> Another option if you have the backup space is image your existing install as a complete backup, then do a clean new install overwriting your old drive. That sounds most promising, if one is optimistic the new install will be worth it. In case there are no deal-breakers, you just stay with it. I do have backup space. Is there a way to image the old install such that it's mountable from the backup drive once I boot the new install? The old install encrypts the entire disk with LVM / something called "cryptsetup" if I remember the post-boot screen correctly.

What can you do if you want to upgrade because Ubuntu 20 supports your hardware better? For example, on 7th gen ThinkPads X1C, Ubuntu 18 does not have microphone support, at all. Sound is also wonky, the trackpad sometimes stops working after resume, and the fingerprint reader doesn't work. I could live without that last one, but I need a mike for conferencing, and Ubuntu 20 is supposed to have fixed that issue.

I'd also favor Jitsti for the encryption and being open source, but how's the quality compared to Zoom? Audio stuttering, echo, A/V out of sync etc?

No, for the same reasons no government has bombed a cruise ship:

1. Vessels fly the flag of a nation, and attacking a vessel like that means declaring war on that nation.
2. There is no economic incentive.

PS: I'm one of the co-founders of Blueseed, the first commercial seasteading venture, back in 2011. This is the last arrogant comment I will be engaging with here. Most of the other "objections" have been answered over and over, and we've even put up an FAQ at blueseed.com/faq.

...is Google, via a feature in Chrome to share comments across all Google users. I don't foresee that happening any time soon. As others have pointed out, there have been quite a few comment layers over arbitrary web pages, but none of them reached critical mass.

I did. StarCraft used to work well under WINE, so I was hoping to play for nostagia's sake.

It installed just fine, but fails to run with a DLL issue. Hopefully with some investigation, the WINE gods can figure out the cause. :)

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42741

Is it now?

Hmm, then I must have been playing instead of working here in the office - it's been two years since I switched my laptop over. Thanks for letting me know; it's a good thing they haven't fired me.

Waze is actually better, because you can edit the map yourself and fix it. Not that you should have to, but at least it's an option. You do have to have the appropriate access level to edit main streets and highways, but there are usually plenty of people online with access who can help you with things (see live chat). It also helps if you can point them to google street view to clearly show the problem.

I've made several small edits to address locations, street names, and turn restrictions. They show up in app after Waze does a map dump (about every week, if I remember correctly).

See: https://www.waze.com/editor

There was a previous "We the People" petition to the White House regarding encryption, and it got the required number of signatures to elicit a response. Rather than just putting out a useless blanket statement (as they do for a lot of the petitions), the White House is actually soliciting specific feedback before creating a position. You can send them comments regarding encryption through the White House website (links below). No idea if this will actually go anywhere (or get you put on some kind of watchlist!), but presumably it's better than just remaining quiet and letting them come to their own conclusions?

Links:
The petition and response
The form to send comments

Funnily enough, it's a secure website.. hmm..

C'mon, editors!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11...

JVP, I'm not the same person as the AC, but I have been on both MiniMed and Decom CGMs. I've also done some CGM medical trials for MiniMed.

Without a doubt, I can agree with you that MiniMed CGMs absolutely suck and that the "artificial pancreas" marketing from MiniMed is crap. I used the MiniMed CGM on my pump for about 2 years and it was often way off my actual blood sugar. I talked with MiniMed reps several times and they would tell me the same crap: don't calibrate when your blood sugar is rising / dropping, don't calibrate more often than every 8 hours, etc., etc. I stuck with it mainly because of the convenience factor of having only one device to carry around.

My doctor convinced me to try a Dexcom because of the issues I was having, and I can tell you that it's a world of difference. The Dexcom has been so damn accurate, and a hell of a lot more comfortable than any of the MiniMed CGMs I have used. I can let it run past calibration (>12 hours) and it still gives readings. When I go to calibrate it (even if it's been >12 hours) it's very rarely off by more than 20 mg/dL unless my blood sugar is shooting up like crazy.

Maybe you have tried it, and maybe it didn't work for you.. but don't write off all CGMs. They do work. The only thing that sort of sucks is having to carry around another device.. For what it's worth, last time I saw the study in TFA, they were using a Dexcom CGM.

In addition to the one above (USCG Doc. No. 1243693), here's another one on the way: USCG Doc. No.: 1225103.

According to this CBS Local article, construction stopped a few weeks ago due to a lack of permits:

The reason: Google does not have a permit for a floating anything. “Google has spent millions on this,” said an insider close to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. “But they can’t park this barge on the waterfront without a permit, and they don’t have one.” A BCDC official confirmed the agency has held discussions with Google about “hypothetical operations” on the water, but he complained the tech giant has been vague about how the barge would be used.

According to this CBS Local article, construction stopped a few weeks ago due to a lack of permits:

The reason: Google does not have a permit for a floating anything. “Google has spent millions on this,” said an insider close to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. “But they can’t park this barge on the waterfront without a permit, and they don’t have one.” A BCDC official confirmed the agency has held discussions with Google about “hypothetical operations” on the water, but he complained the tech giant has been vague about how the barge would be used.

You don't have to submerge a barge to keep it in one spot. There are two easier options: mooring (a few $M upfront cost) and Dynamic Positioning (high running cost).