I would be very surprised if farmers didn't rely on climate data that comes from these satellites.

I should have said his channel, not network.

I can understand the allure of this, but it's ghoulish and creepy at the same time. The parents & network have might as well have built an animatronic and paid an actor to put words in the mouth of a dead person for all the difference it makes.

Because having customers directly order a car from the manufacturer means through an official website gives them an anticompetitive advantage. Not only are cars more expensive, but things like loans, registration fees, servicing, trade-ins, insurance, parts, repairs etc become more expensive. And it's not like dealers can fight back because Rivian (or Ford / Tesla / Toyota) can drown them out. That has already happened for Tesla and is becoming a precedent.

As much as people despise dealers, they offer competition and value that would disappear if people are just buying their cars directly from the manufacturer. The easiest way to mitigate is require the manufacturer's website to show prices of similar vehicles across nearby dealers. And to do so in a way that a consumer can make an informed choice. It doesn't stop them still clicking "order" from the manufacturer, but if they know there is the same / similar car for sale up the road for $5000 less then they may choose that instead.

I'm no republican, I think they are nuts. You appear to be supporting the Democrats conform or be cast out requirement. That leads to bad places.

The politicized far left that controls the Democrat party looks at things in a manner akin to having a checkbox of requirements. And if you don't check everyone one of the boxes, you are cast out. The Republicans under Newt Gingrich had a similar activity when he led a purge of Republican moderates, which set in motion the Modern Republican Party, subservient to Cheeto.

You and your ilk bode badly for the Dems - in reality, they have need to move back towards the center. They don't even have to come the whole way to the center. Center left is cool. But the new rulers who must have all things their own way, prevent it. Good luck with that.

Ima just ignore the rest of your posts. I'm in a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Your question makes no sense, because it is both a non sequitur and an innacurate assumption.The professional levels of sports are not based on height, they are based on ability. And there are relatively short people ion the Highest level of Basketball - how did they get there? ability. https://www.sportingnews.com/u...

There are tall people who will never get a scholarship because they don't have the ability. I went to school with a guy who was almost 7 feet tall. He didn't even make the JV team. He had no ball handling skills, not enough stamina, and couldn't pass worth anything

https://www.sportingnews.com/u...

Then again, if you knew even a little bit about sports, you'd already know that, instead of making a specious statement and strutting around like a cock-a-hoop.

The question is a non-sequitur. Sports are good for everyone. Why not have a transgender league, where people who pretend to be women or men can play against each other?

Or better yet, and the ultimate end to the discussion, because no one is excluded unless they don't have the ability. Eliminate separate men's and women's sports. If you are good enough, you can play no matter. You have to like that ides. Best Athlete makers the team. You believe that solves the problem, amirite?

The trans in sports problem has a biological problem. In a world where a 6 foot 250 pound muscular guy like myself can just say "I'm a woman", and play on a woman's full contact Ice Hockey team, I'd be surprised if you wanted to see that, unless you enjoy biological women getting horribly injured. I was scary on the men's teams. I can skate fast, and if I hit at speed, the person might have trouble getting up for a couple minutes Mass times velocity makes for serious momentum.

Sports have different levels for a reason. That reason is different abilities.

And a trans woman is going to have an advantage in musculature, upper body strength, and speed over genetic women. This is when competing at the same level. This is irrefutable unless you don't believe in biology. And then it is just delusional.

Of course unfortunate situations can occur. It happens all the time.

You don't neglect to plan because an unfortunate situation might happen.

Seriously dude - your saying that I criticize some poor guy because his wife died is just an example of your need to dehumanize me with arguments with me in your head. You always win those arguments. Is there some deep seated need in your headspace to make me a cruel monster, happy to blame some guy for his unfortunate experience.

So while you do so love to put words in my mouth, if you've followed my posts, I'm very clear that "shit happens" Nothing in life is a sure thing. The best laid plans are not 100 percent, not ever.

Individuals can decide if they want to skip planning because something bad might happen that gets in the way. I saw that mindset in relatives and others I knew in my youth. It always seemed like a victim narrative to me. I just decided I wanted to do things differently. It appears to have worked. I meet people with that mindset in adult life. It really doesn't work out that well for them.

And it has nothing to do with family tragedy. Interesting that you went there though.

I had to chuckle at that. You choose the word foolish. I've been accused of being a perfectionist, obsessive compulsive, and asshole. I'll wear the names. But foolish? A new one. I'm not certain that anyone can plan for everything, I'm not even sure where I said that - "planning for everything" - if you could point it out, I'd appreciate it. I'm a science type who won't ever claim 100 percent for anything.

We live in a funny world, where at present, being a perfectionist is a personality flaw. Where "sweating the details" is bad. Where running a checklist is a character flaw - people who think that way don't want to see the process for taking off in a 747 or an A380.

Out of curiosity - since I'm foolish in your estimation, who would you prefer to be in charge of keeping you safe and sound. A fool such as myself, or a person who doesn't plan well and might not plan for contingencies?

I agree. There is something clearly and undeniably wrong when a person, clearly losing an election, like Trump in 2016, yet winning the election. There are much better ways than gerrymandering to achieve representation. Proportional, population based districting, not party based.

Unfortunately that seems to be the tactic used by many businesses now. Taki Udon is another one, and RMC come to think of it.

Years late but OK. Do they work?

Are those features any good though? Google's voice transcription is better than most humans, and it's all done locally on the phone. At least with my wife's iPhone 16... Max? it's makes frequent mistakes and seems to have a poor microphone.

Another good AI feature iPhone seem to be missing is call screening, call menus, and holding. You can have your phone answer for you and ask who is calling, and what they say appears in real-time on your screen. When you call some numbers it displays menu options as text too. If you get put on hold it can listen for you and beep when the agent is ready to speak to you. I think it tells them you are holding and about to pick up as well.

It's self correcting in the same way that climate change is. Sure, life on Earth will adapt... But the speed at which it is happening means that people living through the adaptation are going to experience some bad times.

If I were doing it I'd look for an old POTS to SIP gateway device on eBay and use that. No need for a phone line, which these days tends to be expensive. Just an internet connection and SIP service, or he could even be running his own.