They used to have agreements to make it difficult to do so. I don’t know if that’s still the case but it’s pretty awful. I think OEMs had to pay licenses for every machine shipped regardless if it had a windows license.

The other issue is that oems have a large amount of compatibility and support built up over the years for windows. They also know their customers can deal with Microsoft for “support” and ignore driver and support costs for whatever distro of Linux they were to choose.

Sure an OEM could lead the way and show everyone else the path to freedom but think of the shareholders

What other things do you get confused about?

Cats and dogs both have 4 legs and a tail. Are they the same thing?

No pizza in either photo.

$1600/mo, but they raised it to $2600/mo a year later. I moved out.

That was about 10 years ago.

10 years later and it’s back down to $1600/mo.

The world depends on oil for everything. A lot is transportation (40% I believe) but the rest is petrochemicals.

Nearly all of that flows through SoH. There are pockets elsewhere but it’s not really significant in the grand scheme of things.

Ironically, oil-producing countries don’t really refine their own oil.

Oil transportation instability leads to countries “securing” their own oil. By any means necessary.

The only country that could possibly do without access to the SoH is the US, but it will take time to set up distribution.

Once countries start securing their own oil (piracy), other trade routes fall apart unless some country with a big-ass navy ensures piracy doesn’t occur. The US is the only country with a big enough navy to do so.

Answering this question makes it easy for the cop to write it in his report that you admitted guilt.

If I have a big driveway and a sign that says “15 mins max loading zone” I don’t really care what you do there. If you walk into my house uninvited then we’ll have problems.

Isn’t this a company unloading their boat? Maybe they get the ok to drill, maybe they don’t. They can ship their equipment all around the world and it’s only a big deal if they do something with it.

You’re right about domestic production but I think the situation is much worse. We’ve tried to make advanced chips domestically and we can’t do it. Taiwan has had decades to perfect the resource allocation, supply chains, knowledge, and work culture to make those damn things.

It should be an executive order to make them domestically, and put up with the years of failure and low output. It’s a matter of national security to be able to create and maintain computers and other advanced tech.

I though all Waymo driving decisions were performed using mechanical Turk?

I was at a gas station filling up and getting a diy cappuccino and a can of tea. The attendant didn’t ring up the cappuccino. I pointed it out and he said “nah sir, you’re all settled up”.

I respect that man’s commitment to fucking over The Man.

Get a water test done first to see what it is you need to target. Not all filters are the same.

You might be fine with a simple 2-stage filter for the home, and an RO filter at your kitchen sink/fridge for your drinking water and ice cubes.

They’ve been phasing it out for years.

Look at the hands.

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Any seafood that’s been previously frozen will be just as safe as any other food.

Get an instant read thermometer and your food will not only be safe but will taste great.

Requiring internet connectivity to make network changes seems like a major failure point?

Disable your dns over tls so you can register your MAC address and complete the portal requirements. Once registered, turn your dns back on.