They brought us HD, 4K, VR

They also brought us video streaming and online payment systems. Both were technologies pioneered by porn sites.

Wayland has basically come (as part of the plan) to replace X11

As part of whose plan?

the progression of X11

Unless they reach feature parity, it’s a fork, not a progression.

We had a long transitioning period and some things didn’t work for a while or were missing. I’d say it’s ready by now.

Do things like xdotool and xinput still work?

I’m having no issue searching for emails even from many years back???

or modified to prevent all the telematics from flowing back to them

A simple hardware modification is all you need there.

1. Find the antenna for the on-board modem.

2. Disconnect the cable that leads between that antenna and the car’s brain.

3. If necessary (if the car gives annoying/disabling errors after step #2), connect a high-ohm resistor between that antenna connector and the car’s ground.

After that, the car will forever think that it’s outside of signal range. And since operating while outside of cell service range is something even the most modern of cars still need to do, all of the car’s essential functions will still work. You’ll lose any internet connectivity features, of course. But in exchange, you’ll have completely and permanently disabled any possibility of remote telemetry.

A lot of lithography equipment for the top tier stuff is made by 1 supplier

So maybe invest in that and become another top-tier supplier of lithography equipment?

Eh … even with the popping of the AI bubble, the long-term future is bright for any new chip manufacturer. The world is only becoming more and more electronic, with more and more gadgets needing advanced chips. When the AI bubble goes boom, demand may temporarily drop, but in the long term demand will rise overall.

It means ‘to be putting lots of effort into moving fast’. Often with a connotation of doing so to an irresponsible extreme.

Old and busted: “If you’re not doing anything illegal, you have nothing to hide.”

New hotness: “Having something to hide is, in and of itself, illegal.”

They were called “dumb terminals.” It would be weird for smart glasses to actually be dumb terminals.

Smart when compared to glasses, dumb when compared to terminals. It’s not that nonsensical.

What’s to stop someone from shooting up the massive line of kids trying to get through the metal detectors in the morning?

They’re also a pain in the ass, because guns are hardly the only metal thing that gets brought into and out of schools.

So you need paid security guards at every entrance at all times, to go through the metal detector results and determine what is and isn’t a false alarm.

I dissolved the card in acetone to extract the NFC chip and its antenna,

Wouldn’t the acetone also dissolve the insulation around the antenna wire? So when it touches itself, it shorts itself out, and – electrically speaking – you only have one turn of thicker wire?

Unfortunately not, I think. At least not for us mere mortals.

I’d have to wait until it’s already being traded.

An angry mob cannot destroy it during the social revolution.

One decent hacker getting into the control and stabilization system, though…

I should really buy some puts on those IPOs… They are going to plummet so hard.

Shoveling almost a billion per month into Nazi Elon’s pockets, just to make sure they can supply you with incorrect information every single time you search for something.

If I ever do buy one, you can bet I’ll be specifically searching for one of those Euro-spec ones with replaceable batteries.

WTF, am I Catholic now?