From the PAIR link in TFS:

I'm still dubious, however, of the pinky-swear promises from these companies that they won't somehow get your data.

I thought it was the other way around and guys drove BMWs *because* their "indicator stalk" didn't work. :-)

He might have a chance if this gets to SCOTUS as 4 of the 9 justices don't seem to understand what "subject to the jurisdiction of" means - and this Administration seems to be okay with insider trading. /s Of course, the DOJ simply dropping the charges after he makes a donation to this President is always a possibility. (sigh)

Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship, but Ruling Should Have Been Unanimous

Insider trading allegations during the second Trump administration

Or at least a booth: Quick and painless or slow and horrible? :-)

Good thing too as, unfortunately, data centers will probably need all the electricity - and water.

In future news: Classes in "How to be Amish" become very popular.

What experience does Blue Origin have with building and operating a space telecommunications network? Any?

Apparently, no. Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order

Welp, that was short-lived. Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order

Asbestos siding works fine unless it's made friable by demolition. Ditto abundant asbestos plumbing etc insulation in old structures.

The world has plenty of other sources of scrap copper.

I should have added "Even allowing it via compliant systems invites Bubba to do it his way".

Evidently this was not thought through.

Backpowering service panels by connecting external power via household outlets can and has killed and injured linemen.

"Suicide cords" were originally DIY items used by idiots to power home circuits without a proper transfer switch.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/...

Hypocrisy would seem to imply that both Kristen Welker and Trump are lying, but what Welker said was absolutely true - Trump has had some mixed results with his endorsements as not all of those he endorses have won. Trump even confirms it in his rant, "when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House" -- Trump's longer-term success rate is lower, and his memory is apparently shorter...

From Trump Boasts His Endorsement is ‘Strongest in History of Politics’

The article then goes on to list his endorsement success rate over more years ranging all the way down to 43%. Seems like mixed results to me.

I imagine many/most things, specifically here phones, are like this. They (can) keep working just fine even after they stop being supported by the manufacturer - which, arguably, should longer for most things - but some (many? most?) people balk at continuing to use them. Seems like planned obsolescence to drive continued new sales - and generate a lot of eWaste...

Others are content to keep using a device until they literally can't. For example, my first cell phone was a Qualcomm QCP-1900 I had from 1998-2015 on PrimeCo, which became nTelos, which was bought out in my area by Sprint, which wouldn't support the phone's spectrum. I then had a Kyocera HydroVIBE from 2015-2021 on Ting/Sprint until Sprint was bought out by T-Mobile who wouldn't support CDMA and required VoIP (which the phone didn't support) - it was also on KitKat and just stopped getting play/app updates. I currently have a Pixel 5a on Ting/T-Mobile ($17.34/month, btw), which isn't getting Android updates but still gets Play and app updates and still works great.

Treating them "like"? Remind me, who keeps buying these products? /s

The movies The Matrix and The Terminator are regarded as documentaries.