It would be nice if there were options for getting things to space that were not dependent on Ellen Musk -but honestly, no one is close to the capabilities of SpaceX. Cost, capacity, reliability, etc.

You are far behind. Good luck, and keep trying.

The distributed nature of the sensor system compensates for the quality of the individual sensors. If half a million peoples phones report a tremor -it probably happened. A few phones reporting a tremor, but the rest in the area are not reporting a tremor -it probably wasn't real.

Plus the professional equipment is still part of the system. It provides the confirmation. The phones are a part of the early-warning system.

Perfect need not be the enemy of good, and this good.

We are amoeba trying to comprehend an elephant.

"I will bet $100,000.00 that your [canidate/team] wins."
"Oh, no. They lost. Here is your $100,000.00"

It's not a bribe. It was just a prediction trade on a global market with many involved participants. Totally clean and above board. Nothing suspicious. Move along.

That person can still decompile games by hand. Even after the invention of photography, people still paint. People still do woodworking by hand, even though factory furniture is cheap and available.

If you just want the result, use the tool. If you enjoy doing the work by hand, do it without the tool.

Ilhan Omar has been under investigation for over a decade by both Democrat and Republican administrations. There have been a lot of questions, but no evidence of wrongdoing has ever been made public.

What no other administration has done is to weaponize the Department of Justice into launching an "October Surprise" to drag her name thru the muck days before she stands for re-election.

There is a policy (the "60-day rule") at the DOJ to avoid overt investigative actions that could influence a primary or general election within 60 days of the vote.

Ignoring this policy is a deliberate attempt to use the power of the Federal Government to influence an election. It is corruption writ large.

The economy is not the stock market.

The stock market is up. Big business is making innovations and selling them to each other.

The economy is hurting. Prices are up, and sales are down. People cannot afford the things they need.

I don't think that argument applies. The notes they are providing are just plain text.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin

It is as true now as it was then.

We do not need to go to extremes to protect ourselves from rare risks. Life is pretty darned safe already. Really, it is.

Were they Adobe or Auth0 ads?

Just wondering...

Details matter. Especially in law.

Taking notes is not illegal. Using a device to assist in taking notes is not illegal (speech to text use is ADA protected). Transcription is not the same as recording. As long as the device is not producing an audio recording, it is not recording audio. Transitory processing of audio is not the same as recording audio.

The devil is in the details, and they are carefully to stay within the letter of the law.

In fact, we have many writings from the original authors of the US Constitution on exactly what they intended, and what they feared the unintended consequences might be. They were quite prolific in their musings. Of note is the fact that they did not all agree -they compromised.

Start with the Federalist Papers. Then read the Convention Records for Madison's notes on the arguments that occurred during the original US Constitutional convention. You can find writings by Washington, Adams, Hamilton, and Jefferson preserved in the "Founders Online" collection by the US National Archives.

I can't argue with that. I am not Google's lawyer. I only know what was posted on the public dev blog.

Section 31 of the DSA is Compliance by design: It requires Google to design the platform (Android -not just the play store) in such a way that developers will automatically be compliant with the obligation to publish their information.

Google did this by requiring developers to register with Google in order to make Android apps. The idea was floated that stores like F-droid could register and accept the liability for ensuring that the developers they were hosting were compliant, but it came out that if they failed Google would still be on the hook as the one responsible for Android as a whole.

Google took the easy way out. It provides them with the least liability exposure.

The requirement to publish a developers contact info is part of the EU Digital Service Act (Articles 30:Traceability of traders & 31:Compliance by design for online platforms).

If your app generates revenue in any way, you are a "trader" in EU lingo. If you could add an update to your app later that generates revenue in any way, you could become a "trader". "Traders" are required to publish: (Full business or individual name / legal representative info, A physical mailing address (or P.O. Box for individuals), A verified telephone number, A verified email address).

Google is required (as a "platform" under EU DSA ) to ensure that this information is publicly available to all EU users of apps on Android. They required everyone who wants to publish an Android app to register with Google. Compliance achieved.