I solved this problem a long time ago by never using Reddit. After Digg killed themselves, the downward slide came quickly.

1. Trees absorb CO2 2. Cut trees down and turn them into paper 3. Use paper, throw away, put into ground 4. Grow more trees that absorb more CO2 When paper decomposes in landfills, it does produce CO2 and methane. The methane can be processed into natural gas and used, while the overall amount of CO2 and methane produced, per unit of mass, is much less than what is left as biomass.

Given how much of modern manufacturing is fully automated, why couldn't US companies compete on a level playing field with Chinese ones?

Tariffs simply allow domestic manufacturers to reap higher profits and/or continue to use inefficient processes to create an equivalent product.

Perhaps the motto of the USA will eventually become: "Tariffed into mediocrity"

In many places in the world, cars are built to order. So you test drive the model you want, but it might not match your preferred color or options.

So you're saying that a US$212 replacement display that costs more than an entire Chromebook is going to be somehow better for these public schools over some period of time?

Right.

Do you think there's a world where Apple suddenly offers inexpensive replacement parts for anything? Sometimes the screens on Chromebooks are as low as $30. I'm sure they're third party panels, but they work and return the device to useful life. How likely is it that Apple offers screen replacements under $100, even to institutional buyers?

They'll ban you for expressing forbidden opinions. Opinions that are extremely fucking common outside of Reddit.

LK

I was auto suspended because I quoted a 30 year old statement supporting the rights of gays and lesbians that made reference to "LGB communities". I was accused of Trans erasure or some other stupid bullshit.

I hope the stock price falls low enough for Elon Musk to buy it for a song.

LK

That is repairable by the standards of Apple computers, not the standards of open hardware.

My experience dealing with a Chromebook deployment mirrors one of the grandparent commenters: 90% of the problems are broken screens, Screens are quick and easy to replace if you have the part, but screens cost money and you'll never had as many as you'll eventually need. You'll have extra parts for everything else because of the staggering number of broken screens.

I have an occasional side job dealing with PC/laptop/Chromebook repairs at a local weirdo private Christian Academy. Given that the place definitely seems to have a "go pick the stick I'm going to beat you with"-vibe, I suspect there's actually fewer broken systems than I might see from a similar deployment at a public school. Chromebook screens are still the biggest problem. One of the reasons I got this side gig is that an acquaintance saw the number of devices being written off and just assumed their day-to-day IT person couldn't possibly know what they're doing.

Anything else Apple does, unless their screens are indestructible or only cost $20 to replace, isn't going to help with that.

The thing is, you're iPhone is pretty much your problem. It makes you look stupid, not Slashdot.

"When an institution sends a letter formatted with a proprietary font, embedded in a proprietary format, produced by proprietary software, it is not communicating information but perpetuating a dependency."

This problem has been solved. PDF. I've never received a letter, or any correspondence from a company, institution, or school formatted as a Word or Excel document, and I don't know why anyone would send one in any other format.

These drone delivery services that have to operate in line-of sight and comply with a gazillion FAA regulations are doomed to failure. You could deliver the order faster using a trebuchet over such distances and with fewer liabilities or costs.

Manna Aero has moved to the USA for its trials because it effectively had so many problems in it's home of Ireland and Just the other day another 85lb Amazon drone crashed and burned.

Given the costs, both from a hardware, labor and systems perspective, they'll never compete with a gig-worker on an ebike.

80% of the current TOP500 supercomputer systems used nVIdia GPGPUs. Worst case scenario, nVidia sells cheap upgrades to existing supercomputer systems. There is demand for these things in a lot of sectors besides AI. Video/3D rendering acceleration, finite element analysis, fluid dynamics, etc... There's actually pent-up demand for these things because they are being diverted for AI.

I quit about 3 years ago. My mental health has significantly improved. The biggest gripe I have is that EVERYONE uses FB marketplace for local buying and selling, and craigslist is all but dead.

You are making the classic mistake that, because a lot of people are investing in AI, there is nothing else worth investing in. There are plenty of sectors worth investing in, everyone is dumping money in AI because you can make a fortune on the stocks.

For instance, self driving cars will be a huge market. Several promising startups failed or reorganized because funding dried up, as investors shift their money into LLM based AI tech, which doesn't help self-driving cars at all.

Think about it this way. If AI goes away, will nVidia fail? Even before the huge demand from AI, they were the most successful graphics company. They use their GPGPUs in supercomputers. They are the go-to for gaming.

The other factor is AI isn't going away. The AI bubble burst will be like the .COM bubble burst in 2000. A lot of startups will go under. Most established companies will take a licking, but will be fine (Oracle is in a LOT of verticals) AI will still be around.