I think I still have a couple of 128M DIMMs from the 90s, by the compounding process they must be worth $millions by now

Yes cities are different and have their own challenges and mitigations. I imagine Eurpope would need the self driving cars more for rural towns and villages.

At least he was supportive of his daughter when many in his sphere woudl have condemned her

a poorly insulated structure that could use passive cooling and needs to make fresh water - sounds like a boat could use this.

given that you can't take it with you, presumably you're pennyless when you arrive at the pearly gates

I never thought of Arkansas as being especially far north

After a few weeks they will realize that it's not enough to fill the bag with toys and carry it around, they actually have to open it and use the things inside occasionally to benefit.

I have the same problem, I pack a book for work trips and wind up never reading it, it simply takes up space in my carry-on

once again slashdot is both the solution and the problem

I can't see a europe-wide organization doing anything to push the envelope, I see decision by comittee picking the most staid options.

Progress is not just a matter of improving technology, the tech will follow the aspitations

taco time

Maybe have the school buses fitted with machine-readable beacons

But in their defense, it's like sleeping on a cloud

Hmmm, if money is involved, and the farm lobby, perhaps someone will listen.

Have you seen the horror stories about the "upgrades" to government systems, I'm thinking this one as recent example ?

The specs seem to be written by Steven King or the Brothers Grimm. If I were in charge of updating systems I'd take these as cautionary tales and maybe cling onto my old, working, system and add new functionality around the edges in a more modern way

I don't know if English is your first language, but if so have you tried speaking with someone from Scotland ? Even Uhura would struggle