Where did those human brain cells come from? With my limited knowledge of biology, it seems that they must have come from a human brain.

Whose?

Presumably not a dead person's, as technology has not yet (I hope) caught up with Baron Frankenstein.

So obviously a volunteer, who agreed to allow someone to cut a few neurons out of their brain. Obviously not in return for any material inducement such as cash, as that would be hideously unethical and illegal.

I really think that question should be answered fully, frankly, and right now.

It would be nice if the software we use every day could be just useful product that works, rather than an ongoing war like the one in Ukraine.

Which, ironically, is what you get from any software company when you buy their product.

You might try Vivaldi or Opera.

Sounds like a rather big business opportunity, costing not too big an investment in money and time.

And Wye Knott? (Since she can't reach me at present).

It looks rather like the work of an LLM to me.

Or that their purpose is not what we are told.

The problem seems to have been precisely that no one noticed it was a huge transaction. What I can't understand is what sort of finger trouble would cause $280 to change into $81 trillion.

$280
$81,000,000,000,000

Not much resemblance. Certainly not a 1-digit typo. More as if the zero key got stuck down.

I understand that, in Britain at least, all deposited money immediately becomes the property of the bank. All the customer gets is an IOU - and he's not necessarily even first in line to be paid.

You remind me of James H. Schmitz's SF short story "The Pork Chop Tree" (Analog, February 1965). You can read it here:

https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys...

starting on page 42 of the magazine. A remarkably thought-provoking take on predation and its alternatives.

The right first question was, "Are you lying?"

"Bill of Rights 1689"

https://www.parliament.uk/abou...

Thanks heaven we don't live in one of those horrid dictatorships where the government can do anything it pleases.

"This is public, and because Apple is based in the United States, they are likely taking guidance from our intelligence on how to traverse this".

This is public, and because Apple is based in the United States, they are certainly taking instructions from our intelligence on how to traverse this.

FTFY.