No, this says aircraft without engine driven electrical systems are exempt from even some of the areas I mentioned (e.g. above 10,000 MSL). See FAR 92.215 if you want the exact wording: http://www.flightsimaviation.c.... All (part 91) aircraft aren't required to have transponders unless they are in one of the four areas listed above... aircraft without electrical systems are also exempt from a few more. Many GA aircraft don't even have transponders installed.

You are incorrect. Transponders (including ADS-B in 2020) are only required for - Operations within Class A, Class B, and Class C airspace. - Operations within 30 nautical miles of the primary airport within Class B airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet msl (see airports listed below). - Operations above the ceiling and within the lateral boundaries of Class B and C airspace. - Operations above 10,000 feet msl in the contiguous 48 states, excluding the airspace at and below 2,500 feet agl. See https://www.aopa.org/training-.... They are not required in the vast majority (like 98%) of airspace under 10,000 ft MSL. I routinely fly across the country without a transponder.

Just FYI Microsoft issued a patch to fix their broken patch you describe yesterday https://support.microsoft.com/...

That is not guaranteed. I'm a veteran and have been ruled ineligible for any health benefits because I "make too much money". I'm a regular-old software developer, if you're curious how much "too much" income is.

Yes https://play.google.com/store/... That's what I use in my airplane (although usually on a tablet).

When I buy a box of cereal it says on the side that it is filled by high-speed machinery and the weight might not be exactly what it stated on the box; but that at the end of the day the average amount given to each box will be more than the stated amount. Until ISPs make the average 100% (or more) of the advertised rate, they are lying to their customers.

"Ecologically, the best solution is to have all the people in a few very large and dense cities with mostly public transit moving them around, and all living in 500 s.f. apartments"

Ecologically the best solution is to have less people. People often frame the question as "if we have to fit 20 billion people on the planet, what is the best solution." Instead we could have less people - less density - and have a higher quality of living and not exceed the earth's ability to deal with our pollutants.

And where do you think the carbon those cities produce goes?

"Each person in the U.S. generates approximately 2.3 tons of CO2 each year. A healthy tree stores about 13 pounds of carbon annually -- or 2.6 tons per acre each year."[1]

So I guess my 5 acres of land in rural Colorado is absorbing all of my CO2, plus 4 city slickers CO2... I'll send you a bill. Meanwhile tax yourself, not me.

[1] http://www.coloradotrees.org/benefits.htm