I wanted an EV and a somewhat luxurious and well equipped one at that.

Did not want to buy another gasoline powered vehicle-been doing that for over 40 years. It's my turn to own something nice since the divorce.

I sold my 12 year old Sonata (no damage). But, with 160K on it, it was eating oil after long trips (1-2 quarts every 500 miles or so) - known problem with the Hyundai Sonata.

My EV6 GT Line on Aug 31 simply because I wanted the benefit of the $7500 incentive. It made the price of a car I could barely afford suddenly affordable...well...sorta. Never thought I'd see the day I would spend $56K on a car before the incentive!

Now, I love the car. It's quick, has great range, and lots of cool features.

But, WTF are cars, especially EVs, so darned expensive? $725/mo for 6 years is a big nut. I remember when $300/mo was high.

And, while it's cheaper to charge than filling my former 12 yo car, it's not going to pay for itself.

Sheesh

When I was in college (stone tablet days), I had a Calc4 TA fail me. Didn't matter my tests and homework were 3.95. He instituted a mandatory attendance policy midway through the term and, with my not being there, I, like several others, didn't get the memo. Why didn't I go? I couldn't look at the dweeb without laughing (he dressed like a clown). I couldn't take him seriously. Yeahâ¦i should have. That, and I was doubled up on classes as I switched majors and needed to graduate on time.

So called âoeclassmatesâ didn't tell me eitherâ¦.one less âoeAâ to skew the curve in a competitive engineering school. Not that I was an âoeAâ student by any meansâ¦âB/Câ in many other classes. I was just good in Calc4.

I'd show up for tests (and, ace them) and turn in my homework. But, I got screwed for not coming to class. Had to retake the course.

Learned my lesson.

Didn't take Differential equations with him as my TA.

We were in NYC the other week. Even walking through Central Park and using Apple Maps was a trial. It frequently misreported our position on the trails.

In the city proper, it was far worse.

Normally, Maps, Google Maps, and Waze are spot on...just not in NYC.

A QC running Shor's (or similar) might be able to crack public key crypto. But, ephemeral connections use symmetric encryption (ie AES). This is not believed to be QC crackable.

If the key is generated ephemerally for each conversation (DH or MIL-KEM), each conversation would need to be cracked individually. It's called forward secrecy.

â¦On a computer

Patent granted.

Protonâ(TM)s reputation is based on their privacy. Seems the willingly (or unwillingly) compromised their intergrity.

Hackers have already found a hole in the system on Apple devices. They are using calendar messages (aka invites) with malicious content in the subject that use Apple as the sender. Headers are intact; thus bypassing that protection.

I've seen a few of these in my inbox.

With his dementia, everyday is the âoefirstâ day

Delphi isn't dead. And, many independents use it for windows, macOS, and android development. If say iOS but Apple broke something and now Delphi wont target iOS 17+.

Linux is a viable target as well since FMXlinux was updated following the passing of itâ(TM)s lead developer.

But, yeah, you wont find many companies (at least in the US) jumping onboard. Most are overseas companies. Still, I have been using Delphi for over 30 years since D1 was released. Yes, I can code in other more popular languages. But, Delphi is fun, fast, and powerful.

Where it fails is the basic lack of web tools. There are 3rd party alternatives that close the gap.

Delphi lost its momentum when the nitwits at Borland renamed the company to Inprise and then, after people stopped buying Delphi, went back to Borland. But, the damage was done.

Microsoft pilfered Anders Heidelberg away to create F# and C#â¦what Anders proposed to Borland and was rejected. The lack of web tools, primarily focusing on Windows, and demanding a high price in the OSS world sealed its fate. Since then, it has adapted and grown.

But, most people who are unfamiliar with Delphi would rather repeat what they have been told (MS did a lot of the damage) rather than speaking from experience.

I read, just yesterday, that the US Federal Appeals Court found that the FECâ(TM)s act forcing companies to simplify the unsubscription process invalid.

The act was to intended to permit users to unsubscribe using the same mechanism as used to subscribe. And, it prevented users from having to jump through phone calls and other complex actions. IANAL and it was late when I read it, but it seemed to read that we shall continue to be screwed until new legislation can be passed plugging whatever hole they found. Given how this admin places business over people, we might not see a remedy for some time.

I suspect Google might delay this pending such a development. That's really too bad as it would have made our lives easier.

We are now left to filter out email on our own. And, it doesn't stop people from finding they have been inadvertently signed up for a paid subscription and almost no easy way to get out of it.

As someone who also learned touch typing (electric vs mechanical typewriters) in 7th grade, I have found it a valuable skill.

It allowed me to interact with the computer in an efficient manner -transferring my thoughts and ideas into code. It improved efficiency tremendously. And, it was a skill I have always valued learning.

My brother? He hunts and pecks. Heâ(TM)s also written two full length novels and screenplays (among a litany of other things). For him, heâ(TM)d type, look up from his keyboard, review what he typed, and then it was heads down again.

Me, I like the instant feedback loop of seeing and processing my work without taking my hands off the keyboard except to move a mouse.

Who paid for this?

Best not be a federal grant. If out of regular tuition or their enfoement, fine. Otherwise, wtf pid for such a useless study as chefs (and, samurai)already knew thisâ¦dull blades don't slice cleanly, they cut and crush.

3 years? I thought Musk said 6 weeks to rewrite the system in Java?!?!

Ok...tell me again...what color do you see now?