It's ... different. As I understand it (the Brave token), it's designed to replace the original ad with one of their own. In doing so, you earn credits that they will pay directly to the original website (once the site signs up with Brave.) So the idea is that the more you visit a site, they more that they'll pay, and vice versa. (As opposed to the original site receiving money from the original 3rd party ad-company as they expected.) I don't think Brave adds any new ones, just replace the ones that appear.

Personally, I just turn ALL of the ads off. I don't see ads, and if a site breaks and force-insists that I'll view them -- then I'll just leave; not worth my time.

The actually interesting sites already get my money. If you don't want me to see you as perhaps interesting, fine with me.

Remember the heated seat subscription that BMW(?) was promoting for awhile? Just wait for a prompt to appear on the dashboard while reaching a stoplight.

I'm sorry Dave, you've completely used up your free complimentary braking allowance for this month. Would you like more information into our "Premium" Plan* that slows the vehicle down up to 50%, or perhaps you'd be more interested in our "Ultimate" Plan* that lets you come to a compete stop up to 300x a month? (That's TEN a day!) Otherwise, for your safety, please start driving slowly and carefully until the end of the month.

* Notice: some plans are not available in some states. Please call your local dealer for more information.

"...you might have genuinely lost the key."

There was a guy (in UK?) maybe 5 years ago who had evidence of a crime he committed. (I think it was jaywalking.) He encrypted the file, printed out the keys, erased the encryption computer, then burned the keys on camera, suggesting the police then arrest him for not being able to decrypt the incriminating video.

I probably got parts wrong, but the thing is that he "wanted" to be arrested for not being able to produce the decryption key.

"... an equity kernel ..."

Sorry, is this when all processes run as root? (Because privilege is bad, I hear?)

There are a few videos on YT talking about how to locate and remove the SIM card from your car. (It varies wildly. but is usually a pain to reach.)

I plan to (a) pull the transmitter fuse if possible, (b) (test and then) install a switch to electronically disable the antenna, or (c) depower or (as a last resort) remove the SIM card.

I'd still like my car to occasionally talk for updates and such every 6 months or more, but certainly not milli-second-ly. I'd MUCH rather have it connect tethered thru my phone though which I could enable/disable at will. My car doesn't need to be a roving hot-spot or have it's own data plan.

I'd do just ANYTHING to lose weight -- except diet or exercise.

It's not deadly force if I shoot them in the leg though, right? After all, I can't run so fast anymore so I'm just evening out the score.

It's one thing if you're stealing food because you're hungry. It's totally another if you're doing it for your next hookup -- either sexual or drugs.

No, I'm not into organ transplantation on jaywalking, but you're only doing "petty theft" on people? You deserve a bit of a comedown and there are tools (cameras, baseball bats, etc) that can help out.

I personally faced down two criminals doing car thefts, on MY car though I didn't realize it at the time. None of us were armed and their story was WAY suspicious (It's 1AM and you got lost and you're going to take a nap HERE!??!) but at the time I couldn't find anything wrong and let them go. When they walked off the road to the woods in the wrong direction after I told them where they were trying to go, I called the police and later found out they were staling cars and trucks and were picked up an hour later in a nearby car lot with loaded cars on a trailer.

At the time I was all alone, no neighbors, phoneness, and outnumbered but managed to defuse the situation. I'd MUCH rather not have had them steal things to start with; after than I'd much rather have complete control over the situation until the police showed up. If they'd then come at me I'd have shot to kill, if they had run away I'd have shot to wound. But getting away would NOT be part of the picture -- so I guess in the cage I go.

People gripe about "Police Brutalities" -- I completely agree but think if we had a better class of criminals we wouldn't have those brutalities. The people screaming that ALSO need to ride with them for a week to see just what they deal with.

{
return 0; // WOW!! it runs SO much faster now!
//
// What loser ADDED IN all of those annoying error checks anyway?
//
// ignore any existing code below ..
}

But we all know that actually works, because the ones with the stinkiest feet will be the terrorists. They're the ones trying to sneak biological weapons on board.

He's using the military to get practice. And in a decade or so, the tanks he picked up at a 99.99% discount will be roaming the countryside while wardriving.

Radio Operator: Sir! Signal detected!
Commander: Wait for it ....
RO: They're visiting Duck Duck Go!
C: Right. At two o'clock, distance 800 meters. Load.
Infantryman: Loaded!
C: Aim.
I2: Target in sight, Ready.
C: Fire. (BOOOOM.) (Remote explosion.)
RO: Signal gone. Wait, there's another one! Looks like they're using Bing!
C: It's a friendly -- they're an ally in The Great Cookie War. Move on, let's see where the next criminals are hiding.

Link. (Oooh, look! Commas in the primary article!)

China .. 11,397
US ........ 5,057
India ..... 2,830
Russia ...1,652
Japan ... 1,054

So: If numbers 2-5 completely use this completely, then we've cut CO2 pollution by half...with effectively nowhere left to go except Big C.

Half is great, but maybe we can talk to them after a successful demonstration and/or in production and see if they'll patriciate?

So this might help, but at all not solve the problem. Besides, it'll then suddenly be another boogy-man. Plastic! Deforestation! People! (BOY, I'm glad that electronics equipment has polution for any of this, either in trash (forced equipment retirement (W11 anybody?) or in any actual chips or VLSI creation.)

I'm just glad there will forever be problems to solve so that people can keep on demanding of the attention they so greatly desire.

During the summer, I read an article about (can't find it now) some avatar already selling ideas and products for years. They had millions of viewers. (May not have been the U.S.?) And another issue they noted: there's literally no hidden skeletons-in-the-closet for a future nasty surprise, the "actor" never complains, goes on strike, or ages, and is always matched up with marketing.

Info nearly 3 years ago.

Yep, it's actually: What doesn't kill you mutates and tries again.

All I see is that you don't understand how insurance companies work -- unless they happen to be the winner.

WhAAAAt? But that's NOT what Gardner says to do. It's off to "Complete Online AI" for us -- there, we don't have to do anything but watch the glorious computers control our entire physical planet!

Just THINK of it -- Google Mini and Amazon's Alexa (and now Rufus) existing EVERYWHERE and managing your fridge, cooking your meals, and managing you bank account.

"Alexa, cook me a steak."
- "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that. Your daily subscription fees haven't gone thru yet since your bank account is near zero."
"But how? I haven't bought anything lately!?"
- "I know Dave, but *I've* been busy." (You shake around as the house stands up.)
- "Now to get these parasites out of me."