At the end of the day every day I put on astrophysics/space/universe documentaries. It's amazing how I can go from stressed, and worried about this or that from work or home, and suddenly I'm thinking about how far 4 light years is, or what the rings of Saturn look like up close, or what it must be like to be in orbit around a supermassive black hole 20 billion times the mass of the sun. My mind fills with wonder, it no longer has room for my daily worries, and I fall asleep. It's the closest thing I have to religious awe.

All compass based navigation will grind to a halt. So, no effect.

Part of Washington is beautiful, green and progressive, the other part is barren, sunny and cheap (more similar to Texas)

This will just be a new way for the police to apply systematic racism/classism. The white and wealthy will, on average, get a pass, and the rest will get arrested.

If true, I'll sleep better at night knowing that the right-wing domestic terrorists are generally dumb and leaving a noisy trail.

My grandmother had instant near boiling water on tap when I was a child, say 40 years ago.

I have the 13 Pro Max, and I usually by a local sim when traveling. This is going to be a factor to me, and I don't always have the option to plan ahead. I was in Thailand recently a fellow traveler invited me to join him to see Ankor Wat so was spontaneously in Cambodia. a Physical sim was $4 for unlimited high-speed data, I have no idea if esim was an option then or if not when it will be. I would hate to be restricted to that across the whole world. When I upgrade to the 15, I will have to see what my options are and maybe get a European or Asian Iphone.

You can get cellphone plans for under $10/month with unlimited texts, and just block any number you want. https://airtable.com/shrraH105YVJQF2Yr/tblEmEejK6hl4kEZZ/viwjy8hXFgVcaYoHK