All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't have to write the firmware and do the beta testing.

California electricity rates will increase from $.45/kWh to $.65/kWh.

Whose flag is still on the moon?

There's been persistent rumors that there's widespread fraud from families keeping dead elderly on the benefit rolls and collecting their benefits.

It had to happen.

Can come of this.

Fuck. Just fuck.

Does anyone, anywhere these days know the pleasure of writing 10-20 lines of code, leaning back and saying to themselves, "that's beautiful".

It was common in the US up to the 1960's. My dad was a conductor and one of his jobs was to lock the restroom doors just before the train rolled into a station.

"These employees said the company was more willing to protect a star executive than address the concerns of rank-and-file workers."

Rolls his eyes.

"This is a press release for attention, not a significant investment for either company"f

Came here to say that. Less than 1/10 of what you need to build a state-of-the-art fab.

If they invested in bringing an affordable light pickup to market.

There's a real need for something other than a bloated $50,000 vehicle.

Well, at least he didn't say "since Reagan"

This. I live up in the Sierra Nevada mountains and have had two winters where the power was out more than a week. I do have a whole house generator, but it's runtime has to be rationed to save propane.

Mini-split heat pump heat and cooling, AFAIK was not an American invention. It was widely adopted in Asia and lesser so in Europe. USA lagged behind but is catching up now. The ability to only heat/cool one or two zones with a quiet and efficient heat pump is far better than central air conditioning/heat.

I expect AI-perceived "loyalty" will bump you to the top of the boarding list.