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Comment Do Sync Chains instead. (Score 1) 43

Instead of 10 activations limit it to n number of sync chains.

Pair the activation authorization to the hash of a chain code or whatever on the Brave activation server.

Reduce the number to 5, that's fine.

A good number of privacy folks have extra devices to run certain apps. You might trust Brave and have them all synced but not some odd banking apps or dating apps or stuff work makes you have.

A decent used phone can be had for $50; keeping all those apps on one device seems nuts.

5 sync chains would effectively be a family license around here. Sounds like a good deal at $60.

Having a license wear out because your phone needed a factory reset or went in for service just doesn't make sense.

Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 47

I was going to say, they are stretching the definition of "delivered" in that second video. Lobbed on the driveway where it is highly likely to be stolen, perhaps.

Doesn't it screw Amazon? In the UK, it's their problem until you have it in your hands. If it gets stolen, they have to refund or replace it.

That's why I was surprised that eBay started offering a delivery service here. I've had a couple of things arrived damaged with it, and they refunded both me and the seller, and presumably claimed from the courier. But of course, the seller could have just shipped a broken item in the first place.

Comment uh-huh (Score 1) 47

"If the drone sees me in the back yard, it will not drop, because it is worried about hurting humans or animals."

But it isn't. It's easy enough to use stereo vision to measure the distance to an object and then determine whether or not it could get into the drop zone even if it started moving at top speed with no acceleration time. Also, if it was "worried" it wouldn't drop things from such a height.

Comment Re:Suggestion for setup (Score 1) 43

Whether they charge something or give it away, what Brave should do is have customers enter a list of e-mails and phone numbers that get covered by that purchase, so that one can use the same subscription on various devices

I can't tell whether you're being serious or you're joking. Assuming that you're being serious, I'd like to point out that giving a browser provider your phone number and email address - never mind multiples thereof - is kinda like bending over to pick up the soap in a prison shower.

Comment Re:Here's the tool that fakes it (Score 1) 28

and here is what you have to pay to prove that you didn't use the free faking tool. These people belong in jail, or on the bottom of the sea.

The bottom of the sea, please. That way their carcasses might feed more useful life forms. Also, parasites on the ocean floor are less likely to harm mankind.

Comment Re: Personally speaking, yes. (Score 1) 199

Not so much in the south because it rarely snows enough to be worth it, but up north they do clear footpaths as well.

Japan seems to have a good system where the local government just leaves bags of salt and grit around for local residents and business owners to spread as needed, but of course they wouldn't last 5 minutes here.

Comment Re: Not sure, we've been all electric over 2 years (Score 1) 199

Studies have shown that driving ability drops off after so many hours without a break, so for commercial drivers there are strict limits. Many larger commercial vehicles have a device that actually enforces it too, preventing the vehicle being restarted until the driver has had their mandatory break.

We have fewer traffic accidents here.

5 hours motorway is possible in the UK, no problem. Traffic depends on the time of day. At night you can usually cruise uninterrupted. You get cheaper charging too, e.g. Tesla have off-peak rates that I sometimes make use of on the way home.

Comment Re: Not sure, we've been all electric over 2 years (Score 1) 199

You realize that you have to stop and fuel your fossil more often as well.

We already know what your argument here is. A few extra minutes charging is going to make you miss your flight that is a 5 hour drive away. Just hope there isn't any traffic either, huh?

Shame you don't get BYD cars. They are installing 1.2MW chargers in the UK. 5 minutes to charge a massive battery. You can race it as you rush to the toilet and back. Something you may not know, due to safety issues you can't walk away from a car while you are refuelling it. You have to stand there and hold the lever on the handle the whole time. So unless you have an iron bladder, charging is actually faster.

You have to be careful here anyway, if you get into an accident towards the end of an 8 hour drive where you only stopped just long enough to pump more petrol into your car, you will likely be prosecuted for dangerous driving due to fatigue. It's one thing to risk your own neck, another to risk every other road user's.

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