The only justifiable reason to tolerate coal is because it is one of the few energy sources that can store, independent of weather and other factors, large amounts of "fuel" at the project site. Generally sites will hold 1-3 months worth on the coal pile. The only other energy sources which can do this at a reasonable cost are nuclear, biomass, and geothermal, all of which are more expensive than coal (if you exclude health impacts).

The most likely outcome is that we will end up with the same deal as the previous one which Trump canceled. Arguably worse because Iran has demonstrated that they can indeed close the straight for all practical purposes. 60+ days of bombing by the most powerful nation on the earth accomplished basically nothing. A few more days will surely do it though.

Asahi Linux doesn't really support Apple Silicon in the first place. They have prototype-level quality support for the M1 and M2, and no support at all for the M3/M4/M5/A18. If you want to run Linux on a mac today, virtualization is the only realistic option.

If your goal is the cheapest Mac, the cheapest way to get a new computer in that ecosystem, then they're comparable in that they are both Macintosh computers, and the Neo is significantly cheaper. If your goal is the cheapest Mac laptop, then the Mini isn't relevant regardless of the price.

Many, many places in the world get their water from underground aquifers. These are not really part of the water cycle and are being depleted at alarming rates in many areas. Even if the water is taken from a river, someone downstream may have been counting on that water for their needs.

I have no doubt that the government was an important customer but the "free" advertising and virtue signaling gained them a lot of business.

Are you replying to the right person? The grandparent said you shouldn't buy a neo because a mac mini costs the same. And I pointed out that it doesn't cost the same, they discontinued the cheaper model. I'm not sure what you're disagreeing with.

The MacBook Neo at $599 is $200 cheaper than the entry-level Mac Mini at $799. They discontinued the cheaper Mini.

Build quality on the Dell is good, but from hands-ons, not *as* good. Touchscreen is not something most people want on a laptop, I think (I know a niche loves them, but most people don't), but it's 120 Hz, which is a major advantage over the Neo (and Air for that matter). The touchpad is not as good. The CPU is much slower (at least in bursty tasks). I'll speculate that speakers and battery life are much worse. Connectivity is a wash (faster second USB port, but no headphone jack). The backlit keyboard is nice. The entry price point is $100 higher. Worst of all, it comes with Windows 11.

Of course this is just based on specsheets, very brief hands-on previews, and speculation, we'll need to see what real reviews show.

One specie of mosquito means nothing - there are just so many other ones.

That said, this does not even do that. Mosquitoes with wolbachia still survive and breed - but they don't live as long, and when the mosquito infected the dengue virus can't survive in the mozzie, so it doesn't get infected and so it can't spread the disease.

It is done pretty much everywhere - I'm a little surprised it isn't standard procedure in the US too.

"All input is evil"

The cost is different if you hold an airline credit card. Almost all (all?) award a free checked bag and carry on bag for cardmembers. Given the high cost of checked bags now the cards are often worthwhile after just 1 trip. Plus, while taking advantage of ultra no-frills fares is technically possible, most people need to travel with clothes. The only person I ever saw on ultra budget airlines with no bag at all was a guy going from his home to his second home.

Indeed, it has reversed in some cases. I have a laptop which boots Bazzite by default but has windows on a separate partition for office stuff.

I'm sure they are adding a bunch of other stuff, but at it's heart, it's just chromium.

Really wish we had a more healthy market for browser engines.

if it's so easy to control, why on did a trained nurse in a US infectious care facility contract it? Never underestimate the ability of governmental incompetency when it comes to letting something happen that shouldn't happen

https://www.nationalnursesunit...