I'm an IT professional, not a "geek" or a "nerd". I find such terms to be hateful speech.

...is more Hybrid choices. The Ford Fusion Hybrid was one of the best cars I ever owned. Low maintenance, reliable and phenomenal gas mileage. For me to do an EV, I'd have to invest in new service and electrical work to my home. There aren't many charging options in my area. And I think that there's a whole lot of people like me in the market. I feel like hybrid cars/trucks never really got developed further when E came out with the Tesla. Car companies jumped all over the market and moved on from other technologies that worked NOW for a larger market segment.

I've seen this movie and it didn't work out so well...

And you don't know either. I'm more inclined to believe the scores that knew him and reacted positively.

..is their Secretary of Defense.

"The work we do is mysterious and important."

A Michigan college student using Google's Gemini AI to cheat on an assignment involving writing about the elderly received this suggestion from Google's Gemini AI:

Lehigh University is in Bethlehem, PA. I used to live a mile away, in the Lehigh (NOT LeHigh) Valley area which includes Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, PA..
Both the post and the Ars article have it incorrectly capitalized.

Who's going to rescue the astronauts from the ISS now? Boeing?!?

>Very confused branding.

I assume that's what prompted this. It's less of a 'shut-down' and more of a 'consolidation'.

They'll learn how to write efficient and thought out prompts. And given that those skills are actually growing in demand in business it could actually be a benefit for some.

I should be fine, I have my Silver Shamrock mask on...

At least you got some kind of notice. At r/HomeAutomation, one of our mods - the only one who had the proper rights to do so - took the sub private for the protest and then went dark. With join requests piling up and nothing being done, the rest of the mods were in the process of trying to open up the sub for a vote and the next day we all woke up to a message that said "You have been removed from your position as a moderator due to violating the Code of Conduct." No warnings, no debate. Just unceremoniously dumped after years of volunteer service. Followed by a post in the sub looking for new mods. The members were pissed and let the 'new' mod know in no uncertain terms that they wanted the old mod team back. And no one seems to be posting any new content since. Way to go reddit. The irony is that the rest of the mod team wanted to reopen and let the users have their say but because no one heard from the original mod that closed the sub, there was little we could do.

Shortly before finding this article, I saw an article about this site in my feed- sorry, can't find the original article. But this guy seems to have an alternative https://culturehustle.com/prod...

Firstly; I must point out my system is all local. I use a voltage sensing smart plug tied to a Home Assistant automation. Been using it for years. My old washer/dryer had the same buzzers as yours and while they were loud, they're in a basement laundry room which has a door that's usually closed and a door to the basement which is always closed. No matter how loud I set the buzzer it was still hard to hear even if there were no other sounds going on (which in my house was a rarity). I recently replaced the old units with a new Samsung washer/dryer which plays a little tune when it's done. Softly. With absolutely no control over the volume. So now my alert system is even more important. I don't know about others, but I'm not sitting around waiting for my laundry to be done. I'm doing other things; work, chores, etc. So having this system in place keeps me on task and prevents me from having wrinkled clothes or forgetting. Cost me less than $50 to implement and has paid for itself many times over. BTW, I'm probably a LOT older than you are!