I think it's basically like a pre-provisioned 529 and the govt puts a little bit of money in there to get you started. CA has a similar thing already I think.

Just spent an hour trying to get Gemini CLI trying to get to do something in PowerShell. Failed in the end.
Would love to be able to get paid to do the same.

How about them selling it to the highest bidder and knowing when you come and go. what people come over, what you buy? you really need to read 1984..

"one of the most recognizable names in Android launchers".
What's an "Android launcher"?

This reminds me of the early days of wifi when the idea was that everyone should just share their wifi with everyone else. You could provision guest wifi or a shared wifi ssid on your local router.

In the end that all failed because the govt could come after your for some stranger using your wifi to do something illegal.

So in the end it all becomes centralized and managed by big companies that have the resources to comply with all the different regulations and we pay the cost of all the employees that have to track all the differences in privacy laws in every state or whatever.

Of course you can buy a $50 digitizer from the internet, but is it the same quality? There are countless videos and articles about crappy 3rd party replacement parts that do work, but the same quality isn't there. Performance, color, etc are not the same as the original parts.

Technically Apple is the only app created, but the protocol is open and anyone can make a client for anything else with it.

Not really. So many online platforms that offer a great product. Platforms like Zenni Optical are great. You put in your face dimensions, scan it and it will find glasses that fit your face. Then you can "virtually" try them on. My last pair of progressives was less than $80.

The government is forcing people to put their crypto on a centralized exchange. Clearly Coinbase and other exchanges lobbied for this and also the Government wants a way to confiscate your crypto if they don't like you anymore. If they really want to embrace this as an asset, why not use the blockchain to verify ownership? It's literally what it was designed to do.

It was "free" but was forced onto your phone without consent.

Exactly. What do they do anyways?

Why not Google too?

Technically DeFi is all done on the blockchain and doesn't require KYC. If it does it's to access the interface from another country, there are now services that can do KYC and then record the proof of KYC on your wallet that you do transactions. Then that service can query that hash as proof of verification. Attach a new wallet, and you have to go through the services again.

I see it on sale, click into the Steam page and see it requires an Ubi account. Then I close the window.

Seems already outdated. The major battery manufactures in China area already looking to move over to sodium ion. It eliminates the needs for cobalt and lithium. It charges faster and works just as well or if not better in cold weather. Plus they would be cheaper once in full production. https://insideevs.com/news/757...