I won't be impressed until the AI has better recommendations than 4 out of 5 dentists.

Of all the things an elite group of people could do to control everyone else's lives, geoengineering schemes have to rank up there at the very top.

This was a pre-emissions model (the car wasn't new when I got it). The only pollution control I remember it having was a PCV valve. After adjusting net vs gross HP, the 5.7L engine was rated for similar power as my current (non turbo) 2.5L. It also probably burned through 2.5X the fuel, and produced orders of magnitude more smog.

The new car is probably heavier, but I assume that a wider power band and more efficient transmission give my current car the overall edge in performance specs. The old car probably had better bottom-end torque, so it could do burnouts easier. That, along with the loud noise, rattling chassis and very scary handling characteristics probably made it feel faster than the current car, but that's nothing but psychology.

What a load of bunk.

The 0-60 time of my base-model mid-sized family sedan with a naturally aspirated 4-banger beats the 350 cubic inch 4bbl equipped muscle car that I had 45 years ago. It has no problem merging onto highways.

You do it the same way as you do all your research. Compare them. Compare sources. Compare with previous knowledge. Do your due diligence. AI is just another source, and you work with it as with every other source. There is no point in throwing up your hands and cry: "But it's AI!".

This ought to be really easy to rectify:

It still does, because now, you are vetting the search results if they could have been generated by AI, which is a cognitive process, and helps with remembering and deeper understanding of your research.

He's starting out great with Krypto the Super-Dog!

And it worked. There were two reasons why Munich switched back to MS: Changing political majorities in the city council, and Microsoft Germany being headquartered in Munich.

It's not about boycotting U.S. based contributions to software. It's about getting your data out of U.S. escrow. As long as Microsoft puts everything in a cloud controlled by an U.S. based entity, Lyon doesn't control any data it puts into Microsoft software. Lyon is a town in France, and not in the U.S.. So Lyon prefers its data to be completely within the French legal system.

Code put in Linux is not controlled by any U.S. based entity. When in doubt, you can always fork. Hence Lyon does not have the same level of concern about using Linux.

The train is invented. It's called Multi-Gigabt-Optics. A 100 GBit/sec QSFP+ is just a $6000 price tag away. But a 10 GBit/sec SFP+ is available for $15 or less.

What you wanted to say is you don't lay the track before you know what the payload will be. Back in the time, when DSL was barely reaching 2 MBit/sec, many people were wondering who would ever need those speeds. Then Netflix came along. You might not see a need for 10 GBit/sec in every room right now, but believe me: the applications will come. And maybe you aren't the one jumping on the new application band wagon, but enough people will.

This is the standard argument against every speed increase I've seen so far. When the first railway lines were laid, there was already the argument that no one will ever need to travel at twice the speed of a horse drawn carriage.

He is a anti-vaxxer and conspiracy nutjob. That has nothing to do with 1960ies Democrats (or Dixiecrats). But yes, a Democrat candidate like Strom Thurmond was running on a platform which is far more aligned to today's Republican party.

Oddly enough, my 30-year-old stereo amplifier has one. I'll finally have a use for it!

I don't know about you, but here around, I can get a 2 sqm solar panel at my local hardware store for $99. Where I live, I can expect about 120 W per sqm, hence the 2 sqm panel will give me 250 W during daylight. If I calculate with 6 hrs of sunshine each year, and 360 days per year, I am getting 540 kWh per year. My panel will have paid for itself after one year already at 20 ct/kWh.

I might need a $300converter though, but I could increase my panel area to 10 sqm for a total price of $1300, which will generate about 5400 kWh per year. After about 1.5 years, my solar system has paid for itself.

Additionally, we have so called balcony power stations, which you can mount yourself, and which are rated at 800 W peak output. They are priced at about $300-$400. You can plug them into any wall outlet, and on the same circuit, they will power whatever electricity demanding device you have. You have to inform your local utility about their existence, and they will come and inspect them, but then your are fine to use them.

Solar in the U.S. has a deep regulatorial problem: lots of hurdles to conquer for the lay person. Check Why SOLAR Panels Cost 3X MORE in USA vs Europe for reference.