What political leaders are doing is begging people to share better, and that's democracy
What the feds are doing is written in the large users' contracts, so it isn't communism, it's the market..

Large customers such as manufacturers often have contracts in which they agree to cut usage or power down when told to by their power provider under certain conditions. Among the conditions is FERC declaring an emergency. The manufacturer gets a large discount under normal operating conditions.
Often those plants have their own generators so they don't actually have to shut down, but those generators cost much more per kWH to run than what the utility charges under normal contract conditions. But when spot prices hit $2,000 a MWH, putting your workers on treadmills sounds like a good deal. (It's not)

Some utilities have agreements with homwowners in which a device is placed on their AC units that allow the utility to cut power to the AC during times of stess. The contracts I'm familiar with have some sort of time limits on how long each cutoff lasts, but still, that's the market speaking.

not only do they lobby - more like bribe; they often write the legislation

That one can probably be handled (temporarily) just by using a longer key. Which can give you time to do the switch.

The problem is that there's a lot of stuff already recorded that can't be protected that way.

That said, what quantum computers should really be good at is material design, quantum modelling, etc. But they need to be quite a bit stronger. (OTOH, DWave sells a specialized quantum computer that's reported to do a decent job in it's particular niche. It's just not a general computer. IIUC, it only handles relaxation problems.)

judging by the number of freedom-loving patriots claiming to be rid of their "rope worms", i'd say so

they would still have had to come to the hospitals for tests & physio. there are plenty who can't leave the house as our affiliates who provide in-home nursing visits and PSWs can attest.
also the number of older people over 60 that are obese has increased dramatically in recent decades from 15% in the 1970s to over 40% today and not by a small amount per person.
that exacerbates dozens of common serious health conditions

That's not how this works. There are a few ways to send an image to the bare display, but HDMI isn't one of them. If you actually look up the item list from TFS you will see that.

You didn't expect them to actually explain how you could manufacture an e-ink panel starting with sand and some chemicals in your kitchen, did you?

living longer doesn't mean living healthier. i do a lot of work in & around hospitals and each year there are many more oldies in wheelchairs or scooters, many with missing limbs, than what i recall from 25 years ago.

"air pollution is worse"
not in Western countries, not even close to what i remember and it was fairly mild compared to many other places where my relatives lived

what about people who got the vaccine while pooping?

FWIW, people for the most part evolved without cooking their food. We've been evolving since long before the dinosaurs.

OTOH, they didn't actually decide that "burnt food kills you", they decided that it increased some risks. I've never seen any evidence that this was wrong.

But it's not just the multi-billionaires. It's the many more multi-millionaires that produce nothing but wedge themselves into every transaction.

Look at any product that can be bought from an American company or direct from China. That HUGE price difference is how much the American company is skimming off the top.

This is the blandest, most watered-down way to say "lost their job" yet. Quite nauseating.

I think it was actually a reference to Revelations, though IIRC, that was supposed to be a mark both on the forehead and on the wrist.

YOU might think of it as a boycott, but I think of it as "self-protection". I avoid Musk's products for self protection...that I also hope it harms him at least a trifle is a minor additional bonus...and it doesn't matter if it doesn't.

What did colleges get in trouble for?
Which colleges?