on a pressed disc that will more than likely outlive me.

Not sure why you expect that when LaserDiscs and many DVDs have already broken down, and it's in the IP holders' best interests if the discs don't outlive you (so that you might pay again). Maybe Blu-rays are more resilient, time will tell, but I wouldn't depend on it personally and would backup...

I would think that buying headphones that can only be used in a specific and newer ports would not appeal to the average consumer, the type of customer a $699 laptop is intended. The 3.5mm jack has been around forever. Also people have headphones they already own that use these jacks. It is not about technical capabilities; it is about friction in use.

Not having wired headphone jacks is a negative, not a showstopper. Just like not having the right amount of USB A or C ports. Wireless headphones require pairing which is easy enough for most part, but there are some people who do not like that little bit of friction. Personally, I cannot imagine that someone who cares about the DAC would buy the $699 budget laptop anyway.

Which is, of course, nonsense. Nothing stops you from making a copy of encrypted data. What sucks is that for a backup, you likely can't do incremental.

Nuclear won't be economically viable IN THE US, ever

FTFY

In China they're seen as such a good investment that they're building more right now than the rest of the world combined has since the 1970s, and exporting them. The primary issue building them in the US is lawyers.

This has been done for years around the world. It's only new to the US because our government health protection programs are almost nonexistent.

Sucking blood and causing the death of millions? Politicians are their primary competitor.

Then you don't know the US healthcare system very well, something inexpensive, effective, and easy to implement is anathema to the insurance cartels which control it.

His comment is reasonable, but I don't understand what it has to do with demoralization.

Boomers were the "me" generation, but the kids who followed them are definitely greedier.

If I had a remote position to fill, all else being equal I would be more likely to hire a more experienced worker over a new grad. I wouldn't leave the position unfilled if I only had new grad applicants, but if I have options...

In-person roles? I have hired a new grad over a more experienced person. Multiple times. My teams always had a good mix of senior and junior folks.

I just don't buy the idea that remote work doesn't come with a mentoring and growth penalty. And I'm not interested in arguing that point. I offer my own mindset as a concurring example.

It doesn't say they got arrested, but apparently the person in question didn't turn off the Bluetooth device when asked to. Ignoring or disobeying the instructions of flight attendants is a federal offense.

There were movies but they weren't very good.

From the 1700s, Magic lanterns had moving parts, and there were magic lantern shows.

The Phenakistoscope was a kind of simple movie, and was projected on a stage by the mid 1800s.

The Zoopraxiscope was used with a projector from 1880 in public lectures. It is of interest because it used actual photographs.

The Kinetoscope was a little later, by 1892.

If your company relies on "oral tradition" to maintain documentation, then your company may not survive with or without AI.

"Oral tradition" is the engineering process of knowledge being lost. That is to say it's not engineering.

Maybe he should have made a backup earlier.