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If only it was simple rage bait. As a member of this thing we call "civilization" I can't help but wonder how the hell we got to this point. #rhetorical

Seems like an excellent startup opportunity? Build a clean, no-ads streaming stick with open source firmware upstream of the requisite DRM bits and who wouldn't buy one? Almost like what Roku used to be, and the reason we recommended it, for so many years.

I believe the intent was thus: “Aye, that makes sense (not the [reauthorization of] slurs, but the explanation). Thanks.”

There are also image stabilized binoculars. I have an older Canon 10x30 that I absolutely love (enough to tolerate the plasticizer now breaking down on the rubberized exterior)

Oh how I drooled for that Astrocam 110.

Interesting. I recently admired the creative engineering of my neighbor’s dishwasher which simply, and quietly, projects a small status light on the floor.

It’s a Bosch.

I agree with your point regarding local culture, but I'm not clear on the economic waste. An empty second home generates property tax revenue for the city/town in which it exists, yet, by virtue of being empty, creates no burden on power, schools, roads or other infrastructure. I would suspect that regions with large percentages of vacation homes (e.g. Cape Coral, FL, USA) scale to meet the needs of their resident population. Could they even support 100% occupancy?

What I wouldn't do to be done with (some of) "today's standards".

Wow this feels a bit Baader-Meinhoff. With Valetudo + self-emptying as motivation, I received my Z10 via Amazon / "Dreametech official store" just this past Friday. Happily, it arrived with fw 4.1.7_1056 and I was able to use the simple reset method to install. Valetudo's worked wonderfully for the past week and I've never even seen the official app. One note: VT is not open source firmware. It's more like a brain controlling parasite with a good UX.

Moreover, something rarely mentioned, multiple processes and pipes can give you some free parallelism courtesy of the scheduler.

Hear hear. You may enjoy “An Exaltation of Larks” by (the late) James Lipton of “Inside the Actor’s Studio”

When I was 13 or 14, I had befriended the Sysop of a regional BBS who was gracious enough to offer me (and my Father) a tour of his workplace “where they made the C64”. Feeling like Charlie in Willy Wonka’s world, I was awed by the magic within this building. Computers and gear everywhere. Soldering and test stations and seemingly alien technology that my young mind had never imagined. But one thing that really stood out were the massive palleted piles of new C64 “bread loaves” arrayed around the floor; each with a numbered page on top with the count. Asked about this, our guide explained “All defective and awaiting test.” Thousands. Maybe tens of thousands.

"Thank you" doesn't seem to suffice. Where might I donate?

There was even an add-on “dump cart” which could be towed and (IIRC) dumped programmatically via the 1/8” mini-plug that served as part of its hitch. Fun times!

You’d love the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest.