The UK is a lot more then Scotland + England. The Welsh, northern Irish and Isle of Manx would like to have a word with you, to name a few.

The Isle of Man isn't part of the UK?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man

The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom

This isn’t new. In fact, one could argue that heating is the core business and as a side effect some older ASICs also mine some bitcoins.

I am 1,5 years into a break. Haven’t had time to feel bored yet. But I do look forward to a 9-5 job again, just for the structure it provides.

If you can afford it, why get back? Now after a dozen years I am bored of my 9-5 but running the race to make my FIRE numbers plus provide some cushion for my son with disabilities but if I had a choice I would quit again ( but I am much older now )

And English isn’t the USA official language.

I misread this article. At first I thought all publishers would stop making paperbacks.

How does Fistjaf always know how to tickle my interests?

I forgot that this was a problem for some. I’ve been op iPad iPhone and macOS for too long it guess.

yup, thats still a nightmare for a lot of people

There is no experimental evidence , just an interesting idea .

> Whether the universe is indeed a computational construct remains an open question, but the entropic nature of gravity provides compelling evidence that information is a fundamental component of physical reality and data com- pression drives physical processes in the universe.

My mother is almost 80, bless her heart.

I gave her an iPad Owh, 10 years ago? And I’ve never had to troubleshoot her system ever again. No spyware. No viruses. Nothing.

The worst that happened recently is that the Starlink antenna had te be realigned after a particularly heavy wind blew it off the roof almost. Oh and her printer needed new toners after printing for x years without problems.

Printer model?

Why, you want to buy a new printer?

If you want inkjets, buy those with ink tanks. More expensive up front, but operating cost is so cheap. And no more "you have to replace a whole cartridge just because Magenta is low"; if Magenta is low, buy a bottle of Magenta, and fill.

For laser printers, buy those whose toner cartridges are separate from the drum, and those whose toner cartridges can be reset mechanically. And refillable.

My go-to brand for printers is Brother, btw.

A classic that's still true:

https://www.theverge.com/23642073/best-printer-2023-brother-...

Mine is... 15+ years old? I replaced the toner once. And it doesn't have Ethernet or WiFi, so I bought Printopia for my iMac (to which it's attached) to enable AirPrint.