MS Windows keeps the TZ definitions in the registry, not files. Either way though, there's no reason MS couldn't have pushed the update out correctly. The problem is, changing the way time zones work can cause real problems with scheduled jobs regardless of TZ (as demonstrated with PA and Fabric especially,) so it needs to go through proper QA before rollout. Clearly MS didn't do the prerequisites.

I am decidedly a Natural Born U.S. Citizen. I know what political system we have.

Your response is lacking any statistics.

I can understand why you might think that Republicans have us on track for a major economic downturn and wide-spread financial crisis. I don't agree with you, but I can understand why you might think that.

What I don't understand is why you think Democrats are the solution. Please detail how you think their policies will right the ship. With historical statistics, if you don't mind.

Yes, if one assumes the term "AI Companies" only means OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, etc. If you read the financial analysis, that is not who they mean. By and large they mean the Mag 7 who are the largest consumers/builders of these services and their related infrastructure.

These are important points. Also worth considering, almost none of the AI companies in the U.S. Stock Exchange market caps have had their IPO in the last 5 years (~45% of total market cap.) They are established companies with revenue.

FTSA: "By contrast, according to Goldman Sachs, AI stocks account for 42% of China's market capitalization and 57% of trading turnover, leaving investors widely exposed to the downturn."

On the Chinese markets, almost all of the AI companies leading the market had their IPO in the last 5 years, were heavily government subsidized, and have comparably much lower revenue. I'm not saying there can't/won't be a bubble-pop in U.S. markets, and in fact there has been a recent significant correction. But comparing the China AI market to the U.S. AI Market is not apple-to-apples.

You could read it that way. You could also read it as a message to the Israeli voters that if they don't choose Bibi, they'll have to deal with Iran on their own. It's not like Iran's aggressiveness towards Israel was specific to Bibi being in power.

You prefer solar+wind to nuclear. Fair, that's you prerogative. Just say that then, instead of baselessly implying that the finances are somehow fraudulent.

Your CBO link has nothing to do with DOE loans or guarantees. Irrelevant.

The GAO document merely indicates that the DOE is not on track to make as many loans as Congress has authorized (not required.) Does not indicate the loans are bad or at risk of default.

The energy.gov document says: "Given the LPO’s reliance on contractors and third-party advisors, we initiated this audit to determine whether the LPO had an effective framework in place for managing conflicts of interest for contractors providing support and advisory services to its Office." It does not indicate that the loans are bad or at risk, but simply points out that there may be conflicts of interest. There always are, so that's a nothingburger.

I have offered no "benefit of the doubt." I stated the normal terms and results of a loan. Full stop. If you are aware of documented shortcomings of the agreement, by all means please link them here.

All good questions. Get back to me when you've "looked into the details." Until then, I believe the U.S. is desperately short of electrical supply and should be doing things to remedy that.

This is the relevant point. If you're using Microsoft OS, you know they are collecting telemetry from you (unless you block it at firewall or similar.) Google is also collecting telemetry via Chrome for sure. I use both Chrome and Edge on a daily basis for varying reasons not limited to every once in a while I find an interface that only works properly in one or the other (looking at you Synology DSM.) Both work just fine with no notice-able performance difference. But if limiting the exposure of my data/telemetry were my primary concern, I think I'd choose Edge simply because the only one browser company is collecting my data. Nevermind that every website you visit collects their own regardless of browser choice.

The horror. Imagine if Finder on MacOS searched both local and iCloud files!

The U.S. Taxpayer is not funding any of this. The Federal money is in the form of a loan. Presuming that loan is repaid, the taxpayer should actually make some money back on the investment.

Also, presumably, safety regulations must be adhered to. I know the current state of regulation is debate-able, but it's not non-existent. The argument of who will pay for decommissioning is a moot point...those funds have already been allocated, but I expect the Hyper-scalers behind these rejuvenations would pony up if required (I think they should be required.)

Maybe the RAM crunch will make optimizing resource utilization cool again?

When there is a questionable situation, the very first thing you should do is "scramble" assets. If you need them to take action, they need to be in position to do so. This sort of "scramble" happens all the time, we just don't hear about it because the dreaded AI wasn't involved. Never heard of fighters being scrambled to intercept Russian bombers near Alaskan airspace? Happens almost monthly and has for decades.