Yes, “reduce, reuse, recycle” in that order. It is better to sell or give away an old PC instead of just sending it for recycling or even landfill.

The Linux experience has changed quite a lot over the years. You’re unlikely to have trouble getting your computer to work with it now.

You’ll be more vulnerable to malware because it won’t be patched against newly discovered exploits.

You can’t generalize about public transport across the whole of the USA. It’s very variable between different cities, and some have pretty good systems.

Last I heard, Republicans were trying to cut the JWST’s funding. Can’t have society invest in anything that doesn’t make money for a billionaire.

People are complaining about the blurriness, but I’m old and this picture is astonishing.

There’s not really anything wrong with being incompetent, so long as you have the humility to admit it and learn from people who know better, and try not to cause harm. That’s not Musk’s minions though.

Ah there goes another thing that distinguished the USA from China and Russia.

It’ll most likely be avian flu, which is pretty bad. The Trump people are trying to ban MRNA vaccines and cut the vaccine research that might have helped with it.

Efficiency is when the government abandons all its investments, lets everything fall apart, and drives all scientists to take jobs abroad before the next uncontrolled pandemic paralyzes the country.