battery.

That, and a something that indicates if the computer (or, more specifically, each individual replaceable component) has ever experienced liquid damage or a severe shock/hard drop.

For the most part, the info I want (but can't always easily get) includes:
* Release date of the computer and release date of each of its major parts (CPU, etc.). This indicates likely time-to-obsolescence.
* A very recent and thorough diagnostic report. This indicates overall hardware health.
* As part of the diagnostic report, for parts that are expected to wear out well before the computer is going to be scrapped anyway, some indication of the remaining useful life. HDDs, SDDs, and batteries are your primary concerns here.
* A list of what parts are user-replaceable and at what cost and difficulty.
* A visual inspection of the insides and outsides to check for things like liquid damage, rust/corrosion, bad capacitors, and plain old physical abuse/wear-and-tear. This indicates possible "submarine/time-bomb" issues.

A certified repair-history or certified "mechanics inspection" is a plus but it isn't required.

After all, we are talking about devices usually worth less than $2000, not devices usually worth over 4 times that much.

What if I'm a DropBox/OneDrive subscriber storing hundreds of megabits per second to local storage that is also backed up to a cloud provider? I'm not running a service, but I sure as heck "need" ("need" vs. "want" can be subjective here) upload speeds at least as fast as my write-to-disk speeds.

I do agree with your solution though: If I really need high upload speeds, whether I'm running a server or not, I need to find a provider that offers them at a price I'm willing to pay, or learn to do without. If that means getting a business plan, then so be it.

I didn't say "faster" I said "more time teaching" which is, you know, the purpose of the exercise. There's nothing morally repugnant about removing labor to free up time for other, more important things (unless you're a Luddite or a Calvinist, I guess).

"printer drivers" for nothing.

While the kids using AI to do their work for them is an obvious problem, I don't think there is anything wrong with using AI to help with lesson planning and testing as long as the teacher actually understands what they are teaching and checks that the AI isn't hallucinating when it produces the material. Grading could also be a net positive, again as long as the teacher understands and reviews what the AI does.

Giving more teachers time to actually teach is a good thing.

I'm no fan of Bank of America, but with 70,000,000 customers, "hundreds" of problematic accounts seems more like they're doing a good job in this area rather than a bad one.

You are indeed mistaken... Ford trucks do not have aluminum frames. They have aluminum bodies and beds, but the frames are steel.

If not, better check the circuit or microcode to make sure the relevant opcode was implemented correctly.

I mean... despite the Bruen decision, states have been doubling down on gun control over the last several years, so forgive us if we don't believe that yellow stuff coming out of your dick and landing on us is rain.

More likely %PROGRAMDATA%, but yeah. The GP is making a poorly designed application Microsoft's problem.

I don't disagree it's stupid, but it's the current state of the law. I don't know what to tell you, other than "I reject your reality and substitute my own" sounds great, but tends to not actually do anything.

Both quoted sections are from El Pais. As submitted, it suggests the first quoted block is from Nature.

Also, the Nature link got buggered up, it should be https://www.nature.com/article... "A biocompatible Lossen rearrangement in Escherichia coli".

Inkjets can get clogged if they aren't used often enough. If each color is used every few weeks you should be okay, but if it's been sitting on the thrift store's shelf for 2 months it might be clogging up.

If you are going to buy a used inkjet, either buy it from a friend or some other source where you know it's not clogged, or buy it from a reputable vendor that will give you a few weeks to try it out (but be ready to forfeit the costs of any new inks you buy).

With any printer, new or used, pay attention to consumables and parts that are designed to wear out and be replaced during the printer's life. Some are not obvious.