LordOfTheChia

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I'll second this. I've setup an Kubuntu PC for my parents. It's worked really well for the past 5+ years. One thing I wish I had done was Setup remote access they can easily turn it on when they need help.

The other thing that has come up is the monitor resolution changing (ex: if they're using a UHD TV as a monitor but I set it to 1080p to make things legible for them).

For the second, I added a bright and easily visible icon to their desktop that will run a quick script to reset their monitor resolution to 1080p.

Op should have a plan for updates and especially auto updating the browser. Some banking sites may stop working if the browser hasn't been updated in a while.

Also do take time to explain the difference between the desktop (as part of the OS) vs things like application windows and especially the browser and where to find things they may not necessarily need that often but will be useful if you can't remote in, like OS settings.

You should check the AudioScienceReviews site for the RZ-50 vs the 3800h.

As a long time Onkyo fan, I ended up picking a Denon Receiver for my "big" basement home theater that was very well reviewed for its use as just a preamp.

Craigslist provided most of the the cheap but good amps (Crown amps) that I use to drive the speakers. Also eventually bought an outlaw 5 (or 7?) channel amp for the tweeter and midrange while using the Crown (class D) for the woofers. Now I need to upgrade my basemenet electrical.

Separate amps (even cheaper crown or outlaw ones) can be a big step up from any receiver internal amp.

Also note that onkyo built in amps changed a fair bit after the release of the RZ line. To me the TX-NR and earlier 700/800 and up amps were top notch.

The new ones are still OK.

Another thing. Some 7.1.4 receivers limit which channels you can use for your first amp when in 7.1.4 mode. The TX-RZ50 makes you use your first external amp for either the surround back or height 2.

Something to keep in mind.

I'd go with the 3800h or the RZ-50 for upgradeability. I do have the RZ-50 driving a set of Definitive in-walls and I've been very happy. It replaced a TX-NR 906 which also worked well but eventually had HDMI issues.

Edit: oof, just noticed the date on the post

I have a sneaking suspicion that the Robotaxi isn't ready and instead we just got a look at the Tesla Model 2.

It would make more sense as others mentioned for a robotaxi to have more room for seating and cargo. Even face to face seating.

Full height cargo space like a SUV or crossover (station wagon) body would maximize cargo space for quick cargo loading and unloading.

Also there are fast food alternatives to McDonalds as well.

IMO, Wendy's has much better burgers. Haven't had Carl's Jr's in a long while but I remember their "$6 Burgers" were pretty good.

Burger King, the meat quality seems to have gone downhill. Like an unchewable but in each meat patty. They used to be my favorite.

Edit: the "$6 burger" is now called the thick burger since it now costs more than $6

Indeed, folks need to get involved at the local level and primaries.

For those that complain about the first past the post voting, Alaska managed to pass ranked choice voting:

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-ranked-choice-voting-5ae6c163af2f8a70a8f90928267c4086

If you hate FPTP and the choices it gives you, don't just sit out the election, that's an inherent vote for the person you like the least. You can try to back a similar ranked choice measure in your state:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Alaska_Measure_2

They also included in the ruling that:

"Chief Justice Roberts determines that “official conduct,” which garners presumptive immunity under the Court’s framework, may not be used as evidence of other crimes when prosecuting former presidents."

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-supreme-court-s-presidential-immunity-decision

My understanding, a president having an "official" meeting with his staff regarding commiting a crime that falls outside of his normal presidential duties is no longer admissible as evidence for the criminal act.

This may actually make the medications more available for those who are not patients of "Done Global, Inc" which was a telehealth company that specializes in ADHD.

But those who are patients of Done Global Inc are going to have a hell of a time finding a different doctor and getting back on their meds.

Major pharmacies like CVS Health and Walmart have stopped filling prescriptions from Done

I couldn't find the specific regulation they violated, but reading this and from the vague description, my best guess that they may have been playing loose with "establishing a patient relationship" and doing thorough evaluations of patients to ensure they had ADHD (and possibly skipping alternative lower Schedule medications).

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/telehealth-policy/prescribing-controlled-substances-via-telehealth

Edit: From the DEA announcement

In many cases, Done Global prescribed ADHD medications when they were not medically necessary.

https://www.dea.gov/documents/2024/2024-06/2024-06-14/statement-dea-administrator-anne-milgram-done-global-inc

When I think of "stuffing" I think of people creating wholly illegitimate ballots, which does not seem to be what happened here.

That's exactly what ballot stuffing is and why what these folks are charged with is not ballot stuffing:

https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_stuffing

Ballot stuffing or ballot box stuffing is a form of electoral fraud in which a greater number of ballots are cast than the number of people who legitimately voted. The term refers generally to the act of casting illegal votes or submitting more than one ballot per voter when only one ballot per voter is permitted.[1]

If the absentee ballots they handled were either fabricated or if the voters they were from already voted, then yes it would be "ballot stuffing" but I didn't see that in the article. Just "mishandling".

Still best that absentee ballots are handled properly as to show the voter hasn't voted in person.