In the United States auto and property insurance companies have tried occasionally to use algorithms to set rates that are most fair to everyone. Objectively, "most fair" is not the same thing as "equal." So, invariably rates were higher for groups that factually represented greater risk to the pool of insurance consumers (largely based on real data from claims paid), and also predictably these groups tended to be represented by a single or small number of demographics. In all cases like this the consumers sued and won, forcing the less risky consumers to pay more and the more risky consumers to pay less.

The 747 is an icon of an era of flight and will remain an important part of aircraft history. As travel evolves we see major designs come and go, but the 747 has a solid place in the pantheon of important aircraft forever.

Exactly. This is a period of bullying by the "anti-racists" who are really racists if we closely examine their behavior. If we open our mouth at all, we are restricted to exuding the exact appropriate amount of being-offended and/or being anti-racist - too little or too much, the degree of which is largely based on our own race, and we will be destroyed.

Is it TV-sized because of limitations of technology making the base large, or because they're targeting viewing audiences for the 8K wow-factor? I think a tablet-sized retractable screen is more practical. Just like in the movies, eventually a small cylinder that pulls open into a transparent touch-enabled widescreen and hopefully even with AR.

As long as it's not illegal discrimination based on age, race, religion, gender, disability, medial condition, or sexual orientation Twitter can arbitrarily decide to or not to do business with anyone they want.

There are dangerous germs in and on most things. Our germophobic culture is doing more harm than good in the long run.

Answers to the questions: 1. No. Nothing international is binding, nor can it ever be. 2. Maybe, but it wouldn't change anything so it's not worth the expense. Let some universities throw donor dollars at the question, argue it philosophically, and encourage their snowflakes to skip class and protest it while it gets implemented anyway. 3. Not in a free market. 4. That's not how our government works when it comes to secret programs. And if you want ethics, the folks who leaked this info should go to jail.