I do think given this information (and much cleaner energy mix, particularly in summer) Europe should invest more in AC.

Correct, the US data pretty clearly shows fewer heat related deaths than Europe, with how widespread AC is over there I assume it is a major factor in these numbers. The problem as you alluded to is that their energy mix is still very carbon heavy.

Why is it always tearing up regulations? Why is it never improving them? Worst of all worlds, you lose the wisdom of the initial regulation AND you lose the benefit of solutions developed through iteration.

Nobody should have to isolate themselves culturally to protect the most precious thing they have - their attention.

For another, people shouldn't have to pay for 3rd party services to protect themselves like this.

But also, the existing solutions feel insufficient. Where is the digital wellbeing solution that covers smart TVs? YouTube is booming on TVs.

Of course you can already do all of this with a variety of solutions, some of them paid-for, some of them OS level. So why bother with app level features?

For one thing, laptops are much more annoying to set-up good self-binding solutions on.

I think giving people choices is the way to go. App level support for self-binding mechanisms, scheduled times they can use the app, daily usage limits. There should also always be the option to completely disable algorithmic curation and have it persist between sessions.

It's not a massive leap to say that attention is a key input into productivity. There is a prize to be won from increased regulation.

You may even get a lot of buy-in from the average worker who is sick of the whole monstrous mess.

So how could it be regulated?

Not decarbonised enough of course, but still.

I assume you saw the FT piece with the deaths caused by overheating graphs? Even in countries that supposedly manage with superior building design like Spain and Italy they have more deaths than the US. Sometimes I think people don't realise how much our energy mix has become decarbonised.

I quite enjoyed CDMX tacos recently, although I found I enjoyed the chicken more than the beef. One day I'll get to Mexico City and have a proper point of reference. 😁

AI might actually just be lowering the barrier to entry for those with low technical skill, allowing them to cobble together something low quality.

It might not be as useful for experienced veterans.

Ah, I've not ridden Voltron yet, how would you describe it? Somehow I have not ridden a single coaster in Germany yet, so many trips to plan...

Really they should adapt the books up to and including God Emperor of Dune to really drive the point home.

VC just didn't seem to have the level of forcefulness I was expecting, also it wasn't as well paced as I was expecting. GCE had bags of airtime and intensity with a nice varied layout. It's possible VC just wasn't running well when I rode it, but that's all I have to go on.

I rode VelociCoaster in September and GCE a few weeks ago and honestly I preferred GCE. Definitely get over there to ride it!