That's reasonable. It would also be a good reason if you're trying to build something at least once without the uncertainty that some clone might bring with it or have specific reason to use a particular microcontroller, e.g. a new revision.

However I think most people would see the price differential (e.g. an Arduino Micro costs $15 vs $2 for a clone) and choose the clones especially if they have familiarity using them and realise they're functionally the same as they're built around the same microcontroller. This also applies to RP2040/Picos.

I think if that were to happen people would just use PlatformIO which is already capable of replacing it and already superior in most ways. The main advantage of the Arduino IDE is its uncomplicated which makes learning easier.

Maybe some people buy genuine Arduinos but there are so many clones of the design, and alternatives (Pico, ESP32 etc) for a fraction of the price, that an actual Arduino is a luxury. And with Qualcomm trying to hawk their own chips I doubt that price is going to get any cheaper.

Doubt it would work unless the car is stationary and the charger pushed up against the car. And if that's the level of effort maybe there should just be a plug that rises up and charges without using any induction.

Tycoon usually means somebody who got in early on a trend / opportunity and made a fortune. Doesn't mean they're charlatans although some almost certainly are. This guy though sounds like a straight up con man.

He sounds more like a serial con artist than a tycoon. One who decided to bump off a former victim / partner because it was about to affect his new con.

The point, which I thought obvious, is that gambling firms sponsor sports which leads to corruption of the sport, gambling addiction, and all the rest. Levy them instead and ban any form of advertising or sponsorship.

And to illustrate the point here are some of the primary sponsors of UK premier league teams - Betano, BJ88, Hollywoodbets, 96.com, NET88, Stake, SBOTOP, Bally's Corporation, W88, BoyleSports, Debet. The majority of teams in the league are sponsored by gambling. Football on TV is surrounded with promotions for Sky Bet who sponsor most of the football league as a whole and the ad breaks are filled with gambling ads too. Given how endemic gambling & poverty it causes are, this should not be acceptable.

It's theirs to drive into the ground. If you think some lame photo editing is the worse they can do, wait until they start shitting out a Bond "cinematic universe". Imagine some terrible Bond adjacent spinoffs and Amazon probably have them in development - Agents of SPECTRE, Leiter - Gone Rogue , Blofeld The Early Years, Young Bond, Old Bond, The Adventures of Moneypenny, Oddjobs etc.

They all exploit human weakness - addiction, stupidity, superstition. Doesn't matter if the bet is on a horse, the spin of a wheel or roll of dice. I think sports do suffer from it, as it harms and corrupts the sport by association.

I'm sure betting firms would proclaim it's "harmless fun" and that they promote sports through sponsorship and advertising. In which case let's put legally enforceable limits on this "harmless fun" and ban sponsorship entirely and instead levy these industries - a 5 or 10% tax on gambling which is ringfenced for sports with a focus on community and amateur level. I'm sure the industry would be hiring ALL the lobbyists and cranking out ALL the bullshit excuses if that was ever seriously proposed.

They know the chumps who buy their overpriced earbuds will be back so why lose sales by making it easy to fix them? The only way Apple (& the rest) will be brought to bear is the EU, China or somebody imposes rules that require user maintenance, repairability and prohibit measures that hinder or prohibit it - glue, proprietary parts & connectors, availability/cost of parts, pairing, DRM etc.

"Goodall even partnered with Apple in 2022 to encourage customers to recycle their devices to reduce individual carbon footprint and cut down on unnecessary mineral mining around the world. "

I'm sure she did it with the best intentions, but Apple used her like window dressing to boost their pathetic green credentials. If Apple cared about carbon footprint, and mineral mining they wouldn't artificially restrict the lifespan of their products by sealing in batteries and using DRM and other techniques to hinder or prevent servicing & repair. It's not just their phones but all their devices from earbuds and up.

The electorate was told that Brexit would ruin the country and Brexit is ruining the country. I don't just blame assholes like Boris Johnson & Nigel Farage. I blame the erstwhile leader of Labour at the time Jeremy Corbyn who sabotaged his own party's remain campaign. Given how the narrow the result was he is the main culprit for this.

I thought the only reason anyone bought Firesticks was to sideload "dodgy box" apps that stream content from premium services. If they shut the sticks down then I can see sales dwindling away to nothing.

The 737 50-50

Saudi Arabia definitely cares or it wouldn't invest so much in trying to white wash their image by buying media companies, venues, sports teams and hosting events. Much easier than actually reforming their society.