I have used AI to give me the syntax and function names I need, then researched those functions and found better ones instead.

I once asked AI to show me how to do something and it gave me a 20 line script. After 2 hours working with it, I finally got it to work. Another 30 minutes of optimizing and got it down to 3 lines. A bit more research and I discovered that what I wanted was actually a language feature, and I just needed to call a single function with a single argument.

AI occasionally saves me time, and usually causes a significant time waste.

The article title really is clickbait. Neither the car nor charger exploded, and neither seemed to be harmed.

The driver was not knocked to the ground, but seemed to trip and fall when startled.

The only thing damaged was a knockoff adapter that was not certified to be used.

I have an older Nissan Leaf in Australia. While I’m sure the car is trying to send telemetry, it only has a 3G modem, and the 3G network has been switched off for all of Australia.

If you have a newer car, it may be possible to remove the telematics fuse and ignore the related DTC.

Is “main” a valid Java identifier?

package main;

public class main {

    static main main;
    String Main;

    main(String main) {
        Main = main;
    }

    main(main main) {
        System.out.println(main.Main);
    }

    main main(main main) {
        return new main(main);
    }

    public static void main(main...Main) {
        main:
        for (main main : Main) {
            main = (main instanceof Main) ? new main(main): main.main(main);
            break main;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        main = new main("main");
        main.main(main, main);
        main = main.new Main(main) {
            main main(main main) {
                return ((Main)main).main();
            }
        };
        main.main(main);
        main.main(main,main);
    }

    abstract class Main extends main {
        Main(main main) {
            super("main");
        }

        main main() {
            main.Main = "Main";
            return main;
        }
    }
}

Tracking is not unique to electric cars, just new cars.

Large power stations are more efficient than small engines.
Many electric car owners also have solar panels.

Refining enough fuel to transport an average car 100km uses enough energy to transport an average electric car 50km. That’s just refining, not including searching for or collecting the oil, or transporting the fuel to fuel stations.
It’s so much electricity that most oil refineries have dedicated coal or gas power stations.

As long as you are only considering cars, electric cars are superior in almost every way, and are constantly getting better.

A diesel bus is still better than an electric car (although an electric bus would be better still). Trains and trams would be ideal, but require more upfront cost, so are easier for lazy or corrupt politicians to oppose.

I don’t mind having plug and charge available, but I would also like to be able to charge without an account.

I don’t mind an adblocker extension installed by default (for non tech-minded users), but a built in adblocker is just irritating. I want to have control over which extensions I use. Building an adblocker into the browser just takes more development time, and reduces freedom for everyone.

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Hello World

it must be confusing to be an american. you exist, but you neither live nor think nor are free nor belong to yourself.

Reminds me of the alt text for https://xkcd.com/2948/

“An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.”

It was the best option at the time, and I didn’t feel like setting up Windows more than once as I gradually added new software and removed other software.

That particular VM doesn’t get booted very often anymore.

I use it in a VM because it’s better than Windows 10, some programs refuse to run on Linux, and I don’t need to provide the VM with an internet connection.

My actual server is an old laptop and it does not run Windows.

Even my friend who insists that Windows is superior still uses Linux for his gaming server because it’s easier to set up and manage.

Diagnosed as an adult

My parents tried punishments and rewards to get me to do my homework. Neither worked. They never considered that I was telling the truth when I said “I can’t do that”. No matter how hard I tried, there were some simple things that I just couldn’t do. (I did get an apology as an adult when they finally had the missing information).

On the other hand, I was so good at the other subjects that I didn’t have to study or even try until I got to higher education, then I didn’t know how and failed badly.

Diagnosing early can help with getting access to medication later in life. Medication can be helpful with controlling focus, but be aware that children often don’t have the vocabulary to tell you that the medication has uncomfortable sides effects, so you’ll need to be aware of them (and consult a professional - not just a random internet person).

ADHD isn’t an attention deficit disorder, it’s an attention regulation disorder. Hyperfocus is just as common as a lack of focus, and it’s not possible to force a hyperfocus or even direct it on the correct task. It is possible to do a task that’s different from the current hyperfocus, but it takes a lot of energy.

Be aware of burnout, work with the ADHD not against it where possible, but keep in mind that sometimes things are just going to be difficult.

You seem to care, and know where to ask for help. You’ll do fine.

Edit: I would love to give you tips for how to get daily tasks done, but my partner still has to remind me to eat some days. If you ever find out, please let me know.

Probably complaining to them about his siblings. You can never get him to stop taking.

If you have money, slow self-closing doors.

I use butterflies

I can read it twice as fast and remember less than half of it.

My reading speed was never the problem. It’s the reading comprehension and memory that limits me.

Have you seen new combustion cars? The tracking technology is the same in both. The only difference is that there aren’t many old EVs to compare to.

I would love to not need a car, but I’ll settle for an EV if I can disable the tracking.

Wow, I never would have thought Australia would lead America on policy. Queensland recently cancelled funding for previously approved renewable projects. ABC Article

On the other hand, more than 50% of private properties in South Australia have rooftop solar panels There is so much renewable energy that the wholesale electricity price frequently goes negative on cool summer days.

There may be some politicians working against us, but the majority of people are doing the right thing, and its making a pretty noticeable difference.