@matigo they must be ready to go home or something.
@kdfrawg very true, it’s uncommon here, mostly because historically, the number of really hot days in a year could be counted on one hand.
Meanwhile, my wife grew up in the South, where it was a requirement, so we’ve had it pretty much every place we’ve lived.
/@peemee
Some interesting insights learned while researching to write a book on Claude Shannon: https://medium.com/the-mission/10-000-hours-with-claude-shannon-12-lessons-on-life-and-learning-from-a-genius-e8b9297bee8f
@matigo yup. That and deal with moar construction. Monday, they will start putting up the roof over our new patio.
@matigo It's only been 40C in Seattle one time since I've lived here. That said, they're backing off a little on the forecast, but still, we're talking 38C. Good thing I'll be south when it hits. :)
If the weather forecasts are correct, we're going to get up to 40C this week in the Seattle area. That's quite a bit warmer than usual.
@kdfrawg Humans are good at assessing immediate danger, but not so good at assessing longer-term risk. Most of these issues do not fall in the "immediate danger" category, and the behaviors necessary to mitigate those risks impede convenience, so most people don't bother.
@kdfrawg most people have no concept of what makes something “secure” much less give a crap about it. A big part of that security equation is how often the device receives software updates, something there is no easy way to evaluate prior to making a purchase short of past experience.
If I were seriously going to switch from iOS to Android, it would be to a device that has minimal OS-level customizations and receives security updates straight from Google. Which is none of the cheap handsets I’ve played with so far, or even the significantly more expensive Samsung Galaxy S8+.