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Comment Hasn't this been around a while? (Score 3, Interesting) 39

I went to an Intel Technology summit about 10 years ago (different world then) and one exhibit was showing off this capability. They had development kits with their chip set and software for sale.

With just a few WiFi radios reporting in they did a pretty decent job of mapping everyone in the room. Of course it wasn't high-res enough to provide any identification details other that approximate size but I thought that was pretty impressive.

This project doesn't seem to add anything new to that other than software that can distill more detail out of the combined signals.

Comment Re:Lost technology (Score 2) 165

we can't (due to environmental factors) produce wrought iron anymore (because there are no longer any facilities setup to do so), as a species, and therefore, could not build the Bay Bridge in San Francisco (and I'm sure, any number of others, like the Brooklyn bridge).

The Bay Bridge was not built with wrought iron. Nor was the new eastern section which we just replace.

Not having wrought iron production around anymore is not due to the decadence of the "species" and quite the opposite. It is due to advancement in technology making that material obsolete.

Comment They always say that (Score 1) 70

Has there ever been a single case of reporting on the next density storage device where the article didn't use the words:

... dealing with exploding data growth. ...

Yeah, we know. It is not big news. Stick to comparison with other solutions (did that some .. one silver star) and maybe something interesting with regard to analysis of what the next technology milestone will have to achieve.

Comment Who pays the tariffs? Who gets the refund? (Score 3, Interesting) 103

Any rational person would understand who pays for the tariffs. That group of course excludes all MAGA.

However it is a grey area as to which domestic entity pays the tax. The importer might pay it by paying the tax and not raising the price to they sell to. Given the margins most importers work with that is not likely. I don't think many of them make more than 10% on their imported goods, and 5% of tariff would make their business unsustainable.

So mostly the consumer pays in the form in higher prices. Morally, they should get the refund but there is little to no way to account for it. So rather than pay the refund to nobody the person who did the paperwork get sthe credit.

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