I can typically read the top sentence an article and get the overall point by just reading the first sentence of each paragraph. If I feel I need further details on the heading of the paragraph, I'll read it. Otherwise, I'll skip to the beginning of the next paragraph.

Not only that, but it's unrealistic to think that a small team of FOSS developers can replicate a system as large as the Windows OS, even if it's Server 2003. When Linux came around, the OS kernel could run the utilities that FreeBSD could run with a few tweaks and a recompile, giving it a huge foundation on which to build into something.

Sure. After all, 60% purity isn't weapons-grade, but it can become weapons-grade in weeks.

You know, research has shown that from a political perspective, a large majority of people, liberal or conservative, share the same exact values. This whole stupid shit with woke/MAGA comes down to the same ideas presented in the movie "PCU". "It's no longer us vs them, it's us vs. us". Thank you Mark Zuckerberg.

The Iran war should have happened during the Clinton administration when gas was as low as $0.50/gallon. Nobody would have noticed the gas price increase because leading into it gas was about $1.25/gallon. Iran hadn't built as much redundancy in their government and this terrorist state would have been gone a long time ago. The lesson from this war and the Gaza war is that these governments don't give a damn about their own people, they just want to stay in power. I guess for them those 72 virgins are worth it. Still, 72 virgins won't be virgins for very long.

It's nothing new. Google already created this feature long ago.

Didn't we just recently find an "oops" article that seems to demonstrate that microplastics in the gloves lab testers use may have significantly skewed the results of testing for them? I'm not saying the study is false or true, but this idea probably hasn't been accounted for.

You're on a forum targeted towards highly technical people. Given that, I would contend that you don't need to go into this intimate of detail. My comment already said what was needed.

It's more than one single thing. Fertilizer has an effect as well. Things grow bigger, but nutritional content density decreases at the same time. And sugar, at least, isn't necessarily a bad thing. Just walking a few miles every day helps out a lot. Walking a few miles a day (a real walk, not a "step counter" mile) isn't as drastic as of a task as you think. It takes me around 20-25 minutes. It actually lead me to add on some running and now long-distance running.

I blazed through my typing class because of my experiences with computers. Everyone in the class, including the teacher, were surprised at how fast I could type day one. It still helped me improve my typing. I can do 120 WPM+ based on online tests.

This happened as a reaction to politics sneaking its way into the classroom. I had one teacher in 3rd grade who was from the 60's/70's crowd who did it. The rest, throughout my entire schooling in elementary until high school, were conventional, on-topic teachers. This included a class that included discussions on how the government works. IMO, politics should be kept out of the classroom.

Social growth is just as important as academic performance. It's the old statement, "It's not what you know, it's who you know."

I bought a PS4. I only bought one game for it that was also available on PS3. When a lightning strike took out the PS4, I never replaced it. Back to my PS3. Lots of games and my model plays PS2 and original PS games. Huge selection to draw from.

Google adopted their policies, but then found workarounds. That login box you see popping up on websites? That's tracking hidden as a legitimate use other than tracking.

Depends on the kid. It needs to be adaptive. I'm a listen to the teacher type. Others are book learners. Still others need homework. What's needed is an understanding of what works best for the individual child, and the actual test should be the ultimate basis for the class grade.