I finally switched my main PC from Windows 11 to Linux Mint. It wasn't even telemetry or ads - I know how to deal with those. It was everyday functionality that didn't work or was unreliable in Windows: Bluetooth pairing, networked printers, access to other machines on LAN; along with basic desktop usability. It's been a couple of months and I don't miss Windows at all.
I know this is an anecdotal evidence data point, and I may be a more "advanced" user. But I can tell that the amount of Googling to make things work in Windows these days is finally higher than for Linux, and while Linux crutches can be complicated, they at least exist for some issues which have no solutions at all in Windows.

I have a bunch of bluetooth headphones. More than half can not play audio from Windows 11 at all, although they show up as connected. Including a fancy Bose QuietComfort. Some play, but take 20-30s to be recognized as an audio device. They all work fine with Linux Mint.

Good thing about data centers is that data is much cheaper to send over long distances than electricity. Shut down the data processing at local nighttime and fire up the data center somewhere in the other hemisphere. Yes, this means there will be an overcapacity of data centers. Probably still cheaper than batteries attached to them and high power transmission lines.

Better dead then Red, right...

We had ZERO autism cases when there were pirates roaming the high seas.
This is what I think when I see a bunch of alarmingly rising graphs showing exposure to chemicals and childhood chronic diseases.
And if you plot child mortality and life expectancy over the same timeframes, the conclusion is clear: all those chemicals and ultra processed food make people live longer.
You may laugh, but the whole MAHA report is at this level of scientific insight.

Until AI learns to give kickbacks and funnel money through politicians' friends and relatives.

Or sent to a Signal chat. This is apparently an approved way of handling national secrets as well.

One thing he is not going to tax is tea imports from the UK. Even he knows how that went.

And it still can not pause on mouse or touchpad/touchscreen click. This is the single reason I am not using VLC for everyday video watching.

And ad that everybody is talking about and lots of people watched because of that. I'm making a mark here: huge success.

This made me think, which level AIs browse Slashdot at, and how far back? Is it going to be traumatized by the less wholesome comments?

I use 3-5 (or even 7) year old Chromebooks for amateur radio and other simple dedicated tasks. Of course, first I install a real OS on them. Device support in recent Linux kernels is good, although you still need to check compatibility before buying. There is plenty of them on eBay, and great deals can be had on Craigslist locally.
This is kind of a Raspberry Pi use case and price range . You don't get the GPIO header, but you get x86 compatibility and built in keyboard, display, and other peripherals.

How about noble metals used in catalytic converters? Not claiming to know if this has bigger cost/impact compared to copper in EV, just curious.

And quite possibly the last...

The problem is the alternatives are even worse.