Cars have thankfully been improving a bit in the last few years. Instead of everyone implementing their own horrendous infotainment systems, there are now standardised solutions like Apple Carplay. Way better because the companies that developed them are actually experts in the area of infotainment interaction.…

The crap speakers in most TVs don’t add anything noticeable to the cost. Disable them in settings and use the speaker system you want.

I can understand where you are coming from but there isn’t really a need to find a dumb TV. Nowadays the “smart” bits don’t make any noticeable difference to the cost. Buy the TV you want and ignore the smart bits. It is pretty easy to use a smart TV like a dumb TV.

Came for this. Left satisfied.

And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjanun Sriduangkaew was not bad at all, and should tick all your boxes. I have the sequel novella in my to-read list.

The North Atlantic jetstream tends to be much more powerful than that. Normally at least 50-100 knots of westerly wind. So your estimate is still optimistic.

Indeed. An absolute delight.

Agreed completely. Case in point, a front page article in the SCMP this morning stated that a bunch of potential new cases could be traced to Lan Kwai Fong (an entertainment district traditionally patronised by expats). Almost as if a bunch of twenty-somethings came back to HK just before quarantine, and then went out…

Right now, Hong Kong has more than 50,000 people locked in their homes—and that number is expected to rise, according to an earlier federal press release.”

Well summarised. I can count one one hand the number of times I’ve seen wing anti-ice turned on in flight (zero).

Can’t wait!

Was that Mr. Worf narrating?

If people lived a very long time, they might be more likely to think in a long term way about preserving their habitat.

I entirely agree.

The sun will enter its giant phase a very long time from now. Plenty of life to live from now to then. And by then perhaps we would be able to depart and wander among the stars.

Hah. Except we don’t actually use ü. That’s the Germans. Or ë. That’s the French.

“Gemera” is punny in Swedish. “Ge mera” means “give more”, which I suppose is related to the extra two seats compared to other Koenigseggs.

The Solar Warden military sci-fi series begins as a Navy SEAL learns the truth about the aliens who nearly helped the Nazis win World War II—as well as the other aliens who’ve been working with the good guys since a certain close encounter back in 1947. (March 31)

Thx for info. Makes sense.