I’ve tried to switch to Linux as my primary OS several times over the years, and every time I’ve done it I’ve run into some bullshit where I need to install a kernel patch to make my mouse wheel work or find a custom driver on some obscure forum to have working sound. I’m a technically-competent person but it’s been a huge hassle literally every time I’ve tried, and that’s without getting into WINE or other cross-platform shenanigans. I want it to “just work” and my experience is that it just doesn’t. That said, it’s been a few years and Windows 11 appears to be insanely hot garbage, so maybe I’ll give it another shot.

Youtuber who runs the Technology Connections channel, where he goes on wild deep dives into home appliances, and will often spend 45 minutes talking about dishwashers or sensor cooking in microwaves.

Yup, RTGs exist, but they’re impractical for most terrestrial use cases. The problem is that any isotope that’s energetic enough to generate meaningful amounts of energy is also going to be somewhere between quite dangerous and insanely dangerous if the container is breached. And unless there are very strong protocols in place for handling the RTG, on a long enough timeline, there’s basically guaranteed to be a nuclear accident.