Baby steps. We first need to get space mining and space manufacturing going before we can start on our Dyson sphere. Without those precursors, I doubt we even have enough raw materials on Earth to build such a thing.

The robot is considered capital and comes with a depreciation schedule, just like any other equipment does. If it reduces how many humans are required to setup these solar panel installations, then it will likely pay itself off quickly enough and then be "free" after that, since it's still working while not being paid like a human would require.

Obviously it would help if we knew what the average wage for a human in this job makes and what the cost of the robot is, but I'm sure they know and it's very likely a net gain for the company.

These were my thoughts on the matter as well. Besides that, we've got stuff from ancient times that we still can't decipher. Sure, it's readable but we don't understand what it's trying to convey.

hahaha, I needed a laugh. That was rich.

Your are 100% correct, but I don't think that was REALLY their intentions. Selling ads is. Sadly.

Exactly! I live in Southern California and HEAR them at night. That's why you don't let your pets outside.

And that's why I'll keep getting pets from CR or when they just show up on my doorstep. You folks will be the ones chipping kids in the future, for their own good. You deserve the dystopia you are creating.

Ha, I found two of my pets off craigslist that were probably to young and infested with flees.They cost $10 each and then I got them shots and fixed. Probably saved their lives. The other cat I have just showed up one day out of the blue. The CDS (Cat Distribution System) doesn't work like it does in the dog world. I've never bought a pet from a store either.

Before the Internet was so prevalent, we use to just ask friends and family if they knew anyone that was having kittens. Someone always was or would be soon.

Once this batch of cats passes (ages 18, 12, 11), I'll probably get a rescue cat to give one that needs a second lease on life a good home. We'll see when we get there.

P.S. None of them are chipped and the vet hasn't ratted me out to California yet. I can see chipping a dog, but my cats don't go places. They stay indoors, at home or at the vet. Not safe to let them free roam anyway and they would definitely kill other creatures and get who knows what diseases. Best to keep them in doors or at most, let them use their catio that they can access via an partially open window. Balconies are good too, as they can be screened in easily to keep everyone safe.

Chipping sounds like rent-seeking behavior, at least in the USA. Next, you'll require pet insurance as well. Screw you nanny state folks.

Just wait until they make you chip your kids. It will start out as voluntary and then eventually get made mandatory.

I think you are over-estimating what the 99% know about networking. VLAN management? Their eyes will gloss over. It's not that you couldn't explain it to them and teach them, but they just don't know about these things because they aren't computer and network nerds.

I disagree completely. I have plenty of friends and family that like shit like this but don't really understand how it works or the dangers it could open their home networks to. They just see it as "magic" and neat future technology. The word geeky doesn't apply to them, they just like gadgets.

The only people I know that have home labs and special setups are actual nerds that do understand the stuff. The sort that actually know what a raspberry pi is. This does not mean the people that like gadgets are dumb, they just don't have domain knowledge in computers beyond basic operation.

I have one friend that fits this to a T. The man is brilliant at fixing pretty much anything mechanical. The sort that could fix anything in the house, isn't afraid to do car repairs, etc. He'd be the first person I'd ask for advice on those things. What he doesn't know is really how networks work or the nitty gritty of computers or operating system. Sure, he's fine to install software, do the updates, but beyond that it just isn't his domain.

Doh! That was literally the direction I'd of gone as well. I guess there is no pleasing some people.

That literally sounds like California.

Ironically, I find both the rural areas of both states rather nice and peaceful. I've lived in both. I prefer the dry heat over the wet heat, so I stay in California. I really miss all the greenery in Florida and all the lakes and what not. We do have lots of cool mountains and deserts here in SoCal, but it's all pretty much a blend of brown colors that gets old after a while. Still, humidity is terrible.

We're talking about politicians here. Introspection has no part in what they are doing. I've never heard or read of one ever accepting they might of possibly, maybe, on the off chance, could have ever made any kind of mistake ever.

Hmm. Sorry. No. If I take a picture of you in public, I can post that anywhere I want and there is nothing you can do about it. Speaking strictly of adults in actual public locations.

With that said, I do feel children that come of age should be able to request this be taken offline. It's still out there as the Internet doesn't tend to forget, but it's a step in the right direction. Whether it was for money or not shouldn't matter.

So glad all my mom has are a couple old photo albums that never got digitalized. Definitely feel sorry for today's youth and their addicted tiktokker parents.

I agree with your stance. Now here is a great opportunity for you to make your own digital frame, put intentionally taken photos on the SD card the device runs on, and away you go. It would make a wonderful gift, require zero Internet connection and unless your mother really understands the tech AND has no respect for her granddaughters privacy, those pictures should stay quite safe on the digital photo frame. It's a win win all around.