So Apple integrating the RAM into their M-processors was just forward thinking!

That's why I keep my car's engine running 24/7!

My actual car is a Prius with >130k miles on it. It's probably had a lot more start-stop cycles than these ICE-only vehicles, and yet the engine is running just fine. There are plenty of older-model Priuses out there with >250k miles still on their original engine. This is a solved engineering problem.

His name was Aldrich Ames. He recently died (in prison).

What are you talking about? They're using Signal, what could possibly go wrong?

But also: should you or any of your team be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.

Police: Ma'am, that's quite a black eye you have there. How'd that happen?
Woman [eyes to the floor]: I ran into a door, Officer. I'm so clumsy sometimes.
Police: Really, ma'am? It looks to me like your boyfriend beat you pretty hard. For your own safety, I suggest you press charges so that I can arrest him and you can seek a restraining order.
Woman: No, that won't be necessary, Officer. He's very sorry and won't do it again.

These kinds of stories never end well.

When it comes to private schools, the sky's the limit, and there seems to be a sizeable class of people across the world that will pay whatever. For someone whose net worth is $100,000,000, dropping $100k/yr for a private school is just 0.1% - a rounding error on their capital gains. (This math brought to you by my public education!)

I am sure there are private schools in London, Paris, Dubai, Shanghai, etc. that are in the same price range. Eton School (outside London) is over £52k/yr. Hell, there is a top-ranked private high school (with boarding) in my small city whose cost is comparable to the Ivy Leagues.

Unlike a lot of electronics manufacturers, the RPi folks support their devices for a long time. They still manufacture and sell the Model 3B, which was introduced in 2016. The Model 4 came out in 2019, and they have committed to keeping it in production until at least 2034 [ref, page 4]. This change with the RAM is one way to help make that happen.

Like most electronics manufacturers, RPi has different models at different price points, with performance specs to match. The Model 5 has the best capabilities, but also the highest MSRP ($60-125). The older models are less performant, and have lower prices to match. The 3B+ was introduced at $35; eight years later it's still just $40.

And BetaMax had superior video quality. And yet, people ended up at VHS because technical quality is not always the sole determining factor of who wins.

Also: do you think OrangePi is immune to the current RAM sourcing problems?

You mean the Factbook that was taken down last week?

Whether by policy or by cultural inertia, boys are still favored in China over girls. Please refer to this population pyramid, showing a substantial male surplus in China for all ages under 55.

Apple ought to gift them all phones, and $10M to NASA as well, just to find out!

I've been trying to find information about what lenses they will have on the Artemis II mission. If anyone has links, please post. The glass matters more than the camera body. It's very impressive what Don Pettit and others can do on the ISS.

For what it is worth, the Artemis III astronauts will have modified Nikon Z9 cameras (a modern mirrorless camera) for taking shots on the surface. Ref 1, 2. I don't think anyone would fancy exposing an iPhone to the vacuum of space, nor trying to operate it with spacesuit gloves.

My sarcasm detector is faulty, so I'm not sure if this was a genuine assertion or snark. In any event, I'm sure the people of Kiev and elsewhere in Ukraine can attest that Russia is most definitely not out of missiles.

That part I get. My deeper question is: why does this dialect need to exist at all? Does it accomplish something that other, pre-existing dialects did not (could not) accomplish?

And you have a 100,000-km spool of stronger-than-any-current-bulk-material sitting around? Are you spending your days addressing the technical challenges of making one? Then please stop armchair grousing that somebody else hasn't delivered your pet solution yet.