Is it just me?

I can't think of a single McD's item that I would be willing to pay $5 or more for.....?

Isn't 'Dots" just a commercial version of OpenClaw?

I"m working to set up OC myself and just use local models.....and try to retain some shred of privacy.

"Democracy" gave us Trump. Maybe we should try something else.

You seem to almost be saying that like it was a bad thing....?

I propose "The Bill Gates Maxim".

Anything Bill Gates proposes or theorized should be strongly opposed societally because he is either wrong, evil, or both, in his prognostications.

"Love" is not a complex emotional state, it's an action - just like belief is an action.

"I believe climate change is a real and dangerous threat" - but you still drive a car and go about modern life?
"I believe in Jesus" - but you sleep around and do evil to others?
"I love my boyfriend" - but cheat on him?

What you describe is infatuation, not love. Love is a decision you act on.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

How many of those people infected and hospitalized were vaccinated?

That's the important information we need to know to make an informed decision. Nobody ever shares that information.

"plenty of good work has been stalled/derailed because of the unreasonable consumption of resources by these companies"

Can you provide some examples?

At surface read, this sounds like trite environmentalist/redistributionist rhetoric to me. You make it sound like they're doing so without compensation or cooperation, which is very far from the truth: the entire world is throwing money at AI, both for use and for investment, because there's significant value in doing so.

If we only bought local there would be vast empty spaces at the grocery store and our choices would be limited.

I guess I'm a good bit older than you, but I remember growing up, even as a kid I knew what fruits/veggies were in what season of the year.

Sure, we might have not had 24/7/365 varieties , but the shelves were not anywhere close to being "empty".

We grew a lot move all over the US....we ate what was in season.....and nary a complaint was had as to "empty shelves"....

I generally don't have a problem with buying good/decent tasting produce.

I'm old enough to remember buying these items "in season".

I still do that today....I buy things in season that are grown locallly (or at least in the US).

I tend to not buy crap from other countries picked way ahead of ripeness in order to ship shit half way across the world.

So, most of my stuff today still tastes good...read a freaking label my friend.

Is it so hard to put the right letter? n != ñ. It's not an accent, it's a whole different letter.

Well, the problem is...I don't have that letter on my keyboard.

"The sky is falling....the sky is falling...."

Now...where have I heard of that before....?

Hey two birds with one stone....it would cut back most of the fraud in MN....and you'd have money coming IN from the data centers....win win.

For $1.5 million...I could comfortably retire....no more work.

Too hot, too humid, too hilly and junglely. I'd look at Minnesota

Decide what you want...data centers or Somalis?

Ok...how about they offer $1million or so to buy you out of your house and property? Maybe $1.5M...so after taxes you could end up with net $1M or close to it...?

I'd take that deal.