The sophistication of the strategies used by these companies to draw people in and keep them them engaged through "gamification" is clearly working. The AI mechanisms employed push more and more extreme content on individuals making it seem more normal with time. That might be violence or extreme political views, or it might be body shaming for youngsters.

A libertarian may say that this is just free speech, free market, individual choice and responsibility. But this is an example of deceptively harming people, not unlike the libertarian conundrum over selling addictive substances like fentanyl to the innocent. I've come around to considering that a real crime.

This social media stuff is dangerous and addictive. Kids must be protected from it, and the social media companies are not behaving responsibly.

You can use a reverse osmosis filter, but that's not really practical for the volumes needed in a home for cooking, cleaning, bathing, etc. Boiling water with PFAS concentrates it. Not good. Adsorbtion with granulated activated charcoal (GAC) works, but then you need to reprocess the filter material periodically.

Any chair that makes you get up and walk every hour or two! Seriously. After 40+ years coding, I'm suffering from venous insufficiency in my legs. Risk factors include "sitting or standing for long periods of time without moving." It's the pits.You don't want this. So, get up and move. That said, I use an Aeron chair, too.

Of course it has a business purpose... to get press coverage, publicize his show on HBO, and get more viewers.

BTW, to reverse a 20% loss you need a 25% gain. That's volatility!

(x * 0.8) * 1.25 == x

See: http://www.merriam-webster.com...

It's not just for weight; the side mirrors add drag.

There was an article in last week's Economist on this. From recollection... in Europe, the testing is not done by an EPA-equivalent government agency, but by third party test labs. There, to get the business, the testers allow the auto manufacturers to rig the test: remove mirrors, remove all weighty optional equipment, remove seats, tape the door and window cracks, etc., etc. In other words, they are not testing the same car that they are selling.

I've been using it for years on a cheap Samsung Atom netbook. I like that it is svelt, has a nice minimalist look, and has great community support. I'm sorry to see it die.

Kexi and Glom look like nice starts in this direction, but are Linux only. The last Glom release for Windows is several years old.

Take a look at http://sqlitestudio.pl/

At MIT, the word "hack" means something very specific, and not criminal or unethical. It is a impressive, creative, and clever achievement. From http://hacks.mit.edu/ The word hack at MIT usually refers to a clever, benign, and "ethical" prank or practical joke, which is both challenging for the perpetrators and amusing to the MIT community (and sometimes even the rest of the world!). Note that this has nothing to do with computer (or phone) hacking (which we call "cracking").

Also, it would be great to be able to set the sleep timer short, and the lock timer much longer. The concepts of Sleep and Lock should be separated. It is so annoying to put the phone down for a minute and then need to enter my entire (long because I care about security) pass phrase. It encourages people to use low security logins, or waste battery with long sleep timers.

There are two selection criteria: these developers are older, and they participate at StackOverflow. So, they're the guys who sick with programming, not management or retirement, and who "get" social media, at least SO, and are developer community oriented. This is a select group of individuals!

Examples of Class I devices include elastic bandages, examination gloves, and hand-held surgical instruments.