Corporate, “security software” is almost always to blame for Windows being slow on new machines. There is no reason for Windows 11 to be that slow. On my personal machine Windows runs great. My last Windows work laptop was, despite being brand new, unusable. 100 % CPU and memory usage with not a single application open was the norm.
I had a different issue with Windows on my old daily driver but similar experience. The whole system began crashing randomly, but only occasionally, and only when not under load. It never once crashed while being taxed. I tried everything. Reinstalling the OS, reseating everything, tweaking memory timing, frequency, voltage, installing new firmware. Nothing fixed it. What did fix it? Installing Linux.
I still don’t know what was wrong. I have to imagine there was something with my exact hardware configuration that Windows did not like.
Tesla could be a major automaker if they released cars like a normal functional automaker. Elon, for his many faults, was perhaps the best person in the world to get Tesla where it is today, but he is more likely to burn it to the ground than maintain success of the company. If Tesla built a more traditional mid size SUV it would probably sell nearly as well as the Model Y and if they created a new more modern Model S It would probably do well also.
I have my doubts their robots will be anything more than a gimmick for rich people.
Porsche / Audi are selling a lot more cars then they were 10-15 years ago. I think they will be okay. Chinese brands will cut into all establish automaker sales, but the German cars have strong brands that symbolize luxury. Look at Land Rover. There are cars are completely unreliable and they are selling more than ever at increasingly ludicrous prices.
I agree with you, but luxury car manufactures largely sell leases. So they are designing their cars for that market.
I am very much interested in electric cars that look like normal cars. I understand the battery changes things. But why they have to shit up the design of 75% of electric cars is nonsensical to me
Early adopters of electric cars apparently want their cars to look like electric cars, but I am with you. Make them look normal and blend in a stop doing wonky things with the rest of the car like making door handles that are finicky and cumbersome. We already solved that problem.
Designers can’t help themselves when given the freedom to take things in a new direction, they forget there might be practical reasons for the old designs. (See Liquid Glass.)
The majority of German Luxury cars are leased more often than bought outright. I think it was Audi where 80% of new car purchases were leases. They are not building the car for long term ownership. They are building the car for people that want to change cars every 3 years.
I have had a few issues with what I suspect were counterfeit clothes, either that or the brands I bought had lesser quality versions they sold on Amazon.
Amazon is quickly losing its value to me. Between price gouging, lower quality service, and the question of counterfeit goods, it just isn’t as good of a value prop.
I can’t tell if this is sarcasm. Zuck has missed on every idea since Facebook. Every attempt to diversify Facebook, beyond acquiring other companies and adding them to their ad network has been a complete failure. To name a few:
1. Home Automation
2. Meta (they renamed the company and acquired Oculus)
I would be surprised if the Coyote would be quick to get back into the water after such a difficult swim. It would, I suspect, want to recover and find food. So I support the theory the Coyote is just hiding somewhere. The island is small but not that small that it couldn’t hide somewhere.
When they explained why it hadn't been found, the quote was "I suspect the coyote was swept away...", but then later in the article it seemed clear the 'swept away' was in reference to the SF->Alcatraz journey, given the prevailing currents reported by the boat captain.
But then later in the article they re-stated the idea that it had been swept away _off_ the island, which doesn't really make sense given the currents.
I have said, that if Trump has one skill, it is that he can read a crowd. His rally's are word salads and nonsensical because he is searching for the right combination of words that garners the reaction he is looking for and when he gets it he tries to hone in on exactly what the crowd liked about that phrase.
His supporters will often say he is not literal that his words are metaphorical, but he is not a metaphorical person. Everything he says is a serious thought that he is at least considering even if it is absurd to everyone else.
I believe that it's important to take folks at their literal words even though that is hard work sometimes- I don't think it's okay to "float" these dumb ideas. I take them seriously, even if I think the folks trying to make schrodenger's jokes out of them are disingenuous clowns who are simply lying.
As a fan of psychoanalytic thought, having issues with metaphors is a pretty interesting symptom, and it certainly lines up with my understanding of Trump.
I used to feel bad for that kind of a person, totally unable to enjoy literally anything. Now I am too worn out for that.
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