It’s not really fair to talk about SteamOS 2 and compare it to 3. The original concept tried console gaming and failed, because it was banking on devs porting games to native Linux. With Proton, things are a very different beast.

Windows is unlikely to be unthroned from gaming king, but Linux has grown quarter over quarter and Valve very clearly is expanding into multiple partners with Lenovo’s new SteamOS handheld.

Having a competitor in this space will hopefully get Microsoft to stop being complacent.

That’s Russia and China in a nutshell. Trump does it too, but that’s just because he’s mimicking daddy Putin.

The American war machine was getting light pocketbooks. Gotta start another conflict.

Yup. I had to break this habit with my Mother-in-Law. She would park her car at home and not plug it in, then get range anxiety after a few days of that.

I printed and laminated a “Did you plug your car in?” and put it beneath her alarm panel, so when she armed it at night she’d remember to go plug it in, if she forgot when she got home.

Yeah even 20 amps at 230V is way less intense and is a good middle ground.

I used one of these cheap plugs for installing my MIL’s EV charger before I heard of the issues. However, It’s been fine because I under-utilized it due to the continuous load. I’m using it on a 40 amp circuit (code allows for this, as there is no 40 amp receptacle, so these plugs are allowed in this situation) with a 40 amp breaker and the charger is set to “40 amps”, which is really 32 amps, via dip switches, so it’s drawing 80% of 80% of 50 amps.

Given the problems I’ve heard, though, I might just change it up and just hard wire it, even if I’m almost certainly fine anyway.

Almost nobody actually needs a 50 amp charger, unless you’re driving something like a Hummer EV. As long as you’re charging at 230V, a 15-20 amp draw is PLENTY for 99% of situations. Even at that lower amperage, most cars would charge from close to dead to 100% in less than 12 hours and the majority of people only discharge above 60-70% on their daily commute. Even a 110V 15 amp outlet can handle charging that overnight.

It’s part of the strategy. Keep people’s heads spinning and see what sticks. Even if one or two things survive, it pushes everything towards their goal.

Most Americans might be against him, but the majority of those that voted voted for him. People’s apathy and the DNC continually being useless helped Trump win.

SteamOS scares the shit out of them, though, given that they’re creating a “competitor”.

Never say never. There are actually several areas where I’ve seen fiber build out from government grants.

That said, they are EXCEPTIONALLY rare and typically scumbag ISPs pocket the money with no consequences, since nobody who writes these laws sets up consequences for failing to deliver.

It does have some excellent use cases. Asbestos tile was probably everywhere you walked in school and is extremely durable and perfectly safe (unless you cut it with a saw). My house is covered in asbestos siding and is basically unphased in appearance since it was installed in 1964 by the Texas sun.

However, any situation where it can cause it to be airborne, such as brake pads, insulation, etc. is no bueno. It’s a kind of incredible material IN VERY SPECIFIC USE CASES.

Like most materials science, there are tradeoffs. R22 was a great refrigerant compared to R410a or the newer R32 that required way less pressure to be effective, but it also burned holes in the atmosphere, hence it isn’t used anymore. Asbestos is an incredible material, but so is flurooantiminic acid and I wouldn’t want it anywhere near me.

This. You have to install the Windows version with Proton, sadly. They stopped support for the native Linux build.

To be clear here: This is reversing a ban on ONE type of asbestos that’s often used in automotive parts (such as brake pads). They’re not advocating for us to bring it back for things like loose fill insulation, building materials, etc.

Also, to be clear: It’s still stupid and likely a combination of Russia being the largest producer of Asbestos and/or Trump having an obsession with overturning Biden-era rulings.

I’ll bet if you answer that you don’t have social media, you get immediately disqualified.

I’d rather not fuck him, thanks. There are enough wives/baby mamas who have done that at this point.

This.

That said, it’s rare that only one or two outlets in a garage are tied to a breaker. Usually they’re all on one circuit in older homes, in my experience.

If you can find a circuit like this, though, it’s perfectly valid. Many chargers made for 110V also have a 230V/15 or 20 amp mode. My Mother-in-law’s portable charger has a 230V NEMA 2-20 adapter that comes in the bag with it.

It was a streamed app you could get from web sites and stuff. It was stupid and made little sense.

I doubt this crash is Boeing’s fault. The airframe in this crash was considered very safe.

The more probable cause is Air India being lax in safety.

An airplane flown from a country known for terrible safety standards crashed? Color me shocked.

This from the same country where it’s common practice to make plastic poles with wire to attach directly to power lines, weld without welding face masks, use power tools with bare feet or sandals, overload scooters with 3x their load bearing capacity, and much more.

My heart goes out to everyone who lost someone on this flight, but it’s sadly not surprising. India really needs to invest in workplace and personal safety, which is going to be a gigantic cultural shift.

Fetterman: Proving that the more brain damage you have, the more MAGA you get.