I don't think he's missing the point. He said other companies are now making mini PCs. They are the same form factor and have the same power consumption as the Intel NUC, but are much less expensive. I have one myself and love it.

Why don't they just load water into large tankers, go out to sea away from major land masses, and then dump the water there? Sure, it would have additional costs, but nothing compared to the bad PR this move is getting.

I still have my Deskjet 550c. Yeah, I'm old. I'm surprised that's not the largest-selling model. I'm also surprised so many people even have printers at home. I can't remember the last time I needed to print something.

You just haven't thought of the next cool feature we can't live without.

I'm typically the same way, but his show can get fairly technical while staying entertaining. You should give it a chance. If it's not interesting, just move on.

So just include a portable, wind up rechargeable, am radio in the glovebox of each new car and we're set. Might even be nice if it had an LED flashlight on it.

Why not just have the federal government buy TurboTax and hire them on to continue maintenance? It would probably be cheaper in the long run.

Either that or vouchers for most taxpayers to pay TurboTax for the service.

I came here for this. Thank you, sir.

Genuine People Personalities or GPPs were an invention of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. These products were imbued with artificial intelligence and emotion, however, GPPs are known for being pointless or irritating, often serving their desired purpose but in an unconventional or unhelpful way.

I honestly doubt that limits to how much someone can put into these is an issue for almost everyone. They just either don't have the extra money to set aside and/or the discipline to do so.

My retirement plan is to get an old RV, a Starlink satellite, and do occasional consulting gigs to pay for the basic necessities. Then someday they'll find my remains sitting outside of my RV deep in the woods with a cheap glass of wine in my hand and a smile on my face.

Having vision problems I've always been frustrated when someone would call me over to look at an issue they were working on and the font on their screen the size of an ant!

When we're all WFH we just hop on a Webex and collaborate that way. Much easier than standing behind someone squinting at their screen. ;)

Does it have a vim mode? Let me know when it does and then I'll look at it.

It's $30. You won't even remember spending it. And if it helps me out a couple of times on my home PC where I have issues loading some crazy document for work, I'm fine with that.

Merry Christmas!

A combination of Total Commander, an awesome Norton Commander homage from my youth, and SecureCRT does just about everything I could ever ask for. And no reaching for a mouse to do anything!

What I found impressive was its ability to make references back in the conversation without having to explicitly restate a full question.

A simple example (paraphrased):

What is the temperature?

It depends on where you are.

I'm in Nashville, TN

It is 46 degrees there.

Seems simple, but it did the same with several other examples of back referencing.