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Apple FINALLY added a charge limit to MacOS. Thank goodness. Hopefully, this extends battery longevity further, making Macs even better long-term value laptops.

I think it just takes that long to plan and make, given the production values, high-quality sets/costumes/lighting, and CGI of a modern prestige show.

This is why I've started watching shows only after they've finished. I have a hard time remembering all the plot details after 1-2 year gaps.

I feel like it would be cheaper to offer riders a $1.00 post-ride discount if they remember to close the door.

Waymo has been testing its cars in the snow for years. They aren't just relying on simulations.

From the first link: Reading between the lines, it looks like a kid jumped into the road without looking both ways. A human driver likely would have hit the kid at a much higher speed, but the Waymo was able to slow down to 6 MPH. The Waymo probably handled this situation better than the vast...

A price increase and delay make this product vastly less interesting. The entire premise of a Steam Machine is that it's an accessible, affordable, small, and quiet box that provides a console-like experience and serves as a gateway to PC gaming. If you raise the price (more than $1000), the...

That's what high-end PCs are for. Maybe for the PS7 generation.

Going forward, I imagine new console generations will bring more incremental improvements than they have in the past. We're not going to get the huge, generational jumps we saw going from PS1 --> PS2 --> PS3. The "cross gen" period will persist such that the PS5 will likely still be the main...

Weirdly enough, MacBook Airs provide better value for money than most, if not all, ultrabooks (especially with the educator discount). Windows has annoyed me enough to the point where I'm planning on sticking with macOS for the foreseeable future. And AMD is eating Intel's lunch in the desktop...

I must admit that I've been relying on Gemini more and more to get quick answers to my questions. The truth is, I have dozens (sometimes hundreds) of questions per day where I'd like a little background information, but I'm not so concerned about accuracy that I'm willing to devote 10-20...

The "culture wars" are setting the US back decades. It frustrates me to no end that the GOP is focused on these childish battles rather than solving real problems.

I find myself priced out of the PC gaming market. I would seriously consider getting a Steam Deck 2 if launched at a reasonable price point. But that's probably at least a year or two away.

I think we're on the same page. Perhaps I didn't communicate clearly. Yes, I agree that on balance the benefits to children (particularly low SES) far outweigh whatever minor, possibly non-existent, downsides there may be. As I said before, I haven't found any evidence that water fluoridation...

Can you provide a citation for the first point? You may very well be correct, I just haven't seen any support for it. Here's what I found from 2 minutes of research effort: I get that the dose makes the poison. Which is why water fluoridation doesn't concern me. Still, I'd prefer to have...

This is one of those issues where I've changed my mind a bit over time. Is there evidence that fluoridated water provides additional protection against dental decay if one brushes with fluoridated toothpaste (or hydroxyapatite containing toothpaste) twice a day? I understand the public health...

Presumably the movie, script, Wikipedia page, and basically anything that's ever been written about it online are already in its training set.

How does supporting coal help Trump politically or financially at this point? What is he getting out of this?

What percentage of owners were affected by stick drift? Maybe they're doing a simple expected utility calculation. If the % of users that are affected is sufficiently low, it's more cost effective to reimburse replacement Joy-Cons than to increase the bill of materials for all Joy-Cons by...

You should also be able to select the response style as you can with Claude (Normal, Concise, Explanatory, Formal). Gemini is often excessively chatty when I want a succinct response.