proof that this heat is nothing special, because it was similar in 2003.
Not sure what the reading comprehension problem of some people is about: up to 42 degrees in Gourdon and Carpentras, even 44 degrees in Gard, and this was an all-time record."

This are three cities with exceptional heat in 2003.

Now it is all of France and all of Germany it is not isolated heat islands in a random unlucky city: it is everywhere. I hope I am back in Thailand before August, if the same weather phenomena that is causing the current heat is happening again: it can only be worse.

In Germany "Balcony Power Plants" are a thing.
Solar plants with or without a small battery, that can be directly plugged into the grid in the house.
It is limited to 800W plugin, but if you have a battery, it often has an extra plug to directly connect some equipment. In this case an AC would make sense.

Such claims are stupid.
a) most Muslims do actually consume alcohol
b) Paris has not many Muslims - or France in general, perhaps 10% if at all.

Yes, the reason is: lack of common sense.

In restaurants or at home, you obviously still can drink wine:
The alcohol ban is intended to stop people buying beer, wine and spirits from shops and drinking them in the street and beside the cityâ(TM)s canals and the Seine.

That is not an agent.

Embarrassing how low the knowledge of AI haters here on /. is

And agent is a description of a character like in a book or fantasy game:
* skills
* roles
* guidelines
* focus which service to provide

Random questions to an LLM without an agent only gives you random answers.

You have to google around for that.

The "arguable" best one, got apeshit and vendor locked in all its old users.

Plenty of them run plain Linux, most do Android.

Honestly: if you do not want to put your own apps on them it does not really matter.

Nook and Kobo I can recommend.

There are more modern ones with colour eInk. Amazing.

Stylus input or finger is the norm - regardless of brand.

I suggest to get an overview and watch some youtube vids ... if you do not mind vid. The market is so huge now, plenty cheap models are sponsored by book companies.

But some of them: are not cheap at all, but good value.

My Nook's and Kobo's could side load coad or boot from the SSD card for example.

Some countries don't absolutely prostrate themselves on the alter of the car.
Obviously.

However you failed to make a point :P

Under what circumstances has a pedestrian priority?

Oh: when it is safe for him to cross the road without causing an emergency breaking of the cars around.

If a pedestrian is "attempting" to cross 50m in front of me: he has priority, and I am supposed to slow down.

If he tries that 10m in front of me, and I hit him: it is his fault.

And the big exception are zebra crossings ... I guess you know what that is.

There are simple counter examples:
People are starving, as supply just meets a bit below everyone needs to survive.
The people who have the money: pay anything you demand.

Has nothing to do with "supply" or demand. As it is a fundamental human need to have the food.

Then lets look at an iPhone ... there is no need for it. People buy it, because they want/desire it. The price is determined on how many people you can convince for what ever price you can get away with.

Has absolutely nothing to do with "supply" and "demand". It is price you can get away with and consideration if you can produce enough units for that price. And other considerations: what would be possible if you can produce more, lower the price and sell more ... where is the point you maximize your profit.

"Supply" and "Demand" is a child's game explanation about markets. As soon as you have a hand full of players on "the market" it falters to wild guesses.

Why?

What has a central bank to do with the fact that all our current currencies have no intrinsic value?

Unless you think lighting a fire in winter with "some paper" is a value "in itself".

EVERY currency is inherently worthless.
Does not matter if it is USD or EUR or Bitcoin.

The worth comes from being able to use it for trade.

And that is it.

There are two curves, a supply curve and a demand curve. Where they cross is the price.
This is extremely simplified :P

In general: the price is as high as the seller can get away with. "Supply and Demand" as "basic economics" only works in niche cases.

You meant: old news :P

That happens when a company is run by bean counters, and not by engineers.

You know: you just fire all the developers and save a fortune.

Keep selling what you have, and your revenue jumps by 4000% in relation to operation costs ... but drops by 50% in real money.

Gold platinated of course :D