...before Linux 7 takes over Linux XP in number of users?

No problem, EFF hasn't been cool for a while now. Remember what they did to RMS?

Here in British Columbia we just changed our clocks for the last time and will remain on UTC-7 indefinitely. Parts of B.C. (the northeast part) have been UTC-7 all year for a long time. The southeast part has been Mountain time (UTC-7/UTC-6) for a long time. Neither are changing how they do time.

I applaud losing the time change but I'm not crazy about permanent DST. People obviously haven't thought this through, what it's going to feel like come November.

...laura

Near-lifelong B.C. resident here...

People have grumbled about time changes as long as I can remember. Pick one. Stick to it. Just do it.

I can't say I agree with their choice. Not so much the crazy late sunset in the summer - we're used to that - but the very late sunrise in the winter. The sun will still set by 5 in December and January. So what?

...laura

But the only winning move is not to play. Or does that only work for Tic Tac Toe?

"Please" and "thank you" are relics of a bygone age to most people.

The one that pisses me off is the habit of customer service people addressing men respectfully ("sir"), but not addressing women with respect ("ma'am" or equivalent). This isn't an issue in places like Texas, but it's very much an issue here in Canada.

...laura

When I first saw 4k I was startled by the picture quality. I also winced at the price tag, and shook my head at the lack of native 4k content. I now own a 4k TV, stream lots of 4k content on line, and generally like what I see. I shoot my own YouTube videos in 4k.

Is 8K just not that much better? Lack of content? Or just bad timing, people would rather spend money on food than a new toy?

...laura

Music and Film Industry Association Europe?

It's a combination of the footage itself and the trustworthiness of the source of the footage. Fabricating evidence is a serious criminal offense. Anyone attempting that is taking a huge risk. The biggest change will be that footage brought by the defendant or the plaintiff or others with a lot to gain from the footage will be less trustworthy. Evidence footage from third parties will be as good as before.

Could you write all this without the spittle? (i.e. don't use your Apple(TM) device)

And, do you really mean pounds, or is that also an artifact of writing this on an Apple(TM) device?

No officially supported SteamOS systems have GTX 10xx series GPUs, though.

Subaru do a lot of things well - they're masters of all-wheel drive - but this is nuts.

I bought a VW Taos earlier this year with the usual trial subscription to Sirius XM. I was going to pull the plug when it expired but Sirius XM offered me a steep discount if I re-upped, so I did. They did it so readily that I wonder how many people are paying full price...

The bulk of my listening is two channels, Hits One and The Pulse.

...laura

The congressmen are quoted as favoring "commonsense guardrails" and "sensible AI legislation". It sounds pretty ominous if you describe AI as "unregulated". On the other hand, regulation for the sake of regulation isn't a very well-defined goal.

Guardrails to accomplish what? How about if we start with stating the specific problem we want to solve?

Is it about the concern that AI might increase unemployment by replacing human workers? Is this about intellectual property rights on the training data? Is it about students turning in papers written by AI? Is it about a concern that the Terminator movies will come true?

Once you've clarified what you're trying to do, then we can discuss whether a proposed piece of legislation is a good way to achieve that goal.

Yes, there are corridors and city pairs in the U.S. where high-speed rail could get people from one city to another quickly and efficiently. But what do they do when they get there? How do they get around?

...laura

Speed, 1994

What you don't do: slow down