The 4 year upgrade cycle is too short on one hand. On the other, critical software like Firefox is too old even then so I have to use a flatpack for that which does not integrate well. I am using Debian 12. The other option is that Mozilla does have a debian repo but that is harder to setup.

Correct me if I am wrong but I think some breakers you have to fully shut off before resetting. Also good to figure out why it tripped. What do you have on that circuit for example and is it too much.

Meta is used in many ways. In CS usually something in between. Source code, intermediate or meta code, binary code.

Such a crazy title. Should say “Longer device lifetimes reduce waste”.

One reason I use Linux. My workstation was puchased back in 1998 and I do a partial but fairly major update about every 10 years.

Same reason I have a Pixel with Graphene. Should get 6 years maybe a bit more.

Yes humans are terible at multitasking.

Not at all. The Volt is great. No major issues. Not sure why your loosing your shit over something you seem to know nothing about.

Over bloan. Software does not age but security does. Other things that do not age well is specialty tech hardware components. Batteries are a question too.

I know my volt at 10 years does not have a viable oem battery replacement (back ordered and nutty price). I can get a reasonable after market battery though.

Frankly I can be convinced of a lot of things and there are a lot of reasonable solutions. A rigid system the is a bad deal for 80% the people is however not reasonable. Nor is one that divides rather then unifies. The current system has big issues with both.

This is why IRV and other systems that allow for more then 2 parties are important.

I know for me, neither party represents me very well.

Thanks.

However UCare was entirely nonprofit and local. They had some great plans for great prices. Obviously too good for too little price.

Not sure but Medica might be largely nonprofit but it is not local. Health Partners might be too and local but it is a doctors and clinics network too. As far as I know most of the others are generally profit making entities acting narrowly as a nonprofit.

More tornadoes too I think. More intense rain at times.

Hail. Yes and constant stream of questionable roofers coming to your door.

Yes good analogy. Just my guess. Been a long time since I actually worked in the field.

There are various designs of backlights. They typically have a stack of loose components in an assembly. By loose I mean not totally fixed but not too free. They have to free float enought that temperature changes do not cause issues. They also have to not stick, warp, or buckle over time. Harder to engineer then you might think.

So consider what might happen if for example the top backlight film might buckle some then stick to the back of the lcd. The film might deform which would change its optical properties. Then later thermal cycling might cause release. It might do same elsewhere.

Not saying this is mechanism, but just example.

Edit: Keep in mind the LCD is glass, and the backlight components are plastic. Very different thermal expansion coefficients. Then add LED or CCFL lighting and you have a big changing heat source. Add on top of that humidity changes too.

Backlight I think. Probably film pack warp / buckle / wetout. Just a guess.

Edit: Worst part looks kind of like a wrinkle.

Sounds to me like the backlight behind the LCD. They have components which could potentially sag, stick, or warp. White screen is probably best way to see. Also look at various angles. May be more visible at some angles then others.

Hard to unsee. I know this feeling. I used to work in the industry years ago. Displays are never perfect and hard to unsee things once you see them especially when it was part of your job.

See the edit to my comment. If not sharp, could be warping of films in backlight.

That is an interesting one. LCDs as far as I know do not usually burn in and if it is moving then it is not really that anyway.

I will interested what others come up with?

Edit: Is sharp or gradual. Might be warping of films in the backlight for example if not sharp. Just a thought.

Jerboa is the standard one but there are many others.

The MAGA crowd all have TDS. Nothing matters.