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Does the value the NYT adds to the internet outweigh the negatives of turning people into dangerous communists by weaponizing misinformation? No. Does the value added by sources like the Breitbart outweigh the negatives of being occasionally biased or outright wrong? Yes.

I always though the 9-5 style was because a lot of work is easier when it's light outside and people are awake.

Heh, I got a tech job at 56.

But ... there is a lot of ageism out there. Which I've never understood.

Milton Friedman - Only governments create inflation

https://youtu.be/F94jGTWNWsA

“Inflation is made in Washington because only Washington can create money. Any other attribution to other groups of inflation is wrong.”

Don't know if you want to make a distinction between Science Fiction and Science Fantasy.

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Contact (1997)

Back To The Future (1995)

Logan's Run (1976)

Soylent Green (1973)

Solaris (1972)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Tron (1982)

ET (1982)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Apollo 13 (1995)

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)

Armageddon (1998)

The Omega Man (1971)

The Quiet Earth (1985)

WarGames (1983)

When Worlds Collide (1951)

Independence Day (1996)

Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956)

The Thing from Another World (1951) -- "Keep watching the skies!"

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Rocketship X-M (1950); Osa Massen wow!

The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)

Finally two of the very best Disney comedies:

The Abscent-Minded Professor (1961); "Hey Neptune, why don't you just submerge!"

Son of Flubber (1963)

The simple reason is that these search engines don't exist to help you find information.

The search engines exist to try and sell you stuff.

I've had nearsightedness with astingmatism for 40 years. It's irrelevant if you have glasses made and wear them.

You haven't had you vision checked in 4 years. Get it checked and get new glasses.

Echo recommendation for CBT. Helped me greatly and it will help you.

How old will you be in 5 years if you do nothing? 45. If you make big changes, how old will you be in 5 years? The same? The point is: your age has nothing to do with it. At 40, you're still young.

Get thee back to the US. You can change careers.

You can have a wife and kids. Although be prepared to meet women with "baggage" - a prior divorce and children. The key to find a wife is to treat it like a second full-time job. Were you raised in a particular religious faith? If yes, join a singles group associated to it? Worried that you'll meet a woman who will want to go to church every Sunday? Stop worrying -- you can sit through anything for an hour.

You're not too old. It's not too late.

Good luck.

If you really want to scare yourself, read:

Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change, by William R. Catton

You need to see a psychiatrist for diagnosis and treatment. You are showing symptoms of depression. If you have depression, you can't get out of it by yourself -- you will need help. Fortunately, there are professionals standing by who have dedicated their lives to helping people just like you.

There can be biological causes for low mood and energy. I'll mention two.

The first is hypothyroidism (low thyroid). This comes on insidiously, with lower and lower levels over a span of years. Your energy gets lower and lower, slowly over time. Thyroid hormone is needed by every cell in your body to produce energy. Can be diagnosed with the TSH blood test (if above 3, suspect hypothyroidism).

The second is low testosterone, which can also be diagnosed with blood tests. It also develops insidiously. Testosterone has a powerful effect on the brain. A hundred years ago, testosterone was used as a therapy for depression (it worked).

Go see a doctor. You can't get out of it by yourself.

They only advance it when the US President is a Republican.

This is really going to make 5 people angry.

I live in Phoenix. Bring it.

Semiconductor fabrication process flows. How to start with a bare epitaxial silicon wafer, then process it step by step, until it leaves the fab.

osamagirl69 and tuatoro have given you some good advice. Sadly (yet predictably) the rest is misguided, wrong, or dangerous.

To emphasize tuatoro's points, it appears some of your branch circuits were damaged by the strike. Their wiring needs to be inspected to see if the insulation was compromised. If yes, the wiring needs to be replaced. The dead kitchen appliances need to be evaluated for safety -- they could now be an electrocution risk.

Many of the comments display a dangerous (and common) misunderstanding of the purpose of a grounding rod. The language used for this topic is confusing, which doesn't help.

The important thing to know is: A GROUNDING ROD IS NOT A SAFETY GROUND.

Article 250 of the US National Electric Code covers "grounding" and "bonding." Note the two different words. "Grounding" (connect to earth) is done to limit voltage induced by lightening, line surges, or unintentional contact with higher-voltage lines.

"Bonding" is the connecting metal parts of enclosures, cases, and equipment to the supply source via an effective ground-fault current path. Bonding is what provides safety. This is what most people think of as the green "grounding" wire (in the code, called the "equipment grounding conductor."

Note it says "to the supply source." In your case, the source is the house 200 m away feeding your panel. The cable from that house should be 4 or 5 conductors, one of which is the equipment grounding conductor ("ground wire"). If the cable does not include the equipment grounding conductor, the cable MUST be replaced. It is not safe to run a separate wire back for the grounding conductor.

See this document on article 250 requirements:

https://www.mikeholt.com/instructor2/img/product/pdf/20NCT2-...

Thailand has 230 V / 50 Hz service, but the grounding and bonding principles are the same.

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Best Buy will take ewaste.

Only the most critical layers use the most advanced litho tools. The other layers use n-1 and n-2 litho tools and print larger geometries. You are correct that it is not a problem to print larger geometries.

However, there is more to it than just litho. Many thin films, implants, etching, polishing. A product is designed to a specific fabrication process flow. The real showstopper is that the process flow guarantees the electrical parameters of the transistors and passive devices will be with a certain range -- the product circuits are designed based on these parameters' values. A different process flow has all different electrical characteristics and the product won't work without redesign.