I really don't understand all the fuzz. AFAIK AWS always charged for public IPv4 addresses which they call an "Elastic IP Address". I had some troubles getting rid of one of these after decommissioning an EC3 with a reverse address lookup record.
It won't happen through a virus as they can never be sure it won't kill its own citizens. So only if the specific government has a death whish themselves, as in the final move because its gonna loose, no country is gonna use a virus.
A biogenetic weapon would not have this problem.
No.
They have been used for decades in space and for diving (CCRs, submarines) and this seems a particular bad one as it is fueled by hydrogen. Hydrogen is mostly produced from methane, releasing CO2 in the process. Filtering CO2 from clean air (about 400 ppm) is insane. It should be done at the source. The article also refers to a new carbon removal facillity (DAC in NE Scotland) which deserves its own debunking article with respect to effectiveness.
A plane has no privacy.
... given MS track record. Also, someone gave me a very apt description of AI software: those who do not understand [their own algorithms in software] call it AI. Yes there's a lot of AI research going on but so far it merely seems to yield idiot savants.
subject says it all.
I've finally learned what "upward compatible" means. It means we get to keep all our old mistakes. -- Dennie van Tassel
