You're comically optimistic. You're not getting any $20. You might get $0.83.

The only reason I still have streaming services is that I get them for free with my cell phone and Walmart plans. I might even try them sometime.

On the other hand, I don't know anyone over 50 with a cable subscription anymore... oh wait, I think the landlord does. Contrariwise, my neighbor (30?) does have cable TV.

Microsoft releases new versions of Windows for the fine upgrade fees. There aren't any important new features and, in fact, they've damaged the UI again for no apparent reason. However, you must be persuaded to hand them money.

Other companies love this, for now they can insist that you also upgrade their products. There aren't any important new features but, they've got the pliers on your jiggly bits.

My Xerox printer stopped working as of Windows 11, because the company had put a version check in their drivers, and didn't release updated drivers. I presume they expected me to buy a new Xerox printer. I have been quite pleased with my Canon color laser.

Pennies are British. America has cents, or will until 2026, when they're scheduled to be discontinued. We'll have to see if that actually flies.

I see that we are told how fast the drives that are faster than these are but, not how fast these are. Brilliant!

Anyway, I'm sure we all look forward to having drives that can be inserted nasally.

I'm thinking that these are just computers with "AI" components jammed into them, and people are buying them because that's what's stuffed into the computers. They're not buying them for the "AI".

Warning: your prose has been infected by marketing weasels. Stop reading and induce vomiting.

It's not really going to help if "AI" just makes mistakes faster than before. This is a technology that doesn't look like it improves significantly.

Whoops, accidentally modded that up. Gambling is not mandatory, and what people do with their money is their business.

Oh, yeah. The predictable smugness of Europeans, who like to tout how safe their systems are while buying horse meat that was advertised as hamburger.

"In the long term, though, he explains that autonomous driving is the lucrative field of the future, one that promises to be much more profitable than the traditional automotive industry..."

So, is this telling us that these cars will be significantly overpriced? Or is it that they'll break down more frequently?

So, you're telling me that this "analog notebook" requires a lot of tech support? Your marketing department certainly has a top-notch way of describing your customers as idiots or your products as wildly defective. ("Why not both?")

The reason fiat currency exists is so that the issuer can make a profit by devaluing the currency. See also "inflation".

...are probably good at flipping burgers and pulling the fries when the bell goes "ding".

"which may explain why younger people seem to be more sensitive to caffeine's powers."

Ehhh... in my experience, this is completely wrong. It's older people who may have to avoid caffeine entirely or stop ingesting it at least four hours before bedtime. Perhaps I've just had unusual experiences but, ...