This.

China/Russia can probably take down the Iridium and Globalstar systems easily. The DoD owned satellite systems are probably better protected. But when you go through the DISA, what are you getting? A military system up/downlink? Or time leased from a commercial operator which will most certainly go off the air in a conflict with a capable enemy?

So, if I juggle my iPhone, a cheeseburger and a cigarette while my car is driving itself, for all intents and purposes I am mimicking the majority of other drivers. On the other hand, looking ahead with two hands on the wheel could freak them out.

... after 25 years. Berkeley Breathed's first decision is whether or not to syndicate his new work in newspapers. Opus isn't the only one who has been asleep for 25 years.

Hey Berkeley. Remember hearing about that thing called ARPANET?

That's the other major problem with it. systemd has turned Linux into such a tangled mess of interlocking dependencies specifically because it gets into everything from logging to GUI lib dependencies.

California: "Two or three nuclear power plants in someone else's state".

And then they can go forth in all of their environmental smugness.

Well yes. But this is a protection against government snooping. It's my understanding that the EU right extend to protection against private entities spying. Like what Google/Facebook may or may not collect.

In the USA, the loophole has been to declare all metadata to be the sole property of the telecom. So it's not individuals' data the government is collecting. And the telecoms are very cooperative.

The Google cars need a bumper sticker that reads: Driver is a T-1000. Back off!

Nope. They opened a Maserati dealership near me. The new Ghiblis are rolling off the lot and are all over the local roads. Guess what? The US versions have red rear turn signals. Same for US spec Porsches, BMWs and other high end vehicles. So this isn't a case of some cheap vehicle manufacturer trying to save a buck or two on colored plastic*. And since the EU versions must have amber rear turn signals, this means uniques part numbers, engineering drawings and spares costs. So there's something else going on here.

*It's actually not plastic, as all of the vehicles I've cited use LED turn signals. The color of which is neutral when the lamps are off.

Oh noes!

Oh Noes! We are experiencing increasing AGM (Anthropic Global Moderation). Do something! Anything!

I know. I always wondered if Micron was just a misunderstanding. When J.R. Simplot told the board of directors that they should go into the chip business, did they get it wrong?

"No, YOU tell him we're not making potato chips! I'm not getting fired over this."

Potato chips, that is.

The harder you hit things, the more pieces they break into.

... think about elephants.

... in my fanny pack. So it can keep my "gun" warm.

And by "gun" I mean gun.