“When you’re alone in another country” implies OP is an expat, but then they don’t go to their consulate? Riiiiiight. OP is a scammer.

“See these platforms as unreliable”.

You prompted ChatGPT to write this for GoFundMe. This isn’t that kind of platform AT ALL. Yeah it’s unreliable, because you’re a scammer who can’t even scam well.

Bullshit. If you were legit looking for help, you’d be asking for financial advice, food banks, etc. Resources to actually help. Not some pity story followed up with “you can find my contact info in my profile”. Your comments read like AI or someone’s writing exercise.

You real and want some advice? Look into declaring bankruptcy and restructuring your debts.

Thanks! It’s amusing when occasionally a friend will see it and act mock offended. I had someone once say it was rude - to which I replied “But how did you see it?”. Shuts em up fast lol

Because years ago I had an ex whom whenever I was at her parents, they would snoop through my phone. I’d seen a joke image of a large colored box with that text in really tiny letters(so you had to squint to see it) and decided to copy it on my phone lock screen. Needless to say, they stopped soon after. But I kept it around ever since because I think it’s funny. I just set the “emergency lock screen info” to that text to display it.

Yes it is!

The background changes to match the current weather.

Yeah… Saying we don’t use them as much as… Freight. Try to keep up?

You’re looking at a different issue. I’m referring to passenger trains vs freight trains and you’re talking about freight trains vs semi trucks. I’m saying that the rail we do have, we overwhelmingly use for freight. It’s the primary reason we still have trains today in the US.

In regards to percentage of freight shipped by rail vs other means, I believe you that semis take a ton of that.

That’s a fair point, but then I’m just sitting here going “Well don’t but an Apple, duh”. Like you don’t buy a minivan expecting to take it out on the racetrack, so why do so many people insist Apple be what it isn’t?

Apple is like the Nintendo of computers. Are their devices the fastest/top of the line? Not really - at least not at Apples price points. But do they offer a pretty seamless “it just works” performance? Yeah. You buy an Apple if you want that. If you want upgradable hardware or just more customization and features, you… Go elsewhere.

These options for cell and wifi connectivity exist, as you’ve also pointed out. But consumers are overall lazy(yeah, I’ll get yelled at for that, but it’s true - a quick search would have revealed tons of options) and demand solutions just be handed to them. You can’t help those who don’t want to actually learn.

No, the subject is shipping cargo. Try to keep up.

And I pointed to the iPads, that are keyboardless laptops, that come standard with one from the exact company you criticized. So I really question what you do know.

It’s almost like you’d swap out the WiFi card for a sim/WiFi card… Ffs tech literacy really has died, hasn’t it?

It is an option. Search for cell phone laptop modem and you will find hundreds of cards to install to give you cell phone service.

Literally every internet device has a modem. You just change it from one with a wifi antenna to one with a LTE(cellphone) antenna.

This question was born entirely out of ignorance of the devices existence, not an actual lack of the device existing. I had one in the freaking 90’s.

Does no one remember tablet pcs, which are just low end laptops without a keyboard, that come pretty standard with cell phone service, including iPads???

Yes, but “we will avoid trains no matter what” is blatantly false. It’s terrible, but it is our main method of shipping freight from ports to inland cities.

Driverless does not meant unmonitored. Aside from numerous sensors, including door sensors, you really think if it suddenly slows to 0 mph at an unscheduled time/location that it’s not going to alert someone? “Hey, your freight just stopped transporting itself. Guess we should do nothing”. Aside from most of these being ready to be taken over by a remote driver if need be for liability and convenience reasons.

Large neodymium magnet on the bottom will do it. Most are induction activated. They taught this in every motorcycle driving class I ever attended, along with the rules for legally running a red light.

Except that nearly all US rail is for freight. We hate PASSENGER trains. We freaking love freight rail.

A step in the right direction isn’t good enough when there’s miles to tread.

So all or nothing? Then you’ll get nothing.

But did Tesla facilitate that or was Tesla worn like a puppet by an investor(Elon). There’s a distinct difference and what I’m asking. Do we blame every company that gets gutted by Venture Capitalists? Do they have no path to redemption?