Thanks for the TL;DR!

The pebbles? I think they’re called Starlink, or something.

Agreed, because them majority of them speak for money and not for people.

Tile would be a poster child for this.

It begs to run constantly and acts pissed when you don’t allow it.

Everything old, is new again.

Ah. Thank you, that clarifies things; along with a cuppa java.

Confused? No. Seeking an apt analogy for this situation? Yep. Can you provide one, please?

“And regulating an industry which is on the cusp of working with our government and the states to bring internet everywhere finally could really jeopardize that critical and bipartisan goal by creating regulatory overhang, disincentivizing investment.” said Jonathan Spalter, president and CEO of broadband industry group USTelecom.

WTF bullshit is he spouting? Hate to break it to ya bud, the internet was conceived and executed…by the government. Or did you forget DARPA? On the cusp,ppphht.

And the rest of that word salad? Regulatory overhang? Disincentivizing? It’s all doublespeak for “padding shareholders pockets”.

The 21st century version of a DOS TSR program?

Make mine a Camel.

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Would say, be very careful about bringing back any samples.

I beg your pardon, this is cannabis’ high HOLY day. 😶‍🌫️

The meat of the matter is summed up nicely in the following paragraph:

Mr. Trump is at heart a billionaire doing favors for other billionaires by cutting their taxes and eliminating or not enforcing rules that protect the rest of us from asthma and cancer. During his four years in office, he managed to dismantle or degrade over 100 environmental rules, which brought real-world death and suffering. The medical journal The Lancet estimated that in the year 2019 alone these policies led to 22,000 excess deaths from heart disease, asthma and lung cancer, among other causes.

I should have used an /s flag on the post, it was meant as sarcasm.

Whoa! That’s some profit limiting legislation in action.

iOS 18 May Feature All-New ‘Safari Browsing Assistant’

One of the new generative AI features rumored to be coming to the iPhone with iOS 18 could be a browsing assistant in Safari, according to backend code discovered on Apple’s servers.

I’m not sure I’m totally enthused about this development.

They are obviously of the “If-It-Ain’t-Broke-Don’t-Fix-It” people. A once dominant group, they also age slowly, have the longest memories and loquaciously share them.

Sadly, you’ve linked the thumbnail.

Replicants and Apple gear, both featuring limited lifespans.