I'm in the market for a tablet upgrade because my Galaxy S3 Tab is feeling quite laggy and is years out of support. I was excited to give the iPad Air a shot as I've heard so many good things about about the M1 chip. But the locked down nature of iOS made it impossible to recreate my workflows and seemingly failed to really take advantage of the M1, so I returned the Air and am currently looking into the S9 Tab.
I think your second comment is the explanation for your first. There are certainly cheaper boards available, but the form factor of the Uno allows for use with a whole host of hats and shields, and releasing an updated board with more powerful hardware allows for more complex projects using those hats and shields.
I was surprised to hear that he uses GitHub Copilot. I'd assumed that with his understanding of the language that it would be easier/faster to just type what he wanted, but he said that 1) he's not a very good typist and so it can safe him some time and 2) Copilot can help fill in code for concepts that he's learned but would need to look up as a refresher.
I had similar thoughts and can recommend this video that helped me understand why the sharps/flats exist. It goes through a brief history of western music before harmonization was a thing, and then needing to introduce new notes in order to have perfect 4ths and 5ths.
https://youtu.be/r7aQQQsvxho
I understand that giving a percentage of the company to investors is the way modern venture capital works, but attempting to create a global currency and then giving 10% to a handful of investors seems like a bit too much centralization right out of the gate. Given the current state of the economy, I have no doubt that the majority of the wealth will eventually be centralized in the hands of a few, but I don't think we need to start there.
An office I worked in had a microwave that had only a single dial. The dial had time increments on a pseudo-logarithmic scale from 10 seconds up to tens of minutes. Turn clockwise to turn on, turn counterclockwise to turn off/clear. It was nice because you could also decrease the time mid-cook if you decided that you didn't want to as long and were fine eating a slightly colder lunch.
I really wish the Raspberry Pi form factor hadn't become the de facto form factor for these kind of devices. I much prefer the Beaglebone layout with power, video, and networking on one side and USB on the opposite,
I've read (and enjoyed) "Winners Take All" but I'm still having trouble understanding your argument. Could you explain what you mean by the "government-controlled economic environment" and how giving to charities "just harms capitalism." Thanks.
A related book that I found very helpful is Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach. It introduced to me the idea of "self-compassion" which has been much more beneficial to me than self-esteem, and has also discusses meditation as a way to better understand one's self.