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Comment Re: AI spread now price gauging Apple products. (Score 1) 47

Your talking to someone still rocking a stock 2017 Android phone bought off ebay and I see no reason to not just replace the battery when it inevitably fails as all phone batteries do.

That compared to the ridiculous compulsion of apparently many Apple fanbois/girls that judge their own self-worth entirely on branding and having this year's latest and greatest.

If you believe Apple actually cares about privacy any more than any of the other big data companies, you are seriously just deluding yourself.

Submission + - Why some people get bad colds and others don't (sciencedaily.com)

alternative_right writes: Scientists found that nasal cells act as a first line of defense against the common cold, working together to block rhinovirus soon after infection. A fast antiviral response can stop the virus before symptoms appear. If that response is weakened or delayed, the virus spreads and causes inflammation and breathing problems. The study highlights why the body’s reaction matters more than the virus alone.

Submission + - North America's first lithium refinery built and completed in Texas (msn.com)

schwit1 writes: The first battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility in North America is now operational in Texas. In May 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott, Tesla founder Elon Musk and other officials broke ground at what would become Tesla North America’s new lithium refinery in Robstown. By January 2026, it was fully operational.

The facility is the first of its kind to ever be built in North America, The Center Square reported. The facility is part of Abbott’s goal for Texas to lead in reducing reliance on China for critical minerals and technology. Under Abbott, Texas is leading in semiconductor manufacturing and development, state-led Artificial Intelligence development and nuclear energy expansion to counter Chinese dominance and threats, The Center Square reported.

Australia, Chile and China account for 90% of lithium production; China overwhelmingly refines the majority of lithium, controlling global supply, according to International Energy Agency and other reports. China also sources materials used for lithium-ion batteries mined through forced child labor in the Congo and Nigeria, raising human rights concerns.

Comment Re:Hardly surprising (Score 1) 174

semaglutide can cause serious systemic issues like pancreatitis, gallbladder problems, severe dehydration leading to kidney damage, and potential thyroid tumors, but its most common effects involve severe gastrointestinal issues like gastroparesis (stomach paralysis) and bowel obstruction, which delay food movement, causing nausea, vomiting, pain, and bloating.

Submission + - Cell Phone Shovelware

eggegick writes: My trusty Samsung smartphone died. I went to the Verizon store to get a replacement but they only had Motorola, so that what I bought. The thing was preloaded with tons of the most annoying and intrusive shovel-ware and took hours to clean up. Does anybody know of a basic phone without all the $#:+ on it that will work with Verizon?

Comment Re:The solution .. (Score 1) 121

It's already happening in the more civilised parts of the world that even just the replacement rate isn't being met.
Unfortunately the people of most of the underdeveloped/poorer countries are still breeding like rabbits so there is still a net gain in global population numbers.
In terms of average quality of life, humanity as a whole is going backwards fast.

Comment Re:Good Idea (Score 1) 92

It's actually a terrible idea.

As someone with an SCCA license used to driving racing cars that have much higher performance than nearly everything on the road (including your Tesla), I can tell you that no mass-market road car is hard to drive. The problem is never the car, it's the driver, or more accurately their lack of ability.

To properly solve a problem you need to attack the root cause, not one of it's symptoms.
If there are people out there that can't truly can't handle jthe acceleration of a car or type of car then they shouldn't have been legally allowed to drive it in the first place.

Comment I've got a much better idea (Score 2) 92

Rather than continually punishing all drivers for the sins of the clueless, how about including car handling (e.g. throttle awareness, skid recovery, etc) in the driving test, such that anyone that proves themselves incapable of being able to drive a fast car properly or safely isn't allowed to?
Perhaps cars need to be put in performance bands, and driving licenses only apply to certain bands depending on the driver's ability.

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