> It’s literally holding us back as a species.

What would you suggest instead? Businesses usually need some investment to get started. Where should that money come from and how?

Artificially inflate what market, exactly? I doubt there's a huge pile of sealed, mint, original iPhones anywhere. This is the first time in fifteen years I've heard of one being sold.

The prototypes for the first iPhone never left the Apple campus. Heck, they never went far inside the campus either. They were in a sectioned off area where only people who were working on the device were allowed.

Slow Horses was very good but not to my personal taste.

They tried that a long time ago and it cost them a lot of money so they dumped the program.

Not entirely sure a blog post from Tesla is exactly an unbiased source as to the true state of affairs.

They are allowed in the US. They want to be in the US. There are 320 million potential customers, most of whom have no idea what a VPN is in the US. You don’t just ignore the worlds third largest and richest country.

It whooshed because it’s an argument that makes little sense in this context. Relying on VPNs is a terrible business decision here.

We're not talking about users accessing anything. We're talking about foreign social media operating in the US.

What has that got to do with anything? JupiterKansas was saying foreign social media sites aren't subject to US laws. A VPN doesn't help there.

If they want to operate in the US, they have to obey US laws.

Well, a far lower percentage of my customers hate me in both my jobs, so that's one metric I have over him.

Well, he's being very newsworthy in negative ways.

Shrug.

> I like intel

Having read the entire comment, I am bound to ask... why?

Sometimes the lesson is not what's being taught. Maths, for example, teaches you how to look at a problem, break it down and solve pieces at a time, step by step. Even if the maths is not useful, the process of thinking is.

> That’s like the exact opposite of the truth.

Depends what field you're in. Computing moves pretty bloody fast.

Hopefully? I mean, that's the theory. Maybe Google it to be sure.

Triple zero is easy to remember and, as far as I'm aware, there's no particular problems with accidental dialling. 112 forwards to 000 because it is an international standard that arrived long after 000. It's so travellers only need to know one number and their call will be forwarded to 911, 000, 999 or whatever depending on the country.

> Unless you're disabled, leave voice assistant off.

You have a very limited understanding of accessibility. It's not just for the disabled. What about a mother holding a baby, or someone with a broken arm, or someone carrying something heavy, or someone driving, or someone with dirty hands, or someone in a hurry, or someone being jostled in a crowded place?

Leave the voice assistant on and let it help when you need it.

> They were saying 1-1-2 (instead of like left left right or right right left) which happens to be Australias version of 911

Australia's emergency number is 000. 112 is an international standard that forwards to 000.

Huh. Still no sources. I'm going to shut down inbox replies now. You may get in the last word if you like, but I will not be notified and will not return to read it.

>If you don’t know why at this point can’t help ya

Yes, clearly you are having quite the difficulty finding a source to back up your claims. Weird. You would expect scientific topics would be better documented.

>I promise electricity is a secondary energy source. Calling it a resource is FUD.

There are quite a few problems with that.

One: Your source doesn't say it's not a resource. It only says it is a secondary energy source. There is nothing to say those terms are mutually exclusive.

Two: Secondary energy sources include petroleum. Are you arguing that petroleum is not a resource?

Three: I asked for a source that electricity cannot be wasted. That is the core argument here. Do you have one or not?

> Also bullshit on your 2 year ROI on solar lol.

I didn't say it took two years. I said it finished two years ago. Judging by your tactics so far, I would expect that is a deliberate misinterpretation so you can avoid the uncomfortable point that you have no answer for: that my electricity is currently free.

>You don’t need a link, common sense should...

You say that a lot. For the record, I agree it should be. However, I don't agree that it is.

So: Source?

> Solar isn’t free.

It finished paying for itself two years ago.

>The source is common sense.

Ah, so no scientific source for your purported scientific claim.

>Electricity is a fundamental human right.

Sounds like you're just inventing bullshit on the fly now. Do you have a source for this one? Because I have several that contradict you.

> You are wasting money, not electricity.

I have solar.

>It isn’t what I like, it is science

Okay. Could I have a scientific source that you cannot waste electricity, please?

> There is no such thing as wasting electricity.

If you use it up but don't use it, it's wasted.

> Electricity isn’t a resource.

Sure, if you like.