is the FCC even involved in this decision? They are the Federal Communications Commission. They are responsible for the allocation of radio frequencies, which involve satellites, but why does the FCC have anything to do with approving Manufacturing in space. It isn't in their charter.

I believe there is value in the blockchain technology, but I don't believe crypto or NFT is where the future value of the technology is.

I am currently working on my PhD in IT with a focus on blockchain, so I am biased.

In my studies, most people working with blockchain are enamored with crypto and its proof of work concept to pay for processing. But if we get away from proof of work, and look at how blockchain can create a record of transactions, that it auditable, and unalterable, the sky is the limit

The FCC has studies showing the FAA's stance is not realistic, but the FAA is taking the approach that the FCC needs to prove their fears are unfounded. That is anti-science. A science based approach would be for the FAA to do some studies and generate some evidence that there might be an issue

YouTube TV is not YouTube. They are even separate apps in the App Store

YouTube TV is a streaming service that offers a package of commercial TV channels similar to cable TV. The price is a direct result of the access fees the content providers charge.

ESPN is one of the most expensive channels that cable companies pay for. Its been years since I saw the fee, but it used to be $5 per subscriber

have been a thing for a while. I have seen a few companies who do this.

One company I know of makes panels out of MDF and sandwich in 6" of Styrofoam for insulation. Makes all the exterior and roof this way. They will also do the interior walls

They cut the equivalent of conduits in the panels before assembly for wiring/plumbing

Very quiet homes, feels solid when you are inside one.

and the Japanese chip companies were the villians in all of our company stories.

I guess Micron won

In water rights law, the oldest claims are the strongest claims

If I have a claim for 100,000 acre feet of water per year that dates from 1850
and you have a water rights claim for 10,000 acre feet of water from 1949

I get my water before you get yours.

Federal water managers will cut off water to farmers before they cut off water to cities. However, the majority of time, the farmers have the oldest water rights claims. When it goes to court, the farmers win, and the cities lose.

This results in a situation where the cities have to buy out the claims of the farmers.

I have owned a Leaf for 5 years. It was 2 years old when I purchased it (a 2014 model)
On a daily basis, charging overnight on a 110v outlet, I start the day with 83-85 miles range. Sometimes it is over 90, but only when the overnight weather is perfect.
I do a 40 mile round trip commute for work, Put it away with 37-42 miles left in range (depending on how much heat/ac I use)

And it is back full again the next morning

Maintenance in the past 5 years, one set of tires, one 12 volt battery, took it in for one recall repair

Haven't seen much sign of battery degradation yet. There is a meter on the dashboard for it, it has one mark of degradation showing (maybe 5%)

I have enjoyed owning an electric car.

My next car will be electric too, but something with more range. Probably a Tesla, because they have enough chargers I can go see my parents with it (1000 mile round trip)

I am a Nissan Leaf owner. I have experienced a dead 12v battery keeping my car from turning on too. On my Leaf, the 12v battery powers the high voltage circuit breaker that connects the high voltage battery to the motors.

When the 12v battery dies, the circuit breaker won't close.

I can see how a similar design can cause this same problem for Ford owners.

This is actually an important safety feature. In an accident, the fire department can remove the cables from the 12v battery, and know the car is electrically safe for the firefighters to do extrication of the occupants.

A jump start gets the breaker closed and power flowing again.

My guess is the person who had the cellphone number before him registered it to their Facebook account. But didn't change it when they gave up the number.

The plaintiffs definition of what an autodialer was didn't make sense. His lawyers wanted every system that memorized numbers, and then called them when triggered to be classified as an autodialer.

With their definition, anyone who used their cell phone contact list to call someone, would be using an autodialer.

Part of that is because people are not required to have calibrated speedometers. There is a +/-% requirement to the manufacture of speedometers, but at highway speed, it is enough of a tolerance, that you can be 5 mph over the limit, and your cars speedometer says you are doing the speed limit.

After arguing over the calibration stuff in too many court cases, police just adopted a rule of thumb that lets them avoid the argument

So some APT, possibly a nation-state, is doing recon on the cold chain

1. Someone, being stupid, thought this would be a good way to surreptitiously audit the cold chain. Understand how it works, and verify, in their mind, that the procedures are adequate

or

2. Someone is reconning the cold chain to identify weaknesses so that they can steal vaccine. Either to set up a black market or they are a country on the outs with the world community that thinks they won't get vaccines on a schedule that satisfies them. For example, I can see North Korea stealing vaccine for their leadership

Says that for a contract to continue to be valid, all parties have to adhere to all the terms.

Basically Disney is saying "F.U." and daring him to have the contract declared invalid.

If Disney is not paying royalties, they are in breach, and Mr. Foster would be able to negotiate the rights to his books with a new publisher. But that would require him to hire lawyers and sue Disney. It would take years and years and cost him more money that he would receive.

Disney knows this is and is taking advantage of the issue.

What if Mr Foster negotiates a new contract with a new Publisher, knowing that Disney will sue, then the new company uses Disney's breach as a defense, and countersues Disney for copyright violations for continuing to publish the books.

This seems like a class action waiting to happen, if Disney is doing this to lots of authors.