It's Ponzi's all the way down!

I'm nobody, so certainly not the intended audience for this. However, reading the list of restrictions it appears to be a defeature set which I would be perfectly happy to engage. The only concern is the as-yet unlisted defeatures.

I think my issue is that I don't rest my wrists on a surface when typing, but hover my wrists instead (better practice to help avoid developing inflammation in the wrist). In that case my thumb naturally goes to the front edge of the keyboard to help root/index/locate/anchor (pick your favorite terminology) my entire hand for touch-typing. In any case, the Das Keyboard was not compatible with that practice.

Over the past two years, for different computers, I've bought two iKBC CD87 V2 with Cherry MX Clear switches. Feels great, sufficiently clicky/tactile without being too loud for a home office or, umm..., an office office. Heavy enough that it isn't going anywhere. Escape key in the correct place. There's not much more to ask for.

Before buying the first of these I tried a Das Keyboard, and very quickly returned that misdesigned antipattern of human-computer interaction. The metal lip around the entire thing, particularly the front edge near the spacebar, was sharp and uncomfortable if your finger happened to come to rest on it (I unconsciously move an unused thumb to the front edge of a keyboard). Some nincompoop designer went the form over basic human function route -- the thing is actively hostile to use. Might as well have just incorporated chainsaw teeth into the thing and called it complete.

Bull-hockey. I test drove a number of different models of used car when I purchased my current car in 2009. I rejected several of them based on factors I couldn't have known ahead of time -- seat comfort, how low it was to the ground making it difficult to stand up from, cabin noise, something looking "off" about a body panel (was the thing in an unrecorded accident?), a stiff ride, etc. I'm about 100% confident I'm not the only person to have gotten useful information out of a car in a test drive.

Others I rejected due to an inability to come to an agreement on price. Finally ended up with something that was OK for an OK price, and has been fairly reasonable on maintenance costs for the 13 years I've owned it.

Also, as interesting as astronomy and cosmology is, haven't we moved well past the point of bringing practical value to humanity's quest to survive and be better? We're so far beyond incapable of actually interacting with the objects being observed it's absurd, and any new physics we are beginning to understand are for phenomena that are ludicrously beyond our ability to tap for the advancement of mankind. I fail to see any remotely practical value in advancing these sciences until we're nearing the precipice of being a starfaring species.

Going the other direction in scale, down into the sub-atomic, particle physics, and quantum realms, holds at least some hope for improving our lot as a species within the next couple thousand years. Medicine, communications, materials, energy, computation, and certainly other fields have a reasonable shot at advancing with new discoveries in this realm. If we're to become starfaring, or even just survive a couple more millennia, it will be due to advances in this realm -- so spend money, time, and mental acumen here, not fapping on about the behaviors and origins of things we're not even conceivably able to harness or control.

Later this year: "Wow, it's so unfortunate that your stores didn't have any of the newest model of iPhone to sell, but your competitors do. Those darn supply chains."

You know how widespread those annoying blue LEDs became once they figured out how to make them at scale? Yep, we're about to see lasers used as indicators on every consumer gadget they can cram one into. Lord help us.

Facebook found that the expense of computing resources needed for their facial recognition system were not outweighed by the additional revenue they acquired from the data the system provided.

Here I just spent good money to see Dune in the theater (figured this movie would be worth it), but only made out about 2/3 of the spoken words due to the atrocious sound mix. Subtitles would have been welcome throughout.

And may that "BWAAH!!" sound meet a swift and years overdue death while we're at it.

*cough* Python *cough*

That's what I immediately noticed when I checked out the articles. It doesn't appear serious about being a cargo hauler, but instead appears to be a recreational vehicle. I don't get why you'd sacrifice bed space (on an already short bed) on that cargo tube when you already have that front trunk available for covered storage.

Give me an electric pickup which can be used to haul 4x8 plywood/drywall sheets or a full sized couch along with a bunch of other stuff during a move. Give me that (hint: full-length box) and the ability to fit it in my 1980's-built garage (hint: no crew/club cabs) and I'll be seriously interested. You can keep the air compressor and infotainment system, I'm not terribly interested.

Where are my mod points when I need them? I came here to post this exact same thing.

H-1B's have definitely been abused, and reform is needed. However obtaining permanent resident (i.e. green card) status gets these H-1B holders out from under the abusive/manipulative thumb of the sponsor. This allows them to find other jobs at better wages and better conditions, decreasing the sponsor's grip on them. Assuming the undersupply of qualified domestic candidates is real (not saying it is, just saying *if* it is) then this is a good thing to the extent it give domestic employers access to the talent they need.

You jest, but let's be honest, that's what this hardware disable feature is really about.

Samsung (and I'm sure other manufacturers) would love to turn equipment enablement into a subscription service. "For just $9.95/month or $99.95/year your Samsung smart TV will open up a world of entertainment for you, your family, and friends." Then they'll claim that they sell the hardware at a loss but make money on the subscription service, thereby justifying their rent-seeking behavior. I mean, how else are they going to continue to invest in software updates and product improvements -- they're practically a bankrupt charity you know.