It seems like the author recognizes most of what you wrote, the title even contradicts some of their own conclusions:

The point is not that every bear will become a near-herbivore. Local conditions still rule, and some populations will remain more carnivorous, especially where the growing season stays short.

Perfectly happy not to wear skintight jeans ever again. At least most of the skinny stuff has spandex in it these days, I guess.

I might have paid for LTSC if they made it available for retail sales.

Lol I figure if someone gets a chuckle from me being an imbecile then I’m doing something right.

So they just elected Peter Hungary? Lol

Almost any monitor can do that. If the stand won’t rotate, get one with a VESA-compatible mount and you can just rotate the mounting plate, since the bolt pattern is a square.

AI slop graphics tell me that you’re not willing to put in basic effort for important things like communication. Why should I trust that you’re going to put effort anywhere else?

That’s great, I’d love to have my docs that early! I think I had to wait til nearly the end of February for some of my 1099s this year.

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten my W2 before the end of January

Some providers do digital distribution now. I didn’t get any physical documents from my employer or investment account, just PDFs this year.

I don’t think it’s possible to do taxes in January, most places don’t have documents ready before the end of the month. I had to wait a few extra weeks for the documents from my investment account too, so not everything is always available on Jan 31.

I did mine in February this year. I’ll probably wait and do it later next year, like mid-March, as I ended up missing a document that would have slightly increased my state return (not enough to go through the headache of fixing it).

Last year, I needed an extension, as it was first time doing it myself and my situation was fairly complex.

Seconded on ferdium, it’s nice to have all my emails and messages in one place. That said, it can def be a bit of a memory hog.

Swappable batteries have already been proposed elsewhere in this thread, why wouldn’t that work for this?

Ok? The machines still need to be refueled at some point, it’s not like they run forever without stopping.

The battery needs to be sized appropriately for the application to minimize the frequency of charging breaks, just as the fuel tanks are sized to minimize refueling breaks.

I think is people don’t like it they don’t need to use it.

Tell that to the people living near new data centers who can’t get clean water and are being charged exorbitant rates for electricity. They have no say in the matter.

• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Data Drain: The Land and Water Impacts of the AI Boom
• Consumer Reports | AI Data Centers: Big Tech’s Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More
• Forbes | America’s AI Boom Is Running Into An Unplanned Water Problem
• CNBC | AI data center ‘frenzy’ is pushing up your electric bill — here’s why

This is occuring all over the US, these issues are far from isolated incidents.

Many farms in the US already have 3-phase 480v service for other equipment like irrigation arms (although the portable ones use generators). It’s not unreasonable to assume that they could install level 2 or 3 chargers for EVs used on the property.

My life flashing before my eyes was an expression, but in that moment i truly believed I was going to die.

I did also piss myself, but the typical expression is brown pants, not yellow.

Phone front right, wallet and earbuds front left. My keys go on a retractable carabiner attached to a belt loop but sometimes get tucked into the nearest pocket to reduce jingling.

SOI SOI SOI

Not spooky per se, but it scared the shit out of me:

I was 16 or 17 at the time and worked for a DJ pushing road cases and setting up/striking equipment. One winter weekend, upon striking everything after a wedding, I stepped outside around 2am to find myself in the middle of a blizzard. I had borrowed my dad’s F250 with AWD for the evening, so in my infinite wisdom, I decided it would be fine to drive the 20 or so miles home.

There was absolutely nobody on the road, not even plows/salt trucks. Like many teenagers, though, I thought I was invincible, so I drove way faster than was reasonable in those conditions. About halfway back, I’m on an overpass across a major highway and hit a patch of ice. Cue the fishtail, then panic as my life flashed before my eyes. I ended up spinning about 2.25 revolutions, and come to stop perpendicular to the road with a few inches between my front bumper and the outer barrier of the overpass. Too bad I wasn’t wearing brown pants.

I managed to get the rest of the way home without incident, but I have never taken any chances driving in suspect conditions again- I figure I used up all my luck surviving that event.