through bad business decisions. We used to be basically an exclusively HP (starting with Compaq since they were right around the corner) shop, from servers, to desktops, laptops, network infrastructure, and printers. All of that has gone by the wayside over the years, and none of it for religious reasons. The product has become undeniably worse. Servers are now Dell, desktops and laptops are a mix, networking went to Cisco, and printers are another non-HP mix starting in the 3000 series era where the Canon print engines came into play and the printers became unreliable junk. I miss the old HP you could rely on.

Typical idiocy. This has nothing to do with free speech, and everything to do with being an asshat to those around you. It's not illegal to take a dump, but it is illegal to take a dump on your boss' desk. Why? If it's not obvious, you're part of the problem.

All this attempted focus on social things, personal feelings, and other distractions. Do that on your own time in your own circles.

Or at best, an annoyingly chatty passenger. Obviously not a car guy.

I'm in tech, have been my whole life. I LOVE gadgets. I LOVE technology. But I also LOVE cars. Shoving ever more tech gadgetry into cars makes them undeniably worse. Don't misunderstand, there's a lot to be said for actual tech, like seat belt pre-tensioners, variable impact airbags, anti-lock braking and active handling assist. Those have saved countless lives. Closed loop engine controls, electronic ignition and the like have made engines run clean, efficient, and reliable. But these advances also share one absolutely crucial aspect - they stay out of your way, quietly minding their own business except where they are needed.

The best controls in vehicles are those you can manipulate purely by muscle memory without taking your eyes or your mind off the road. They do one thing, the same way every time. Controls, not an interactive elements. Voice control is pretty damned interactive and has no place in a vehicle.

To each their own, I guess. I don't like lightweight mice, or keyboards. Not only do I actively use it, but my Magic Mouse is the lighter of the two mice I actively use. The mouse I use on my PC (Logitech G502) even without the add-in weights is heavier than the Magic Mouse.

The one thing I really think Apple got right was making the whole surface of the mouse active. Finger scrolling in whatever direction you need, while simultaneously moving the pointer with your wrist, is really nice.

My youngest (10) has been complaining about school almost since he started. At first we chalked it up to new environment, added structure, etc. but when he became increasingly specific we couldn't keep explaining it away. His main points were boredom, repetition, constraints around learning beyond the curriculum, and being forced to sit ... and sit ... and sit ... So we finally made the decision to give it a try, pulled him and placed him into a home school program. He's a bright kid, we knew he'd finish in shorter time than in public school but we were not prepared for how much of a difference. We chose a fully accredited program, approved by the state to be equivalent (actually ahead of) their established grade level standards. Just in case he needed to go back. Cue surprised face when he trots out of the office after 45 minutes saying he's done for the day and asking if he can play on his VR. No way, 7 hours in school can't equal 45 minutes at home. Apparently it does, little squirt had everything right. 100%. Every day has been the same, and we've bought more materials to supplement. He is absolutely eating it up, and loves learning all these things beyond what they would ever cover in public school. The biggest thing he longed for was contact with kids, but we've already started figuring out where other homeschool kids go during the day and that too has been so much healthier.

tl;dr; It's not Gen-Z, it's our schools.

I don't honestly see much meaningful difference when the other choice is someone who must prepare to merely deliver a coherent sentence.

Buddy of mine in our Jr. High typing class was pretty cool. He had no arms, but could type 35wpm with his nub.

I'm still waiting for the day people wake up and stop cheerleading for, and propping up these people who have no clue what life in the real world is like. Does it really matter what team letter they put behind their name? Left wing, right wing, same dodo bird.

So that means we're up to 16 now, right?

Ah yes, the mark of a true scholar, is insults. It's quite telling that you separate yourself into a separate class of person than 'scientists actually studying the topics.' There are many 'scientists' who go into academia for their entire lives, merely studying and repeating the work of others. Are they expected to be authoritative on a subject, and in contrast to an enthusiast? What would concretely separate them, their knowledge, their abilities beyond title?

"Experts are puzzled!"
But know the reason and it's climate change.

*facepalm*

I think it's high time y'all stop trying to use the 'follow the science' line.

Do you know why people don't buy into stories like this, where the only possible reason is hurr durr climate change? Because some of us have the ability to form an individual thought. We're able to consider information beyond what we're told. Able to smell out a story, consider the totality of available information and determine the climate change conclusion appears to have been the starting point. Some of us have the ability to realize that we've been keeping oceanic creatures alive in fish tanks, in our homes, with water temps that vary much more wildly than their natural habitat.

But you do you. If you want to blindly believe some article, well it's not like anything will convince you otherwise.

World's tiniest violin solo?

Here's a thought, if it's such a capitalist hellhole, go to whatever socialist or other paradise better suits you. Last I checked nobody standing at the border saying you can't leave.

Life is hard. Always has been, always will be. Newsflash people, you're NOT the actual center of the world, and it is nonsensical to believe you're entitled to the life you want just because you want it. Sorry, not sorry.

Well obviously at some point in history the Earth's inhabitants paid enough in taxes and carbon credits to reverse the warming.