chaosCruiser

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There will also be more extreme weather. Super cold winters, super hot summers, super dry times, super heavy rain etc. Storm bunkers could become popular.

In this case, you should prioritize those laptops with an Intel network card. You don’t want to deal with strange driver issues if using SSH is important.

And once the toast is ready, the machine pukes it out for you to enjoy. It’s sort of like the way birds feeding their young. The toaster should also make a relevant sound when that happens to max out everyone’s unsettle-o-meter. If you like, you can even record your own authentic sound on the next Saturday morning.

How about Ikea instructions? You look at a pile of screws and a red circle appears around the one you need next.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

How about a smart toaster? It knows what kind of bread you feed it, toasts it just right and understands your feedback. This way, it will update a neural network that covers all types of bread it has ever seen and how you like them toasted.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just realized, there’s also another benefit. You could bring multiple batteries to a trip and not worry about charging. You know, the way you have always done with DSLR cameras.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It’s about 80-130 € depending on phone model, and that includes work and the battery. If I could just buy a battery online and replace it myself, the prices should be more reasonable. Apparently one day that will actually happen.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Replacing the battery is pretty expensive, so I prefer to optimize my charging patterns so I never ever have to get it replaced. However, if I could do it myself, I might abuse the battery much more. I might even leave my devices plugged in overnight.

You have to work harder than that to earn such an esteemed award.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today -2 points 3 weeks ago

It may be easier to get a rifle or a shotgun for hunting purposes. Really depends on location, but this might be the easiest and fastest way to legally get your hands on a firearm.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

My argument is that the shift from agrarian to industrial economy is the primary cause. It triggered all the things often cited in these articles, such as education and the cost of having babies. I would argue, that those are only secondary factors affecting birth rates, but not the initial trigger.

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