n2burns

How am I supposed to prove that a $15K 350mi EV doesn't exist? It's Russell's teapot.

I wouldn't recommend installing a distro just to install a different DE. IMHO, you should be fine with cinnamon. I'm using Linux Mint 21.3 with cinnamon on an x201 (Thinkpad released in 2010), though I did up the RAM to the 8GB max. However, if you want XFCE, is there a reason you don't want to use Linux Mint 21.3 with XFCE? If that's no good for you, I'd recommend finding a distro that fits most of your needs right out of the box, maybe Peppermint Linux or MX Linux?

*editors note; i’m not a tankie, i just know that china has ~~invested in~~ subsidized technology while the us has been bogged down in partisanship (look at solar)

FTFY. While the Chinese government has made major investments in technology, the problem is their excessive subsidies which are allowing Chinese manufacturers to artificially out-compete their competitors. As others have pointed out, it's the same as "Big-Tech Disruptors" who begin with unsustainable prices, and once all their competitors leave the market they raise their prices.

While we've seen this cycle play out quite a few times in Big Tech, I think a lot of people just aren't aware of what it is. I've had friends decry how, "Uber is now basically as expensive as a taxi." I point out how Uber is only recently profitable and see people's minds get blown.

None of those are Chinese EVs. I was pointing out that the "anique import loophole" doesn't apply to Chinese EVs (at least for another couple decades).

They're almost exclusively being imported as antique vehicles. I don't think you're going to find a cheap, useful, 25-year old Chinese EV, but all the power to you!

Okay, but that's a completely different topic than your Original Post, and doesn't address the points made in the comment you were responding to.

EDIT: Fixed a word.

It's literally in the article:

...the U.S. announced on May 28 that it had suspended operations so repairs could be made.

The United Nations said on Friday it had still not resumed transportation of aid from the pier to U.N. World Food Programme warehouses.

I'm not even sure if terms are necessary, though I don't mind the idea of a long term where at the end, Justices would have to be re-nominated. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) does just fine with lifetime appointments (though we do have mandatory retirement at 75).

I think we could tinker with rules and procedure (for example, instituting strong codes of ethics), but I think what SCOTUS needs is a change in cultural norms, and that's extremely hard to bring about. The process for appointments to the SCC and SCOTUS are very similar, yet SCOTUS appointments are highly politicized while any "seemingly political" appointments of judges in Canada have faced huge public backlashes.

I think there are many differences that created these cultural norms but IMHO, one of the biggest is the politicization of lower-level judges (as well as other positions). This interweaves law and politics, and it's not unheard of for members of the judiciary to jump into full political-positions and back again. This is very different than Canada, where we also have many lawyers who enter politics, but that basically closes the door on ever entering the judiciary.

I'm always confused when I hear stories like this about important, powerful people. It feels like driving isn't "worth their time" and when they have to travel by car, they should be escorted so they can continue to do their work.

I agree with your message, but as a Canadian, I always find it funny how Americans throw around "unelected" as a pejorative. Very few countries hold elections for anything that isn't a professional-political positions. Maybe I'm biased from my experiences, but I don't think there is anything wrong with judges being unelected, they should be apolitical and follow a code of ethics.