Not everyone wants to live like the richest person on earth. Not everyone looks forward to ride in armored cars and have 24/7 personal security guards. Not everyone wants to be on the news several times a week. Whoever Satoshi is, he is not living like one of those and I think we should respect that.

I read that the cost to manufacture the treatment is about $13. When I read that they were going to price it based on "value" as opposed to "cost", I immediately knew what it meant.

As a recent buyer of two GM cars, I am disappointed by their decision. On the other hand, it's refreshing to see Ford not making the same mistake for once. It confirms that we have entered the age of "car as a service" where you no longer buy a car outright, you simply buy the right to be charged monthly to use it.

I think he meant it figuratively :) I have done extensive research in this subject and I have observed that not all feces are flammable enough to sustain burning.

It had to be said, and as it was, I cheer!

They wanted to do the same thing with the turn signals but it turns out no self-respecting BMW driver uses them, so it was a non starter...

Google can get your location fairly precisely without using GPS, using other signal sources like WiFi hotspots. It may not be as convenient to do on a drone over long distances but not nearly impossible. Since it is practically difficult to jam GPS over long distances, GPS signals will likely be available between cities, so the drone could get good location there during most of the flight towards the target by avoiding cities and once near the target city, use dead reckoning between known WiFi hotspots.

It does not take much power to jam GPS signals over a local area. It can easily be done inadvertently: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gpsworld.com%2Fthe-h... So if you are a nation and really want to do it, absolutely no issue. However US military systems use a different signal (coming from the same GPS satellites) that is both harder to spoof and harder to jam but require significantly more sophisticated receivers that make extensive use of US classified technology. I do not believe that the Ukraine made drones have access to that technology.

I find myself watching Youtube videos that are well shot, even if the content is not as interesting as other videos, just because they are more pleasing to watch.

Making a story compelling is not entirely a function of the material.

It is funny to see anyone surprised about it.

Subject says it all.

Aside from an original Moto Droid Razr, which was bought new in 2011 and was replaced after 2-3 years of normal usage (with battery still healthy), my phones have since all been bought refurbished and unlocked, about one year after release. These phones seem to last at least 2 years before the battery has lost enough capacity as to make the phone hard to use. My current phone is a Pixel 2 XL (bought in 2019, refurbished) and the AccuBattery app tells me I have about 90% capacity left.

In the mean time, after an original Moto Droid Razr as well, my wife has had two iPhones, a 6+ and now an 8+. The 6+ is still being used by the grand child with good battery but the 8+ is showing signs of battery needing to be replaced. The 8+ is used much more heavily than the 6+ was due to changes in usage patterns.

One of my kids just replaced the battery on her 7+. Another kid still has an iPhone 8 and the battery is fine. He is not a heavy user. The 3rd one typically replaces the phone for mechanical damage before their time so that's another issue entirely.

Personally, I believe that 3 years battery life is adequate. It's not that expensive to replace the battery. I am more concerned about the software obsolescence after the phones stop being updated. Objectively, the iPhones 6+, 7+ or 8+ and my Pixel 2 XL are perfectly serviceable and as they are well taken care of (with cases and screen protectors), they look like new. The only reason they will be replaced at this point is when they will stop being upgraded, or if a major accident happens.

PS: I write Android apps and I still have most of my old phones that I use for testing. My favorite is the Moto-X 2014. Battery life was never great when the phone was new but the phone is just a great device. Beautiful display, excellent ergonomics, a few thoughtful and very useful gestures that Motorola added to the otherwise plain Google Android experience, I still very much enjoy using this phone and it is still capable of running the apps I use daily. I particularly enjoy the camera in spite of its modest low light performance because it has very little distortion and I use it with a magnifier to make excellent macro pictures.

Just goes to demonstrate that just because you CAN do something does not automatically makes it a great idea...

Is it ethical for your employer to automate your job without telling you? How many would?

Funny how they sue even though they said they would apply net neutrality rules even without the regulation requiring it because it made good business sense:

NCTA: “An open internet means that we do not block, throttle or otherwise impair your online activity. We firmly stand by that commitment because it is good for our customers and good for our business.”

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Just what we need...

Nothing to add.