https://www.youtube.com/watch?... VLC users began reporting massive loading slowdowns (taking up to 30+ seconds to open audio files) following a recent Windows update.
Cause: Investigations from VLC devs revealed the issue wasn't a VLC bug, but Windows Defender scanning/quarantining the application's plugin cache.

What about random information?

I'm not sure many lizards could survive in the desert, without water, with 30% CO in the air, and, on top of that, given the current geopolitical situation, after a few thousand H-bombs have exploded all over the place...

Well, you cannot say for sure that the Universe is spherical.

"justify"? Where did you get that from?

in every sense of the word.

Have you checked the iPhone prices recently?

In some other countries, this kind of behavior from the head of state would spark a wave of revolutionary sentiment.
In the U.S., everything goes through without much of a hitch. That's also alarming.

Rather, the world is lamenting the consequences of this stupid government.

Japan building its own nuclear weapons would be a much bigger step than people often assume. It would likely require withdrawing from the NPT and would trigger major diplomatic and economic consequences.
The more realistic discussion is about strengthening deterrence through the US alliance, including the possible return of US nuclear assets to Japan (yes, return: because Japan has hosted US nuclear weapons in the past, particularly during the cold war).

Elon said SpaceX would leave a mark on the Moon. Mission accomplished.

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us...

The last one was on November 5, 2024.

Good vintage. A bit old maybe.