In Canada I don't know of any retailers, other than gas stations, that accept NFC payments over $50. It's still chip + PIN

For online purchased why doesn't the bank issue two factor codes like I use to log into AWS?

Just wow. Have you thought that what you are mistaken for lazy, things like not asking for a raise of more hours has nothing at all to do with being lazy but everything to do with self confidence. What about those who just don't value money as much as you do? I know a few people that are far from lazy but they have chosen jobs that pay minimum because that's what they love doing. You are pretty arrogant to think that everyone making a shitty wage is inferior to you.

Instead of teaching kids to code lets teach them formal logic, data organization, process management, and systems analysis. All those skills are useful in daily life yet learning how to code is a complete waste of time.

They only cure is to make sure that company doesn't get any of your money.

It's strange that the speed of sound on Mercury is the same as on Earth.

Bitcoin stability only needs to be measured in days. All that's needed is enough time to bill someone in currency x and redeem it in currency z. It's primary function is to keep banks and governments out of the transaction.

"If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Sir Karl Popper

Sorry but you'll need to do it without using any memory. We need to make it fast.

I've likely had more power supplies fail than hard drives but power supplies don't hold my data.

This isn't altruism as one of the conditions of altruism is selflessness. This is obviously just another way to promote Facebook.

I had always thought that Apple price gouged on most of its products. This is just an example of trying to optimize the Apple tax.

From the article. "and it’s a 180,000 pixel spectacular." Oooo. That's less than 1 megapixel. I think they meant 180,000 pixels wide.

On a different scale "While a single galaxy is almost non-existent"