STOP forcing AI, cloud, and spyware as part of the OS or core software like Office. They're fine as optional add-ons for people who actually want this stuff.

He also said that Kamala planned to raise taxes by 400% (4x) during the debate, and the terminally credulous believed his nonsense.

The weird thing that I was in the same boat (15 years since basic algebra/calc, and it came back quickly even without remedial classes - and I was a C student in undergrad, likely due to latent ADHD). I was actually better off than many of the younger students who were only a few years post high school maths.

That's not terrible if they replace it with some kind of standard entrance exam to all of the UCs, as is often used in Europe - break the College Board cartel, but also maintain high admission standards.

You have to know what data to feed the AI verminator (and by the way, verminators still often bollocks up basic maths) and be able to gut check if the verminator's ruminations make sense. GIGO.

I've met people who literally reach for their smell phone or calculator to multiply something super simple like 8 * 2.

I wonder if cashlessness is part of the problem. Counting physical money and counting/checking change helps develop elementary arithmetic skills.

The solution for universities is to force them to learn - give paper exams, no calculator, but with "simple" numbers to have them practice basic math like 0.05mol / 0.5L = 0.1M solution. Make them develop a sense of numbers if they want to pass.

The "Crash Axe" switch, turns off the obnoxious copilots :D

Cars can run for 20+ years with maintenance ... buy a 2015 car without any konneketed krap and take good care of it.

Anyone think that the picture of the blue sling with the phone peeking out looks like a demented vulva?

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So they stuffed North Koreans into jobs, so to speak?

Sun's getting VERY active recently. Can one hope for a Carrington Event, Part Deux?

I'm all for danger ... better to have privacy than perfect safety, cowards. Not like the world is underpopulated.

Maybe the data shouldn't be collected in the first place ... fine them or break them up "pour encourager les autres."

Make a copy of the license, return it or shred it when the car gets returned.