Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) 2023 Deaths per 100K:
795 Norway
796 Switzerland
836 Canada
891 Sweden
907 France
922 United States
932 Spain
955 Netherlands
962 Belgium
965 UK
977 Austria
991 Denmark
1103 Finland
1136 Portugal
1142 Italy
1211 Germany
1237 Greece

We're all dying from something to some extent. For example, I'm dying on the inside reading these comments.

US is somewhere in the middle of the range that EU member nations occupy. Similar to France, lower than Germany.

But Iraq an India are both much lower than the US. Pretty much all of South America is lower, where air conditioning is uncommon despite being hot AF in places. Mexico and Canada both have significantly lower death rate than the US, even though they share some similarities with the US in terms of region, cuisine, and culture. And that's even with Mexico having a significantly higher murder rate than the US. But the US has a much older population, and it turns out being really old puts you at risk of dying. And the statistics bear this out.

In your defense, Amazon Leo is a stupid name for it. They originally called it Project Kuiper but that was always place holder until the marketing team could think of a better name. A room full of MBAs never fails to disappoint.

I've got a Oneplus tab 2 and I love it. When my Galaxy Tab3 died I picked it up for quit a bit cheaper than a comparable Samsung. I really like the active stylus.

Socialist are too smart for him, he'll never catch them.

You are correct LEO != Leo, one is an acronym for low-Earth orbit. The other is the name of Amazon's satellite network. RTFA

Yes. Every time a tree falls it seems like the power is out for a day. And every time the wind blows a tree falls. So very localized outages from living in a forest.
In the nearby city, people rarely lose power. Perhaps a day every year or two.

Progress is a wonderful thing, but let us not be lackadaisical about inherent risks.

I save a bit of gasoline on the 15 or so days I'm without power. I already had solar, so it seemed a little silly sitting in the dark with nothing to run my water pump to flush the toilet. I was also in a situation where the inverter on my solar system had died and the original manufacturer was out of business. There was not a huge cost difference in getting an refurbished identical replacement versus something fancier that switches between house battery, EV battery, generator, solar, and grid tied. Pays for itself in 60 years, if I go by time of use billing, but I arranged to keep net metering so it's more like a 27 year break-even for me in part because my battery system is oversized and expensive.

For rural living, it's worth it, makes a huge difference for us. As an investment that saves you money, it depends, answer is often "no". But it is insured and warrantied. So not really so much of a gamble, most scenarios are covered.

NO, NO, NO, JUST NO!!! No one needs to Cmdr Taco in any form, much less naked.

LOL sounds just like this place these days. There are many good reddits still that are well moderated and are home to experts in many fields. Funny but /. used to be like that as well. I don't login very often but the requirement will kill it for me.

It got a lot cheaper compared to what it cost 5 years ago. Also, for people who don't have net metering, it's often (always?) better to charge your own battery than sell solar back to the power company.

Meh. Everyone is already using this shit in automotive and aerospace. Probably used by medical equipment vendors as well. The AI agents are not set it and forget it, they are not a short cut around safety processes, and they do not permit you to handwave your way past bidirectional traceability principles.

I think the chip companies have a lot of contracts, default clauses, and prepaid NREs. Extraction of wealth from AI investors is what most chip companies practice right now, they are not intending on being left holding the bag (or paying for the warehouses full of components)