I guess you've never heard of Flock Safety.

I'm sure Mike Nathe's position has nothing to do with North Dakota's heavy investment into Grand Sky and Vantis, both of which are technology centers for unmanned aerial systems.

If your defense of Ruby is that you can call C routines... I'm not sure you have a defense.

No, try "sucker bought what he thought was a functional part that wasn't".

The material was apparently NOT CF-ABS, and wasn't properly constructed.

Also, under testing, the plastic melted at *HALF* the glass transition temperature of what he thought he bought.

That you can print with "many" consumer printers, Polycarbonate would be a decent choice. Glass transition is around 147 (296), and you can print it at a consumer level.

Alternatively, print it out of PLA, dunk it in plaster, and burn out the PLA. Then cast with an actual metal like aluminum (search for "PLA lost casting" on YouTube).

Glad I'm not the only one who thought this.

I agree. I use my Pixel Tablet regularly, and it's held up well.

This is what happens when you decide to draw a Line in the sand.

Exactly. I get notified if I leave my Garage Door open too long. I have lights toggle on/off automatically, either depending on time-of-day or presence detection. My bathroom exhaust fans are cheap, but automatically come on if humidity is too high. All done with Home Assistant and Z-wave devices.

There's a difference between a "Smart Home" that has local smart devices, and a "Smart Home" that's wired 24/7 into Amazon or Google. I don't NEED wi-fi enabled toasters, refrigerators or microwaves. I don't need a freakin' LCD screen on the front of my refrigerator that shows ms THE CONTENTS OF MY REFRIGERATOR-- I can open the door.

What the article should say, is that manufacturers are discovering that pointless web-enabled devices and always-on speakers are getting less popular. As they should.

Keep attacking the messenger while ignoring the message.

Just because he's annoying doesn't mean he's wrong in this case.

Exactly. Considering the level of idiocy just in this comments section (not you, in case you're wondering), it's obvious that most people aren't smart enough to effectively use AI. The results are only as good as the person directing it.

I've used AI for both personal and work related functions, and I find the best way to do it is to focus on one idea, and always start a new conversation for new questions. Don't ask philosophical questions and expect serious answers, and remember that the further you get from the original question, the more unreliable the AI bot is going to be.

I was installing FreeBSD from two floppies and a network connection. 30 floppies is tragic.

And a snide, sanctimonious one who makes assumptions about others knowledge.

I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about, having done a fair amount of experimentation in the last 6 months. You obviously tried AI once, decided it was terrible, and closed your mind to the possibility that it would improve.

"Garbage in, garbage out" has never been more true than with the major LLM's available. Always start a new conversation, and limit that conversation to one topic. And yeah, they still occasionally make up things, but if you call them out on it, they'll usually correct themselves.

Too bad you apparently can't do the same.

Assuming there's another general election.

Meanwhile, he's dismantling every single governmental safety net in this country-- Everything from climate science, medical science, research funding, PBS, NPR, FEMA, NOAA, NWS, NHC, Dept. of Education-- the goal of Project 2025 is eliminate elections, critical thinking, the lower class, and establish a Christian Nationalist theocracy.

Nearly all of Trump's current advisors in the White House helped write Project 2025, and they're fighting like mad to implement it.

Same as it ever was? Don't be stupid. The Constitution and the Republic as a democracy are under attack.