Fear not! It's entirely possible the category was chosen by an AI. Editorial automation would probably reduce the error rate here.

Most of Russia's science reputation were Ukrainians, actually.

Could you install Linux on this new box?

I don't get the hate for him. He posts perfectly fine replies.

A lot of armchair strategizing here seems to be based on the theory "he won't dare to do that back!"

This is "victory" because the Dems like the environment, so stopping anyone from knowing about it is ergo "beating the Dems".

Same reason the Republicans were all about demolishing the ACA (an act written by a Republican and then edited by Republicans because the Democrat proposals weren't acceptable to them). The ACA was voted on by Dems and therefore had to be destroyed, the fact that it has led to many Americans being without any healthcare at all and more than a few dying as a result is considered an acceptable price to pay for killing something Democrats voted for.

"Victory" is not about doing anything worthwhile, it's about "owning the Dems".

Of course they colluded with foreign powers. However, it's irrelevant. Since the legalisation of corruption (Trump abolished any enforcement of corruption laws), the US has slid from an already disastrous level of corruption into total degeneracy. It will take years, maybe decades, simply to root out all of the evil that is now in place and by then those who committed treason will either be safely overseas, or their records will have been "accidentally" destroyed, making any investigation impossible.

I would point out, though, that the countries the GOP has historically strong ties with also have extraordinarily high levels of corruption - and have done for a long time - and nobody bothers to do anything about it. This is what Trump is relying on. Once corruption at this level is normalised, everyone just accepts it and moves on.

Worse, I just don't see any serious will to fix the issue amongst any of the other political groups in the US. The Democrats aren't being honest with themselves over why they lost in 2024, and have swung so far to the right themselves that Ronald Reagan would have considered them right-wing extremists.

This is something voters can fix, but almost half of Americans have totally disengaged at this point and the other half believes themselves so powerless that (to use a Douglas Adamsism) they're only concerned with preventing the wrong lizard from being elected.

Yeah, the EU seems to be the only place where I think there is a reasonable expectation that they'll get slapped.

No, it sounds like Microsoft has made the appropriate bribes in the new regime to avoid being beat up in federal court.

user-replaceable batteries should be much simpler to replace, not advance phone surgery

I for one, do not want my iPhone to become as thick as my old time Motorola flip phone that had replaceable battery....

I run my phones for at least 6 years it seems....before I upgrade and toss the old one, or keep it as a camera for some use....but no, with they way phones are and how long battery life currently is, etc....I don't need user replaceable with all the negatives that brings with it...

Surely.
The great example is phones - I'd love to see a data driven study on network quality/cost to users for cell phones in Africa. They largely skipped the whole "stringing wires all over the fucking place" step and jumped straight to cell phones. How has that worked for them compared to mature hardwire telephone systems in developed countries? Pros? Cons? Long term benefits/costs?

I can't dissect her shitty character non-arc any better than Matthew Kadish from Medium did in his 8000-word annihilation of a poorly written, poorly conceived, poorly executed Mary Sue.

And...Grogu is literally nothing BUT a toy commercial.

https://medium.com/@matthewkad...

"Since a Mary Sue is partially defined by her ability to upstage all other characters she shares a scene with, regardless of those characters previously established skills and abilities, let us look at how Rey does this to other characters in Star Wars:

        Rey beats up Finn upon first meeting him, despite Finn supposedly being a trained Stormtrooper.
        Rey is able to fly the Millennium Falcon better than Han Solo, who is considered one of the best pilots in the galaxy.
        Rey is able to fix the Millennium Falcon easier and quicker than either Han Solo or Chewbacca, whoâ(TM)ve flown the ship for decades.
        Rey is able to shoot a blaster more accurately than a trained Stormtrooper, despite never having fired a blaster before.
        Rey is able to resist Kylo Renâ(TM)s Force interrogation technique, and even turn it around on him to read his mind, despite Kylo being a trained Force user and Rey never having used the Force before.
        Rey is able to defeat Kylo Ren in a lightsaber duel despite never fighting with a lightsaber before and Kylo Ren being a trained saber user.
        Rey receives condolences for Hanâ(TM)s death from Leia instead of Chewbacca receiving Leiaâ(TM)s condolences, considering Chewbacca had a far closer relationship with both Han and Leia and Leia never having met Rey before.
        Rey is chosen to go retrieve Luke Skywalker, despite the more sensible choice being that of Leia.
        Luke becomes frightened of Rey after seeing her âoeraw powerâ with the Force being equal to that of Kylo Ren.
        Rey defeats Luke Skywalker in one-on-one combat, despite Luke being a trained Jedi capable of defeating Darth Vader, arguably one of the most skilled Force combatants in history.
        Rey defeats numerous Praetorian Guards and helps to save Kylo Ren during the battle, despite having very little experience in fighting multiple opponents at once.
        Rey shows she has mastery over the Force on a level with Kylo Ren when struggling over possession of Lukeâ(TM)s lightsaber despite Kylo having years of training and Rey having weeks worth of training.
        Rey is able to get a âoetriple killâ by destroying three First Order TIE Fighters at the same time in the Battle of Crait, despite never firing the Millennium Falconâ(TM)s guns before.
        Rey is able to move a mountain of rocks from the Resistance base on Crait, despite never having trained for such a feat, and which no Jedi in the Star Wars films has ever before demonstrated. Thus, she upstages Luke in respect to being the one to actually save the survivors of the Resistance."

If you are upset about LGBT+, well, do you feel that men should be able to have their own preference in women who are blondes, brunettes, redheads, shorter, taller, different body types? How about women having the right to prefer men with a different build, skin tone, etc, are you against THAT? So, people should also have their own preference when it comes to sexuality, like it or not, it's the same exact thing, personal preference in who they are attracted to. Or, do you feel that everyone should have the exact same preferences?

I don't care what your preferred form of sexual friction is....

I just don't want it being flaunted and taught to grade schoolers...they aren't sexual, they don't need to know about boys sucking cocks...

I may not agree with it, but it is a free country and fuck who you want to fuck as an adult, plain and simple.

I don't, however, need to feel forced to play someone else's "games" with pronouns. You can pretend to be a woman or man or poodle, fine with me, but don't expect me to learn or respect the rules of what your pronoun are.....if you are going to be at the fringes of society, it's up to YOU to deal with it, not me.

A big part of "woke" is having to deal with stupid shit like I mentioned above.

Especially exposing kids to it....keep them out of it and allow innocence to survive as long as it can with them.

I don't think building weapons is inherently bad, like some sort of child.
The fact is that nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles have given us the longest period of peace between the great powers in modern history, at least since the 14th century.

You probably believe if we hadn't built them the Soviets would have just showed us with hugs and kisses?

...and which have given us the longest period of great power peace in since what, Charlemagne?

Or did you think that was coincidence?
The goal is NOT to use them.