they decided they had to give refunds to everyone whose devices no longer functioned properly, because their customers were no longer getting the functionality they had paid for.

Right?

A livable cost of living? Subjugation by billionaires? I honestly don't give a flying fuck about capitalism high scores, and neither should the people who are at the top, and the EU seems to have figured out billionaires hoarding wealth are a waste of resources.

In High Income Countries, it takes a High Income to educate your children. The Higher the income of the country, the more expensive the children become. But the children are not guaranteed to be a good investment - it is also expensive when they grow up. Most wealthy countries tend to have wealth inequity, - the wealth is concentrate among the few. So only the very wealthy can afford large families.

Unless you are willing to live very poor. Usually that means you have lots of children but do not support them. But this dooms you to poverty and your children have severe disadvantages.

In poor countries, this equation reverses. It takes less money to raise the children, and they can each support you in your old age, so you can afford to raise many children. Even if the wealth inequality is high, it is profitable to have children.

Needs to be investigated for crimes against humanity by the ICC and by the US for treason.

That sounds like something an AI would say.

Uhm, this is not available for free. Anyone that has attempted to grow any plant knows it is not easy, takes effort, knowledge, money to make them grow. Farmers are hard working people that often lose money in a bad year, not lazy people sitting around doing nothing but picking the plant.

Also, most farms now have shareholders. And quite a few of them use pesticides etc. without regard for their customers health. Generally farmers are more ethical than pharmaceuticals, but not always. (Mainly because farmers are not allowed to create monopolies that people will die without getting.)

Mice live about 18 months. A 10% increase is about 2 months. Some idiot sees the 10% increase and thinks 10% of 80 years = 8 years more human life. Nope. Longer lived creatures tend to benefit far less from these things. If something adds 2 months to a mouses life span, it will likely add about 2 months to a human's life span, not 8 years.

Forgive me as I'm not very familiar with psychoactive substances. Psilocybin causes hallucinations, right? That seems like kind of a big side effect for someone who just wants to take a pill to stay healthy longer.