Looks like they think they have passed the point where they need more customers and are now going to start the process of milking them for what they can get. Let the enshitification begin.

I used to think NASA was this cutting edge operation, but hearing they use Microsoft Windows kind of kills my option of them as a leader in technology. Decades ago I came to the option that Windows should never be used on a system you needed to depend on. Nothing I have seen from them since has changed that option. I really hope they don't use Microsoft software it comes to mission critical systems, and for those they use something robust. The idea that astronauts lives would depend something running Microsoft would in my option be criminal neglect.

It is one of AI most compelling use cases and you don't even have to actually use AI. AI is the perfect excuse for humans that laid other humans off while pretending it is not simple cost cutting and downsizing. Sounds better to investors than telling the truth.

Isn't saying "US Paves Way..." weird for 401(k) news? It make it sound like the US is doing something that affects the world, but 401(k) is US only, so that part of the headline is redundant. Outside the US many people don't even know what 401(k) is. In my case I assume from context it is something to do retirement funds and I am guessing like their health care system it is tied into your employment since your only value in the US appear only be linked to your employment history, not your citizenship. The reason I assume is because I have zero motivation to actually learn about it.

All valid points. Different changes happen at different rates. There is a growing push to do more trade based on a different currency, though it is still currently on a small scale. It is a space to watch.

Likewise the oil industry has the world over a barrel, pun intended, but the move to electrification is already having a minor impact on that. The current crisis is reminding people of how risky that is and there is real surge in the motivation to change. It has already been a tipping point on BEV car sales with dealers in many regions suddenly running low on stock. I think this change is pretty predictable at this point.

Still such changes will be too slow to avoid the dire prediction you have made, but maybe it can be softened or the recovery quickened.

Interestingly the world is working overtime to decouple from the USA as we can all see where it heading and we don't want to go down with it. Sure the USA now is about 20% of the global economy so it's dumb moves will always have an effect globally, but hopefully we can minimise that before the AI bubble bursts.

They do large models targeted at people who play in their livingroom. Not sure how large they go, I have a 55" one i brought about 4 years ago as my primary PC monitor. They make good monitors as they typically do not have imaging processing features to mess up the image quality and resolution.

Don't worry, they will fix that for you in the next enshitification update.

Look for a gaming monitor with no WiFi option. Most are 'dumb' making them simple and usable. If it has Ethernet leave that unconnected. Then pair it with something like Kodi running on a recent RPi using LibreELEC. With some effort you can pair Kodi with an old Fire TV remote left over from when you binned your Fire TV due to it's death by enshitification, or buy a clone remote from China. If it is broadcast TV you want most stations now have a stream you can use with Kodi. With that set up you can reproduce the better part of TV experince of years past and explore modern options that are under your control, not some third party's.

Sure, if that was really the case your have a point but firstly you seldom charge a BEV because it 'needs' a charge. You charge it because it is able to accept a charge and you are not using it at the time. This is the key mental change you make when moving from an ICEV to BEV. As a result for normal use your BEV is available for use anytime you need it. There will be use cases where this is no true and you will have to wait on charging.

The most relevant one is those who can not charge where they park and as a result have to charge in the same way people fuel their ICE cars. How much time you need to spend waiting on charging in those cases depends on the local availability of rapid charging. In my case the local supermarket has a pair of old 60kW charger. I shop there once a week for about 30mins so could get 30kWh of charge without actually waiting which would give me about 150km of range. If they had a more modern charger I could get a full charge in that time.

In short BEVs are not suitable for 100% of the population, just as cars in general are not suitable for 100% of the population. So some people it will require some thinking about their routine and even fewer would have to wait on charging. However for most people the only change is to remember to plug in when you park for a long duration.

Right now the choice of available BEVs are good, outside the USA, it is the charging options that still need to improve. I have seen a lot of progress in this area and options vary significantly from country to country. Here in New Zealand there is been criticism about the availability of public charging but I think we have made good progress. From what I hear in the USA progress has been bad as much of the roll out there appears to be for political reasons, not based on commercial considerations. For chargers to have good uptime you need them to be profitable so there is a motive to put them where they are actually needed and have them kept in good working order.

Dude, if you plug in when you get home for most users that will mean you start the next day with a full charge. Who cares how many hours it is actually charging for? If you want to use you car during that time you unplug it, use it, and plug back in afterwards. I have been doing that for 6 years and I have never been caught short on charge. Try asking some actual BEV owners what they do, it is not the hassle you seem to think it is.

BTW getting a level 2 charger at home is not the big issue you seem to think it. You sound people talking about how much hassle getting a fast Internet connection used to be, yet now it is the norm. In time having a level 2 charger in a garage or car park will also be the norm. In new home builds pre-wiring it is already pretty common.

Oh, right, the USA. Sorry, you can pull 2.5kW from any outlet here. Still I do find it quaint how people can find theoretical problems that real owners never seem to have. When I first got my BEV I was living in my sister's garage while finding a new home. It was a reasonably remote rural location and I was charging from a wall socket yet never had any issues going where I wanted when I wanted. When got my own house I had the choice of single phase 7kW charging or bring in 3 phase for 11kW charging. However I already knew from experience that even 7kW would be overkill for normal use so went with that.

Oh, and you theoretical case? Toilet paper would be a trip into the nearest town (pop 20,500), the local supermarket has 2 x 60kW chargers in the car park. Or I could buy toilet paper at the local gas station, they have 4 x 200kW chargers in their car park. I could walk a few block to Subway. By the time I was back from either I would have got enough charge to cover the return trip and back home I would have more charge than when I left.

Maybe you should try talking to some actual owners?

We have had several Chinese brands BEVs here for several years now and when I talk to owners they all seem very happy with their cars. I have yet to hear one complain about them.

Are you sure your are in America? From what I hear from most people in America is "public transport" == "communism". From my experience what you are describing sounds like China or Japan.