Does this mean they'll finally stop updating and rebooting my computer without my permission?
In this context, "funk" = microorganisms that can harm you if consumed. The bacteria used in producing the cheese are safe to consume.
People are busy, and academics especially get tons of emails to wade through. When we say that authors will gladly share their papers, it means that the incentives are aligned such that it benefits them to share their work for free. It doesn't mean that they'll drop everything else to respond to your email.
What makes you think it's a myth?
Doesn't sound too different from interacting with people when you don't know how to read body language.
If you consider only the mean, then of course you're going to be better off without insurance on average. But most of us don't care about the mean. We care about the variance. And when you buy insurance, you're reducing the variance in your life in exchange for a lower mean. The problem with insurance isn't insurance itself, but that often you pay and get nothing in return.
Ah, gotcha. You weren't the only one to say this, so I thought there might be something more to it.
What's the problem with GRUB and will it impact someone who sees the boot menu maybe three times a year at most?
Unfortunately, windows likes to wake your computer from sleep to update and reboot without your permission. All unsaved work be damned.
Needing to click to play a video is a Firefox feature, and it's been there for ages already. It doesn't allow any audio to play until you interact with the page.
How does shutting down fix the problem of the computer not sleeping properly?
Specifically as adults with abs on their back.