The price is always a bribe. Everything else is a bonus.

The A380-800 wing is massively oversized because it has been designed for the even larger and heavier A380-900 that never went anywhere beyond Catia.

Recycling plastic is a scam, and has been known to be impossible 70 years ago when the idea was born. But reducing trash is an important goal, mostly due to plastic not decomposing for pretty much forever.

I actually mostly pay with my credit card because a certain turnover is required for keeping the gold card free. But I am the exception, not the rule and it also probably varies a lot by the country.

I don't think so - the AI makes many mistakes and debugging assembler is much more tedious.

Actually, Maestro/V-Pay are usually only used for clearing international debit card payments as a co-badge and for national payments the national interbank systems take precedence.
And the only reason why Mastercard is responsible for Maestro (which, incidentally, is being phased out) is because they have aquired Europay back in the day.

What comes next is the realisation that the majority of the labour force is not needed, but the whole society is completely unprepared for this.

Filament spools, not cartridges. It is a 3D printer after all. The main question is - can it be printed without an enclosure? Asking for an Ender 3.

I certainly find typing stuff out is easier than saying it. Especially as I can edit it before submission

Me too!

I've been using Demon's Dead (MAP10/MAP16) as phone's ringtone for decades now; DSSLOP as the notification sound.

Shawn Got the Shotgun (MAP07) is another gem.

On the other hand, if you haven't seen Doom stuff this millenium, go check out Pirate Doom!

You are, of course, welcome to have your personal definition of any term in the dictionary. You can even invent whole new words for all I care. Doesn't mean you won't get ridiculed for it.

Good points, but to be fair, ultrasonic is currently used to break up kidney stones because it is safe to use it to do so.

Except it is not "not real socialism", it is not socialism at all. GP is absolutely correct about "worker ownership of the means of production". This is the textbook definition.

I am not American. Most of my friends would probably be prepared to pay extra to NOT have AI on their phone, and only use a camera to scan QR codes.

I do use a Samsung phone with the ability to write dimensions on photos of equipment, but other than that, mostly use it to phone. I am still on the 2022 model, which was bought for me as a present.

What I really want, and would pay a fair price for today, is a properly supported Linux phone. (Hierarchical Drop-down menus, no icons). With the option to run OpenBSD on it.

You have no idea how many financial institutions are based in Cyprus. And I seriously doubt that Turkey has the balls to wage war against the EU.